Hamilton Police Department

Staff morale, community spirit being lifted by ‘FD & PD prank wars’

Just in case you haven’t heard yet, the Hamilton Police Department and the Hamilton Fire Department are engaging in a “prank war.” See our editorial on page 4. Left: The first cut is the deepest. HFD personnel found a “Thin Blue Line” flag on their flag pole in the middle of the night. Top: At one point, a Hamilton Fire & Rescue Station No. 2 sign was placed at the Hamilton Police Department.

When the Journal-Record staff learned of the recent “prank wars” being conducted by the Hamilton Fire Department and the Hamilton Police Department, we first off—found them very funny, followed by feeling proud, thrilled, entertained and encouraged by their skills and ingenuity. We felt this type of good-natured kidding around was good for not only staff morale and stress relief for both departments, but also for lifting community spirit.

Law enforcement officers fulfill many roles in their departments; HPD chief shares info on those who serve & protect

(Editor’s note: The Journal-Record reached out recently to all the police departments in the county, as well as the sheriff’s department, to obtain end-of-the-year reports for 2025. We are grateful to all the police chiefs and sheriff Kevin Williams for allowing us to print this information, as well as each law enforcement official sharing a few words on their departments to go with the statistics.
This project is ongoing, and we will continue to print each city’s report as it becomes available.

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