Captain Tyson Budge
Captain Budge has steadily moved up through the ranks; including officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. His current assignment is the Patrol Captain overseeing patrol officers, animal control, crossing guards,K9 division, as well as the traffic, motors and bicycle units in the department.
During the past 19 years Captain Budge has held assignments in patrol, investigations, juvenile crime, school resource and gangs. Currently he serves as the Tactical Commander for the Logan City Police SWAT team and has been a team member for 14 years.
Captain Budge has served as a defensive tactics instructor for the department, starting the department Taser program in 2001 and working as a Master instructor for Taser International.
Captain Budge has received 2 Chiefs Commendations medals, 2 Community Policing Officer of the Year awards, 4 time winner of the annual firearms “Top Gun” award and in 2004 was the Logan City Police Officer of the Year.
He graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology. Captain Budge lives in Cache Valley with his wife and 4 children.