OGDEN — Chief of Police Eric Young is set to depart from the Ogden City Police Department after 32 years.

In a series of press releases from Ogden City, Young announced that he will retire from the OPD effective Aug. 15.

“I am pleased to announce my retirement from the Ogden City Police Department,” he said in his announcement. “I use the word pleased not due to my desire to leave the city and people I’ve grown to love so much, but due to the gratitude I have in my heart to have been able to serve this community for more than 32 years.”

A graduate of Weber State University, Young has been a part of the OPD ever since graduation.

“Chief Young spent all 32 years of his career with the Ogden Police Department, working his way through department ranks, beginning as a Community Policing Officer and eventually earning the position of Chief of Police in January 2021,” an Ogden City press release stated. “Before attaining the position of Chief, Young held the Deputy Chief post for nine years.”

In that same release, Ogden Mayor Ben Nadolski praised Young’s time on the OPD.

“Chief Young embodies the highest standards of professionalism in community policing and has built a team of exceptional officers to carry on an elite level of service to our residents,” he said. “He has built this department to a level of excellence we can all be proud of.”

The release goes on to note several achievements during Young’s tenure in leadership roles at OPD, including advocacy for the school resource officer program, building a team of homeless service advocates, a focus on transparency, mental health initiatives and a 60% reduction in Part I crime — which includes serious offenses like murder, rape and aggravated assault — in Ogden City since 2016.

“His decorated tenure includes recognition as the 2022 Utah State Chief’s Association ‘Chief of the Year’ and the 2023 Fraternal Order of Police Association ‘Chief of the Year,’ an honor bestowed on him by his peers,” the press release said.

With Young’s departure, Deputy Chief Jake Sube will take over on an interim basis.

“Deputy Chief Jake Sube has been with O.P.D. for 24 years, 3 of which were spent serving under Chief Young as the Deputy Chief,” the city press release said. “Chief Sube holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and a Master’s Degree in Management and Leadership from Western Governor’s University. He graduated from the F.B.I. National Academy in 2019.”

Sube said in the release that he looks forward to the challenge.

“It’s an honor to serve the community I love with officers that I am proud to stand by,” he said. “I will continue to lead with professionalism, integrity and commitment to public safety just as Chief Young did for the Ogden community.”

Young said he will not be going far after his retirement.

“I will be taking a role with Dekko Secure, a leading police technology corporation based in Australia as their Business Development Manager in the United States, but I will be working in the Ogden area and will always be here to aid Ogden City and the Ogden City Police Department in any way I am able to,” he said. “My wife Erin, my daughters Carrigan, Peyton and Morgan thank you from the bottoms of our hearts.”

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