(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Mayor Grace Garrett, tonight (Wednesday night), issued the Oath of Office to the City’s newest Police Office. Nicholas Whipple, a Bedford High School graduate and a certified police officer in the State of Iowa was sworn-in during the City Council’s regular meeting. He’s served with the A-PD since this past November.

Mayor Grace Garrett administers the Oath of Office to Officer Whipple.

Officer Whipple graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and joined the Iowa National Guard in 2022. He completed his Basic & AIT (Advanced Individual) Guard Training in Oct. 2023.

With the addition of Nicholas Whipple, Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue updated the Council on the P-D’s staffing situation.

The Chief, and Assistant Police Chief Paul Wood had to delay taking their paid time-off while working numerous overtime hours filling-in for other officers, sometimes on day-night swing shifts, due to what had been ongoing staffing issues with the Police Department.