Obituary of former Spokane police Chief Wayne Hendren
Former Spokane police Chief Wayne Hendren, who spearheaded efforts to professionalize the department during his ten years in charge, died Nov. 9 at age 89.
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In this 1967 file photo, a presentation of vehicular accident evidence is examined by Judge Gordon S. Lower, William B. Bantz and Mayor Neal Fosseen. Pointing to auto models on a simulated street intersection is police Capt. Wayne Hendren. Traffic Court Week is expected to be proclaimed here by Mayor Fosseen for an event sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section of the state bar association.
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In this 1967 file photo, Police Lt Thomas J. O’Brien and Capt. Wayne Hendren were advanced to top departmental jobs. They received new badges from city police Chief E.W Parsons in his first appointments. Chief Parsons promoted Hendren from commander of the uniform division to deputy chief and O'Brien from day shift traffic lieutenant to inspector.
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In this 1969 file photo, Deputy Chief Wayne Hendren of the Spokane Police Department, a member of the 83rd Session of the FBI National Academy, is shown receiving instruction from a firearms examiner in the Firearms Identification Unit of the FBI Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
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In this 1969 file photo, President Nixon congratulates deputy police chief Wayne Hendren at graduation rites in the White House for members of a Federal Bureau of Investigation national academy class. Watching the presentation is FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.
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In this 1975 file photo, Spokane Police Chief Wayne Hendren (left) shows the fraternal benefit society's regional manager, D.E. Belange, computer terminal equipment in the Public Safety Building radio room before Hendren was officially was named Neighbors of Woodcraft Neighbor of the Year. The award, made at a luncheon at the Manito Country Club, cited Hendren and his department for accomplishments in crime prevention and law enforcement this year and during Expo '74.
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