Key West Police Department Officer Of The Month

THIS MONTH WE COMMEND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER MIKE
CALDWELL. OFFICER CALDWELL JOINED THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2022.
AS A COLLEGE STUDENT, HE WAS RECRUITED TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THE US NAVAL
ACADEMY, WHERE HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AND SERVED HONORABLY IN THE US NAVY.
WHEN HE CAME TO KEY WEST, HE SERVED AS A TEACHER AND A COACH AT KEY WEST
HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE NOW HE SERVES AS ONE OF TWO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
HE WAS AWARDED A LIFE SAVING AWARD IN 2025. OFFICER CALDWELL IS CERTIFIED IN
CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING AS WELL AS MULTIPLE
ADVANCED CLASSES REQUIRED TO SERVE AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. WHEN OFF
DUTY, HE ENJOYS COACHING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS TWO
SONS AND HIS WIFE, DESIRAE, A DISPATCHER AT THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OFFICER CALDWELL’S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO OUR YOUTH TRULY
REFLECTS THE CORE VALUES OF THE KEY WEST POLICE DEPARTMENT. OFFICER MIKE
CALDWELL, THE BACK THE BLUE OFFICER OF THE MONTH.