The Dalton Police Department welcomed another new officer to the ranks as Officer Daniel Tolbert joined the force. Tolbert's badge was pinned during a ceremony at the Police Services Center Tuesday morning. Tolbert graduated on Friday from the Regional Police Academy in Athens, Ga.
Officer Tolbert is a native of Fayetteville, Ga. where he graduated from Lovejoy High School. Officer Tolbert then continued his education, graduating in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in political science from Fort Valley State University and in 2012 with a master's in criminal justice from Georgia College and State University.
Officer Tolbert came to the Dalton Police Department with a law enforcement background. Before coming to Dalton, he served with the US Border Patrol in California and also as a jail deputy with the Clayton County Sheriff's Office. Officer Tolbert also served in the United States Army from 2006 until 2008.