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The city of Winston-Salem is patrolled by the Winston-Salem Police Department and the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department. The chief of police is William H. Penn, [113] and the sheriff is Bobby F. Kimbrough Jr. [114] Fire protection is provided by the Winston-Salem Fire Department, and the chief of the department is William "Trey" Mayo. [115]
Winston-Salem City Hall is a historic city hall located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was designed by the architectural firm Northup and O'Brien and built in 1926. It is a three-story, U-shaped Renaissance Revival building. It is a brick building with a first floor of rusticated stone.
The department covers the entire city, which is 133.8 square miles (347 km 2). The department is run by the Chief of Police, and is assisted by 4 assistant chiefs. The Chief of Police reports directly to an Assistant City Manager and the Winston-Salem City Council. The Chief of Police is William H. PENN Jr., who has been serving since January 2023.
In all the department is responsible for an area of 133 square miles (340 km 2). [2] The history of the WSFD dates back to 1913 when the cities of Winston and Salem merged to form the city of Winston-Salem and gave birth to the Winston-Salem Fire Department. [3]
1956 – Wake Forest College relocates to Winston-Salem. 1960 – Winston-Salem exceeds 100,000 for the first time. 1965 Hanes Corporation headquartered in city. [20] Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts established. [21] Parkway Theatre opens. [17] 1966 – Wachovia Building (hi-rise) constructed. 1967 – November: Racial unrest. [8]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23,442 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents. [1]
The 183-acre (0.74 km 2) park and wildlife preserve is located in Winston-Salem and is operated by the City of Winston-Salem Recreation & Parks Department as an open-air museum. The site also features 20 miles (32 km) of nature trails.
Mayors of the City of Winston-Salem. Mayors after the 1913 merger of Winston and Salem. [3] Oscar B. Eaton (1913-1917) Robert W. Gorrell (1917-1921)