INDIANAPOLIS – The 84th Indiana State Police (ISP) Recruit Academy completed its graduation ceremony in the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda on Thursday evening.
After the commencement address, the oath of office for the 28 new State Police Troopers was delivered and each new trooper was then presented with their badge and official identification.
Locally, Payton Parker, of Franklin, was one of the graduates and has been assigned to the Lafayette district.
The graduation marked the culmination of 24 weeks of training totaling over 1,100 hours. Subject areas of training included criminal and traffic law, de-escalation, defensive tactics, firearms, impaired driving detection, and others related to modern policing.
Each graduating trooper will be assigned to one of 14 State Police Posts across Indiana and will spend the next three months working side by side with a series of experienced Field Training Officers. Upon successful completion of field training, the new troopers will be assigned a state police patrol vehicle.
To view the 84th ISP Recruit Academy graduation program and a list of the new troopers, go here.