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Elkhart Police Chief outlines hiring plan, training supports and Night Out event
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Elkhart Police Chief Dan Melanes reported the department’s ongoing recruitment drive, described testing and training supports for applicants, named incoming lateral officers, and promoted the department’s Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 5.
Elkhart Police Chief Dan Melanes told the Board of Safety on July 22 that the department is advancing a multi-stage hiring process intended to reduce current vacancies and bring new officers on board through the remainder of 2025. “We are kinda still moving forward in our hiring process,” Melanes said, describing recent testing and background phases. Melanes said 26 applicants applied, three withdrew before testing and 23 appeared for the department’s combined physical and written screening. “I believe we have 16 that have made it into the background stage,” he said. He described two stages on test day: the physical-agility test,…
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