Thursday, October 1, 2026
The end of the month also marked the end of the line for Tumwater Police Department Chief Jon Weiks, who has retired after 37 years of working for the law enforcement agency.
“After 37 years it is time to close out my time with Tumwater PD. It has been an absolute honor and privilege to serve this community alongside some amazing people along the way. The community can be confident the police department is in good hands with Acting Chief Jay Mason and the command staff leading the way,” said Weiks in a retirement message posted on the City of Tumwater website on Friday, Feb. 28.
“Succession planning is something we have invested in for many years and they are all more than ready to continue the partnership with our community that keeps Tumwater a safe place to live, work and play. While I don’t personally partake in social media, I have been shown the many comments made regarding my retirement announcement. I sincerely thank everyone for all the kind words.”
Over the course of his career, Weiks has served as a patrol officer, traffic officer, general detective, administrative and training officer, Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) officer, major collision investigator and background investigator.
He also served as an acting lieutenant, Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) collision investigation instructor, CJTC regional training coordinator, RADAR/LIDAR instructor and crime prevention specialist.
Weiks, who was raised in the Tumwater area, was promoted to commander in May 2008, acting chief in February 2017, and then chief of police in May 2017.
“After decades of service as a leader in the community, Chief Weiks recently let us know that he intends to retire from the city,” said Mayor Debbie Sullivan in a statement that accompanied an announcement from the city about the chief’s retirement.
“Words can not express the stability and professionalism that he brought to this role and the deep care he has shown for people here in Tumwater.”
Mason will serve as acting chief starting on Saturday, March 1.
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SheriB
Congratulations on your retirement, sir. And thank you for the long time service to the community.
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Shadetr
Congratulations and thank you for your service!
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Kruz81
Great! Let's get someone who wants the police to do their job. TPD acts like they are all retired. They travel in packs of three or more, they only go to calls with multiple units and they're just seems to be continuous or increasing crime ongoing. Unless of course it's shoplifting and then again you can get three to four units there as well. I've never seen more vehicles with lighting infractions, license plate issues, registration issues, and generally cars that you know are uninsured driving around right past TPD and they are too busy on their phones to do anything. Great to hear this guy retired let's see if we can get a qualified candidate and not just a figurehead into place. So basically let's not look too hard at DEI for a hire.
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