Captain Greg Sandel
Investigative Bureau

Captain Sandel has been a member of the Kenton County Police Department since March of 1989 when he was hired as a Tele-communicator in the police departments dispatch center.  On October 20th, 1993 he was hired as a full time police officer.  During his time as a police officer, he served as a Field Training Officer and a Narcotics Officer.  On June 21st, 2001, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant were he supervised various shifts of officers and prepared and coordinated the patrol schedule.  On December 11th, 2007 he was promoted to his current rank of Captain were he serves as the Investigations Bureau Commander. 

 The Bureau of Investigations consists of three individual components:  Criminal Investigations, Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC), and the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force.   There are six officers assigned to the Investigative Bureau: three Criminal Investigation Detectives, one Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Detective and two Narcotics Investigators. 

The Criminal Investigation Detectives handle the investigation of all reported felony crimes, missing person cases, and administrative investigations such as pre-employment background checks. The Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Detective's primary function is to seek out and prosecute individuals who engage in the exploitation of children via the internet.  The two narcotics investigators are assigned to a multi-county task force called the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force (NKDSF).  The narcotics agents, along with personnel from other local police agencies assigned to the task force, work narcotics investigations in a four-county area in Northern Kentucky.

Through the Bureau of Investigations, the Kenton County Department operates an Evidence Collection Unit (ECU) that is called upon to respond to crime scenes and major auto accidents throughout Northern Kentucky. The services of ECU have been requested by numerous agencies including the Kentucky State Police and the F.B.I.  The ECU is primarily staffed by Criminal Investigation Detectives and these duties are in addition to their daily responsibilities of investigating felony crimes, missing person cases, and administrative investigations within our primary jurisdiction.

Captain Sandel is life-long resident of Kenton County were he graduated from Simon Kenton High School.  Captain Sandel also attended the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville and he is a graduate of the 111th Administrative Officers Course.