While a student at Johnson County Community College (JCCC), Aaron Swift wanted to become a Johnson County Police Officer after he met Gregory Russell, JCCC’s former Police Chief. Russell inspired him to consider a career in law enforcement at JCCC, and in 2021, Swift completed officer training at the Johnson County Regional Police Academy, located on JCCC’s main campus in Overland Park.
Today, Swift is a member of this unique police department—one that serves the college but operates with the full authority of a county-recognized law enforcement agency.
Every JCCC campus police officer is state-certified and equipped to handle everything from theft investigations to an active shooter. They carry the same badges, undergo the same academy training, and have the same authority as any police officer in Johnson County but their beat is a college campus, where every call is a chance to build trust with students, not just enforce the law…