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Caldwell pins new officers, promotes two and receives ESGR Patriot recognitions
Summary
Caldwell held a police pinning and promotion ceremony during a city workshop, introducing several new hires and promotees and accepting Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Awards recognizing department support for service members.
Chief Brett Ingram presented badges and promotions for incoming and recently hired Caldwell Police Department officers and accepted Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award nominations during a city council workshop on Oct. 26, 2025.
Ingram said the session honored five new hires and two promotees and introduced each officer, asked them to recognize family members and to briefly describe why they joined or returned to law enforcement. "This is still the most noble profession in the entire world," Chief Brett Ingram said, adding, "after 20 years of service ... this is still the best job in the world to do." He also told families the department expects academy training to be "probably, hopefully, the most challenging, 20 weeks of their life."
The ceremony front‑loaded the most newsworthy items — the new officers and promotions — to highlight recruitment and retention in…
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