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INDIANA STATE POLICE ALLIANCE CELEBRATING 45 YEARS

LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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CONTENTS FALL 2019VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2

DNA Data BaseChallenges and Triumphs of the Growing DNA DatabaseBy Kristine CrouchCODIS State Administrator

Indiana State Police EOD Participates in Raven’s ChallengeHeld at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in 2017, 2018 and 2019By Kent Havens

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ISP Commission HistoryAn Obsession to Document the History of Our ISP Commissions. By Mike Carrick

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2006 – present

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DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVESLowell .......................Jerry MichalakLafayette ...............Nathan HamptonPeru .................................Ron FisherToll Road .................... Robert LeffertFort Wayne ........................ Kent RoeBremen .............................. Jon PriceBloomington .................. Eric RussellJasper ............................. Chad DickEvansville ................ Kylen Compton

DEPARTMENTS

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INDIANA STATE POLICE ALLIANCE, INC.VOLUME 5 • ISSUE 2 • FALL 2019

ISPA BOARDScott Krueger.......................PresidentPete Wood .................Vice PresidentMike Wood ...........Secretary/Area VI Will Etter ................Treasurer/Area VMike Jones ..............................Area I

Shaun Armes .........................Area IIRoss Johnson ........................Area IIIChris Hill ............................. Area IVWill Etter ...............................Area VMike Wood ..........................Area VI

Versailles .............. Stephen WheelesSellersburg ....................... Josh BanetPendleton ................... Dave PoynterIndianapolis .............Brent GullinsonPutnamville ..................Joe RutledgeMCI Rep .......................... Kim JudgeCPS Rep ......................... Joe GipsonRetirees ........................ Jerome Ezell

ISPA OFFICE STAFFExecutive Director ........ Cory P. Martin, MPAAlliance Security Incorporated (ASI) Operations Manager............Kelley Flick

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President’s Letter . . . . . . . 7Celebrating the Future

as we Look to the past

Executive Director . . . . . . 5Impressed by the High Standard

of Alliance Members

District Map . . . . . . . . . . 21

Our Fallen Heroes . . . . . 22

“Reflection on the past allows us to

learn from our mistakes, it allows

us to see what worked, and it

allows us to build upon our strengths.

That is how I view the Alliance.”

–Scott Krueger

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2019 brings us 45 years of the Indiana State Police Alliance. I have been honored to be a part of nearly two of those. Over the past two years, I’ve had the opportu-nity to get out and visit with hundreds of members both active and retired. While we discuss the current state of the Alliance, it is important to highlight the past.

Impressed by the High Standard of Alliance Members

I meet is of a high standard. The Alliance has played a unique role in the history of the department. Mem-bership has averaged 80%+ for many years and continues to climb. It has provided a layer of support with a legislative liaison and legal represen-tation benefit. It has been a voice of reason for issues with the department

and has provided off-duty employ-ment through Alliance Security. The Alliance, much like the department, would be nothing without its people. As we reflect on 45 years of support-ing troopers and promoting better law enforcement to the citizens of Indiana, let us look to the future by celebrating our past.

Respectfully,

Cory Martin, MPAExecutive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER

Cory P. Martin, MPA—Executive Director

1415 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN 46203

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“It has been made very clear to me through countless interactions that no matter the

equipment, years of service, or the age of a troop, the character and integrity of each

person I meet is of a high standard. ”–Cory P. Martin, MPA

est.Let me begin with a story from Jerry

Belcher, a retired troop out of Jasper. As we are catching up at our Area III meeting, he explains the advances he’s seen in not only the ISPA but the department in general. He told me about having a key to the local gas station as they closed well before he started his shift. He would be out

working the road and had to open and close shop on his own just to fill his tank for the shift. Another retiree shared how he never dreamed of hav-ing the equipment that troops have today. He described his 1957 Ford Interceptor which is the exact one the Alliance shares with the ISP Museum. The radio antenna draped over the top of the car which provided a few more miles of coverage, at best. The advances are endless, but one thing remains the same - the integrity of an Indiana State Trooper.

It has been made very clear to me through countless interactions that no matter the equipment, years of service, or the age of a troop, the character and integrity of each person


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est.Since 1974, forty-five years ago, the mission of the Alliance has fundamentally remained the same - to serve its members. Benefits have been added over the years, internal systems and practices have changed, but the tradition has remained the same.

