MILTON, Ga. — After 12 years of service with Milton, Jason Griffin has been named the city’s new police chief.
Having served as acting chief since Rich Austin’s resignation Dec. 4, Griffin was promptly named as Milton’s permanent chief of police by City Manager Steve Krokoff. Austin joined the Milton Police Department in January 2017 after serving as chief for 24 years with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
“Jason Griffin epitomizes the type of person we want and need as a police chief in Milton,” Krokoff said. “He’s a hard-working, talented, organized professional who relates well with those in his department, in city government and the community. He both knows Milton well and cares deeply about it. I am excited to see where he leads his department.”
Griffin has been a law enforcement professional for two decades, having begun his career with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office. After several years as a patrol deputy and K-9 handler, he spent most of his time in and around Covington in the Criminal Investigations Division.
The Georgia native joined the Milton Police Department in 2011, about four years after the city’s incorporation, as a detective assigned to a Drug Enforcement Agency taskforce. Griffin climbed the ranks — to sergeant, then lieutenant, then captain — and assumed a wide variety of roles. These included being training coordinator, Criminal Investigations commander, Uniform Patrol commander and Support Services commander.
In addition to extensive time in the field, Griffin also brings academic and professional credentials to his new job. A graduate of Reinhardt University with a degree in organizational management and leadership, he’s currently enrolled at Columbus State University, where he is scheduled to earn his master’s degree in public safety administration next fall.
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