Kole Patterson is a 26 year old police officer born and raised in the Dayton Ohio area. Kole played college football at an HBCU in Charleston, West Virginia called West Virginia state university. He was a four year starter and a three-year captain. He won many awards, but takes the most pride in winning the teammate of the year award the spring of his junior year.Kole went on to become a police officer and has been doing so for three and a half years. He began to really gain social media presence during the pandemic, just showing who he was in uniform and being himself while maintaining a level of professionalism. Since then Kole's presence has taken on many forms and CTN can not wait to learn more about the man behind the moves.

What You Will Hear:

• Kole’s journey growing up and attending an HBCU
• Becoming a police officer
• Making a difference in a system that’s built on a lot of distrust
• Social media
• What community policing means to Kole
• What happens when Kole encounters challenging situations with other cops
• How police culture needs to change

Quotes:

“It was such a life changing experience to  put myself in that situation, to be the minority was just amazing and it helps me in everyday life, not just my career.”

“I like to be very proactive and not reactive.”

“It's just having a conversation with people and being genuine and showing your heart and showing that, I'm not a badge.”

“You wear a badge on your left, uh, left pectoral to protect your heart.”

“I view community policing as just putting yourself in the community in any capacity.”

“The cops are a team. They always say go home safe, but you also gotta make sure the community goes home safe as well.”

“I've always been one to advocate for just fairness, just complete fairness to everyone and all.”

Mentioned

Tiktok @officerkd  @koledallas

Instagram @lordkoledallas

Facebook @kolepatterson