FILE - In this April 22, 2021, file photo, Bryan Newland, left, speaks with Navajo Nation Council Delegate Daniel Tso in Window Rock, Ariz. President Joe Biden's nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that he won't impede tribes as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands. Newland appeared before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee where he received widespread support to become assistant secretary for Indian Affairs. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File)
July 7, 2023 /Local News

Utah Department Of Public Safety Appoints New Deputy Commissioner

SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, The Utah Department of Public Safety appointed a new deputy commissioner to oversee emergency medical services and the state’s school safety program.

Commissioner Jess Anderson promoted former Utah Highway Patrol Maj. Beau Mason to the position.

This role will now also accommodate additional responsibilities overseen by the department.

Mason has 19 years of previous service in Utah state responsibilities and commanded the operation Rio Grande which led to the arrest of 387 drug dealers in 2019.

He has also previously served as Anderson’s executive officer.

Mason is a graduate of Southern Utah University in criminal justice. He also obtained a Master’s degree in leadership from Grand Canyon University of Phoenix.

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