A Spotlight of Excellence
The Evansville Police Department would like to acknowledge and brag on one of our own. Sergeant Steve Kleeman has served the Evansville citizens for over twenty years.
During that time he has served in a number of capacity ranging from Filed Training Officer, to Academy Instructor, to Motor Patrol Sergeant, to Field Training Unit Supervisor, and several other capacities. Most recently Sgt. Kleeman competed for the necessary requirements to become one of only two Master Instructors in southern Indiana. Sgt. Kleeman went through a grueling and competitive process in which he endured an eight-panel interview just to be accepted into the course. During the course of his evaluation Sgt. Kleeman was observed while instructing three separate courses while simultaneously doing research and writing his own research paper.
Sgt. Kleeman then endured a second-panel interview upon completion. With this accreditation Sgt. Kleeman has now achieved the highest rank that a law enforcement instructor can achieve. Several agencies will lean on his expertise as he will now be able to teach others instructor development.
We are extremely proud to call Steve Kleeman one of our own. As previously mentioned there are two Master Instructors in Southern Indiana. The other one is Officer Chuck Knoll, also of the Evansville Police Department. Congratulations!
