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Escambia Chief Deputy Aiken To Retire
June 15, 2013
Escambia County Chief Deputy Larry Aiken is retiring. His last day on the job will be June 28.
Aiken has a 35-year background in law enforcement, 31 years of which have been at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Prior to being named Chief Deputy in early 2010, he served as Commander of Administration under Sheriff David Morgan.
In December 2012, Aiken graduated from the FBI National Academy Program.
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.
Pictured: Escambia County Chief Deputy Larry Aiken. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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13 Responses to “Escambia Chief Deputy Aiken To Retire”
Good luck on your retirement Chief ! After all of the years that you have served and for all of the ” bad guys” that you have had to deal with, I say WELL DESERVED ! Thank you for your service and good luck Chief !
So, they sent a captian to the FBI Academy and he only serves out another 7 months? What an investment. Try sending the top Sergeant/Lieutenant that can get a better return on that training/investment.
Do state/county taxpayers foot this bill, federal grant or does he sponsor himself?
The FBI Academy is a great individual accomplishment but was it really a solid investment for Escambia taxpayers? Seven months worth of return on that? These questions have to be asked.
This tells me that this retirement was unexpected or rushed and that he planned on staying a decent clip longer. More to this retirement than we see.
Either way, best of luck, thank you for your years of service! Still in great shape also.
Larry’s a great guy, we did some good cases together. All the best Larry!
What is it to u what he rec’ d for a salary….been there a pile of yrs….31 yrs experience should pay WELL!!!! Just Saying!
That should be a nice drop in the salary cost. Probably can hire 4 new deputies for what they were paying him.
Chief Deputy Aiken, thank you for your years of dedicated service. Congratulations on your retirement. Your gain of retirement is our loss as a county. I hope that you will be running for Sheriff next term. You are what Escambia County has needed for many years.
Maggie May might like the job.
I hope he does run for Sheriff! At least he has REAL law enforcement experience and is actually a certified Police Officer. He has the ability to run that office better than anyone that is there, now. He has budget experience, he’s a people person and he has a stearn demeanor, when required, without coming across as arrogant.
Chief Aiken,
I hate to see you go, you are such a good leader. Congratulations – enjoy your retirement
Congratulations CD Aiken on reaching your retirement milestone.
Congrats Chief! Enjoy your retirement .
Will we see him run for Sherriff?
You will be missed Chief. Enjoy your retirement!