SOPD is dedicated to serving the residents of Southport through various community policing initiatives. Through our various divisions, we are able to offer residents a safe community in which there is a strong police-community relationship.

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We offer an ILEA Certified Academy for all new recruits, which consists of over 600 hours of training as set forth by ILEA and ILETB. Some of the training received during our academy is:

Certification with various law enforcement tools is important to ensure that all of our officers know how and when to properly use their equipment. We offer training and certification in several areas, some of which include:

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The Indiana Law Enforcement Training board has mandated that all police officers within the state attend a minimum of 24 hours of annual in-service training. We offer classes year round that count towards the required 24 hours of in-service, including all mandates. Examples of some of our in-service training are:

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The Southport Police Department built our new facility with training officers in mind. We offer several classroom areas, a large bay area that will accommodate several vehicles and a FATS (Firearms simulator) training room. We also have a dedicated staff of ILEA-certified instructors that teach new recruits within our ILEA-Certified police academy and offer in-service and additional training. We believe that training is paramount to a safe and successful police department, which is one reason that we offer all ILEA-approved training courses. A small portion of the training we provide is listed below.