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Palisade Names Sgt. Tony Erickson as New Police Chief

by KREX News Room
by Danielle Kreutter

Story Created: Feb 6, 2013 at 10:21 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 6, 2013 at 10:23 PM MDT

PALISADE, Colo. - Palisade town officials have confirmed with NewsChannel 5 that they have made a final decision on their new police chief.

Tony Erickson has been chosen out of the six final candidates.

Erickson has more than 30 years in law enforcement experience and is currently a sergeant at the Colorado Springs Police Department.

"The different dynamics of living on the front range and getting back to what has been a very long journey to a small town where I can invest myself into that small town, the school district, the people that live there and just to serve that community. I'm just really looking forward to this," said Erickson.

He tells NewsChannel 5 that he'll be moving with his family to Palisade and will be swearing in as police chief in April.

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Fred said on Wednesday, Feb 6 at 11:58 PM

It will be nice having a real Chief in town. Quarls was a loafer.

d.c. collins said on Thursday, Feb 7 at 8:45 PM

having also come from the colo. springs p.d. i can telll you that palisade will truly be blessed with tony as your chief. he's a good man and heck of a cop. you palisade officers who have been making traffic stops on young girls over at horizon dr. and I-70 will probably want to re think that in the future. hang in there palisade, your geting the very best.

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