The first Chandler City Hall was built in 1923 on the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Chicago Street, two blocks west of the current Police and Courts complex. The 4,800-square-foot facility, dedicated on February 5, was the new home for the Police Force/Jail, the Mayor's office, City Clerk's office, City Council Chambers, and the Magistrate and his courtroom. The jail cells purchased from Cornville. Arizona, were built for them in 1897 and reported to have been used to hold the famous Apache Indian Chief Geronimo. One of the cell doors is now stored at the Chandler Historical Museum. Demolished in 1970, the new "state of the art" facility cost taxpayers $8,000.

An article written by Dennis Wagner appeared in the Arizona Republic on May 22, 1999, recounts the shooting death of Chandler night watchman Lee Wright in his attempts to apprehend Irene "Animal Girl" Schroeder and her accomplices near the San Marcos Hotel in January of 1930.

On May 7, 1941, Roy Wolf was hired as Marshal/Chief. In 1948 newspaper articles were referring to the now four-man team of watchmen as the "Police Force." They received their first uniforms, consisting of a light blue shirt, navy blue pants, and a dark blue eight-point hat. There were no arm patches for the first few years, and the watchmen had to purchase the uniforms themselves, along with their gun belts and weapons.

On July 23, 1951, the Chandler Arizonan reported the resignation of all six police officers and Chief Wolf effective July 15. The officers advised the Council that they would resign if Chief Wolf was not replaced by July 15. The Council had been investigating a "conflict between the officers and Chief Wolf" and had been planning a "reorganization" of the "Police Force." They planned to "start from scratch with only a trained and experienced police chief."

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