https://terrehaute.in.gov/departments/pd
The Terre Haute Police Department conducts an annual hiring process to fill vacancies within our ranks. Applications are typically accepted each year from February through mid-April, with qualified applicants taking part in written and physical testing, interviews and a comprehensive background investigation. Those applicants meeting the standards set forth by the Terre Haute Police Department Merit Commission become candidates for appointment, being ranked and placed on a hiring list for a period of one year. If you're interested in serving our community as a Terre Haute Police Officer, we encourage you to visit our Employment Opportunities page, learn more about the requirements and qualifications, and sign-up for our recruiting mailing list for future updates
The Terre Haute Police Department is an ILEAC accredited police department, and is staffed by 133 full-time sworn officers which are assigned in the Operations Division, Investigations Division and Special Services.
The Operations Division is made up of Uniform Patrol, K9 Unit and Traffic Division. They also oversee the Special Response Team (SWAT) and Incident Response Team (crowd control).
The Investigation Division contains the Violent Crimes Unit, Property Crimes Unit, White Collar and Auto Theft Unit and Juvenile Investigations. Investigations also oversee the detectives assigned to the Vigo County Drug Task Force, a multi-jurisdictional narcotics investigations unit, and the Crime Scene Unit.
The Support Services oversee our Records Division, Fleet Management, Training, Environmental Protections Division and civilian support staff.
Applicants will be required to participate in a written examination. Those applicants successfully passing the written examination will be required to participate in physical testing, conducted in the afternoon on that same day. Interested applicants should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the physical testing standards prior to submitting an application for employment. Testing date for this hiring process is TO BE DETERMINED. Applicants must meet or exceed the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy's (ILEA) "EXIT" standards for physical testing (found here) on the day of testing to be considered eligible to move forward to the background investigation phase of the hiring process. Those candidates failing to meet or exceed any of the required physical testing standards will be immediately disqualified and withdrawn from the department's hiring process.