SWILEA COMMANDER

Lt. Kevin Day

Office (812)436-7938

email kday@evansvillepolice.com

EPD History-Hired with Evansville Police Department in April 1999. 

Patrol Officer from 1999-2005.  Field Training Officer while in patrol. Motor Officer in Traffic unit from 2005-2008.  Promoted to Sgt. in January of 2008 and assigned to Motor Patrol.  Re Assigned to Adult investigations from July 2010- October 2019. Re assigned to special operations unit as Sgt. over Traffic unit/ CIT until promotion to Lt. in April of 2021.  Assigned to Motor Patrol Lt. West Sector Commander 2021-2024. Assigned to SWILEA Commander in 2024.

Certified ILEA instructor.

SWILEA DIRECTOR

Sgt. Jared Lafollette

Office (812)436-7950

email jlafollette@evansvillepolice.com

EPD History-Hired with Evansville Police Department in September of 2002.

Worked as a Motor Patrol Officer from 2002-2012 and served as a Field Training Officer from 2006-2012.  South Sector Crime Prevention Officer from 2013-2015.  SWILEA Lead Instructor from 2016-2022.  Promoted to Sgt. in September of 2022 and assigned to Motor Patrol.  Transferred to SWILEA Director in December of 2023.

Certified ILEA Firearms and EVO Instructor.  NRA Handgun, Shotgun, Patrol Rifle, and Tactical Shooting Instructor.  Vehicle CQB Instructor, TASER Master Instructor, STOPS Instructor.  Safariland MFF/Crowd Control, OC, Chemical Munitions, Less Lethal Impact Munitions Instructor.  Glock, AR-15, and LE Shotgun Armorer.   

SWILEA LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Officer Eric Rasche

Office (812)436-7952

email erasche@evansvillepolice.com

EPD History: Hired with Evansville Police Department in 2007

Motor Patrol 2007 – 2021, Firearms Instructor 2010 – Present, SWAT Team / Sniper 2015 – 2021, Crime Scene Detective 2022, SWILEA Instructor 2023 - Present

Certified ILEA Instructor, EVO instructor, Firearms Instructor, STOPS Instructor, Simmunitions Instructor