Be sure to join us via zoom for September 9 guest speaker, retired Covington Detective Brian Kane. Brian will talk to us about:
Crime Solving: Factual Analysis and Decision Strategy
- When: September 9, 2023
- Time: 11:30 am EST
- Where: this meeting is zoom only this month. Please use the following link to register. The meeting will be recorded and posted later.
NOTE: The meeting registration will show start time of 11am. That is our chapter business meeting. Detective Kemp will speak at 11:30am. If you don’t wish to attend the business meeting, register, and log in shortly before 11:30am.
Brian Kane began his law enforcement career in 1994 as a deputy with the Campbell County Sheriff. In 1999, he moved to the Covington Police Department where he spent the remainder of his career.
In 2007, Brian was promoted to Detective in the Criminal Investigations Bureau, handling burglaries and low-level felony cases. In 2010, Brian was elevated to the Major Case Unit and was responsible for suspicious deaths, homicides, felonious assaults and rape cases. He was later promoted to Detective Sergeant, supervising 10 Detectives and 4 evidence technicians and served a dual role as the lead investigator with the Internal Affairs Unit. He retired in 2020.
He was an active member of the Covington SWAT Team for 14 years and is a Certified Firearms Instructor through the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department of Justice. During his service, Brian received many notable awards, including the Meritorious Valor Award, two Distinguished Service Awards, a Departmental Unit Citation and recognition from the U.S. Army 5th Group Special Forces Group – Airborne.
Today, Brian owns Active Solutions & Consulting, a training and consulting practice. He lives in Newport, Kentucky with his wife, Kelly, of 27 years. They have three daughters, a dog, a cat, and a turtle.
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