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Schererville Board of Safety closes emergency police hire list, authorizes new promotion lists

Schererville Town Board of Safety · January 8, 2026
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Police Chief Peter Sormoz told the board two officers were sworn Jan. 5 and recommended closing the emergency hire list and reactivating the standard eligibility list; the board voted unanimously to close the emergency list, reinstate the eligibility list and begin new corporal and sergeant promotion processes.

Police Chief Peter Sormoz told the Schererville Town Board of Safety that the department swore in two officers on Jan. 5 — one appointed from the emergency hire list and one from the eligibility list — and recommended returning to its standard hiring roster and starting new promotional lists for corporal and sergeant.

"So we were able to get 1 officer off that list," Sormoz said, summarizing recent…

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