There have been forty-five years’ worth of volunteers, who have served on the board of directors, who believed in the cause and thus dedicated the time to make the Alliance what it is today. Because there have been engaged members, willing to volunteer their time, the Alliance has been able to remain relevant, the benefits have remained valuable, and the organization itself has been adaptable to changes in the profession and culture.

To all those who have ever volun-teered, or are currently volunteering as board members, I extend my sin-cere thanks. As with a lot of things in life, once your perspective shifts, as is the case when you become a board member, you more easily see the sacrifices they make. Not to be too dramatic, but as Teddy Roos-evelt said, the man in the arena who spends himself in a worthy cause is the one who counts.

Reflection on the past allows us to learn from our mistakes, it allows us to see what worked, and it allows

Celebrating the Future as we Look to the past

us to build upon our strengths. That is how I view the Alliance. It is an amalgamation of forty-five years’ worth of members’ ideas that have been pressure tested and either stripped away or embodied as cur-rent benefits and practices.

As we reflect on forty-five years of supporting troopers and promot-ing better law enforcement to the citizens of Indiana, let us look to the future by celebrating our past and

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Scott Krueger—President Indiana State Police Alliance, Inc.

1415 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN 46203

317-636-0929

www.indianasfinest.com

ensure that the Alliance remains a viable organization for generations to come.

Respectfully,

Scott KruegerISPA President

The Indiana state Police Alliance (ISPA) was established in 1974 as an association of Indiana state troopers with a focus towards promoting bet-ter law enforcement to the citizens of Indiana, and gaining state-wide support for Indiana troopers. Since our humble beginning in 1974, our scope has broadened significantly. Today the Alliance has expand-ed its responsibilities to include increased member benefits such as legal assistance, legislative lobby-ing, funeral support and survivor benefits, college scholarships, and numerous community support activities throughout the state. The Indiana state Police Alliance works directly with the Indiana State Police department, the governor’s office and members of the state legislature on issues of state-wide law enforce-ment and public safety. Additionally, the Indiana State Police Alliance is the only association of Indiana

Indiana State Police Alliance and Indiana’s Finest

state police officers recognized by the National Troopers Coalition. Ever growing and always looking for ways to meet the needs of our members and the citizens of our great Hoo-sier state, the Indiana state Police Alliance has further incorporated Alliance Security, offering off-duty employment opportunities for troop-ers, and Cops for Kids, a non-profit corporation building priceless rela-tionships with our Hoosier children.

Scott Krueger—President Indiana State Police Alliance, Inc. 1415 Shelby St, Indianapolis, IN 46203317-636-0929 • 800-382-1104317-631-8221 faxwww.indianasfinest.com


THE EXERCISE WAS HELD AT MUSCATATUCK URBAN

TRAINING CENTER FOR A THIRD YEAR.

By Kent HavensMaster Trooper

INDIANA STATE POLICE EOD

PARTICIPATES IN RAVEN’S

CHALLENGE

From June 10, 2019, to June 14, 2019, the Indiana State Police EOD team participated in Raven’s Challenge, a Joint Interopera-bility EOD Exercise at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in North Vernon, Indiana. This free training is sponsored by the Bu-reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR), in partner-ship with the U.S. Army Headquarters, Department of the Army.8 I n d i a n a S t a t e P o l i c e A l l i a n c e

Raven’s Challenge began in 2004 as an ATF-led training exercise for both military EOD teams and Public Safety Bomb Squads in the Seattle area. The training exercise has grown into what is now the largest EOD/Public Safety Bomb Squad training in

the nation. Each year, training is con-ducted at 4 separate sites throughout the United States. Normally the train-ing is conducted at the same location for 2 years in a row before it moves to a new location. The exercise was held at Muscatatuck Urban Training

ABOVE: There are a wide variety of exercises during the week-long training. Pictured above is a team handling a booby trapped militia camp scenario.

RIGHT: Raven’s Challenge exercises were held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in 2017, 2018 and 2019.


Raven’s Challenge participants prepare for one scenario that consists of a device located on a commercial airline.

Center in 2017 and 2018, and was supposed to move elsewhere for 2019, but the location fell through, so it returned to Muscatatuck in 2019. This allowed the Indiana State Police EOD Team to participate in this exercise during each of the 3 years it was held in Indiana.

