4 Kirkwood Police Officers Get Promotions

The following article was submitted by the Kirkwood Police Department.

The Kirkwood Police Department is pleased to announce several promotions.  Dennis Wigge, a Kirkwood Police Officer with 17 years experience, was promoted to lieutenant. He has experience as a patrol officer, general assignment detective, narcotics detective, and most recently as a sergeant of 5 years.

Steve Guyer, a Kirkwood Police Officer with 24 years experience, was also promoted to lieutenant. He served as a patrolman, general assignment detective, and most recently as a sergeant of four years.  

Officers Steve Urbeck and Andy Alderman were promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Steve Urbeck has been with the Kirkwood Police Department for 20 years and has worked as a patrolman and detective. Steve has been in the detective bureau for the last 10 years and was a general assignment detective and primary evidence officer.

Andy Alderman has been with the Kirkwood Police Department for 5 years.  He was with the Kansas City, MO, Police Department for 12 years as a patrol officer and detective in internal affairs before joining Kirkwood.  Andy has experience in Kirkwood as a patrol officer and most recently as a general assignment detective of 3 1/2 years.   

The promotions were made possible due to the recent retirements of two long-time lieutenants, Chris Nagel who served the citizens of Kirkwood for 31 years and Robert Kosyan, who served the citizens of Kirkwood for over 43 years.  While the department will miss the experience and dedication Chris Nagel and Robert Kosyan provided, we are pleased to have exceptional officers to take their place.