Staff Reports
COLUMBUS — Chief Deputy Chris Lane of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office has completed one of the toughest challenges available to local law enforcement officers: the FBI National Academy. Chief Deputy Lane graduated recently after attending a 10-week training session at the National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
There is a highly competitive process local law enforcement officers must go through to be selected for this honor. That process includes a nomination by a supervisor; interviews with the candidate and co-workers to determine leadership skills and abilities; a background check; a determination of physical fitness; and the support of former National Academy graduates.
After retiring from the Columbus Police Department, Major Lane became BCSO’s Chief Deputy in 2015. He brought more than 20 years of law enforcement, security and staff management experience to his position as BCSO’s Chief Deputy.
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Major Lane is a graduate of Vincennes University and has completed numerous courses with the Police Executive Leadership Academy and the Drug Enforcement Administration. He attended and served as a police officer at Indiana University. Currently, he plans, organizes, implements, administers and evaluates all Sheriff’s Office operations. He also enforces traffic laws, provides important programs for local organizations/agencies, and he is a featured speaker at many of BCSO programs and community meetings.
“I am extremely proud of Chief Deputy Lane and I am very thankful he was able to participate in this once in a lifetime opportunity for law enforcement leaders in this nation,” said Bartholomew County Sheriff Matthew A. Myers. “I am looking forward to his return to the office where the information, knowledge, and skills he gained at the FBI National Academy will be used for the betterment of our organization and the community we serve.”
During the 10 weeks of training, local executive-level law enforcement officers spend most of their time in the classroom. Lane’s National Academy classes included Critical Incident Leadership, Crisis Negotiations, Contemporary Issues in Police and Media Relations, Essentials for Law Enforcement Leaders, Behavioral Science for Law Enforcement Leaders, Fitness in Law Enforcement, and Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement.
Each year, the FBI sponsors four sessions of the National Academy. Each session includes about 220 local law enforcement officers from throughout the United States and around the world.
