(Atlantic) After 38-years in law enforcement, Cass County Deputy Bill Ayers is retiring. Family, friends, and co-workers gathered Thursday afternoon to help him celebrate nearly four decades of service.
Ayer’s career began with the Clarinda Police Department in 1981. He also worked as a Deputy in Cass County Nebraska, worked as a sheriff’s deputy in Cass County for five-years, served as an Atlantic Police Officer for 20 ½ years, and spent the last 9 ½ years back with the Cass County Sheriff’s Department.
“I’ve worked with a lot of great people, from communications, from people in the jail to the Officers and Deputies,” said Ayers. “There were times throughout my career when the Officers and Deputies spent more time with one another than we did with our families.
“I appreciate all of my co-workers and Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren has been a great guy to work for over the past 9 ½ years,” said Ayers. “I’ve accomplished the majority of the goals I set for myself. I served on the Iowa Deputies and Sheriff’s Association over the past 6 ½ years. Working for public safety legislation and lobbying at the State Capital has been fulfilling for me.”
Like everything else, there’s been a lot of changes in law enforcement over the past 38-years, particularly in the form of technology. He notes the cruisers are all equipped with laptop computers and bar code scanners, not to mention GPS tracking.
“We can see the location of our co-officers, the dispatch can now track where we’re at, there certainly is a lot more technology available to law enforcement today,” said Ayers.
Bill Ayers says it’s time to reset his life and spend more time with his wife and family. Congratulations to Bill Ayers!
