Knox County Sheriff Donna Dennison and Chief Deputy Tim Carroll have promoted Patrick Polky, of St. George, to the rank of lieutenant as the new patrol administrator for the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

Polky started his law enforcement career in Camden in 2000 where he rose to the rank of sergeant. He left law enforcement for a short time to further his education before being hired by the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in 2014.

He was promoted to patrol sergeant in 2015. Polky is a police instructor in drug recognition as an expert, advanced roadside impairment detection, standardized field sobriety testing and breath testing devices.

The patrol administrator is responsible for the supervision of the operational aspects of patrol services, including specialized patrol services and all related administration, and is responsible for the office in the absence of the Sheriff and Chief Deputy.

Polky also recently retired as a First Sergeant in the National Guard after serving 21 years.

The Sheriff and Chief are always grateful for the service of the veterans who are employed at the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Jail, they said in a news release.