The Oranjestad Police Headquarters was built in the 1930s. It was located at the intersection of the A.M. Schuttestraat and Havenstraat.

The police headquarters, both in Oranjestad as in San Nicolas, are built in the neoclassical style, dominated by large triangular roof extensions, covered with orange Dutch roof tiles.

The Oranjestad police headquarters had a shooters tower on top.

In the old days, school children used to parade in front of the building during the festivities at the occasion of the Queen’s birthday.

The Oranjestad police headquarters became headline news in August of 1977 when an angry crowd gathered in front of the building to protest the arrest of a trade union leader.

Riot police had to intervene when things were about to get out of hand.

The Oranjestad Police Headquarters was torn down in 1986 when a major hotel was about to be built at the site, the Sonesta Hotel, the current Wind Creek Aruba Renaissance Resort.

SAN NICOLAS POLICE HEADQUARTERS

The San Nicolas Police Headquarters was torn down when a new new one was built right behind it. Where the old one was located, there now is a parking lot in front of the new one.