Former Cheney patrol officer takes on SRO duties at high school

Former patrol officer with the Cheney Police Department Dane Gilman has taken on a new role this year, filling the position of school resource officer at Cheney High School.

Retired Sgt. Kelly Hembach has been the school’s SRO for several years, but moved to help the district in a greater capacity as director of security in December 2017, managing security for multiple schools and leaving the high school without a full-time officer.

For years, the Cheney Police Department and the Cheney School District have had a relationship, with the police department providing an SRO for the high school, Ch...