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The Kokomo Police Department has hired three more officers.
In a press release Monday, the department said it has hired Samantha Raber, Travis Cooper and Issa Oliver. All three are lateral transfers, meaning they previously worked at other nearby police or sheriffâs departments.
All three will be sworn in at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The ceremony will be private due to the COVID-19 pandemic but can later be viewed at either KGOV2.com or the Kokomo Police Department Facebook page.
Raber, a Linton native, previously worked at the Peru Police Department since 2011. Cooper, born in Indianapolis, graduated from Tri-Central High School in 2006 and received a bachelorâs degree in criminal justice from Indiana University of Kokomo in 2011. He previously worked at Windfall Police Department and has spent the last five years as a deputy sheriff in the Tipton County Sheriffâs Department.