APD Retirement

On Saturday evening, December 9th, the APD family came together to celebrate the blessings of the Christmas season and to say goodbye to three of our longest tenured members. SRO Allen Hay, Sgt. Charlie Overbay, and Lt. Bill Snodgrass decided that it is time to retire.  Their retirement creates a void in the department.  Collectively, they have nearly a century of experience (98 years, 2 months to be exact). While we will miss their experience, an even greater loss is their humor, stories, and the rolls they play in our community. Those of us that remain, and those hired to stand on the line for them, will have to up our levels of performance to fill the void created by their absence. 

SRO Allen Hay was hired as a patrol officer on December 28, 1987 and retires as a School Resource Officer at Abingdon High School with 29 years, 6 months of service.

Sgt. Charlie Overbay was hired on January 30, 1989.  He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on November 5, 2004 and retires at this rank.  He retires with 28 years, 11 months of service.   

Lt. Bill Snodgrass was hired on March 8, 1978. He was promoted to Corporal in July, 1983, and two years later was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on July 1, 1985. He earned the rank of Lieutenant on July 1, 1989, and was the agencies primary investigator until he was assigned to field operations on May 1, 2002.  He retires at the rank of Lieutenant with 39 years, 9 months of service.

Please join us in thanking these men for their service and wishing them well as they begin a new chapter in their lives.