What is Raven’s Challenge? Ra-ven’s Challenge (RC) is an annual, interagency, counter IED exercise that incorporates scenarios focused on interoperability capabilities between public safety bomb squads (PSBSs) and military explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units in operational

domestic type IED environments. The exercise also provides international participation with partner nations an opportunity to observe techniques commonly employed in the Unit-ed States. In 2019, as in past years, besides several teams from the state of Indiana participating, teams from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky and Toronto, Canada also participated. In 2018, a military EOD team from the country of Sweden came to partici-pate in the exercise.

The training combines members

“During this training we always see a technique or some piece of equipment that we have not seen or used before.”

–Sgt. Chris Hager,Indiana State Police Bomb Commander


of Public Safety Bomb Squads and members of military EOD units for the week long scenario based training. This year, the Indiana State Police EOD team was divided into 3 separate teams. Each of the teams had two to three Military EOD units assigned to them. Indiana State Police Bomb Commander Sgt. Chris Hager describes the reason behind

Teams from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky and Toronto, Canada participated.

the joint teams. “Our procedures and training is much different then that of the military.” “The idea is that if we work together during this week, we can exchange knowledge and skills.” “During this training we always see a technique or some piece of equip-ment that we have not seen or used before.” “Working together with the military, they pass on things that

Participating units do not know ahead of time what type of call they will be called to. Pictured is one EOD unit working a scenario for a device located on a commercial airline.

make us a better team and we do the same for them.”

The teams usually run two exer-cises per day. Participating units do not know ahead of time what type of call they will be going on. Each team starts from a staging area and are sent an email as to the exercise they are responding to. Instructors meet the teams at the staging area and pro-vide additional information, then the teams follow the instructor to the site of the exercise where they are able to interview witnesses if available and formulate a plan of action. There is a wide variety of exercises during the week long training. During the week, one ISP EOD unit could be working a device that was located on a com-mercial airline, while another team is handling a booby trapped militia camp. The exercises are taken from actual details teams have handled in the field from all over the country, as well as all over the world. Master Trooper Derek Fisher talks about his feeling about attending Raven’s Challenge. “This is my 3rd year in a row attending this training.” “Every year I learn something new, or see something I have never dealt with before.” “The training is the closest thing an EOD Technician can get to a real call in the field.” “The training is invaluable.”

All indications are that the ATF will bring this training back to Indiana in a couple of years. If so, The Indiana State Police EOD team will again participate in Raven’s Challenge.


ISP COMMISSION HISTORY

HISTORY

For an agency so demanding about documentation and retention, it was shocking to find the ISP has no official record of the history of our patrol cars. So what began as an attention getter for a static PIO display, has become on obsession to document the history of our ISP commissions.

By Mike CarrickMaster TrooperCommercial Vehicle Enforcement Division

1. 1966 Plymouth Fury

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1921Creation of the (IMVP)

1933Transition to all Cars(All Black Color)

1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 2000 2010 2020

1959 current door shield and stripe

(Only two designs of the door shield ever)

Until 1933 open cockpit cars, Harley Davidson

or Indiana motorcycles

1938 to 1966 most cars were two door

Since 1966 ISP all white cars, four-doors

1960 white over blue color scheme

HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS


2. 1937 Plymouth

3. 1946 Chevrolet

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Our history begins with the creation of the Indiana Motor Vehicle Police (IMVP) in 1921. The IMVP drove most-ly open cockpit cars or rode Harley Davidson or Indian motorcycles. The transition to all cars occurred after the creation of the ISP in 1933.

From 1938 to 1966 most cars were two doors; since 1966 we have driven four door cars with some exceptions like the Toll Road cars (more on that in a minute), Dodge Diplomats and the Mustangs and Camaros.

Our commission colors began as all black, then in 1960 went to a unique white over blue color scheme. Since 1966 ISP has used all white cars, except between 1998-2006 when we went back to all black cars.

