Cape Girardeau Police Department celebrates promotions and honors heroic actions

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) – The Cape Girardeau Police Department recently celebrated the promotions of six officers during a ceremony. Here are the promoted officers and their new roles:

Lieutenant Darrin Sides: Now serving as Patrol Commander
Lieutenant Keith Green: Now serving as Auxiliary Services Commander
Sergeant Brett Hellmann: Now supervisor of “A Platoon”
Sergeant Cody Farrow: Now supervisor of “B Platoon”
Corporal Jake Carter: Now corporal of “A Platoon”
Corporal Andrew Nabholz: Now corporal of “C Platoon”

Each of these officers has demonstrated exceptional leadership, commitment, and service to their community.

Special Recognition

During the ceremony, Lieutenant Darrin Sides received a Life Saving Award for his heroic actions on December 13, 2024.

He responded to a call about an individual who jumped from the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in an apparent suicide attempt.

Sides demonstrated extraordinary courage and teamwork by entering a rescue boat alongside Fire and EMS personnel to locate and recover the individual from the Mississippi River.

His quick thinking and commitment to duty helped save the individual’s life.

Please join us in congratulating these officers on their promotions and recognizing Lieutenant Sides’ outstanding bravery and dedication.