GPPD Podcast - Grand Prairie Police (TX‪)‬ Nate & KD

Send us a Text Message.Come join us! Sign up for our test on September 14, 2024. https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/grandprairietx/jobs/4574798/police-officerChris grew up as a military brat, living all over the globe. He got involved in law enforcement in 2011 where he worked for a sheriff's office (detention) for about 3 years. Chris then joined DPS as a Texas State Trooper for a few years. He transferred to the DFW area where he worked around Ellis County.&...

Send us a Text Message.Jeremy Wright is the ASAC (Assistant Special Agent in Charge) at the Dallas FBI Office. As ASAC, Jeremy oversees FBI Dallas’ Criminal Branch 2 which manages Crimes Against Children, Human Trafficking, HUMINT, TOC-E, TOC-W, Violent Crime, Violent Gangs, and the Confidential File Room.Jeremy was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky. He attained a master’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology in 2002 from Morehead State ...

Send us a Text Message.Fidel (the 3rd) was born in Puerto Rico and came to the US when he was four. His dad joined the Army and he lived the typical army brat live moving all across the country. Fidel went to four different high schools in a two-year period. After high school he enlisted in the USMC where he served in the infantry. He did four years and deployed twice to the Middle East. After getting out of the military, he got into government contra...

Send us a Text Message.Keegan came to GPPD after graduating college. He has been with GPPD since 2017. In that time he has been a patrol officer, Crime Scene Investigations Field Tech, and a Field Training Officer. Keegan grew up in Bedford and went to college at Texas State in San Marcos, TX. He got his degree in Criminal Justice. He originally wanted to be a Game Warden due to his love of hiking and hunting. He is a proud husband and father. #firstrespond...

Send us a Text Message.Travis grew up in the Valencia area of California, playing sports as a kid. He developed a desire to get into law enforcement while in high school, after doing a ride-a-long with his neighbor who was an officer for LAPD. After college, Travis got a job with Culver City PD. In his time there, he did patrol, special enforcement team, and then SWAT. He even rode around sometimes on a sweet e-bike (of which KD didn't find too impressive). &nbs...

Send us a Text Message.Dylan took an interesting path into Law Enforcement. He first got hired as a dispatcher by a local agency. He later went to policing but didn't successfully complete training, therefore going back into dispatch. He didn't give up on his goal and got hired on by another agency. He completed training there and did well for a few years. After attending outside training and meeting one of our officers (shoutout to Nowak), he applied and got hir...