Attention!!!

See our new Pinole Police History page!

You will learn about Wild West shootouts, cattle drives downtown, 1920s gangsters, World War Two sabotage, Fiesta Del Pinole riots and other historical events you had no idea occurred!

Learn about Pinole’s first lawmen! Like saloon owning Constable John Collins and rough and tumble Arthur McDonald, who was killed during a shootout in 1929. See how the Police Department grew from one famous ticket writing motorcycle cop to a professional modern police force. Read about the three Pinole Police Officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice for this community taking on violent criminals.

The new Pinole Police History page is full of great colorful stories and fun pictures! You will feel like you’re walking through time!