Tamatha Villar sworn in as police chief for Hayden, Mammoth
Tamatha “Tami” Villar has come home.
Oh, sure. She has never lived in the Copper Corridor. But this is home for her.
On June 1, she officially took her place at the helm of the Hayden and Mammoth Police Departments as chief. One of the things Villar is most excited about is the connection with the people of the Copper Corridor and the “warmth and richness of relationships.”
Villar officially retired from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office on May 31. She began her career in law enforcement in 1997 at the Eloy Police Department after graduating from CARLOTA, the police training academy once run by the Central Arizona College. She then transferred to the county in 2000. She was the region’s Sergeant in 2004 and was promoted to Lieutenant and served out of the San Manuel office from 2007 to 2010. She came back in September 2012 but was reassigned in March 2014.
