News Release-EPD Welcomes Four New Officers, 7.13.26

News Release-Elkhart Police Department Welcomes Four New Officer Hires, 7.13.26

Mayor Rod Roberson swore in four (4) new Elkhart Police Officers during this morning’s Police Merit Commission Meeting. The hiring of these officers brings the department’s staff to one hundred and twenty-nine (129) of the budgeted one hundred and forty-three (143) officers.

•   Patrolman Brandon Lewandowski (#550) is a graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) and previously was employed with the St. Josephy County Police Department and the New Carlisle Police Department.
• Patrolman Eufemio Ochoa, Jr. (#551) is a Goshen High School graduate and is currently serving in the Indiana National Guard.
•  Mytchell Parmer (#552) previously served in the United States Army and graduated from Lancaster Bible College with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He also earned a master’s degree in exercise science and wellness from Liberty University
• Evan Townsend (553) graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in construction management. He is currently serving in the Indiana Air National Guard.

Congratulations new hires and welcome to the EPD family!

Group picture (pictured l to r): Mayor Rod Roberson; B. Lewandowski; E. Ochoa; M. Parmer; E. Townsend; and Interim Chief Andrew Whitmyer

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