Meet your District 2 SRO's
Officer Ryan Knapp
I have been a police officer with CSPD since 2011. I have worked patrol in every Division and served three years as a detective in the Special Victims Section. I am also a police training officer, and defensive tactics instructor. I joined the SRO unit in 2021. I enjoy working with kids and I believe it is the most positive and rewarding assignment one can have as a police officer.
Prior to becoming a police officer, I was an MP in the Army. I am a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan.
When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my family and playing/watching sports.
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Officer Ruselis Perry
Hello all, my name is Officer Ruselis Perry. I was born and raised in Colorado Springs. I graduated from Roy J. Wasson High School, attended Pikes Peak State College, and Nazarene Bible College. Before joining the Colorado Springs Police Department, I was a professional martial artist, and performer. The highlights of my pre-law enforcement career are, I was one of the original American Ninja Warrior contestants, helping to launch the show on seasons 1 & 2 before it took off. I was featured on the Spartan Race television show. I auditioned successfully for Cirque Du Soleil and performed both on stage and in feature films as both a martial artist, stunt man, and actor. I have worked in the fitness and martial arts world for over 30 years and have taught gymnastics as well. While performing I got an itch to serve others like never before. In my opinion there is no better place to serve my community than law enforcement. I have been employed as a police officer going on 8 years now and still find great purpose in it. Throughout my PD career, I have been blessed to work patrol in 3 different divisions and have worked as a Recruiter and Community Relations Officer. However, after some encouragement from some supervisors, I felt drawn to become a school resource officer. I have been around kids my whole life, teaching and training them. I believe this is where I am supposed to be. I don’t really believe any kid is unable to overcome their life situations and hope to inspire some to be resilient and successful while I am here. I am here to build bridges and build up strong kids. Thank you all.