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CENTER GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT

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To create and maintain a safe, secure and nurturing learning environment by working in partnership with our schools and other local, state, and federal emergency response agencies.

CGPD MISSION STATEMENT
The Center Grove Police Department is committed to protecting the students, staff, visitors, and facilities of the Center Grove Community School Corporation in the best way possible. CGPD works to create positive relationships with all of the school district's stakeholders, especially the Center Grove students, because they are the reason that the school corporation exists. 

PAY PARKING FINES

  1. Navigate to the E-Funds website by clicking here.
  2. Navigate to the "Pay for CGPD Parking Fines" button.
  3. Click "Continue as a guest" or set up an account if you do not already have one. 
  4. Enter the amount you need to pay, your first and last name, the student's first and last name, the student's grade level, and the student's Center Grove email.
  5. Click "Add to Cart".
  6. Choose a payment method and add your preferred payment method.
  7. Click the "Add Credit/Debit Card" button.
  8. Complete the transaction. 

*For downloadable instructions that include photos, please click here.

CGPD STAFF

ABOUT CGPD

The Center Grove Police Department (CGPD) is made up of seven sworn police officers who are also certified School Resource Officers (SROs), three School Safety Officers (SSOs). All police officers are licensed police officers in the state of Indiana.

Each police officer has graduated from an accredited law enforcement academy. They each have full arrest powers and all of the rights, privileges, and immunities afforded to municipal police officers. CGPD officers are highly trained. During the 2024-25 school year, officers participated in more than 610 hours of training. 

The Johnson County Sheriff's Department (JCSD) provides radio dispatch support and jail facilities to the CGPD. CGPD officers receive all mandates and participate in some training through JCSD.  

Services provided by CGPD:

  1. Patrol the campuses of Center Grove schools and buildings
  2. Conduct drug searches (random and scheduled)
  3. Provide security at school functions
  4. Conduct educational programs in schools
  5. Provide traffic control during arrival, dismissal, and events
  6. Assist owners who are locked out of their vehicles
The Center Grove Police Department was established in February 2008. It was the second school police department established in Indiana, following a law passed in July 2007 that allowed school corporations in Indiana to create their own police departments.