A Madisonville police officer and Caldwell County sheriff’s deputy were among the 29 individuals who grated from the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice basic training academy this week.
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Kolba and Madisonville Officer Austin Scott received 800 hours of recruit-level instruction over 20 weeks.
Major training areas included: patrol procedures, physical training, vehicle operations, defensive tactics, criminal law, traffic and DUI, firearms, criminal investigations, cultural awareness, bias related crimes, and tactical responses to crisis situations.