Support & Administrative Services Division

The Support and Administrative Services Division (SASD) is responsible for several administrative functions of the department and Captain Charles Barstow is responsible for its day-to-day operations.

Barstow began his career with the Milton Police Department in 2007 as patrol officer and was promoted to sergeant in 2008. In 2010, he was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) and, in 2012, he was promoted to CID lieutenant.   

Barstow began his law enforcement career in 1994 with the DeKalb County Police Department as a uniformed patrol officer.

While working at the DeKalb County Police Department, Barstow spent the majority of his career in the Uniform Division. He also served with their criminal investigations division and as a training instructor for the department.

Barstow worked his way through the ranks, with his final appointment being a master police officer in the uniform patrol division. 

Barstow graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion. He obtained his police management certification in 2014 from Columbus State University and his supervisory and management certifications through the Peace Officers Standards and Training Council in 2014.

SASD is comprised of the functions of Accreditation, Crime Analysis, Community Outreach, Logistics, Records, Recruitment & Hiring, and Training. 

Under Captain Barstow's watch, SASD is responsible for handling all police-related open records requests, managing the department’s state certification & national accreditation, social media, community outreach, training and traffic complaints.  

The Milton Police Department welcomes the public’s assistance in reporting traffic complaints.