By SALINA POST
After 31 years of service to Salina, Deputy Chief Sean Morton is retiring from the Salina Police Department.
Morton's last day will be March 24, according to a news release issued this morning by the Salina Police Department. A public reception for Morton is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. March 24 in the training room at the Saline County Sheriff's Office, 251 N. 10th Street.
Morton began his Salina Police Department career in 1991 and served as a patrol officer and a detective in the Criminal Detective Unit and the Drug Task Force. In 1999, he was promoted to lieutenant and served as a patrol supervisor and Training Unit supervisor. Morton was promoted to captain in 2014 and was responsible for the Support Division, which includes the emergency communication center, records, and training units. Later in 2014, he was promoted to deputy chief, the department's second in command.
In 2016, Morton graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy at Quantico, Va., a 10-week course for police administrators.
For seven months after Chief Brad Nelson retired in 2022, Morton served as interim chief. According to the news release, Morton was not interested in applying to be police chief because of his planned retirement this year. Morton scheduled his retirement date so that he could help assist the department in transitioning to new Police Chief C.J. Wise, who thanked Morton for his assistance and guidance.