- Friday January 9th, 2015 :: 12:32 p.m. EST
Three New Troopers Report to Putnamville Post
Putnamville—Three new troopers reported for duty at the Putnamville Post on January 05. They graduated from the Indiana State Police Academy on December 23rd as part of the Indiana State Police 74th Recruit Class. Their graduation was the culmination of 23 weeks of intense training and hard work.
The trio received 929 hours of training that included criminal and traffic law, crash investigations, emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, firearms, and a host of other subjects related to modern policing.
The next step for will be working with a series of experienced Field Training Officers over the next three months. The purpose of the field training is to put to practical application the training received over the past six months.
Upon successful completion of the field training program, the new troopers will be issued their patrol vehicles and begin solo patrol in their respective counties.
Nicole Cheeks, age 37, attended Ohio State University, and currently resides in Vigo County with her husband and children. She will be assigned to primarily patrol Vigo County.
Rondell K. Shelton, age 36, attended Indiana State University and Ivy Tech Community College, and currently resides in Vigo County with his wife and children. He will be assigned to primarily patrol Vigo County.
David E. Cox Jr., age 24, attended Vincennes University and currently resides in Putnam County with his wife. He will be assigned to primarily patrol Putnam County. David’s father, David Cox Sr. is a 21 year veteran of the Indiana State Police and is currently assigned to the Indianapolis Post supervising road troopers assigned to Hendricks County.
Pictures 1 Cheeks, Pic 2 Shelton and Pic 3 Cox or left to right: Cheeks, Shelton, and Cox.
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Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Putnamville District 53-Putnamville, IN
1927 U.S. 40
Greencastle, IN 46135
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-653-4114