Barbara Schantz

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Barbara Schantz was a police officer in Springfield, Ohio, United States, when she appeared nude in the May 1982 issue of Playboy . [1] [2] Her pictorial was photographed by staff photographer Pompeo Posar. She was born in Enon, Ohio. [2] Her story was made into the 1983 movie Policewoman Centerfold featuring Melody Anderson. [3] Schantz still resides in Springfield and is retired from the police force. [4]

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  1. "People in the News". Kentucky New Era . Associated Press. March 27, 1982. p. 38. Retrieved March 31, 2010 via Google News.
  2. 1 2 "Police Woman Finds Reaction To Playboy Photos Mixed". The Blade . Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press. April 1, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved March 31, 2010 via Google News.
  3. "What They Are Doing, Saying These Days". The Lewiston Daily Sun . October 19, 1984. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2010 via Google News.
  4. Cooper, Michael (September 28, 2017). "Springfield police officer posed nude in Playboy, made national news". Springfield News-Sun . Retrieved September 22, 2021.