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Tim Woodruff
Hilliard’s first bank robbery occurred in 1910.
The perpetrators escaped with $5,200 and never were captured. The money also was not recovered.
Thus began the thinking Hilliard might not be as safe as it should be, and official action followed, albeit gradually.
In 1902, city administrators had decided Hilliard needed police protection.
However, it took 14 years of discussions and official red tape before the city finally hired its first marshal.
It took another 13 years before the official approval and construction of Hilliard’s first jailhouse.
This structure, which housed an office room and two jail cells, was on Norwich Street, one block north of Main Street. The building still exists, but it is not used as a police or jail facility.