August 12, 2024

Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon swore in Matthew Kieper (CPD303) as the Columbus Police Department’s (CPD) newest police officer this morning at City Hall. Kieper is a graduate of Faith Academy of Bellville in Texas, where he obtained his high school diploma. After high school, Kieper joined the U.S. Marine Corps where he served for four years. He continued his public service at the College Station Police Department as a police officer, and then the U.S Secret Service where he was a uniformed officer protecting the White House.

Kieper will undergo a couple weeks of training with CPD instructors before hitting the streets and starting his field training.