Thanks from KPD | Opinion

The Kokomo Police Department recently completed its 2nd Annual Junior Police Academy. There were 21 recruits involved in many aspects of law enforcement training. We would like to thank the families of these recruits for allowing them to participate. This event would not be possible without support from the following: City of Kokomo, Indiana University Kokomo, Kokomo Police Department, Indiana University Police Department, First Farmers bank, Community First bank, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Sam’s Club, Rozzi’s Catering, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #78. Superior Court Judge George Hopkins and Security Officer Norris Jones, Kinsey Youth Center’s Jeff Lipinski, Bridges Outreach’sTravis Taflinger. I would like to extend appreciation to officers that developed relationships and interaction, Chief Thomas Remender, Sgt Brian Hunt, Emily West, Kody Detamore ( IUK Police); Chief Rob Baker, Major Brain Seldon, Captain Chris Smith, Detective Sean Kinney, Detective James Nielson, Troy Hintz, Drew Wallsmith, Derek Cole, Tammy Cody, Keith Hair, Ty Solomon, Jason Maynard, Nate Gibson, Kokomo Drug Task Force, K9 Officer Chad VanCamp ( Kokomo Police ); and John Zeck (Howard County retired deputy.) A special thank you to our 2017 Kokomo Junior Police Recruits: Nathan Bedoy, Cora Ebert, Ty Frazier, Ellie Geiselman, Eli Guest, Jayden Roberts-Jameson, Zander Lowery, Kylee McFall, Parker Cavazos, Jonas Paul, Kirsten Paul, Trevor Paul, Kaitlynn Ricketts, Elaine Shaffer, Isaac Smith, Gavyn Summers, Mariah Walsh, Makira Walsh, Melaina Walsh, Jace Watters, Cameron Young. On Behalf of the Kokomo Police Department, we wish these graduates the best in their future careers.

The Kokomo Police Department wishes to extend its thanks to many community partners for such a great night out. On July 25th the Kokomo Police Department participated in 34th Annual National Night out. This year’s locations included Bon Air Neighborhood, Cedar Crest neighborhood, Civic Towers, Dunbar Court, Garden Square Apartments, Indian Heights Neighborhood, Pine Valley, Terrace Towers, Turtle Creek Apartments. These locations provided an environment for our citizens to come together to enjoy food, fun, and safety presentations. In addition, more than 600 of our residents enjoyed a night of swimming free of charge at Kokomo Beach. We would like to acknowledge the following businesses and organizations that contributed to this special night, national sponsor Target, Kokomo Urban Outreach, Bethel Tabernacle, Coca-Cola, Sam’s Club, City of Kokomo, Kokomo Housing Authority, Taylor School Corporation, Kokomo Parks Department, Reformation Ministries, WalMart, Meijer, Texas Roadhouse, and Phi Delta Kappa as well as individual contributors Bob Bailey and Butch Whitacre. This event could not be possible without the continued support of our volunteers, sponsors and community.

Capt. Kevin Summers

KPD

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