The stripes on the cars have been adapted over time, from gold or yellow stripes running down the side of the car and sometimes across the hood, a blue version of that stripe was used in the mid 1980’s, to our current short stripe. There have only been two designs of the door shield. The small shield (with no state seal) and the larger one which includes the state seal. The current door shield and stripe

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1998-2006 ISP droveall black cars

1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 2000 2010 2020Unique Cars in ISP

Commission History

1936 Cord1953 Studebaker1959 Chevrolets

1959 and 1965 Pontiac Catalinas 1981 Dodge two-door Diplomats

Also:Toll Road district

Two door Chevrolets

2006 ISP went back to all white cars


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were originally created in 1959. PIO troopers over the years have

had some unique cars starting with the 1936 Cord to the 1953 Studebaker. During the 1950’s, PIOs had white two-tone cars and on occasion had models not issued to anyone else like the 1959 Chevrolets, the 1959 and 1965 Pontiac Catalinas, and the 1981 Dodge two-door Diplomats.

It was also suprising to find that the Toll Road district typically had makes and models other than what the rest of the state drove. They had a fondness for two door Chevrolets. Until the ear-ly 70’s, they also had a solid red lense on their overhead rotary light instead of a clear one.

The research into this project has been both frustrating and fascinating. It has allowed me to to see our history and only imagine what it would have been like to patrol our state on two-lane, mostly dirt roads, in cars that did not even have automatic transmissions until 1960. It is frustrating and unfor-tunate that many of the unanswered questions about our history may never be answered, like why a particular model or different color was used.

This project would not have been possible without the help of the ISP Museum curator Lauren Baker, muse-um volunteers (retired Lt.) Rick Hamer and Chuck Poi, and the many retirees and their survivors who have sent me photos and provided back stories to the photos.

Still a work in progress. I will gladly accept any additional photos or information anyone has to offer. You can contact me at [email protected].

M/Trooper J. Michael Carrick pe#4863 came on with the 44th recruit class in Nov. 1986

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HISTORY4. 1937 Cord, PIO car

5. 1967 Chevrolet Impala,Toll Road Car

Until the early 70’s, the Toll Road District had a solid red lense on their overhead rotary light instead of a clear one.


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Most of us have heard the name CODIS, but what exactly is it? CODIS, or the Combined DNA Index Sys-tem, is a computer database of DNA profiles used to generate leads for law enforcement across the US. Its success is based on the concept of recidivism, which can simply be thought of as the tendency of a person who committed one crime to commit others. When the system finds a match between the DNA profile of a known offender and DNA evidence left at a crime scene, a potential suspect is identified. Matches between crime scenes can also link crimes, allowing different jurisdictions to work together on related offenses. This sounds simple and obvious in hind sight, but building this powerful tool has taken time, ingenuity, and a willingness to constantly change.

In the mid-1990’s, the first challenge was passing legislation. The FBI was

DNA DATABASE

CHALLENGES & TRIUMPHS

OF THE GROWING

DNA DATABASE

The demand for biological analysis quickly outgrew the space available at District 52.

Oral swabs were more convenient for non-medical staff to collect.

By Kristine CrouchCODIS State Administrator

2006 – present


making the software available, but it was (and remains) up to each state to enact legislation authorizing the col-lection of individuals for inclusion in CODIS. Indiana chose to collect those convicted of crimes against persons or burglary. The legislature reasoned that these were serious and often repeated offenses. Anyone convicted or held in a jail or prison after June 30, 1996 legally owed the state a DNA sample. Since most individuals in this category would be sentenced to state prisons, the focus was centered on the Depart-ment of Correction. Many meetings were held, forms were developed and nurses at the main intake facilities (Reception Diagnostic Center and Indiana Women’s Prison) were tasked with incorporating a blood draw and thumb print into the procedures for all new inmates. The tube of blood pro-vided the DNA itself and the thumb print served to verify the identity of the individual giving that DNA sample. In addition to the daily blood draws from new inmates, an initial prison sweep was conducted of all qualifying offenders being held in prisons across the state.

In November of 1996, offender samples started arriving at the ISP Laboratory on the east side of India-napolis. In preparation, the laboratory had obtained grant funds to pay for outsourcing of the sample analysis and to hire one new employee to prep the samples and review the data when it came back from the vendor laboratory. Jan Sheldon was hired for that position and recalls being told she would spend half of her time on CODIS and half doing casework. After all, no one thought this new database would require a full time scientist. Samples were analyzed in a gel format and tested at only 8 locations of DNA, called loci. In October of 1998, the FBI required the use of 13 particular loci that would become known as the “CODIS Core 13.” This ensured

labs across the country were using the same DNA markers and therefore could easily compare data points. This also meant ISP had to retest all of the offenders that had only 8 of the now required 13 loci, while still receiv-ing about 15 new samples each day. Jan quickly got a sense of how busy she would really be, thinking “this is going to be really big; there’s no way it can’t be big.” She was soon given some summer help in Kellie Veit, who became the second full time database

employee by 2000 as CODIS activities continued to grow.

