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BADGE OF HONOR: CHIEF JOE GRIMES CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH BROWNSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT

Middle school is the age in which children start questioning their place in the world and how and where they fit into it. They often begin to explore their passions in an effort to determine their purpose in life. Such was the case for Joe Grimes, Brownsburg’s Chief of Police. As an eighth-grader, he set his sights on a career in law enforcement.

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From Heartbreak to Hope How a Mother’s Grief Led Her to Help the Homeless Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing

An ear-piercing blast rang through the silent, still air causing Sandy Nelson’s body to jolt to attention. You might assume it was a car backfiring or a neighbor testing a stray firework, but somewhere deep in Sandy’s gut, she knew this horrific noise was much more menacing.

Sandy sprang to her feet and bolted towards the driveway to check on her grown daughter, Jenny, but it was too late. She had lost her second child to suicide. In 1993, her teenage son, Sean, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Then in April 2016, Jenny, who had long been battling clinical depression, perished in the same tragic manner.

With a heart crippled by grief, Sandy was left again to pick up the pieces. She chose not to focus on Jenny’s death but rather on a way to preserve her daughter’s memory.

“Jenny had great empathy for people who were hurting, and she used to say that she’d like to hand out bags of essential items to the homeless,” recalls Sandy, a Hendricks County resident.

Due to financial limitations, Jenny, a single mother of three, was never able to bring this desire to fruition.

So, Sandy determined to do something that would both honor her daughter’s memory and serve those in need. Originally, she envisioned spending $200 to $250 to make 10 to 15 bags that she and her grandchildren could distribute together to the homeless.

“I wanted the kids to interact with the homeless so they could really feel the impact of their mother’s gifts,” Sandy says.

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As Sandy shared plans for the outreach project she affectionately called “Love from Heaven,” she was flooded with donations, receiving items such as towels, blankets, snacks, socks, lotions, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, McDonald’s gift cards, flashlights and first aid kits. Sandy also teamed up with Warren Burns, pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Hendricks County.

The 80-member congregation, which works regularly with various inner-city missions, contributed additional items including soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, hats, scarves and gloves.

Sandy also has a friend whose cousin, Kathy, works with the homeless in Indianapolis. Kathy guided her, Sandy’s fiancé, Jenny’s children, and a couple other volunteers into the homeless camps, tucked back in the woods. Not only did the team distribute the donated items, but they also gave out firewood, hot homemade soup and fresh coffee to those in need.

Sandy’s initial vision of 15 bags grew to 150, each of which contained a hand-written note that read: “Hoping our gifts of love and light bring you comfort, warmth and a renewed faith in a brighter tomorrow. May you know that through our humble gifts, we see you and we care. Love from Heaven, Jenny.”

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to ask, “Why?” a thousand times over, Sandy says this project brought a different perspective that kept her from drowning in self-pity.

his own. When Sandy offered a man a thicker coat than the one he was wearing, he shook his head, insistent that someone else was in greater need of the warmth.

“When you’re out in freezing weather delivering bags to people who have no home, your perspective shifts,” says Sandy, who was eager to open her arms and her heart to a population of people who are often shunned, shamed and slandered. “They seemed to appreciate the hugs and care just as much as the food and gifts.”

Before they left, a veteran, in his strong military tone, barked out a heartfelt prayer. Sandy says she couldn’t help wondering if she would be shouting praises to God if she were in his cold, wet shoes.

Considering the dire circumstances that these men and women face daily, you might expect them to exercise an every-man-forhimself mentality. Sandy witnessed the exact opposite.

“They went around, checking to be sure that everyone got a bag,” she says. “If any of them had physical limitations due to illness or injury, someone in the camp made sure to bring them a bag.”

One man, whose body shivered as fierce winds howled, didn’t express concern for his own welfare but rather for that of his beloved dog. He said his greatest hope was to find his canine companion a warm home so she wouldn’t have to endure winter’s bitter air.

This dog lover wasn’t the only one who put other’s needs before

It’s hard to know how we’ll respond to a situation until we are in it, but one thing is certain — pain breeds empathy.

