Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state officials on Wednesday cut the ribbon for part of a new, $70 million addition to the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.
Highlighted at the unveiling was a scenario-based training village that includes a mock liquor store and jail. Timothy Horty, ILEA’s director, said small groups of trainees are expected to start using the new facility “in the very near future.”
“We try to create a learning environment that is as real for our young police officers as we can possibly make it,” Horty said from Plainfield-based training academy. “I think this place will become the envy of law enforcement training around the country.”…