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The exact date of establishment is unknown, but the use of horses in police work started in Columbus in 1880s.
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Police Wagon with officers and horses at the turn of the century when there were only 164,460 total people in all of Franklin County. (census.gov)
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Police horses and wagons outside a Columbus police patrol house (station), 40 W. Town Street, just west of High Street at Town. The building was later torn down and Lazarus/Macy was at this location.
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Horse drawn "Patty Waggons" were replaced by Ford motorized vehicles starting the mechanize era of crime prevention in Columbus.
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One of the Mounted Patrol Officers (John Wheeler) in 1920 in the downtown area when the population of Franklin Country was almost to 300,000 people. (census.gov)
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Mounted Officers in 1922 in formation riding in either a parade or police demonstration.
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The Columbus Police Mounted Patrol outside the old Police Headquarters at 120 W. Gay in early 1930's.
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A Mounted Unit revival committee is formed and talks begin about bringing mounted poilice officer back to Columbus PD.
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The new Mounted Officers when the horses were brought back into service in 1984.
Officers are from Left to Right
Off. Roger Four, Off Robert Stewart, Off. Herman Fackler, Sgt. Ronald Eblin, Off. Robert Devine, Off Robert Laird, Off. Fred Baltzer
(Off. Fackler was the training officer since he raised horses and trained them as a civilian, he also had a large ranch in the area of Mt. Sterling) -
The first major event of the revived Mounted Unit was the Columbus 500, a Forumla One race held in Columbus held in the 1980.
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