All of these offenders would ac-complish nothing if there were no unsolved cases in the database for them to match. In 1999, another grant provided for one forensic scientist at each ISP lab who would be dedicated to working cases that did not have a suspect. The only trouble was getting

Indiana now has nearly 350,000 offender samples.


those cases submitted to the lab! After years of laboratory policy requiring a suspect standard to perform DNA analysis, it took many trainings and announcements to get the word out to detectives and local agencies that no suspect cases should be submit-ted for DNA. Thanks to those efforts, crime scene samples were submitted, worked, and entered into CODIS to be searched. On January 10, 2000, the first hit occurred. The system matched a convicted offender to an unsolved rape case out of Connersville, Indiana. The Police Department didn’t quite understand how the laboratory could name a suspect for them, so Paul Mis-ner, CODIS Administrator at the time, went down to have a meeting with them and explain this new tool called CODIS. Other hits and meetings soon followed around the state. By the end of 2000, 30 cases including rapes, ho-micides and burglaries were provided with new leads by searching CODIS. In 2004, CODIS contributed to a complex web of cases eventually iden-tifying Kevin Hampton as responsible for killing 3 women in Terre Haute and raping others in Indiana, Califor-nia and Nevada. This was working, and the law enforcement community would never look back.

In fact, the CODIS community was looking forward, examining the question of database expansion. Hit records were inspected to reveal that 10% of Indiana hits linked a person convicted of burglary to a violent crime against a person. Not only that, but merely 56% of offenders involved in matches hit to the same category of crime for which they were previously

convicted. This showed that indi-viduals often crossed back and forth between different types of crimes. It was argued that collecting from a wid-er range of convictions, including less serious offenses such as theft, would lead to even more hits to serious crimes. In 2005, Indiana joined many other states in the collection of DNA from ALL felony convictions.

All felon legislation ushered in many changes as a result of the increased demand. The average number of of-fenders increased from approximately

300 per month to as many as 2000 per month. Thankfully, the number of hits to process also rose dramatically. There had been 105 offender hits in 2004. After full implementation of the 2005 law, 2007 saw a total of 418 offender hits. That is at least one hit for every day of the year! One of the more memorable was the identification of a serial rapist in Muncie, Indiana, resolving 6 previously unsolved rapes dating back to 1992. However, the most challenging adjustment to all felons was not the number of people who needed to be collected, but rather where those collections would take place.

Now that convictions for theft and many felony drug offenses qualified for DNA collection, a large number of those offenders did not go to state prison. A few might remain in the county jail, but these individuals were quite often placed on probation or community corrections in lieu of any incarceration. With 92 counties, each with two or three options, Indiana suddenly needed hundreds of individ-ual collection sites instead of just two. Collection kits using buccal swabs

Hannah Bond, Forensic Technician, receiving the day’s samples. We can get as many in one day now as the original law provided in an entire month.

DNA DATABASE

One memorable DNA identification was of a serial rapist in Muncie, IN, resolving 6 previously unsolved rapes dating back to 1992.18 I n d i a n a S t a t e P o l i c e A l l i a n c e

were developed to replace the blood draws that DOC had been doing. Several rounds of training were given to probation officers and jail nurses in the proper use of the kits and how to collect the samples. A new strategy of trackable commercial shipping was employed to deliver samples to the laboratory from all across the state. At the lab, two additional new hires (Rob Roller and Summer Hughes) were focused on CODIS duties, including data review of the thousands of DNA profiles.

At this time, Laboratory Division as a whole was growing. In 2007, the Indianapolis Regional Lab moved into its new, much larger facility on 16th Street. This provided space for more analysts and equipment for all disciplines. The Biology Section also moved away from gels to a platform for DNA analysis called Capillary

Electrophoresis. This technology offered a couple of advantages. First, it calculated more precise intensities for each piece of DNA than was possible on gels, which were mainly visual in nature. DNA analysis was also becom-ing more sensitive during this time. The combined result was that more case types and crime scenes could provide useful DNA profiles. “Touch” DNA became routine to collect and more property crimes were being pro-cessed and entered into CODIS than ever before. The second advantage of Capillary Electrophoresis is that it is very amenable to a high throughput environment, such as databasing. This allowed ISP to take over the physical DNA analysis of offender samples in 2012 after many years of outsourcing.

