View original location on a mapThe first police man in Armada, known as the ?night watchman? was Addison Torrey. He served from 1930 until 1942 and was not paid a definite salary but got what was donated to him by individual businessmen in the village. Earl Robb was the first salaried police officer and served from 1942-1945 and rejoined the department in the 1950?s.
The first official police station was in a building to the west of the Township Hall that has since been torn down. Later the department moved to the building that Lick's recently occupied (it burned down in December 1999) on Main Street. In 1953 the first official police car was purchased - a Ford. The Police Department and Village Offices moved to the present location in 1991.
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