Deputy Commissioner
Leon Morgan

Deputy Commissioner Leon Morgan graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a BA in Justice in 1996.  Immediately after graduation, he began his law enforcement career with the Valdez Police Department, attaining the ranks of Sergeant and Lieutenant before moving to State of Alaska service in 2010.  DC Morgan worked in the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management from 2010-2012.  In 2012 he moved to the Department of Public Safety where he has served in the Criminal Intelligence Unit, as an FBI Task Force member, and as the Director of the DPS Criminal Intelligence Center.  During his career, he has served in several capacities to include felony crimes against person investigations, narcotics investigations, crime scene investigations, policy and procedures, training and staff development, interoperable communications, and criminal intelligence. In 2017-2018, DC Morgan led the team that established the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program in Alaska. DC Morgan holds an Advanced Police Officer certificate with APSC; is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, session #236; and a graduate of the DPS Alaska Law Enforcement Training Academy, session #17.