Meet the Officers

Sargent Jejuan Westmoreland currently serves as a school resouce officer for Decatur Township Schools and is assigned to the Blue/Gold Academy and support for West Newton. Before being named and sworn in as one of Decatur's newest officer's in October 2021, Sargent Westmoreland served as a school resource officer with Indianpolis Public Schools Police Department where he was responsible for the safety and security of Shortridge High School and IPS School 60. While serving at Shortridge, Sargent Westmoreland implemented new ideas for traffic control as well as plans to provide additional safety measures for the school. He worked for 5 years in the Indianapolis Public School system working in multiple schools with K-12 students and also served on several safety committees as part of his duties. Sargent Westmoreland loves working with and helping young people. He believes it is his calling and finds fulfilment in nurturing student potential. He enjoys seeing young people grow and do great things.

Prior to joining The Indianapolis Public Schools Police Department, Sargent Westmoreland worked for the Marion County Sheriff's Office. He served for more than 3 years working in several different areas and was selected by the jail commanders to participate in the "Youthful Offender Program," where he was able to work closely with juveniles that wanted to change their lives for the better. He has participated in several training programs and is a graduate of the Marion County Sheriff's Office Basic Training Academy, Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA), and is also certified as Crisis Intervention Team member and National Association of School Resource Officers current member.

Officer Tabetha Emenaker has been a law enforcement Officer for 24 years. Thirteen of those years
have been in a roll as a School Police Officer working with youths grades K-12. Officer Emenaker enjoys
working in a well-diversified environment. She has lived both in the United States of America and in
another country, which has given her the opportunity to live and learn of different cultures.
Officer Emenaker is an Indiana Law Enforcement training academy graduate and looks for many
opportunities to enhance her skills through training and daily experiences in the school-based policing
environment. She is a mother of 2 children and feels that being an SRO gives her the benefit of not only
being a police officer, but a co-parenting mentoring roll for the districts school children as well.
Officer Emenaker believes being an SRO is a tremendous blessing because she gets to help students
pave a way to wise decision, help them to see their potential, instill trust between students and police
officers and be there for the parents in their times of need.