Major Greg Steere has served the Riley County Police Department and the citizens of Riley County since May 14th, 2000 when he was hired as corrections officer. Steere is a graduate of Kansas State University where he holds a Bachelor's of Science in Secondary Education with an emphasis in biology, chemistry and physics. He was promoted to major on Nov. 17, 2020, to serve as commander of the Patrol Division. He has led the Professional Standards & Accreditation Division since 2025.
Steere is a graduate of Southern Police Institute's Administrative Officer's Course where he made the Dean's List and received the William Walsh Director's Award as the highest academic graduate. He is also a graduate of the Certified Public Manager, Law Enforcement Leadership Academy.
Steere was hired as a Riley County Police Officer in March 2001 and was assigned to the Patrol Division. With his background in education, Steere quickly became involved in the training of new officers and was selected to become a certified instructor in Problem-Based Learning. He then partnered with two other employees to implement the new PTO recruit training program. Steere is also a certified instructor for reality-based training and has been a guest instructor for the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. In 2007, he was promoted to sergeant in the Patrol Division. During this time, Captain Steere was responsible for implementing the department's taser program and became RCPD's primary less lethal instructor.
In December 2011, Steere was promoted to lieutenant, and since that time has served in the Training Section, the Criminal Intelligence Unit and the Patrol Division. Steere has served the department in several capacities throughout his career. He served 15 years on the department's Emergency Response Unit Tactical Team and was the team leader for seven of those years. He is a master taser instructor, fair and impartial policing instructor, as well as a FLETC-certified active violence instructor.
Steere has received numerous awards during his career, including the Life Saving Award in 2001 and the Commendation Award in 2005. He was named as the RCPD Supervisor of the Year in 2014 and 2016. Steer, and other team members, received the State Commendation Award from the KACP for the tactical team's safe resolution to two significant barricade incidents.