SELLERSBURG – The Indiana State Police Sellersburg Post welcomes a new probationary trooper.
On Tuesday, January 2nd, Trooper Wyatt Madden reported for his first day at the ISP Sellersburg Post after graduating from the 84th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy in December. Madden was one of 28 new probationary troopers assigned throughout the state.
While at the Sellersburg District, Trooper Madden will begin his next instruction phase, a three-month field training period where he will work alongside veteran troopers. The ISP field training program aims to give troopers practical application to the training they received throughout the formal academy. While at the academy, Trooper Madden completed over 1,200 hours of structured training in law enforcement techniques and hands-on, scenario-based training. The curriculum included criminal law instruction, emergency vehicle operations, psychology, traffic law, crash investigation, self-defense, first responder, and other general law enforcement-related training. Upon completing field training, Trooper Madden will be assigned a patrol vehicle and begin solo patrol.
Trooper Wyatt Madden is originally a native of Jackson County, Indiana, and a 2020 graduate of Salem High School. Upon completing his field training, Madden resides in Clark County and will be assigned a specific patrol area within the Sellersburg District.Â
