COLUMBUS, Ind. – Two new officers joined the ranks of the Columbus Police Department (CPD) on Tuesday morning. Mayor Mary Ferdon swore in Rebekah Simmons (CPD 307) and Trevor Moon (CPD 308) at the weekly Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.
Simmons comes to the force from Virginia. After graduating from high school, she attended Liberty University, where she studied criminal justice and psychology. Before graduating with a bachelor’s degree earlier this year, Simmons also interned with the Lynchburg Police Department in Virginia.
Moon attended Edinburgh Community High School and studied law enforcement through the C4 program. After graduation, he worked as a corrections officer in the Bartholomew County Jail.
They will immediately start training with CPD instructors to prepare them for attending the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in September.