A previously empty room of the lab-oratory became the CODIS lab with dedicated equipment running samples daily. Four analysts (Idelle Ritterskamp, Linda Mahlie, Dawn Combs and Julie Lindsey) began rotating weekly, per-forming offender analysis for one week and casework the other three weeks. Jan was still busy prepping samples and was joined by Leslie Harmon in that task. As a result, the turnaround time for offenders (from arrival in the lab to being entered in CODIS) went from an average of 68 days to less than 10 days. This was a dramatic shift in how soon potentially vital information could be provided to law enforce-ment.

That push to provide matches to unsolved crimes as soon as possi-ble drove the next national wave of change. On January 1, 2018, Indiana became the 31st state to collect DNA upon a person’s felony arrest instead of waiting for their conviction. Cas-es can often take a year or more to reach trial. Having knowledge through CODIS earlier in the process that an individual matches other crimes could affect their bond status. A person who remains incarcerated while await-ing their trial has no opportunity to commit additional crimes during

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Offender samples received by year. Note the spikes associated with the 2005 and 2018 expansions.

On January 1, 2018, Indiana became the 31st state to collect DNA upon a person’s felony arrest instead of waiting for their conviction.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I’d like to thank all the penal and booking facilities across Indiana for collecting those vital offender samples, the FBI for providing the software and guidance that make CODIS work, law enforce-ment for properly collecting evidence at the scenes and answering all of our questions about it, and obviously ISP and IMCFSA lab personnel who tirelessly analyze offenders and/or casework samples day in and day out. It takes every one of us to make this program do what it’s supposed to do.

that time period. There is no way to quantify it, but it is certainly possible that collecting DNA during that first contact with law enforcement (at arrest) could actually prevent crimes and protect more people from being victimized. Of course, much like the 2005 expansion, this meant more col-lectors to train. The jail nurse would no longer be the one taking the swabs on a planned schedule. Any officer or deputy who was doing the booking would need to collect DNA, even in the middle of the night. Six members of the Core CODIS Team divided the state into regions and visited every jail personally. They held training sessions, delivered supplies and secure lock boxes, and sometimes even toured the facilities and helped jail commanders envision how to work this into their booking procedures. The collection kits themselves were again redesigned, this time to allow jails to simply print the LiveScan arrest card to provide identifying information. This would be faster, and more legible, than hand-writing it all on a separate form as probations had been doing.

Collecting from someone simply arrested for a crime but not yet deter-mined to be guilty of it brought new concerns. CODIS has always adhered to strict rules for casework entries. DNA profiles must be from a crime scene and attributable to the putative perpetrator. Every effort is made to avoid entering DNA from innocent people who were legitimately interact-ing with those objects before or after the crime itself. Likewise, if a person

collected at arrest is actually innocent, the state has no interest in databasing their DNA profile. Therefore, informa-tion is given to every arrestee explain-ing to them that if their felony arrest does not become a felony conviction, they can turn in paperwork and have their profile removed from the data-base.

The first year of collecting both arrestees and convicted offenders (those that had been originally arrested before Jan 1st ) brought a record set-ting 51,665 samples to the laboratory. An arrestee in the very first batch that was analyzed hit to an unsolved rape case. Then March 2018 saw over 100 hits in a single month for the first time! In May, ISP hired its very first Biology Technician (Hannah Bond) to assist with intake and accessioning the vol-ume of samples. The year ended with an equally record setting 993 hits, the combined result of those offender samples and new mixture interpreta-tion tools that made it possible to enter more crime scene samples.

So much has changed since those early days of CODIS. Jails are now the main collection sites and DOC encounters very few individuals that aren’t already in the database. From only one employee predicted to spend half her time on CODIS, there are now 5 dedicated staff and 4 part time database analysts. ISP tests 23 DNA locations, a far cry from the original 8. Since that first hit in 2000, Indiana’s CODIS system has now aided a total of 7,784 criminal investigations. These include cases across Indiana plus all

but 4 other states. Nationally, over 17 million individuals and 950,000 crime scene samples are searched against one another, producing more than 470,000 hits thus far. Paul Misner commented that “obviously you want it to work,” but even he is surprised by the rate of success. Close to half of unknown profiles searched in CODIS receive some type of new information from it, either the name of an offend-er or connections to another crime that wasn’t known to be linked. It has become an integral part of police in-vestigations, and hit notifications often follow within days of the original DNA analysis report, while the case is still being actively worked.

