Three new troopers assigned to county
Comet staff report

Herron

Indiana has 121 new troopers assigned to state police districts throughout the state. Members of the 67th Indiana State Police Academy took their oath of office on July 6 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center. This is the largest Indiana State Police recruit class in the history of the department.

Ten of the new troopers are assigned to the Lafayette District with three to work Carroll and White counties. They are Holly Falk of Wells, Kyle Herron of Fort Wayne, and A.J. Smith of Delphi.

The Lafayette District also includes Benton, Fountain, Clinton, Montgomery, Warren and Tippecanoe counties.

The new troopers will be assigned to field training officers for at least three months before being placed on solo patrol.

The recruits received approximately 840 hours of structured training in law enforcement techniques since Jan. 26. Their curriculum included 80 hours of criminal law instruction, 50 hours of vehicle operations training, 30 hours of psychology and 40 hours of "Survival Spanish." They also developed skills in criminal investigation, vehicle crash investigation and impaired driver prevention and detection.

Smith Falk