can ▁civil ▁servants ▁Category : Pol is ario ▁Front ▁polit icians ▁Category : S ah raw i ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sm ara <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁Police ▁Department ▁is ▁the ▁municipal ▁police ▁department ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Des ▁Mo ines , ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁department ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag ency ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁increased ▁significantly ▁when ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁granted ▁the ▁city ▁a ▁new ▁char ter ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁abs orb ▁the ▁eight ▁towns ▁surrounding ▁the ▁city . ▁As ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁increased , ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁public ▁safety ▁increased . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁the ▁city ▁aud itor ▁issued ▁an ▁annual ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁which ▁stated ▁appointed ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Police . ▁By ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁police ▁department ▁was ▁lo os ely ▁struct ured ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁pat rol ▁dis vision ▁and ▁administration ▁division . ▁The ▁pat rol ▁division ▁consisted ▁of ▁pat rol ▁officers ▁and ▁detect ives ▁while ▁the ▁administration ▁division ▁consisted ▁of ▁j ail ▁staff . ▁ ▁The ▁Des ▁Mo ines ▁Police ▁Department ▁saw ▁a ▁decrease ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁dis order ▁arr ests ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 0 - 1 9 2 0 , ▁which ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁pat rol ▁officers ▁began ▁pat