The amazing accomplishments of this program are the culmination of evolving database laws, advancements in DNA technology itself, new soft-ware capabilities and a lot of people willing to work hard and roll with the changes. The ultimate goal of law enforcement is to not only solve crime, but ideally, protect people from becoming victims. By helping bring repeat offenders to justice quickly and efficiently, those of us fortunate enough to work with the Combined DNA Index System strive to do both.

DNA DATABASE

Collecting from someone simply arrested for a crime but not yet determined to be guilty of it brought new concerns.


District 24-BREMEN

District 13-LOWELL

District 16-PERU

District 14-LAFAYETTE

District 34-JASPER

District 35-EVANSVILLE

District 45-SELLERSBURG

District 33-BLOOMINGTON

District 52-INDIANAPOLIS

District 42-VERSAILLES

District 51-PENDLETON

District 22-FT WAYNE

District 21-TOLL ROAD

District 53-PUTNAMVILLE

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Indiana State Police District Locations

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EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2010


Trooper Eugene TeagueHometown: Indianapolis, IndianaAppointed: June 1, 1933District: General Head-quarters - Indianapolis

Deceased: December 20, 1933

Following a tip that Dillinger gang member Edward Shouse would be at the Frances Hotel in Paris, Illinois, Trooper Teague was waiting nearby in his patrol car. When Shouse and two female accomplices arrived at the hotel, Trooper Teague struck the Shouse’s car with his vehicle. As Shouse attempted to escape, a gun battle ensued and Trooper Teague was killed in the crossfire.

Trooper William R. DixonHometown: South Bend, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1935District: Dunes Park

Life: February 9, 1910 - June 28, 1938 | 28 Years Old

Trooper Dixon stopped to assist two young men with a disabled vehicle. As he approached the vehicle and asked who owned the car, one of the men, who were both members of the Easton Gang, shot Dixon in the hand. Reaching for his gun to return fire, more gunfire erupted and Trooper Dixon was shot. Two days later Troop-

er Dixon died, but not before one of the assailants had been killed and the other captured.

Trooper George A. ForsterHometown: Seymour, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1938

District: SeymourLife: January 1, 1916 - May 17, 1941 | 25 Years Old

While on routine patrol near Paris Crossing in Jennings County, Trooper Forster’s patrol car was struck by a truck towing a horse trailer. The colli-sion, which occurred on State Road 3, resulted in his death.

Trooper Richard F. EnglandHometown: Columbia City, IndianaAppointed: January 20, 1936

District: LigonierLife: August 1, 1911 - April 22, 1942 | 30 Years Old

While transporting an army deserter, Trooper England attempted to pass a car when the driver made a turn in front of him. Trooper England struck the vehicle and then crashed into a tree. Although the deserter was not in-jured, Trooper England died as a result

of the accident.

Trooper Herbert W. SmithHometown: Shelbyville, IndianaAppointed: November 2, 1942

District: ConnersvilleLife: July 29, 1917 - December 5, 1946 | 29 Years Old

While on patrol, Trooper Smith stopped a car for a traffic violation. When the driver could not produce the car’s registration, the trooper asked the driver to follow him to Shelbyville. On the way to town, Trooper Smith radioed for a check on the license number, suspecting the car was stolen. Pretending to have car trouble, the suspects stopped their car and the trooper stopped his police vehicle. As he approached the suspects’ vehicle, they opened fire hitting Trooper Smith three times. The trooper returned fire before crawling back into his vehicle, where he died.

Trooper Robert E. ClevengerHometown: Centerville, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1952

District: ConnersvilleLife: March 7, 1931 - September 8, 1953 | 22 Years Old

In 2008, the ISPA purchased memorial stones for every Indiana State Police post throughout the state. Each memorial stone has the names of all of the officers who have died in the line-of-duty inscribed on it. The purpose of the stone is to preserve their memory. The stones also bear this inscription:

“As we that are left behind grow old they shall not grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM.”

