Officers complete CIT Academy
Nineteen officers and deputies from Miami, Darke, Shelby, and Auglaize Counties, including probation and parole officers and carrier enforcement officers, completed the Tri-County Crisis Intervention Team Academy for Law Enforcement Professionals, October 27-30, 2025.
During the four-day training, officers hear from a variety of professionals who work with persons with mental illness, substance use disorders and other special populations. Officers learn techniques for safely engaging with special populations and learn about resources available in the community with the goal of getting people the help they need and prevent unnecessary incarceration or other legal matters.
The October 2025 Academy is the 27th class in 20 years of the Tri-County Board's program. Ohio recently marked 25 years of CIT statewide. Almost 5000 law enforcement professionals have completed the Tri-County CIT Academy, with more than 300 still active on local law enforcement rosters.
The officers completing the training are: Donald Chiles, Chief with Cridersville Police Department; Timothy Lunsford and Mickala Powell-Lapidus, Deputie with Darke County Sheriff's Office; Justin Lande, Chief, and Randall Hagan, Cole Skelton, Alaura Holycross, and Chuck Runner, Probation Officers with Miami County Municipal Court; Jeremy Weber, Lieutenant, and Jackson Heath and Zac Smith, Officers with Piqua Police Department; Kaden DeMarcus, Deputy with Shelby County Sheriff's Office; Jane Braun, Probation Officer with Sidney Municipal Court; Bryden Mathis, Officer with Sidney Police Department, Alisha McWhinney, Officer with State of Ohio, Adult Parole Authority; Alexandra Giampapa, Officer with Tipp City Police Department; Doug Mowen, Motor Carrier Supervisor with Troy Commercial Enforcement OSHP; and Hunter Bradburn and Tanner Iverson, Officers with Troy Police Department. Law Enforcement Professionals in the October 2025 Academy class ranged in experience from new officers to 30 years in law enforcement.
For more information about the CIT Academy, see www.tcbmds.org/cit-academy.
