Friday afternoon Dough Barthel walks out of the Sioux Falls Police station for the last time. He has worked there as an officer and chief for nearly 30 years. He walks out as the second longest serving chief of police – having been in that role for 12 years. Chief Doug Barthel says he decided to become a police officer in high school.
Sioux Falls Police Chief Doug Barthel says he is looking forward to less stress, no more 3 am wakeup calls. But he says he will miss being in the know. And he says absolutely NOT will you find him sitting and listening to a scanner.