MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — After a period of reduced interest in prospective officers joining law enforcement ranks, the MTSU Police Department has attracted and brought on nine new officers over the past year and worked hard to support them through the rigorous onboarding process.
“It takes around nine months for a new hire to go from the first day to working solo on patrol,” said Lt. Jacob Wagner who heads up training at the department along w .
With just a few months on the job, new MTSU Police Chief Edwin “Ed” Kaup has been busy making the rounds, getting to know his officers, attending campus events and grabbing lunch at the Student Union when time allows so that students get to know his face.
He was Chip Walter's guest on the Wednesday WGNS Roundtable program. After 27 years in various leadership, administrative and frontline roles with the Chicago Police Department, Kaup said it was time for a change:
Kaup leads the .