Introducing Our New Police Chief

By Mayor Trent Staggs

After much consideration and many interviews, I presented Blair Barfuss to the Riverton City Council to be appointed as chief of police on Tuesday, February 21. I’m pleased to report that the council unanimously confirmed the appointment.

Chief Barfuss has brought with him a wealth of law enforcement experience. He comes to Riverton after serving as chief of police most recently at Utah State University and previously as chief of police and director of public safety at Utah Tech University. He spent the majority of his career in law enforcement with the West Valley Police Department where he held a variety of leadership roles, including training unit commander, patrol watch commander, detective sergeant, administrative sergeant, patrol sergeant and SWAT team leader. He is a graduate of the FBI National