Sworn in as new officer for Waukon Police Department ...

Brent Parker, pictured above, was sworn in by Waukon Mayor Pat Stone as an officer for the Waukon Police Department at the Monday, January 9 meeting of the Waukon City Council. Parker is a certified officer and comes to the Waukon Police Department from the Decorah Police Department, where he has been an officer since 2015 and has served as assistant police chief since October 2019. Parker was scheduled to start his duties in Waukon Monday, January 16.

Parker spent 12 years in the military and began his law enforcement career with the West Union Police Department, where he served for eight years, including a year-and-a-half as chief of police. He was a member of the Decorah Police Department’s tactical team and also serves as a firearms instructor. Parker completed his bachelor’s degree in Criminology through Upper Iowa University/Montgomery University and has a master’s degree in Public Administration from Purdue University. Photo courtesy of the Waukon Police Department.