Erin Freidline was named Deputy Director of the Riley County Police Department in October 2024 and oversees daily operations of the agency. Freidline joined the RCPD in June 2000 as a patrol officer. She served in several capacities working various patrol shifts. Freidline was a school resource officer, and then was selected as a detective, serving the department with the Special Investigations Unit. She promoted to sergeant in 2007 and supervised patrol. In 2009, the Deputy Director was selected as the first supervisor for the Repeat Offender Program and worked closely with detectives, prosecutors and probation personnel to address chronic crime problems in the county. In 2013, Freidline was promoted to lieutenant and led the evening shift before returning to the Investigations Division to supervise detectives, Crime scene personnel and the Evidence section. In 2018, she promoted to major and served as the Commander of the Support Division before transferring to Investigations where she supervised all the investigative units, in addition to the victim advocacy program.
Deputy Director Freidline is a graduate of the 264th session of the FBI National Academy and is a LEADS scholar through the National Institute of Justice. She was a recipient of the 40-Under-40 award from the IACP because of her leadership and commitment to the policing profession. Freidline has also received the Young Alumni award from Kansas State University for her service to the community.
Friedline was raised on a farm in Illinois and then attended K-State, earning a bachelor’s in Sociology. She later earned a master’s in Executive Leadership from Liberty University. Erin stays close to her rural roots and enjoys working on her hobby farm and spending time with her husband and three children.