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Brownsburg police accept crime-scene investigator resignation and outline hiring timeline amid recruitment challenges
Summary
The commission accepted a resignation from the department's crime scene investigator and the chief outlined recruitment plans for a crime scene investigator and a forensics analyst, noting more than 20 applicants for one role but nine candidates failing background checks.
The commission voted to accept a letter of resignation from Todd Knowles, the department's crime scene investigator, with a last day listed as Feb. 27, 2026. Commissioner Thornberry read the resignation letter to the commission, and a motion to accept the resignation was seconded and carried.
Chief Joseph Grimes told the commission the department has advertised and received more than 20 applications for the open crime scene investigator position; oral interviews are scheduled for April 21 and April 22 and a conditional offer will follow successful completion of conditions tied to that offer. The chief also said the department will begin advertising for a forensics analyst within a week and hopes to fill that vacancy by June 15.
Turning to hiring outcomes from recent recruitment rounds, the chief said background checks resulted in the loss of nine candidates and that roughly five of those were lateral candidates from other agencies. He said one conditional offer was rescinded after background findings, while another candidate completed required steps and awaits a pension-board meeting and subsequent final review.
No changes to the commission's statutory role were proposed; the comments served to inform commissioners about timelines and to request any commission input into civilian-status versus reserve-status decisions for the new positions.
