A familiar face is now patrolling the streets of Dublin with a different uniform than many citizens may be accustomed to seeing him in.
Cody Reynolds, who has worked in county EMS as an EMT, is now a Dublin police officer after graduating as valedictorian of his class in law enforcement academy at Weatherford College. He also received most professional in his class.
“This achievement is a testament to Cody’s dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence. We are incredibly proud of all he has accomplished and are excited to officially welcome him to our team,” Director of Public Service/Police Chief Cameron Ray said.
With only four days as a law enforcement officer (when the interview was completed), Reynolds is undergoing 14 weeks of Field Training, and has already responded to a variety of calls including a major accident.
“It’s good, I like it so far. It’s an interesting experience,” he said.
Reynolds is from Tolar and graduated from Granbury High School with experience in the Marine Corps ROTC in high school.
This experience led to him joining the Marine Corps reserves a week after high school.
Reynolds is no stranger to being a first responder with work experience at Hood County Jail, Dublin EMS, Erath County EMS, Texas EMS and Pecan Plantation EMS.
“Law enforcement is always what I wanted to do. I feel like it’s a high level of helping people and I still do EMS parttime, so I get to do that as well,” he said.
Since Reynolds has worked county EMS, one asset will be knowing how the different first responder agencies work together.
“I think it will make interagency stuff flow a little better,” he said.
However, with becoming a law enforcement officer Reynolds said he is looking forward to being able to help those who are victims of crime.
“I’m looking forward to being able to do a little more on the protection side,” he said.
Through EMS Reynolds has been in Dublin a fair bit, he said he likes that it is a small community.
“Obviously, there is more of a family aspect to it, especially in the department. You get to know everybody and how everybody works,” he said.