cement ▁officers . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁Missouri ▁Police ▁Department ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Blue ▁Spr ings , ▁Missouri ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁started ▁with ▁just ▁three ▁full ▁time ▁employee ' s ▁serving ▁under ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁department ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁had ▁an ▁elected ▁City ▁Marshall . ▁ ▁The ▁elected ▁City ▁Marshall ▁had ▁deput y ▁city ▁Marshall ' s ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁one - room , ▁small ▁block ▁building , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" city ▁j ail ", ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁or ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁old ▁" city ▁j ail " ▁was ▁located ▁near ▁today ' s ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁Smith ▁Stre ets , ▁between ▁ 1 2 th ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁rail road ▁tracks ▁behind ▁the ▁old ▁l umber ▁yard . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁the ▁" city ▁j ail " ▁was ▁ever ▁used ▁but ▁was ▁for ▁sure ▁never ▁used ▁past ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁was ▁raz ed ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Howard ▁L . ▁Brown ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁City ▁Marshall ▁of ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Chief ▁of ▁Police ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Brown ▁started ▁his ▁law ▁enfor