Aiken Named Escambia Chief Deputy

February 2, 2010

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Larry Aiken has been named the new chief deputy for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Aiken has 32-years of law enforcement background, 28 of which have been at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Most recently he served as Commander of Administration under Sheriff David Morgan.

Previously he served as captain, assistant officer in charge of the Patrol Division. He has also been officer in charge of the Ensley Precinct, officer in charge of Special Operations and officer in charge of Special Investigations and assistant officer in charge of the Narcotics Unit. He also served as OIC of Internal Affairs and worked in Patrol as a shift lieutenant, K9 officer and patrol officer.

As chief deputy, Aiken is in charge of the daily operations of the department as second in command under Sheriff Morgan.

Aiken replaces Bill Chavers who was reassigned to the officer in charge of Traffic, DUI and Neighborhood Task Force. Chavers had been promoted from a patrol division lieutenant to chief deputy after Morgan took office in January 2009.

Pictured above: New Escambia Chief Deputy Larry Aiken at work Monday afternoon. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “Aiken Named Escambia Chief Deputy”

  1. AL on February 3rd, 2010 7:45 pm

    Congrats… please limit your comments about ninjas and humdinger or you too will be replaced

  2. Doodles on February 3rd, 2010 6:56 am

    Hey Guy..congratulations from the Long, Bloise, and Johnson family. You have earned it!! Watch out Top Gun!!

  3. bill on February 2nd, 2010 8:22 am

    Good Question, Wild Bill, I sort o kinda wonder why to. Some body will know, maybe thy will inlighten us.

  4. Wild Bill on February 2nd, 2010 7:29 am

    Wonder what events prompted this change in chain of command?

    Wonder why Bill Chavers was demoted?

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