cement ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Highway ▁Pat rol , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Police ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁he ▁retired ▁after ▁serving ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁B SP D ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁police ▁department ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁City ▁Hall , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁metal ▁building ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁block ▁of ▁N W ▁ 1 1 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁B SP D ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁Municipal ▁Building , ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁the ▁Blue ▁Spr ings ▁City ▁Hall , ▁located ▁at ▁ 9 0 3 ▁W . ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁B SP D ▁out ▁grew ▁its ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁level ▁of ▁City ▁Hall ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁B SP D ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁facility , ▁the ▁Howard ▁L . ▁Brown ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁Building , ▁located ▁at ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁SW ▁Smith ▁Street . ▁ ▁B SP D ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Missouri ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁ 9 1 1 ▁emer gency ▁communic ations ▁center ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁pilot