Paul Nicholson is a Special Investigator with the State of Kansas who has been a member of the Law Enforcement profession for over 31 years.  In 1993, Paul joined the Wichita Police Department serving as a beat officer and member of the South SCAT Team before being promoted to Detective in 2000.  This same year, he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice/Computer Science from WSU.  Paul retired from the WPD in 2020, and quickly began working as a Guest Instructor at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.  He returned to full-time Law Enforcement when he entered his current role with the State in 2021.   

During his time with the WPD Paul served in a number of roles including Field Training Officer, In-service training instructor, undercover Narcotics Detective, and Surveillance Technologist for the department.  He also served for 15 months on the BTK Task Force which caught Dennis Rader in 2005.  

His service in these different capacities repeatedly brought him face to face with Human Trafficking in the Wichita area.  His current position allows him to investigate Labor Trafficking cases across the state for the Kansas Department of Labor.