Five new police officers, Matthew Caldwell, Sydney Pike, Denver Scaggs. Jr., Caleb Tate and Bryce Young have joined the Kannapolis Police Department. All have been assigned to patrol squads and will receive additional training by two experienced police officer mentors.

Matthew Caldwell graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College’s BLET program. Matt is assigned to Patrol Squad C. He is a graduate of East Rowan High School and holds an associate in applied science in Criminal Justice Technology from Rowan Cabarrus Community College and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Appalachian State University. 

He is the son of Kenneth and Diane Caldwell of Granite Quarry. 

Sydney Pike is assigned to Patrol Squad D. He also graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College’s BLET program. Sydney is a graduate of McDowell High School and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

He is married to Morgan, and is the son of Anna Anderson of Marion and Brian Pike of Hendersonville. 

Denver Scaggs Jr. is assigned to Patrol Squad B. He graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College’s BLET program. Denver is a graduate of A.L. Brown High School and studied Information Technology at Rowan Cabarrus Community College. 

He is the son of Denver and Pam Scaggs of Kannapolis. 

Caleb Tate is assigned to Patrol Squad B. He graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College’s BLET program. Caleb is a graduate of Eastern Alamance High School and studied Criminal Justice and Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

He is engaged to Emily and is the son of Melvin and Melissa Rose of Graham.

Bryce Young is assigned to Patrol Squad D. He graduated from Rowan Cabarrus Community College’s BLET program.

Bryce is a graduate of Radford High School in Virginia. He is a Cum Laude graduate from New River Community College with an Associate of Applied Science with a Major in Police Science. He is also a Cum Laude graduate from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. 

He is the son of Michael and Caroline Young of Huntersville.