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Elkhart police tout holiday outreach; two patrolmen advance in class

Elkhart Police Merit Commission · December 30, 2025
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Summary

Chief Dan Melanes reported department holiday programs including 'shop with a police officer' and a juvenile Christmas party, and notified the commission that Patrolmen Gabriel Fryermuth and Arthur Arriaga moved from third-class to second-class after completing one year of service.

Chief Dan Melanes told the Elkhart Police Merit Commission that the department's holiday outreach programs reached numerous families this season and thanked community donors for support.

Melanes described two signature efforts: a "shop with a police officer" event in which officers take identified children shopping and a detective-led juvenile…

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