Yancy Denning joins Madison SRO Team

Denning joins the current SRO team of Officer Jacob McVey and Officer Tim Armstrong.

(Madison, Ind.) - On Wednesday the Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Yancy Denning as the newest member of the School Resource Officer team at Madison Consolidated Schools.

Denning’s law enforcement career spans 20 years and includes positions with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and Madison City Police, where he served as Chief.

For the past five years, Denning has served our community as a Detective with the Sheriff’s Department. He has extensive experience and training in a number of areas including narcotics and undercover operations, crimes against children, sex and violent crimes, burglaries, and evidence preservation. In 2019, he wrote and received a grant for purchase of the Cellebrite System which is used to unlock, extract, and perform comprehensive recovery and analysis on cell phones and other electronic devices seized by law enforcement. As part of the grant, Denning received training and is the local point for all officers and agencies on this type of investigation. Implementation of this system saves both time and resources for all area law enforcement agencies.

“I have always enjoyed working with our youth,” shared Denning. “As a former coach at Madison, my goal was to have a positive impact on the student-athletes I worked with. In this position, I am really looking forward to developing positive relationships with a much larger community of students and their families. I truly believe when we invest our time and kids know you are there to help and that you care, you can truly change the landscape and, in some cases, the direction of a student’s life.”

Denning joins the current SRO team of Officer Jacob McVey and Officer Tim Armstrong. “I have always worked well with the schools and work closely with the SRO’s on cases as needed,” continued Yancy. “I feel I have a good understanding of the work they do, what is necessary to continue to build upon the solid foundation they have built, and look forward to immersing myself in the daily operations of keeping our schools safe for all students.”

Denning is a 1992 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School, holds an Associates Degree of Science in Law Enforcement from Vincennes University, and graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 1998.

Denning is a member of the Ohio Valley Crime Suppression Task Force, Stacks of Power Lodge #128, Jefferson County Community Corrections Drug Court, an Indiana Law Enforcement certified trainer, Hazardous Materials Operations Training certified operator, former member of the Jefferson County Transitional Services Ruth Haven, Jefferson County Youth Shelter, Jefferson House, Jefferson County Emergency Management Advisory Board, Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 9 Planning Committee, Training Board, and Law Enforcement Board, Jefferson County Local Emergency Planning Council, and Jefferson County Emergency Management Advisory Board.