At this week's Rotary meeting, we were joined by Charles Kimble, the Interim Police Chief for the Pilot Point Police Department and a member of the Killeen Rotary Club. Chief Kimble has taken the reins while the Police Department conducts a search for a permanent replacement, and spoke of his love of Community Policing and his background in police work across three states.
Chief Kimble spoke of how he saw community policing at its finest growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and how the police force there took the care to work with the community to resolve problems. He served as a police officer for four years before relocating with his wife to North Carolina, where he served on the police forces in Fayetteville and Spring Lake and she furthered her career in the Army at Fort Bragg. He then took the Chief of Police role in Killeen. Following his retirement, he joined the company Strategic Government Resources, where he assists local governments with recruitment.
He has served in the Interim role previously in Jarrell.
Kimble has been with our community for less than a month and has spent that time interacting with citizens and learning the lay of the land, as well as working with officers such as Lt. Preston Green and Sgt. Madison Loughry on updates needed at the Police Department. His primary focus will be on community engagement and supporting our slate of officers until a new permanent Chief of Police can be found.