Troy Police Captain Graduates from Prestigious FBI Academy

Troy Police Captain and 35 year law enforcement veteran Keith Frye recently graduated from the highly respected FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Two hundred sixteen law enforcement officers graduated on Friday, June 14, 2013 from the FBI National Academy Program. The 253rd Session of the National Academy consisted of men and women from 48 states. Included in the class were members of law enforcement agencies from the District of Columbia, 24 International countries, three military organizations, and five federal civilian organizations.

Internationally known for its academic excellence, the National Academy Program, held at the FBI Academy, offers 10 weeks of advanced investigative, management, and fitness training for selected officers having proven records as professionals within their agencies. On average, these officers have 19 years of law enforcement experience and usually return to their agencies to serve executive-level positions.

FBI Director Robert Mueller, was the principal speaker at the ceremony. Training for the program is provided by the FBI Academy instructional staff, Special Agents, and other staff members holding advanced degrees, many of whom are recognized internationally in the fields of expertise.

Since 1972, National Academy students have been able to earn undergraduate and graduate credits from the University of Virginia due to the accreditation by the university of the many courses offered.

The graduating officers were represented by the class spokesperson, Commander, Michael Geier, with the Albuquerque Police Department, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  A total of 46,826 graduates now represent the FBI National Academy since it began in July 1935.  Of this number, approximately 29,313 are still active in law enforcement work.
 
Captain Keith Frye possesses approximately 35 years of law enforcement experience encompassing a wide variety of assignments as a civilian, an officer, and a supervisor. Captain Frye began his law enforcement career as a Police Cadet with the City of Troy in 1978. He accepted a position as a Police Officer with a rural department in late 1979, however returned to Troy as a Police Officer in 1980. 

In 1983, Officer Frye became a member of the Patrol Support Team.  Later that same year, Officer Frye was wounded while attempting to apprehend a fleeing felon. In 1984, Officer Frye was selected as a member of the newly formed Directed Patrol Unit. In 1987, Directed Patrol Unit officers were recognized and honored as Police Officer’s of the Year for their efforts in addressing criminal activity.

After completing his assignment in the Directed Patrol Unit, Officer Frye returned to the Patrol Division for a short time before accepting an assignment as an undercover officer within the Special Investigations Unit. Officer Frye was promoted from the Special Investigations Unit to the rank of Sergeant in 1993.
Sgt. Frye served the department as a supervisor within the Patrol Division, the Oakland County Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Special Investigations Unit, and the Criminal Investigations Section.

Each of those assignments broadened his experience in both overt and covert investigative processes.  In 2001, Sergeant Frye was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

Lieutenant Frye served assignments as a Patrol Division Shift Commander and Commander of the Office of Staff Inspections. In 1993, he was named Commander of the Criminal Investigations Section and later, Commander of the Special Investigations Section. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in January of 2009.

Captain Frye is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Staff and Command and the Mid-Michigan Law Enforcement Leadership Institute. He is affiliated with a number of professional law enforcement executive organizations at the federal, state, and local levels.