Salisbury Mayor James Ireton, Jr., would like to announce that long time employee, Colonel Ivan Barkley, of the Salisbury Police Department will retire this year. Barkley has been with the Salisbury Police Department for 30 years and will be retiring on June 30, 2014. Media outlets are asked to check the validity of recent blog posts before inquiring about personnel of the city.
Mayor James Ireton, Jr. said “Ivan has been a fixture in this community since I was a young boy. On behalf of our entire community, I congratulate him on a career that Salisbury is proud of.”
Colonel Barkley began his career as a Patrol Officer in July of 1984. Moving up through the ranks of PFC, Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant, he has experience in a variety of positions within all the Divisions of the Salisbury Police Department including:
Operations Division
Patrol Officer
Squad Supervisor
Squad Commander
Asst. Operations Commander
Criminal Investigation Division
Detective
Administrative Division
Community Affairs
Computer Systems
Special Operations
Tactical Team Member
Zero Tolerance Squad
Community Policing