“Heartbreak makes us more sensitive to other’s losses,” Sandy says. “Maybe that’s part of God’s plan in making us better human beings.”

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, text 741741 to the Crisis Text Hotline. Or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

For anyone who is grieving the loss of someone to suicide, a support group called “Comfort Zone” meets the first and third Tuesdays of every month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. Contact Matt Ruckman at matt.ruckman@ hendricks.org.

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Non-GMO seeds are not owned by mega companies, I think food and seeds are a natural born right, just like food. If you own the seed, you own the food. And if you own the food system…Well now, don’t get me started.

Now, I am from a ‘Big Ag’ family, and I appreciate the great need to feed the world.

I am a woman who has fought for justice in the poverty arena all her life. But there is a deep need today for balance in the farming

world. More and more companies are seeking agricultural balance, which is wonderful. And in the home garden, where our small batches of food are grown, the organic path is easy to accomplish. Besides, who wants a GMO seed with Salmon DNA in your homegrown tomatoes? Yuck!

This is an excellent month to search seed catalogs and find the type of plants you would like to begin indoors in the month of February.

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Cool, fun fact, did you know Pansy flowers are in the Spinach family and are also edible? They are a cold crop too and you may begin sowing Pansy seeds really early.

Organization is the key to excellent seed germination and success. Keep a journal and a garden calendar. Note when you started and when you see the first leaves

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Start 2020 With the Healthiest Version of Yourself While New Year’s resolutions are motivating and often well-intended, they are also easy to forget around end of January. This year, instead of creating a single resolution to eat clean or workout six days a week, kick off 2020 by focusing on being the healthiest version of yourself and creating a lifestyle change.

Dr. Gal Marcan, family medicine specialist at IU Health Physicians Primary Care in Avon, suggests the following three tips for changing your lifestyle.

Start small. Changing your lifestyle is not going to happen overnight. What small changes can you implement every day?

Perhaps you can make a point to skip the elevator and take the stairs, practice 30 minutes of movement each day, or commit to a cut-off time with your eating habits to avoid late night binging or snacking.

Practice balanced eating, rather than a strict diet plan. Expecting yourself to eat clean 100% of the time is setting yourself up for failure.

A good rule of thumb is the 80/20 rule. Try to make healthy choices 80% of the time, allowing yourself to indulge or choose less healthy options 20% of the time. Instead of cutting out carbs and sugar completely from your diet, substitute them with healthier options.

Substitute white rice and bread for brown rice and whole grain bread or choose a piece of fruit instead of candy when you’re craving something sweet.

Schedule a doctors’ appointment. There is more to a healthy lifestyle than just diet and exercise. You shouldn’t only be going to a doctor when something is wrong. Schedule annual appointments with your doctor to discuss age-appropriate screenings such as heart scans, mammograms and other wellness screenings. Regular visits with your doctor can help detect a problem before it even starts.

Remember that it is never too late or too early to take control of your health. Every body and everybody is different. It’s important to create a lifestyle that works for you.

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The heart of bustling Plainfield houses a tasting room of Country Heritage Winery, owned by Jennifer and Jeremy Lutter. But they, and their wine, actually originated in northern Indiana, and it all began with the simple act of growing produce.

Jennifer and Jeremy both grew up on family farms. Jeremy especially has a deep love for growing basically anything.

“We raised corn, beans, a lot of produce, and we even started a u-pick blueberry and blackberry farm,” Jennifer says.

The u-pick berries turned out to be pivotal in their business. When the fruit that didn’t get picked went soft, they sold it to local wineries to make wine. In the process, the Lutters got

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“We thought about it and figured, hey, we could do this,” Jennifer says. “So, Jeremy decided he wanted to start growing grapes.”

2018 and opened the doors in June, the same time they opened the doors of a new location in Nashville, IN, as well.

