Miranda Wright rejoins Olney Police Department

Miranda Wright has rejoined Olney Police Department. She was sworn in by Chief Dan Birbeck at the Olney City Council Meeting Monday, March 8. As a current employee of the Olney Police Department, she is assigned to the Patrol Division on the night shift. Her job responsibilities include: taking calls for service, enforcing state and federal laws, and making arrests where probable cause exists. Her primary responsibility is the interdiction of narcotics for the Olney Police Department. She will focus on manufacturing, distribution, delivery, and possession of narcotics in and around Olney.

Having been employed previously with the Young County Sheriff ’s Office as a patrol deputy, Wright was a K-9 handler Miranda Wright has rejoined Olney Police Department. She was sworn in by Chief Dan Birbeck at the Olney City Council Meeting Monday, March 8. As a current employee of the Olney Police Department, she is assigned to the Patrol Division on the night shift. Her job responsibilities include: taking calls for service, enforcing state and federal laws, and mak making numerous narcotic arrests. Before working for the Sheriff, Wright worked for the Olney Police Department as a Lieutenant and K-9 handler. She was partnered with K-9 Foxx for five years and made or assisted in multiple narcotics arrests.

In addition to her 15-year law enforcement career and her status as a U.S. Army Veteran, Wright holds a Master Peace Officer License through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) with more than 3,700 hours of continuing education with TCOLE. Moreover, she is a nationally certified emergency medical technician, has an associate degree in criminal justice, and is currently enrolled in school to obtain her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Wright is a certified police instructor and has attended the LEMIT (Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas) Command Staff Leadership Course.