Four Assigned to ISP-Versailles Post at Graduation of 85th Recruit Academy

A total of 21 new State Troopers to the oath of office on Thursday.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The 85th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy completed its graduation ceremony at the Indiana State Capitol on Thursday evening.

Twenty-one new State Troopers took the oath of office, which was delivered by The Honorable Justice Christopher M. Goff, of the Indiana Supreme Court.

Each new Trooper was then presented with their badge and official identification by Superintendent Douglas Carter and his staff.

Four of the new Troopers have been assigned to the Versailles District. They are:

• Jacob Lusby, of Milan
• Noah Moore, of Greensburg
• Mark Naylor, of Westport
• Potraffke, Bryce, of Milan

Their graduation marked the culmination of 24 weeks of intense training which totaled more than 1,100 hours. Some subject areas of training included criminal and traffic law, de-escalation, emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, firearms, impaired driving detection, scenario-based training, and a host of other academic subjects related to modern policing.

Once at their assigned district, the new troopers will spend the next three months working side by side with a series of experienced Field Training Officers. The purpose of the field training is to put to practical application the training received throughout the formal academy training. Upon successful completion of field training, the new troopers will be assigned a state police patrol vehicle and will begin solo patrol in their assigned district.