Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post have five new troopers assigned to patrolling the roads in the district. The five are part of the 77th Indiana State Police Recruit School that graduated on October 19th, 2017 received their patrol cars today (Tuesday, February 6th) at the Indiana State Police Museum, located at the Indiana State Police Indianapolis District.
The five troopers received approximately 917 hours of structured training at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Their curriculum included; administrative subjects, general police subjects, investigations, criminal law, traffic law, firearms, first aid and emergency driving to name a few.
The newest members of the Lafayette State Police Post are:
Trooper Michael M. Risley is a 2010 graduate of Shelbyville High School. He originally went to Ivy Tech Community College in Franklin before transferring to IUPUI. Risley will be working the north zone which includes White, Carroll, Clinton and Tippecanoe Counties. He is currently living in the Lafayette area.
Trooper Daniel K. Organ is a graduate of Riverton Parke Jr/Sr. High School. He attended Ivy Tech Community College and transferred to Indiana State University. Organ resides in Montgomery County and will work the south zone which includes Benton, Warren, Fountain and Montgomery Counties.
Trooper Austin Keller is a graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School. He entered the U. S. Army and spent four years in the service. He will be working the north zone and lives in Montgomery County.
Trooper Corey E. Brown is from Hawesville, Kentucky. He is a 2011 graduate of Hancock County High School in Kentucky. Prior to entering the ISP Law Enforcement Academy, he worked as a Deputy Sheriff in the Hancock County Kentucky Sheriff’s Department. Brown resides in the West Lafayette area and will be working the north zone.
Trooper Daniel J. Connolly is from Fort Thomas, Kentucky and is a graduate of Newport Central Catholic High School in Newport. He attended Indiana State University and will be working the north zone. He resides in the Lafayette area.
The new troopers will put their recruit academy training and the 12 weeks of field training to good use as they hit the road solo this week in their assigned areas.
For more information on becoming an Indiana State Police trooper go to www.in.gov/isp and click on the link “career opportunities.”
[Shown in photo from left to right are Troopers Keller, Connolly, Brown, Risley and Organ.]
