At a ceremony in Kokomo (date not specified), Mayor Tyler Moore administered the oath of office and the Kokomo Police Department presented badges to three new recruit officers: Laney Arms (badge 480), Elijah Harris (badge 481) and Trent Rawls (badge 482). Assistant Chief Brian Selden opened the event and said it was "a wonderful day for our city, our police department, and these 3 recruit officers and their families."

The oath formally bound the recruits to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the State of Indiana" and to "faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of a police officer of the Kokomo Police Department," language the recruits repeated as the mayor administered the oath. Mayor Tyler Moore said supporting first responders "has been to support our first responders, both police and fire," and added, "I love days like this."

The ceremony included a reading of the department's law enforcement code of ethics by Lieutenant Charlie Forkiller, which began, "As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind," and emphasized safeguarding lives and protecting constitutional rights. Major Scott Perti, Lieutenant Gary Quirk and Lieutenant Charlie Forkiller presented the new shields to the recruits following the oath. Assistant Chief Brian Selden introduced the officers, noting background details provided during the introductions: Arms is a student at Indiana University Kokomo expecting a December 2025 bachelor's degree in criminal justice with a minor in homeland security and emergency management and graduated from the Indiana University Police Academy in August 2025; Harris, a Kokomo native, graduated from Taylor High School (2022), attended Indiana University Kokomo with a criminal-justice major and graduated from the Indiana University Police Academy in August 2025; and Rawls graduated from Eastern High School (2022), is expected to complete a bachelor's degree in criminal justice with a minor in psychology at Indiana University Kokomo in December 2025, and graduated from the Indiana University Police Academy in August 2025.

Chaplain Jeff Russell offered opening and closing prayers, invoking the image of "the peacemakers" and asking for protection and strength for the new officers and their families. The ceremony concluded with remarks urging recruits to uphold integrity and professionalism; attendees were invited to remain for photographs. No formal vote or ordinance was involved in the proceedings.