Four New Troopers Report to the Indianapolis District

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INDIANA STATE POLICE
INDIANAPOLIS DISTRICT
8620 E. 21st Street 
Indianapolis, IN 46219

www.in.gov/isp

FOR RELEASE: Upon Receipt

 

CONTACT:
Sgt. John Perrine
Public Information Officer
317-899-8287

DATE: January 3, 2024


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Indianapolis, IN - December 21, 2023, twenty-eight newly appointed troopers graduated from the 84th Indiana State Police Academy.  Four of those troopers are being assigned to the Indiana State Police Indianapolis Post and will begin their next phase of training, a three-month field training period, riding with veteran troopers.  The purpose of the field training is to put into practical application the training received over the duration of the formal academy.  Upon successful completion of field training, each trooper will be assigned a state police patrol vehicle and will begin solo patrol.  These troopers have already completed over 1,200 hours of structured training in law enforcement techniques as well as hands-on and scenario-based training at the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy.  The curriculum included criminal law instruction, emergency vehicle operations, psychology, traffic law, crash investigation, self-defense, first responder, and other general enforcement related training.


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Kamare Dunlap is from Michigan City Indiana and a 2020 graduate of Michigan City High School. After high school he studied political science at Indiana University. Dunlap currently resides in Hendricks County


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Joseph Nealy grew up in Indianapolis and is a 2012 graduate of Greenwood High School. He currently resides in Morgan County with his wife and their five year old daughter.


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Solomon Perry is an Indianapolis native and a 2019 graduate of Heritage Christian High School. After high school he attended Olivet Nazarene University where he received a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology.  Perry currently resides in Marion County. 


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Spencer Schneider is from Noblesville Indiana and is a 2020 graduate of Guerin Catholic High School. He went on to attend Indiana State University where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice earlier this year. While at Indiana State, Schneider played football for the Sycamores. He currently resides in Hamilton County. 

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