Joe Bason

Interim Chief of Police 

1980 - 1980

In 1957, Joe Bason started working for the Gainesville Police Department. In 1979, Bason was the Commander of Patrol, Detectives, Crime Prevention and Assistant Chief for Chief Courtnay Roberts.  Bason was selected to be Gainesville Police Department's Interim Chief after Chief Courtnay Roberts announced he was going to run for Sheriff in Alachua County. Bason retired from Gainesville Police Department in 1984.