Brownsburg commission accepts resignation, approves conditional hire and removes officer from probation
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The Brownsburg Police Commission accepted Officer Oliver Hughes’s resignation, approved a conditional offer for lateral candidate Adam Hazelwood and removed Officer Jason Oppenhoer from probation; each item passed by voice vote Sept. 9.
The Brownsburg Board of Police Commissioners on Sept. 9 read and accepted a resignation, approved a conditional job offer for a lateral candidate and approved removal of an officer from probationary status.
The votes matter to staffing: the actions change the sworn count and allow the department to proceed with onboarding an experienced candidate who must still finish background and medical clearances.
Commissioner (name not specified in the record) read a resignation letter dated Sept. 22, 2025 from Officer Oliver Hughes that stated, in full, “please let this letter serve as my desire to resign from the Brownsville Police Department as of 09/22/2025 for reasons that are personal to me. I’ve enjoyed serving the town of Brownsburg and wish my fellow officers and colleagues the best as I make this transition for me and my family. Sincerely, Oliver Hughes.” The commission moved, seconded and approved the resignation by a voice vote — commissioners indicated “Aye” and the president stated “Motion carries.”
The commission then approved Chief Joseph Grimes’s recommendation to extend a conditional offer of employment to Adam Hazelwood, an experienced officer on the department’s eligible list from the 2025 lateral certified recruitment process. The chief told the commission Hazelwood currently serves with Wayne Township Schools and previously served with the Lawrence Police Department, and that because Hazelwood’s separation from Lawrence occurred more than 180 days ago he must complete parts of the employment process again (including psychological, physical, drug screening and the remaining background interview). A commissioner moved to approve a conditional offer, it was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Separately, the commission approved a letter from Chief Grimes dated Aug. 26, 2025 requesting removal of Officer Jason Oppenhoer from probationary status and the board approved that action by motion and voice vote.
The meeting record shows each item passed on voice votes with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. The chief’s staffing account later in the meeting indicated the resignation will reduce the department’s sworn total to 61 against an authorized allocation of 62; the chief said one conditional offer is pending to fill a vacancy and that several officers remain in field training.