New head cop in Tulalip
Published on Wed, Aug 12, 2009 by Beckye RandallRead More Local News
The Tulalip Tribes announced in early August that former tribal police chief Jay A. Goss will return to lead the Tulalip Tribes police department beginning September 1, 2009.
Goss retired from the department in late 2007 and Scott Smith, a former Mountlake Terrace police chief, was hired to replace him. Smith was sworn into office January 2, 2008.
In early July Smith was asked to resign from the tribal department.
"The Tribes exercised its option to end his contract without cause," said spokesperson Mytyl Hernandez. "We thank Chief Smith for his service to the Tulalip Tribes and wish him the best in his future endeavors."
Responding to speculation that Smith's departure was tied to his department's raid on a tribal member's fireworks booth, Mel Sheldon, chairman of the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors said, "It is absolutely untrue that Chief Scott Smith was terminated because of the raid at Boom City."
Goss has more than 35 years of experience with tribal, federal and state law enforcement. In addition to his earlier service with Tulalip, from 2001 to 2007, Goss has also led the police departments for the Quinault and Colville tribes. He worked as a police academy instructor for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was a police officer and detective for the Mercer Island Police Department.
Goss also served 20 years as a U.S. Special Agent for the Department of Interior's federal law enforcement agency and was a Military Police Officer (MP) for the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety.
"Jay Goss returns to the Tulalip force as the Tribes face new challenges from tribal population growth and an expanding economic base," said Sheldon. "Goss will oversee the expansion of community-based policing programs to include growth in patrol services and dispatch; implementing drug task force initiatives; and implementing new processes and partnerships in criminal investigation, fish and wildlife enforcement, and emergency management."
Goss retired from the department in late 2007 and Scott Smith, a former Mountlake Terrace police chief, was hired to replace him. Smith was sworn into office January 2, 2008.
In early July Smith was asked to resign from the tribal department.
"The Tribes exercised its option to end his contract without cause," said spokesperson Mytyl Hernandez. "We thank Chief Smith for his service to the Tulalip Tribes and wish him the best in his future endeavors."
Responding to speculation that Smith's departure was tied to his department's raid on a tribal member's fireworks booth, Mel Sheldon, chairman of the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors said, "It is absolutely untrue that Chief Scott Smith was terminated because of the raid at Boom City."
Goss has more than 35 years of experience with tribal, federal and state law enforcement. In addition to his earlier service with Tulalip, from 2001 to 2007, Goss has also led the police departments for the Quinault and Colville tribes. He worked as a police academy instructor for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was a police officer and detective for the Mercer Island Police Department.
Goss also served 20 years as a U.S. Special Agent for the Department of Interior's federal law enforcement agency and was a Military Police Officer (MP) for the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety.
"Jay Goss returns to the Tulalip force as the Tribes face new challenges from tribal population growth and an expanding economic base," said Sheldon. "Goss will oversee the expansion of community-based policing programs to include growth in patrol services and dispatch; implementing drug task force initiatives; and implementing new processes and partnerships in criminal investigation, fish and wildlife enforcement, and emergency management."
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