ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WAVE) – Faced with a tight budget and rising demands on its 17 officer police department, the City of Alexandria in Campbell County tried something different. Instead of hiring an additional officer and taking on the added expenses of equipping that officer, the police chief at the time hired a social worker to respond in tandem with officers.The goal was to provide expertise and immediately connect people in crisis to needed services.“I’m more the second responder, so the officer responds first,” police social worker Kelly Pompilio said. “There are times that I do go on...…ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WAVE) – Faced with a tight budget and rising demands on its 17 officer police department, the City of Alexandria in Campbell County tried something different. Instead of hiring an additional officer and taking on the added expenses of equipping that officer, the police chief at the time hired a social worker to respond in tandem with officers.The goal was to provide expertise and immediately connect people in crisis to needed services.“I’m more the second responder, so the officer responds first,” police social worker Kelly Pompilio said. “There are times that I do go on...WW…