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Riley County Police Department announces hiring event, SRO changes and school‑zone enforcement
Summary
RCPD said a two‑day hiring event Aug. 28–29 will consolidate initial screening and testing to speed onboarding; the department also introduced a new school‑resource officer and highlighted upcoming community safety events.
Riley County Police Department officials briefed the commission on Aug. 20 about recruitment and school‑safety plans as the academic year begins.
Brian Pete of RCPD said the department has a new school‑resource officer, Natalie Soup, replacing a recent retirement, and that it will hold a two‑day hiring event Aug. 28–29 to perform application intake, fitness tests and other screenings on site. "We're going to have our first ever hiring event at the police department... so we're going to do it all at once over a two‑day period," Pete said, adding the acceleration aims to shorten the multi‑month hiring pipeline. He also noted a bike‑rodeo safety event at Oliver Brown Elementary on Aug. 22 and community outreach events set for September, including Coffee with a Cop and National Night Out.
Pete said the department will maintain high visibility in school zones and Aggieville during the start of the school year and will coordinate with university police and area security teams. He described the hiring event as an effort to move candidates through testing and background checks more quickly so vacancies can be filled sooner.
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