GIPD Recruiting Class

Eight GIPD Recruits Enrolled in 218th Police Academy Training Class

Grand Island Police Department

August 20, 2024

Grand Island, Neb. ā€” For the first time ever, the Grand Island Police Department will be sending an all-time high of eight recruits to the academy to become full-time police officers.

The eight recruits are:

  • Walter Teepe

  • Carlos Parra

  • Gisel Lazaro

  • Rhegan Jensen

  • Bret Schamp

  • Solomon Russell

  • Aidan Graber

  • Cameron Petzoldt

ā€œAs our city grows, itā€™s on us to keep up,ā€ GIPD Chief Kevin Denney said. ā€œItā€™s a special time at the police department, and I canā€™t wait for these eight officers to hit the ground running at the academy and eventually for us here at GIPD.ā€

These eight recruits follow the recent Law Enforcement Training Center graduation of new GIPD officer Jason Derr, who was sworn in on Friday, August 16 by Grand Island Mayor Roger Steele.

With additional officers in the near future, Chief Denney has pointed to goals of restructuring the departmentā€™s administration while also creating an additional traffic unit.