Crime & Safety

20-Year Vestavia Police Veteran Retires

Officer Scott Summerlin retired from the Vestavia Hills Police Department Nov. 30 after 20 years of service.

Officer Scott Summerlin joined the VHPD in 1999.
Officer Scott Summerlin joined the VHPD in 1999. (Vestavia Hills PD)

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — The Vestavia Hills Police Department announced that 20-year veteran Scott Summerlin retired from the department Nov. 30.

Summerlin joined the department in August of 1999 in the patrol division, and later became a School Resource Officer at Vestavia Hills Central and at Vestavia Hills High School.

The Vestavia Hills PD issued a statement via social media wishing Summerlin well in his retirement. "We will truly miss you, 'Blue.' We wish you all the best," the department said.

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