“We just knew we needed to make a presence in other areas,” Jennifer says. “The Plainfield After a few years of research, the Lutters location put us right in Indianapolis. We have planted eight acres of grapes. Since then, customers all over, and this is a great midthey’ve grown to 60 acres of grapes that make range location.” up their award-winning wine. They opened the doors to Country Heritage Winery in The Lutters wasted no time renovating the LaOtto in 2011. new tasting room, adding an expansive outdoor patio and renovations inside, The decision to open a wine tasting room including a new entryway, brand new bar in Plainfield came about through their stops and a cozy tasting room. The entryway wholesale relationships and the desire to boasts their philosophy, awards they’ve expand and offer their wines across the state. earned, and the history of their winery, They were wholesaling in the Indianapolis including maps of fruit farms. area and happened upon Chateau Thomas, a popular Hendricks County winery that was “We really want you to feel comfortable and up for sale after being open since 1984. They stay awhile,” Jennifer adds. “Hang out and purchased Chateau Thomas in March of enjoy yourself.”

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All wines are produced in their production facility in LaOtto and shipped fresh. Their wine philosophy is based on the principle that good fruit makes good wine.

“We only use the best fruit,” Jennifer says.

“And even if we have to purchase it, we know the vendors, we know the growers, we know their processes. We are very particular about what goes into our wines.

You have to start with a good base before it can become anything.”

All of their fruits come from their familyowned farm, Blueberry Acres which is also in LaOtto, Indiana. If they have to purchase other fruits, they only purchase from reputable fruit farms across the United States.

This method appears to be working.

Country Heritage has received numerous awards at the Indy International Wine Competition such as the Governor’s Cup

in 2017, and the Farm Winery of the Year Award in both 2015 and 2016. They were also named the Indiana State Fair’s Winery of the year in 2019. The State Fair also awarded them the Wine of the Year for their Petite Sirah, a dry dark wine, and Traminette of the Year, a dry white wine with hints of melon.

But there are tons of options besides these winning wines, and Jennifer insists anyone can find something they like.

“We are everybody’s winery,” Jennifer says. “Our servers are great to work with.

We have dry red to sweet dessert wines.

Whatever your pallet prefers, we have it.”

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with fruity notes, the Cranberry Riesling, a tart and sweet blend and the Heritage Red, which is actually described as Concord Grape Jelly in a glass.

The Jug Series (Strawberry Blush, Blackberry Merlot and Peach Chardonnay) are in homage to Dr. Thomas while also memorializing Abe Martin, the 100-year-old fictional character who roams the streets of Nashville and surrounding Brown County areas.

Jessica Dennis loves that the winery is accessible and approachable for people from all walks of life. She’s been with Country Heritage for nine years, working her way from tasting room manager to the current Executive Director of all three locations.

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Some like to sit and sip, while others like to be active. Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, Country Heritage features Zumba, with a glass of wine to celebrate completion of the class. The cost of the class is $10 and is the perfect opportunity to meet up with friends, get a workout in and check out this new local winery.

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Trafficking Hotline). This number is up from 96 in 2017 and 86 in 2017.

If you would have told Hendricks County Resident Jessica Evans 10 years ago that by 2020, she would be the founder of one of the state’s leading anti-trafficking organizations, she would have laughed.

While Evans said the numbers are going up most likely because entities are getting better at reporting these situations, it still barely scratches the surface of this multi-billion-dollar industry.

“I would have never dared to lead anything,” Evans says. “I simply picked up a book to learn about something I was interested in. And now here we are.”

Evans lives with her husband, Trevor, and their 18-month-old Joshua on the east side of Brownsburg, and she is the founder of Purchased, a local non-profit committed to helping communities fight human trafficking, the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation or forced labor.

While the term human trafficking has become a media buzz word, its presence is very real in the state of Indiana, 142 cases having been reported this year alone (according to the National Human

Purchased’s goal is to raise awareness through education. Staff and volunteers speak at churches, businesses and schools to educate the public on trafficking. Their programs include teaching statewide curriculums to local at-risk youth, training mentors to walk alongside trafficking survivors and providing support to families of survivors.

