Independence native Chelsea Little is Park Hills’ newest police officer.
Little graduated from Simon Kenton High School in 2020. She played basketball into her college career at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, where she majored in biology and minored in criminal justice.
City council voted to approve Little’s hiring at Monday’s meeting, where she told them she had always wanted to be a police officer.
Little will now begin her field training, complete course work and await word from the police academy that she can begin their program.
Police Chief Cody Stanley said he expects that she will be fully trained and operating on her own by January of 2025 at the latest.
“I did the interview with her, and she’s got a good head on her shoulders,” Stanley said. “Everybody I’ve talked to speaks highly of her and her background was fantastic.”