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Serve & Protect: Meet Waynetown Marshal Kyle Proctor

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Kyle Proctor, a husband and father of three boys, is a busy man most days. He works throughout the week as a town marshal in Waynetown and as a dispatcher in the Montgomery County Central Communications Center.

Proctor has served the Waynetown community for 24 years and has been the town marshal for 18 years.

As a child, Proctor wanted to be a police officer but didn’t expect to be where he is today. He originally studied psychology in college and wanted to be a family counselor.

One thing Proctor appreciates working in law enforcement in Waynetown is how community oriented his department is.

“Waynetown’s a little unique because we try to be more proactive in the community,” he said. “We started a nonprofit through Waynetown, it’s called Blue Gives Back.”

Blue Gives Back is a program that was started by Waynetown police officers and their wives to further serve the community. The program has been a big part of Waynetown for several years now.

Some of the contributions the program has provided are events like Kids Night Out at the pool and children’s games at the town’s Oktoberfest festival. The program also helps those in the Waynetown community who need assistance with their utility bills, food for holidays and even hands-on help like yard work.

Proctor and his fellow officers believe being present and hosting activities for children is important, making sure they are on the right path in life.

“I mean, we’re a little different because none of us want to take people to jail,” he said. “So we do a lot to try to start early.”

Though he enjoys his job and knows what he’s doing is important, it isn’t always easy. Often times both jobs are stressful and traumatic.

As a dispatcher, Proctor took the 911 call involving the Darlington who killed her two young children in 2016. He said one of this hardest parts of that call was sending his fellow officers to the scene, knowing what they were going to encounter.

Proctor also has been on the other side of a traumatic call. He recalled being dispatched to the scene of car crash involving two teen boys. The car had flipped and caught fire, and Proctor was the first officer on the scene.

“I knew who the kids were, they knew me. And he’s yelling, help me get out of here,” Proctor said. “Help me get out of here, as it’s on fire.”

He wasn’t able to save the teen and the event was something that affected him for the next two years.

Proctor deals redirects the stress and trauma of his duties with baseball and woodworking.

When he’s not in his law enforcement uniform or dispatching emergency calls, Proctor is the head coach for the American Legion Post 72’s baseball team. Baseball takes up a lot of his free time, as he’s even planning and having meetings for the next season when it’s offseason. 


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