It wasn’t the statistics that originally drew her in, however. Evans graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2003. She taught kindergarten and first grade in Pike Township for nine years. In 2007, she became interested in the topic of human trafficking.

Although it was a sobering topic, Evans had always been drawn to the marginalized.

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As she was researching the topic of trafficking, Evans participated in a mission trip to Nepal, a country in South Asia, through a local nonprofit. The trip allowed her to meet and work with women who had been rescued from a life of trafficking and were learning trades, such as making jewelry and soap, in order to support themselves and their families.

Evans vividly remembers one woman in particular. She was young, in her late teens and stunningly beautiful with shiny dark hair and a dazzling smile. She was making jewelry at the ministry Evans and her friends visited and her joy was palpable.

“We were laughing with her and sharing moments together,” Evans says. “I remember thinking, how can you live through what you lived through and still laugh?’”

The trip was transformative for Evans.

“It put this thing I had been learning about in the flesh,” Evans says. “These girls, literally like you and me, have been through unimaginable things. When I came home, I had to reconcile what to do with that. It was no longer an issue ‘out there.’”

Once Evans was back in the states, she took her burden to her small group at church and asked for their ideas and prayers.

Within a few months, she felt God calling her to organize a concert to raise money to help anti human trafficking efforts.

She gathered a few friends for a breakfast meeting, and by the end of the day their benefit concert was slotted for the fall of 2008.

Several hundred concert-goers showed up to hear local artists play, and money was raised for Love 146, a national non-profit that offers survivor care and prevention training. However, when it was over, Evans and her friends didn’t account for the sheer number of people who would approach them after the concert, asking how they could help or get involved.

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“They would send us messages saying, ‘Ok, you told us, so what do we do now?’ And we didn’t have an answer for them,” Evans says.

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Evans pursued another concert the next year, but this time added a movie and discussion night the week before the concert, showing a two-part documentary about trafficking. Soon, raising money didn’t feel like enough. They began volunteering with Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force (IPATH). Then, Evans and her friends were being asked to speak locally about trafficking in churches and businesses. After attending a Love 146 conference, Evans became overwhelmed and decided to dump all her thoughts into her journal to process everything she was learning.

“Those notes became our mission and vision statement as an organization,” Evans says.

Evans and her team, made up of mostly teachers, decided to press into that vision, naming their group Purchased after scripture in the bible that inspired Evans to dedicate her life to reaching out to at-risk youth and trafficking survivors. The group got their official non-profit status in 2011.

Things never slowed down. From movie and discussion nights to book clubs to guest speakers, running Purchased was nearly turning into a full-time job for Evans, who was still a full-time kindergarten teacher in Pike Township schools. The load was taking its toll. With the encouragement of friends, she quit her job and was hired fulltime in 2015.

Over the years, Evans, along with the help of her board, guided

Purchased through expanding past education. They began getting trained in My Life My Choice, a curriculum aimed at preventing sexual exploitation in youths by teaching them goals, healthy relationships, perceptions about the commercial sex industry and skills to help reduce their risk of exploitation. This curriculum is for at risk youth, as well as those who have been trafficked and is taught in schools, residential facilities and group homes.

Evans helped teach their first MLMC class in 2014 at Paddock View Residential Facility in Marion, the average age of the class being 16 years old. It was the first time Purchased had been able to work with survivors in Indianapolis. The experience shook Evans. Students shared their stories in journals for the teachers to read in between classes.

“We read the journals and wept over them each week,” Evans recalls.

“It was so humbling and so awesome. We just bonded with those girls.”

From then on, Evans did her best to keep her finger on the pulse of what need Purchased could fill. The next need: helping support girls once they’ve taken the MLMC class or have been rescued from trafficking. This led to Purchased writing a mentorship curriculum called Allies.

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many survivors never had.

“Case managers come to an end,” Evans says. “Therapists come to an end. And services end at age 18. Many of these girls have no one. We wanted to provide someone to walk them through all of that.”

