When Trigg County Schools opens its doors to students Wednesday, August 13, they will recognize one school resource officer — as Rusty Rosencrance heads into year No. 3 with the district through the Cadiz Police Department.
Two new guys, however, will be on his six — responsible for 11 buildings, a wide campus and more than 2,200 souls during any given day.
Police Chief Tyler Thomas announced the hiring of Mark Reid and Chris Greenfield Monday afternoon, both already sworn in by Cadiz Mayor Todd King.
An SRO in Christian County for the last five years, Reid said he’s looking forward to building relationships on the campus. Cadiz and Trigg County was an obvious transition in his career — which spans two decades in the Hopkinsville Police Department, a short stint with Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement and more than 15 years with the Christian County Sheriff’s Office — which included two years in Pembroke, and one year as a detective through the Commonwealth’s Attorney Office.
Reid worked with Rosencrance in Christian County, and the duo live two miles apart south of Hopkinsville around Herndon, and it’s a place he has been since 1980.
Greenfield, meanwhile, is a St. Louis native who, after serving in the military, permanently moved here and went to work for the Murray Police Department in 2009. In 2015, he had a two-month stint with the Cadiz Police Department — before a one-year stay with the Mayfield Police Department and a decade with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office brought him to this point.
In the past, he has enjoyed not only this change of pace, but is drawn to the joy of working with kids.
He and his wife live near Big Bear.
Both Reid and Greenfield said they were ready to be here.
Rosencrance, meanwhile, said he’s looking forward to this next academic calendar.
Thomas said this was, unfortunately, the closest he has had to cut in the hiring process before school began — following the retirement of Richard Palmer, and Todd DeArmond’s return to Christian County Public Schools.
However, Thomas also said he didn’t want to put untrained, young recruits in the school system. Together, Rosencrance, Reid and Greenfield have more than 50 years of law enforcement experience at multiple levels.
Thomas also said he takes “a lot of pride” in visits with school marshals and auditors, which usually come with high marks on the district’s safety protocols.
