Mayor swears in five Kent Police officers

Published 11:56 am Thursday, October 23, 2014

Five new officers recently joined the Kent Police force.

The five were sworn in by Mayor Suzette Cooke at the Oct. 21 City Council meeting after Police Chief Ken Thomas gave a brief description about each officer. They are:

• Andrew Grove

He served three years recently with the Philippine National Police as he helped lead an anti-human trafficking group. He previously served nine years with the Kent Police.

• Eric Wesson

He served 10 years in Tucson, Arizona before joining Kent for two years. He left Kent in 2011 for California to handle some family matters and has returned to Kent.

• Eli Morris

He recently served one year with the University of Washington Police.

• Kevin Strong

He served five years with the Memphis, Tenn., police and is a U.S. Army veteran.

• Jamey Hattaway

He worked two years as an officer in Alabama after 12 years in Florida.