Allies mentors link their mentees to appropriate community resources and help with academic or career skills. Mentors are also simply there to offer a listening ear, have fun and be a positive presence through the ups and downs of life. For these girls, extreme trauma and often family abandonment they endured at very young ages make it difficult to make wise decisions and commit to a successful path. Quarterly, Purchased provides a gathering for all mentors and mentees, offering painting classes, cooking lessons, cookouts and holiday parties. Mentors are trusted friends for their mentees. Purchased also offers a support group called Thrive, designed specifically for parents and caregivers of trafficking survivors.

Purchased still heavily focuses on community education, speaking with businesses, schools, churches, colleges and other groups about the signs of trafficking. They regularly hold fundraising events, such

as their annual Kick For One, a community kickball tournament, Illuminate, a silent auction and dinner held every spring and other seasonal campaigns to encourage involvement.

Evans wants people to know that no one is immune to trafficking.

“The first girl we ever had in our mentorship program was from Hamilton County,” Evans says. “A common factor of trafficking is relational poverty, and you can have that wherever you live. It’s just a lack of healthy relationships.”

That relational aspect is what Purchased strives to provide for survivors. Two hundred and fifty girls have taken the MLMC class, and there are 15 mentors in Indianapolis right now matched with mentees who have survived trafficking.

“It’s very difficult to hear these stories,” Evans says. “But there is hope. You can make a difference, whether it’s prevention, giving resources, knowing the red flags or spending time with our mentees. You’re providing healthy relationships that they wouldn’t have otherwise. And that makes all the difference.”

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Chief Grimes recently celebrated 20 years with BPD. He’s presented a certificate by Police Commissioners: Paul Whalen, Ray Kotarski & Allan Bolante.

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Middle school is the age in which children start questioning their place in the world and how and where they fit into it. They often begin to explore their passions in an effort to determine their purpose in life. Such was the case for Joe Grimes, Brownsburg’s Chief of Police. As an eighth-grader, he set his sights on a career in law enforcement.

“I attribute my inspiration for choosing this path to my parents and grandparents that instilled in me family core values of knowing right from wrong and my own personal drive to utilize my knowledge and abilities to do for others,” Grimes says. “I truly believe that public service is a calling to those that have the innate ability to put others before themselves.”

Grimes studied criminology at Indiana State University. Then, after completing a Reserve Academy, he became a Reserve Officer with the Clermont Police Department (PD). Post-college,

he landed a full-time position as a Hendricks County Sheriff ’s Department Jail Deputy while continuing to serve as Reserve with Clermont.

“Working as a Hendricks County Sheriff ’s Department Jail Deputy, I obtained valuable on-the-job experience in verbal communications and behavioral awareness when dealing in personal interactions,” Grimes says.

In 1999, he joined the Brownsburg PD as a full-time officer.

A lifelong resident of the Hoosier state, Grimes has resided in Hendricks County since 1997. During a crossroads in his career, he had to decide whether he wanted to move to a large city agency or continue serving the Brownsburg community. The choice was easy as he assessed his priorities.

“I knew my calling was to serve the Town of Brownsburg,” he says. “The community and school system [were ideal for] raising a family.”

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He and his wife, Rachel, have two children: Brayden (16), a sophomore and Maya (11), a sixth-grader.

The majority of his career up until he was appointed as a major, he served nights for the department, working his way up through the ranks from corporal to sergeant. During that time, he was a shifts supervisor and served as a K9 handler — the first explosive detection K9 dual purpose dog in Hendricks County. Grimes also helped develop the Emergency Response Team (SWAT) for the Brownsburg PD. “We took approximately a year to train before that team went active,” says Grimes, who served as operator, team leader and eventually team commander. In 2010, he was promoted by the police commission to the rank of lieutenant and then selected by then-Chief of Police to serve as the appointed Major of the Operations Division.

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Grimes’ well-rounded background and familiarity with the inner workings of the agency made him the perfect candidate for the role of Chief of Police once Mike Dove announced his retirement, effective early 2017.

Though it was a shock to advance so quickly, Grimes was eager to serve his community in this new role.

