Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Police Department also held a special celebration following the Open House at the Bloomfield Public Library on Saturday, June 25th. 

The police department has been housed at City Hall since a fire destroyed their old building in January 2014.

"You can imagine that we have been in very cramped quarters," commented Mayor Bill Aslin.  "We are now strategically located as we possibly can be in the city of Bloomfield.  We are just very pleased at how things have turned out."

It was Mayor Aslin who saw the potential in the new location.  The building is in walking distance of the sheriff's office and the Justice Center and only a few blocks from the Bloomfield Schools.  It is centrally located for all Bloomfield residents. The building was for sale and Aslin was the main force in arranging the sale to the city to house the police force.

"The building is a perfect fit for our police department," commented Police Chief Daniel Dew. "It is not as cramped as City Hall and it is very close to everything in town."

Dew overseas three other full-time officers and one part-time officer for Bloomfield.  The Police Department is located at 500 S. Prairie St.

Shown in the photo from left to right: Bloomfield Mayor Bill Aslin, Police Chief Daniel Dew, Alderwoman Bonnie Blue, and Alderwoman Donna Deardorff, and 151st State Representative Tila Hubrecht.