Kent Bragg

Sergeant Bragg has served with the Rochester Police Department since August of 1997.

Following his graduation from Taylorville High School, he attended MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. While in college, he served two years as a co-captain of the football team and was also twice chosen as the teams Defensive Most Valuable Player.

After college, Kent accepted a position with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office (IL) where he served seven years as a Correctional and Training Officer. Prior to accepting his current position with the Rochester Police Department, Kent also served as a Juvenile Probation Officer in Morgan County.

Kent was promoted to the rank of Corporal in 2001 and then to Sergeant in 2003. Sergeant Bragg serves as a First Line Supervisor and the Second in Command. He is a 2006 graduate of the FBI National Academy (Session 227) in Quantico, Virginia.

Sergeant Bragg also has held Instructor Certifications in the following areas; Police Firearms, DARE, Control and Arrest Tactics (CAT), Traffic Radar/Lidar, Simunition/Scenario, GRACIE Retention and Control Ground Fighting, Oleoresin Capsicum Aerosol (OC) Spray, ASP Baton, Rapid Deployment and Physical Fitness Specialist from the Cooper Institute.