Glenda Sherrod is a Winston County native who joined the Louisville Police Department in 2017, and was recently promoted to the rank of Patrolman First Class, as well as being given the responsibility of shift leader with three other officers under supervision. Sherrod is a member of the Louisville High School Class of 1989, and entered military service in July of that year, spending 14 years in the Army, an experience which has proven to be very valuable in her law enforcement career. After leaving the Army in 2003, Sherrod was a member of the Mississippi National Guard from 2005-2007. It was 10 years after her National Guard experience, in 2017, that Sherrod made the move into law enforcement, motivated by a desire to make a difference in her community, and the fact that friends told her that it was her calling. The Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Training Academy offered challenges, but Sherrod’s military experience helped her through. Even though she was older than many of her peers, and had to do more conditioning, her mental toughness helped prepare her for those experiences. Sherrod added that the training at MLEOTA was more intense than the military, in certain ways, bringing a realization that there are no routine days or calls in law enforcement and one never knows what the day will bring, or if the next call will be your last one. Sherrod is not just a police officer, she is also a mother and grandmother, with three children and one granddaughter. When she first discussed becoming a police officer there was some apprehension, but now her children just see her as Mom. Sherrod added that the trust factor that she has been able to develop with members of the community, and the fact that her life experiences helps her to positively impact situations is a very good feeling.
