p. working with him on a part-time basis. ~" In the 70s, the Belleville Police Department consisted of the Chief of Police, the Deputy Chief of Police, one inspector, one sergeant of detectives, four detectives, seven sergeants, 45 male constables and two female constables, one special constable/driver/handyman and 10 civilian employees -- three dispatchers and seven in office administration. Ashbury retired from the police department in 1977 after 18 years of policing the streets of Belleville. In that period, he handled the forensics identification work for the city police for almost 17 years. · You can reach Benzie Sangma at bsangma@cogeco.ca with comments or story ideas for Remember When. SUBMITTED muiu Dale Ashbury is with his constant companion - a Crown Graphic, a bulky camera with negatives four inches by five in size -- during his years of service in the Bellevill. Police Department forensic identification unit.