Chief of Police

David Morgan started his law enforcement career in Harris County in 1981. He started as a Police Officer for the City of Georgetown Police Department in September 1988.

In November 1989 he was promoted to Detective and assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division investigating misdemeanor and felony offenses. In April 1992 David was promoted to Sergeant and was assigned as a Patrol Watch Commander. In October 1996 he was promoted to Lieutenant serving as Commander of the Professional Standards Division and later as Commander of the Patrol Division.

In October 2000 David was selected as Chief of Police for the Georgetown Police Department. Chief Morgan is a recipient of the department's Distinguished Service Medal and Meritorious Achievement Citation. While a Sergeant, David led a team of officers that won the prestigious Herman Goldstein Excellence in Problem Solving Award from the Police Executive Research Forum for the Blue Hole Project. Chief Morgan has a Master Peace Officer Certificate, Crime Prevention Specialist Certificate, and his Instructors Certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education.

He is also a certified Citizens Police Academy Coordinator and co-facilitated the first Citizens Police Academy for the Georgetown Police Department. Chief Morgan served as a research consultant for the Police Foundation and the National Institute of Justice on a project to determine the role of the Sergeant in a Community Policing context.

In addition, David has been an instructor for the Texas Institute of Public Problem Solving/LBJ School of Public Affairs teaching Community Policing, Problem Solving, and Ethics and Integrity to Police Departments and Community Groups throughout the state.