Lt. Shaun Scott (left) and Sergeant Jason Thompson after receiving their promotions at Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Dalton Public Safety Commission
Two Dalton Police Department officers had their promotions confirmed by unanimous vote of the Public Safety Commission on Tuesday morning. Shaun Scott was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and Jason Thompson was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Lt. Scott has served the department for more than 15 years including the last five years as a sergeant supervising a patrol shift. During that time he also served as coordinator of the department’s Field Training Officer program. Lt. Scott has bachelor’s degrees in accounting from Liberty University and organizational management from Covenant College. He also holds an associate’s degree in psychology from Dalton State College. Lt. Scott will now serve a shift commander in the patrol division.
Sergeant Thompson has served the Dalton Police Department for 11 years and served with the U.S. Marshal’s Service and the Lafayette Police Department before that. Most recently, Sgt. Thompson was assigned as a detective in the department’s drug unit. He holds a bachelor’s degree in forensic investigation from Jacksonville State University. Sgt. Thompson is now assigned as a shift supervisor in the patrol division.