STAFF

Major Joe Webb Joey Webb was born and raised in Louisville. He attended the University of Louisville after graduating from Seneca High School in 1994. After college he was hired by the Louisville Police Department. Lieutenant Webb held several positions within the Louisville Police Department and the Louisville Metro Police Departments. These positions included being assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit as a detective and detective sergeant. In 2011, he was promoted to Lieutenant in the 8 th Division, which at the time included the Middletown area. He retired from LMPD in September of 2018.

Det. Scott Beck was born and raised in Louisville and graduated from Moore High School. His Law Enforcement career began in 1996 when he was hired by the Jefferson County Corrections Department (JCCD) as a Corrections Officer. There he served in the Security Units of the jail and was a member of the Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT). He joined the former Jefferson County Police Department (JCPD) in 2000, which later merged into the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), and was assigned to Adam District/Eighth Division. Scott served as a Patrolman, Flex Detective and CID Detective while in the Eighth Division. He was also a member of the Special Response Team (SRT) and Bicycle Response Team (BRT). His training and certifications include the Police Mountain Bike Course, ATV Course, Patrol Rifle, Crisis Intervention Team, RADAR, Alcohol Beverage Control and the FTO/PTO Course. Scott retired from LMPD in 2019 before joining the Middletown Police Department that same year.

Officer Michael Cummins was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from Male High School in 2011, Michael joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served 5 years enlisted as an Air Traffic Controller. While serving in the Marines, Michael met his wife, who is a law enforcement officer with the City of Shively. After being discharged from the Marine Corps, Michael was employed with the University of Louisville Police Department and graduated with the DOCJT Academy, located in Richmond, Virginia in August of 2020. He served in this capacity until recently being employed with the City of Middletown Police Department in July, 2023.

Sgt. Eric Kemper was born and raised in Louisville’s south end and graduated from St. Xavier High School. His Law Enforcement career began in 1992 when he was hired by the Jefferson County Police Department as a cadet.   After graduating from the Police Academy, Eric as assigned to the Adam District, which included the east end of Jefferson County. Eric transferred to Charlie District, which included the areas of Fairdale and Okolona. Eric worked in the Police Property Room for several years before being transferred to the LMPD 7th Division. Eric retired from LMPD in 2014.   Eric was hired by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office in 2015 and left there to pursue a career with the Middletown Police Department.

Sgt. Holly Rogers was born and raised in Louisville, KY and graduated from Moore High School.  Officer Rogers received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville in 1996.  Her Law Enforcement career began in 1997, when she was hired as a cadet with the Jefferson County Police Department and became a sworn Police Officer April 1999. She was assigned to Baker District and then the 7th Division after merger.  In 2005, Officer Rogers became a division detective in the 7th Division.  She transferred to the Homicide Unit in July 2009 and remained until she was promoted to sergeant in January 2011 and transferred to the 3rd Division as a patrol sergeant.  In September 2012, Officer Rogers transferred to the newly created Crime Information Center where she supervised crime analyst and detectives.  In October of 2017, she transferred to the Court Liaison office, where she remained until retiring on August 1, 2020.  Officer Rogers then joined the Middletown Police Department on October 12, 2020.

Officer Nathan Benge was raised in a small town in Indiana. After graduating from high school, he  served in the U.S. Army for four years with 1/25 th SBCT and was stationed at Fort Wainwright,  AK. Nathan completed a tour of duty in Iraq, and afterwards, attended Kansas State  University. He began his police career in 2015 with Louisville Metro Police Department and  was assigned to the 2 nd division. Nathan is a resident of Middletown, KY.

Officer Jeffrey Bell began his career in Public Service in 1980, as a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT, before becoming a Police Officer in 1988. During his career he served in many roles, including patrol, traffic enforcement, training instructor, field training officer and criminal investigations. Jeff has received several prestigious awards, such as Community Service, Meritorious Service, Advanced Training, Lifesaving, and Letters of Commendation from the U.S. Secret Service, Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, and the Veterans Administration, for investigative work. In 2013, Jeff retired from the Anchorage, KY Police Department, and then went on to serve with the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office. He joined the Middletown Police Department in July, 2023.