Lt. Col. Daven Byrd

Technical Services Division

In July 2022, Daven Byrd was promoted from the rank of Major to Lieutenant Colonel and appointed as the Assistant Director of the Technical Services Division by Director of the Department of Public Safety.

Lt. Colonel Byrd began his law enforcement career in 2005 as a State Trooper assigned to the Highway Patrol Division and has since held various assignments in each of the Department’s operational and support divisions. As a State Trooper, his first assignment was patrolling the Camp Verde/Cottonwood/Sedona area of Yavapai County. In 2008, he accepted an assignment to the Vehicular Crimes Unit within the Criminal Investigations Division and relocated to Phoenix. He then completed assignments as the Department’s State Trooper Academy Coordinator, Field Training Program Coordinator, Impaired Driving Enforcement Programs Coordinator, and Sworn Professional Development Coordinator.

In 2015, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and assigned to supervise the Vehicular Crimes Unit. He then completed assignments as the Operations Sergeant in the Criminal Investigations and Agency Support Divisions. In 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and assigned as the Operational Training Section Commander, where he oversaw the Department’s Field Training Program, Lateral State Trooper Academy, Firearms Training Unit, Use of Force and Defensive Tactics Program, and Emergency Vehicle Operations Training. In 2018, he was assigned as the Bureau Commander managing the Information Management Bureau and as the Department’s Chief Information Officer. In 2020, Lt. Colonel Byrd was promoted to the rank of Major and assigned as the Highway Patrol Division’s Chief of Staff where he served until his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.

Lt. Colonel Byrd is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Police Staff and Command, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy, and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and a Master of Public Administration.