New Dalton Police Department officer Tyler Hammontree poses with Chief Jason Parker after having his appointment confirmed by the Public Safety Commission on Tuesday morning
The Dalton Police Department welcomed a new officer to the ranks on Tuesday morning when the Public Safety Commission voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of Officer Tyler Hammontree.
Officer Hammontree is a 2003 graduate of Northwest Whitfield High School. He graduated from Shorter College in Rome with a bachelor’s degree in 2008. Officer Hammontree started his law enforcement career as a deputy with the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office in September 2013 and remained with that agency before being hired by the Dalton Police Department earlier this month. Before working in law enforcement, Hammontree worked with Whitfield County’s Environmental Health Department for three years and spent a year in Africa as a volunteer with the Peace Corps.
Officer Hammontree is now taking part in the department’s field training program, working in the patrol division with a more experienced officer as he receives on the job training during a probationary period.
Officer Hammontree’s hiring was confirmed by a unanimous 3-0 vote of the commission (PSC members Kenneth Willis and Carlos Calderin were not in attendance).