Deputy Chief Maki began his career at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office in Littleton, Colorado, starting as a detention officer in 1973. He was promoted to patrol a month later.
He spent most of his career in Patrol, but worked in the jail and in communications as a sergeant. In 1980, he was promoted to Lieutenant in patrol. He commanded a multi-jurisdictional drug Task Force for 4 years, was the deputy commander in Investigations for 2 years. Returning to Patrol, ran the DUI enforcement program and SWAT team as well as having a patrol team.
He retired in Feb 2000, to command the Colorado Sheriff's Training Institute, a police academy, but still served as an unpaid deputy with Arapahoe County . During the five years he was there, he ran both day and evening classes and averaged graduating 120 students a year. He has taught Ethics, Law, Search and Seizure and other subjects in Police Academies for over 30 years.
He has a BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology and graduated from Northwestern University 's Traffic Institute, School of Police Staff and Command.
While looking for vacation property in SE Alaska , he came across the City of Ketchikan 's website where he found they were seeking a deputy chief. He has been the deputy chief since April 2005.
Deputy Chief Maki is married to Suzanne who works for