“I still have that appreciation and desire to serve with the men and women who are out there on the road,” Grimes adds. “But it’s good to have that sense of drive because you don’t want to lose the knowledge of where you came from and what you’re overseeing.”

According to Grimes, advancements in technology and public perception portrayals on social media platforms have hindered public trust and created a more difficult environment for maintaining positive community relationships for those who work in public safety.

“There’s this misconception that police officers are not people, but the badge does not define us,” Grimes says. “We are as human

as everyone else.”

Brownsburg residents, however, have had the good fortune of witnessing that human side in officers.

“On many occasions, we’ve received emails or phone calls or someone has stopped me in public to thank me for the level of compassion that our men and women show to our community members in their time of need,” Grimes says. “We have been fortunate as an agency and community to have hired outstanding personnel to serve in these challenging times, while maintaining strong community support through our partnerships and public interactions.”

Grimes says that as a department, the Brownsburg PD needs to continually grow, develop, train, learn and strive to be forwardthinking while exercising good change management skills, as shifts within the society and economy are constantly evolving. As 2019 begins, he notes, “We have to be innovative in the methods, techniques and equipment we implement so as to constantly ensure that our agency is properly mentoring and equipping our personnel in order to provide our community the continued public service it so rightfully deserves.”

With the rate of community and population growth, Grimes maintains that the department constantly needs to be assessing the staffing levels of their agency to adequately serve the community. In 2019, the Brownsburg PD expanded their fulltime sworn personnel to 49 officers, and they have procured support in the Town of Brownsburg 2020 budget to expand that number to 52.

preparation and continued education,” says Grimes, noting that they have a stand-alone indoor training facility in Brownsburg, providing them with the opportunity to have classroom firearms training, scenario-based training and actual simulator training.

“With recruitment of personnel comes the need to focus on retention, as personnel are the most valued asset of our agency,” Grimes says. “This necessitates review and potential revision of competitive salary and benefits for our public servants who serve the Town of Brownsburg [so that] we select and maintain the best qualified personnel.”

“Hendricks County offers a great support network, both within business and local residents,” says Grimes, who established core relationships with community members when working nights.

Given the substance abuse/opioid addiction issue that is plaguing our nation, it’s great to know that Brownsburg PD has the largest percentage of personnel, based upon staffing, specifically dedicated to a Narcotics Unit within Hendricks County.

“Brownsburg PD has taken an aggressive stance to this type of crime prevention in recognizing the impact it has directly on domestic violence, thefts, burglaries and robberies,” says Grimes, adding that every agency in Hendricks County is doing its part in the investigation and enforcement of narcoticsrelated cases in this county.

“Each agency works collectively to combat these trends,” he says.

When it comes to school safety, the Town of Brownsburg and Brownsburg Community School Corporation (BCSC) is one of the first in Hendricks County to develop its own BCSC Police Department, this happened in 2008.

“Our community is fortunate to have both agencies collaborate in training and response to fulfill our mission of protecting and serving our community and children,” Grimes says. “In addition to BCSC PD personnel being visible and engaged with their student body, our agency Community Relations Officer aids in parent and youth programs with the school corporation at least once a semester. And our department provides training opportunities for the school staff and personnel.”

Speaking of training, in order to maintain certifications, the state of Indiana requires officers to have a minimum of 24 hours of annual training on particular topics. As a department, however, the Brownsburg PD has gone above and beyond that by providing more than 100 hours of annual training per officer.

“The town and our department have invested in that type of

After 20-plus years of working in Hendricks County, Grimes has gotten to know many people in the community.

“Going from nights to days allowed me to make even more connections,” he says, then adds with a laugh, “Ironically, I also started drinking coffee when I went to days!”

Brownsburg Police Department Citizen’s Academy At least once a year, the Brownsburg PD hosts a Citizen’s Police Academy, designed to give participants an up-close, interactive look at what it takes to protect and police the community. Participants learn about criminal law, crime scene processing, emergency response team, and more. To apply, visit brownsburgpolice.org.

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