Name: Robert Lakin
Email Address: rlakin@ windhamsheriff.com
Title: Captain

Captain Robert Lakin graduated from Bellows Falls Union High School in June 1988. He joined the U.S. Army where he worked as a Crew Chief on a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter. He is a Desert Storm Veteran where he proudly served in both Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm from 1990 - 1991. He joined the Windham County Sheriff's Department in June 2000 and decided to go full-time in October 2004. In May 2005, he graduated from the 79th Basic Vermont Police Academy Full-Time Class. In November 2007, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In November 2008, he was promoted to the rank of Captain/Chief Deputy. Captain Lakin is one of the Department's two State Transport Deputies and a V.C.J.T.C. Firearms Instructor.

Robert and his wife Justine have been married since August 2002. Their son Dana graduates from Norwich University in May 2009. Robert's hobbies include: combat shooting, archery, hunting, hiking, camping and proudly serving the citizens of Windham County.