LMPD Class 63 recruit graduation 1-16-26 Jan 16, 2026 Jan 16, 2026 Updated 32 mins ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Seventeen new officers from Louisville Metro Police Class 63 graduated Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, and will hit the streets for six months of training. (WDRB photo) As featured on 17 new recruits join Louisville police ranks amid ongoing officer shortage The police department said the volume of applications it receives has gone up, but they are still not where they need to be amid an officer shortage. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forecast Radar Weather Top Story Matthew Wine's Friday afternoon forecast Poll Most Popular Articles Videos ArticlesLouisville parents charged in 'significant' child abuse case after 2 children hospitalizedJeffersonville man suspected of child molestation dies by suicide while officers serve warrantAfter pandemic aid, Kentucky tells thousands of workers to pay back more than $31 millionDeath investigation underway after body found downtown Louisville, police saySouth Oldham High School to operate on NTI on Friday9 arrested in Louisville after federal task force targets alleged drug trafficking ring15-year-old injured after being hit by impaired driver Thursday afternoon in Sellersburg‘What are the kids going to do?' | JCPS budget plan includes $3M cut to school safety administratorsWinter Weather Advisory Issued For KentuckianaFormer Louisville UPS employees accused of stealing $113,000 worth of Apple products Videos
17 new recruits join Louisville police ranks amid ongoing officer shortage The police department said the volume of applications it receives has gone up, but they are still not where they need to be amid an officer shortage.