EDENTON -- The Town of Edenton is very pleased to announce that our new police chief is David LaFon!
A native of Aulander, LaFon currently serves as Captain of the Edenton Police Department, LaFon is a 28-year veteran of the North Carolina Forest Service, retiring as Chief of Law Enforcement.
He has also served as Bertie County’s Emergency Services Director, an officer for the Windsor Police Department and an instructor for numerous area community colleges.
“We are very fortunate to have been able to recruit a police chief as qualified and as dedicated to his community as David LaFon,” said Mayor Hackney High. “In his time as captain of our police department, I have found him to be very attentive to the needs of the community and to the concerns of the Town Council. I look forward to working with him as we strive to keep Edenton safe for all to live, work and play.”
LaFon is a volunteer firefighter with the Edenton Fire Department and has served in volunteer roles with Troop 164 of the Boy Scouts, the Chowan-Edenton Optimist Club, Chowan County Regional Fair, Edenton Steamers, Edenton-Chowan Recreation Department, Edenton Baptist Church and Edenton Rotary Club.
A 2001 graduate of Shaw University, he was Chowan County’s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 2023 and was inducted Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Gov. Roy Cooper.
“I am excited to work hand in hand with Chief LaFon as we continue to build local and regional partnerships while expanding the scope of our department’s efforts in both community outreach and law enforcement,” said Town Manager Corey Gooden. “This hiring emphasizes our ongoing devotion to the recruitment of high-caliber individuals to serve the citizens of Edenton.”
“I am excited to be selected as the next Chief of the Edenton Police Department,” he says. “Growing up just down the road in Aulander, I know what small-town life is like and I look forward to helping Edenton thrive as a wonderful place to live, work, relax and retire.”
His tenure as Chief of Police begins Oct 1. We thank everyone for their continued support and for Interim Chief Robinson's service to our community. Please join us in congratulating Chief David LaFon!
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