TERRELL, Texas — Terrell Police Department Captain Troy Kelly, a 19-year veteran of the department, recently graduated the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, Virginia.
TERRELL, Texas — Terrell Police Department Captain Troy Kelly, a 19-year veteran of the department, recently graduated the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy (FBINA) in Quantico, Virginia.
The academy, which is an invite-only academy, aims to support, promote, and enhance the personal and professional development of law enforcement leaders by preparing them for complex, dynamic, and contemporary challenges through innovative techniques, facilitating excellence in education and research, and forging partnerships throughout the world, according to it’s website.
Kelly was selected with 216 other law enforcement officers to join the FBINA’s 260th Session in early April 2015 — leaving behind his family until his graduation in June.
With his graduation, Kelly becomes only the second member of the Terrell Police Department in its history to attend and graduate the academy, according to Terrell Police Department Chief Jody Lay.
In the 10-week academy, Kelly studied in areas of leadership, spirituality, wellness and vitality, behavioral science for law enforcement, death investigations, interviewing strategies through statement analysis, public speaking, fitness for law enforcement, and National Academy networking and enrichment.
Additionally, Kelly participated in two accredited learning field trips: an extensive trip to the New York City Police Department and then a trip to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.
Kelly also completed the the Yellow Brick Road challenge and received the coveted yellow brick award.
“The Yellow Brick Road is a grueling 6.1-mile run through a hilly, wooded trail built by U.S. Marines. Along the way, the participants must climb over walls, run through creeks, jump through simulated windows, scale rock faces with ropes, crawl under barbed wire in muddy water, maneuver across a cargo net and much more,” according to the FBI’s website.
Kelly's yellow brick is proudly displayed on a shelf behind and above his desk.
"This is an incredible achievement for both Troy and the Terrell Police Department," said Chief Jody L. Lay. "Captain Kelly attending and successfully completing this course not only makes him a better professional, but it raises the bar for the entire police department and demonstrates personnel in this department have what it takes to provide our citizens the best of police services in today's law enforcement.”
Lay went on to say he hopes many other officers from the Terrell Police Department will be given this opportunity over the course of the future noting the critical importance of personnel going outside the department, the county, and the state to study what others in law enforcement are doing and how they are doing it.
