Chief Don Sweger
- Don Sweger has served as the Guthrie Police Chief since 2014. Prior to that, he was the Chief at Bristow, the Sheriff of Pawnee County, a reserve peace officer for the Town of Mounds and an adjunct instructor for the University of Phoenix.
- Chief Sweger has a Master’s degree for Northeastern State University in Criminal Justice Administration. Additionally, he has a Bachelor’s and Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, and an Associate’s degree in Police Science.
- Chief Sweger is very active in the Oklahoma law enforcement, serving on:
- Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET), as appointed by the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) appointment
- OACP executive board as its 1st Vice President
- Advisory Board of the Central Oklahoma Basic Law Enforcement Academy advisory board
- Fetal Infant Mortality Review Board
- Oklahoma Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Task Force
- Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board
- Oklahoma Homeland Security Region 6 Advisory Council
- Chief Sweger is also very active in the training of Oklahoma Peace Officers. He has continues to teach the following subjects at full-time and reserve peace officer academies across the state:
- Firearms – revolver, pistol, shotgun, rifle (carbine, lever action, sniper and long range) , machinegun and lever action
- Advance Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)
- Standardized Field Sobriety Testing
- Ethics
- Chemical agents
- Domestic violence
- RADAR
- Mental health
- TASER
- Patrol techniques
- Community policing
- Chief Sweger has two beautiful daughters and two very handsome grandsons.
Last Modified on
Oct 09, 2024
