Monday, December 19, 2016

Canton Police Hires New Officer

The Canton Police Department has recently hired Officer Kathleen Gerdes to join their team. For the past two years Officer Gerdes has worked as an Officer at the Floyd County Police Department. She is the sister of Detective Allison Gerdes who is employed with the Canton Police Department in the Criminal Investigations Department.

In her free time, Officer Gerdes is an avid outdoor enthusiast who likes to spend time with family and read books. She was sworn in, December 14, 2016 at 4:00 PM, by the honorable Judge Thomas D. Roach at City Hall. Over the next few months, Officer Gerdes will be working in our field training program to learn the streets of Canton and get to know the members of our great community.


Chief Mark J. Mitchell said, "Officer Kathleen Gerdes will be an excellent fit for this organization. During the course of her employment process, we found that her experience, attitude, mindset and background shows that she is the caliber of Officer that we need at our department to both protect and engage with our Community."