Each week, The Tribune will be spotlighting local law enforcement and first responders.

Whether they are police officers, firefighters or emergency medical personnel, these men and women in uniform are highly trained to serve and protect their communities.

Name: Officer Gilbert Carpenter

Agency: Seymour Police Department

Badge number: 34-80

Position: Patrolman

Years of Service: 17 years

Other police experience: Jackson County Sheriff’s Department

Hobbies: Horseback riding, hiking, hunting, trapshooting

Favorite part of being a police officer: DARE program

Favorite food: Deer steak

Favorite sports: Baseball

Favorite musician: Jonathan Moffett

Hidden talent: Harmonica

Words of wisdom: “When the storm passes, the sinful man is no more, but the man who is right with God has a place to stand forever.” — King Solomon