Deputy Chief Art LeCours is currently the support division commander for the Ashland Police Department. Prior to becoming the Deputy Chief, he served as the Detective Sgt and was responsible for the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) from 2015 – 2019. He was a Patrol Sgt from 2010 – 2015 and has served in a variety of assignments since joining the Ashland Police Department in 2001. He was a police officer with the City of Phoenix (Oregon) and a reserve officer with the City of Silverton (Oregon). Deputy Chief LeCours spent time with the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1990 – 1998.