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Elkhart police commission approves two hires, records promotion, resignation and reprimand
Summary
At its Nov. 24 meeting, the Elkhart City Police Commission voted to hire two officers and swore them in, acknowledged a promotion, accepted a resignation and received notice of a letter of reprimand for another officer; commissioners also set their 2026 meeting dates.
ELKHART — The Elkhart City Police Commission on Monday voted to hire two police officer candidates, accepted administrative personnel notices and adopted its meeting calendar for 2026.
The commission approved the meeting agenda and minutes before taking personnel actions. The commission voted to appoint an applicant identified in the record as Adolfo and also approved the hire of Gregory James, described by department staff as an Elkhart native and a Memorial High School graduate. Both votes passed on roll-call voice votes recorded as affirmative by the commissioners present.
Chief of Police presented both candidates to the commission, saying they met the department’s background and training requirements and that the hires would strengthen local staffing. "We support you'd always want to service community in a positive impact," the chief said while recommending the…
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