Captain Darren Smith
Administrative Bureau Commander 

As Commander of the Administration Bureau, Captain Smith is responsible for overseeing all record requests, accreditation, policy updates, hiring, training, administration of office personnel and community projects.

Captain Smith also serves as Manager of the Kenton County Communication Center. Their primary responsibility is to process 9-1-1 calls, as well as other non-emergency public safety calls originating in any of our jurisdictions. We dispatch those calls using police, fire and EMS radio systems maintained by our center. We also perform many ancillary functions; such as warrant communications, state and national law enforcement communications, utility and wrecker notifications and alarm monitoring.   

Captain Darren Smith has been a member of the Kenton County Police Department since August 16, 1990.  He was promoted to the rank of Captain on July 02, 2002.  Captain Smith has over 2600 hours of police training and is a graduate of the 219th Session of the FBI National Academy. Captain Smith has an extensive background in Patrol Procedures, Criminal Investigations, Narcotics Investigations and Evidence Collection.

Community Projects

Since 2002, the Kenton County Police Department has dedicated resources toward educating our citizens with the following programs: Kenton County Police Citizens' Academy, Youth Citizens' Academy, Internet Crimes Against Children, Elder Abuse, Identity Theft and Stranger Danger.  Our community programs are designed not only to educate but also to build police-community partnerships. 

This fall, the Kenton County Police Department formed a partnership with Thomas More College in an effort to provide young men and women of the community with an understanding of the Criminal Justice System.  First-year students who register for the "Crime and Society" course will receive three credit hours upon successful completion.  Our partnership with Thomas More is believed to be the first of its kind in the tri-state area.

Internet Crimes Community Education

 Computers and the Internet are playing a growing role in crime and exploitation in our community.  In order to address the issues surrounding computers and crime, the Kenton County Police Department has joined the nationwide Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.  In addition to dedicating a detective to ICAC work on a full-time basis, the department is also proud to offer a number of community education programs.  In order to schedule a presentation for your organization, please contact Andrew.schierberg@kentoncounty.org.