KSP Commissioner Announces His Retirement

The Kentucky State Police Commissioner, Rodney Brewer, will be retiring at the end of this month (2/2016) after 34 years of service with the agency.

Brewer has been the Comissioner for over 8 years and he has the agency through difficult times including budgetary challenges, construction of a new training academy and executing the merger of the Commercial Vehicle Division into the Kentucky State Police fold.

Several programs have been rolled out since Brewer took office, including the Citizen’s Police Academy, Safe Schools Active Shooter Training Program and most notably, the creation of ‘The Trooper R Class,’ which by statute allows the re-employment of retired troopers.

Under his watch, the number of yearly traffic fatalities in Kentucky have decreased, which he credits to the agency’s ‘Data Driven Enforcement Program’ and the tremendous efforts of road troopers and officers. A reduction in crime, in rural areas, is a direct result of the Criminal Analyst Intel Program he established at each post.

Brewer graduated from the KSP Academy in January of 1980, and has had the rare accomplishment of holding every merit and non-merit rank position within the agency. Some of his assignments included uniformed operations, spe¬cial investigations, narcotics, strategic planning, academy commander and the executive protection detail assigned to guard the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

He says he plans to take a few months off before pursuing other career opportunities.