EMERGENCY 911;
Dispatch (435)753-7555;
Animal Control (435)753-7555;
Office (435)563-8501
History
The Smithfield City Police Department has been in operation since 2001. However, before that
Smithfield has had a long legacy of men serving in law enforcement. In 1868, Thomas G. Winn was
elected as the first marshal of Smithfield. From then until 1971 Smithfield law enforcement was handled
by a marshal and a night watchman
From 1971 until January 2001, Smithfield contracted with the Cache County Sheriff’s Department
for its law enforcement needs. In 2000, the city council reevaluated the city’s needs and decided that the
growing population of Smithfield necessitated a police department. On August, 15, 2000, Johnny W. McCoy
was hired as Chief of Police and he immediately began to lay the ground work for the formation of the
Smithfield City Police Department. He hired five police officers and on January 1, 2001 the Smithfield City
police officers efficiently traded posts with the Cache County Sheriffs Department. Since that time the
police department has continued to grow to fulfill the needs of the citizens of Smithfield.
Mission Statement
Smithfield City Police Department is an integral part of Smithfield’s growing community. Our mission is to labor effectively as team members in partnership with all who reside or are located in Smithfield, and its greater area, to promote and sustain the distinguished quality of life enjoyed so much in this valley by anticipating and responding to the community’s need for peace and security, relief and emergency assistance, education and awareness, public service, and law enforcement.
Public safety services; emergency response, management, mitigation, and recovery; criminal investigations; community policing activities
