News

Promotion

From the left it is Capt. Robert Rivas, Lt. Allen Hammond, and Chief Martin Brown

Sgt. Allen Hammond has been promoted to the position of Lieutenant. Lt. Hammond will be taking over the “C” shift in the Patrol Division. Lt. Hammond has been with the department for 14 years. The first two years he was in the patrol division. For the next eight years, he was in the Community Patrol Division, helping non-profit organizations such as United Way, Easter Seals and Special Olympics, and focusing on restoring safety in neighborhoods that were being destroyed by crime. After being promoted to Sergeant in 2004, Lt. Hammond supervised the Training/Community Patrol Division, and from 2005-2008, he assisted with Animal Control, School Resource Officers and Administrative Division.

CSI Class

Students in Sandy Robertson's Criminalistics (Crime Scene Investigation) class at Tri-County Technical College participated in a mock crime scene investigation to gain experience in the practical applications of forensics science and the forensic impact at the crime scene. Here, student gather and mark crime scene evidence under the supervision of Officer Chris Wilson, who is a Crime Scene Investigator for the Anderson Police Department. Both Wilson and George Cremer, CSI, not pictured, set up the scenes for three separate class projects through out the month of October (classes were set up in teams).

Alumni Award

Lt. Eddie Aman (left) received the Tri-County Technical College Alumnus of the Year award at the Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Banquet hosted by Anderson University and Tri-County Technical College on February 21 at the Anderson Civic Center. Jonathan McCombs, Program Coordinator for Criminal Justice at Tri-County Technical College, is pictured giving the award to Lt. Aman.