FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Dozens of Fort Wayne police recruits started their first day of training Monday morning as the department’s 70th academy class began.
Fort Wayne Police Department Chief PJ Smith reflected on his own first day of training 43 years ago while speaking about the new recruits.
“I just remember after my first day, thinking to myself, ‘What have I gotten myself into here,’ you know… because it was hard … but once I got through it, it was like I couldn’t believe I was able to actually do something like that,” Smith said. “It was the hardest thing I ever did in my life.”…