Each May, at every Indiana State Police post throughout the state, a memorial service is held to honor and pay tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Below is a list of those heroes:

IN MEMORIUM


Trooper Clevenger was in pursuit of a motorist when the chase led to a T-intersection. Due to the dust createdby the other vehicle, Clevenger wasunable to see the embankment aheadof him and struck it head-on. At thescene, investigators found the licensenumber of the car Clevenger hadpursued and were able to locate thevehicle owner, a parole violator.

Sergeant Hubert RoushHometown: Indianapolis, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1952District: Headquarters

Life: March 27, 1915 - January 26, 1955 | 39 Years Old

Sergeant Roush was killed in an automobile crash on the south side of Indianapolis. While witnesses were only able to give investigators sketchy details about the accident, a 19-year-old driver was later charged with several traffic violations as a result of the crash.

Trooper Earl L. BrownHometown: Columbus, IndianaAppointed: October 16, 1940District: Seymour

Life: January 4, 1913 - August 31, 1955 | 42 Years Old

During a manhunt, Trooper Brown ob-served a suspicious person hitchhiking on US 31 near Columbus, Indiana. As he was searching the suspect, Trooper Brown was shot and killed. The sus-pect was judged to be insane and was committed to a maximum-security facility for life.

Sergeant John R. MillerHometown: Lafayette, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1941District: Lafayette

Life: January 2, 1920 - September 5,

1955 | 35 Years Old

Sergeant Miller was assigned as a spotter on a National Guard airplane during an annual Labor Day patrol. Sergeant Miller and the military pilot were killed when the plane crashed near Thorntown, Indiana.

Trooper Donald R. TurnerHometown: Auburn, IndianaAppointed: November 1, 1946District: Ligonier

Life: August 12, 1918 - January 28, 1956 | 37 Years Old

While on patrol, Trooper Turner was called to assist a tow truck operator in removing a vehicle from a ditch. During the retrieval, Trooper Turner was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

First Sergeant Marvin E. WaltsHometown: New Albany, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1937

District: CharlestownLife: October 4, 1909 - March 18, 1957 | 47 Years Old

During a manhunt for a suspected bank robber, First Sergeant Walts died of gunshot wounds inflicted by the suspect. Before succumbing to his injuries, Sergeant Walts was able to return fire and kill his assailant.

Trooper William R. KellemsHometown: Indianapolis, IndianaAppointed: November 15, 1956

District: CharlestownLife: May 25, 1930 - September 30, 1957 | 27 Years Old

While involved in a statewide search for two gunmen who had killed

a Michigan state trooper, Trooper Kellems spotted the suspects driving through Scottsburg, Indiana. After observing the car, Kellems radioed the post, stating that he had stopped the car. As Trooper Kellems approached the suspects’ car, two shots were fired out, fatally wounding him.

Trooper John H. PowellHometown: Otterbein, IndianaAppointed: December 1, 1954District: Kentland

Life: July 2, 1931 - February 27, 1959 | 27 Years Old

While placing an electronic tim-ing device on the roadway, Trooper Powell was struck by an oncoming vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Trooper Robert J. GarrisonHometown: Montpelier, IndianaAppointed: October 1, 1955

District: RedkeyLife: April 29, 1932 - December 14, 1959 | 27 Years Old

While working at the Pendleton District, Trooper Garrison was pa-trolling of State Road 67 when he was involved in a automobile accident. Trooper Garrison died instantly of head injuries sustained in the crash.

Trooper Robert C. GillespieHometown: Bedford, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1950

District: SeymourLife: September 1, 1928 - June 8, 1962 | 33 Years Old

While enroute to the town of Mitchell in response to a request for assistance, Trooper Gillespie, who was traveling


at a high rate of speed with emergency lights on, was forced to leave the road when a pick-up truck slowed in front of him. Leaving the highway to avoid the truck, Trooper Gillespie swerved back on the highway to avoid another car in his path. His vehicle was then struck by another car. Trooper Gilles-pie died as a result of his injuries.

Trooper William F. KieserHometown: Tell City, IndianaAppointed: March 16, 1958District: Seymour

Life: February 4, 1928 - March 9, 1965 | 37 Years Old

While cleaning out his patrol car at home, Trooper Kieser heard the Charlestown Post dispatch a unit to Ramsey to investigate a drunk and disorderly complaint. Realizing he was closer, Trooper Kieser radioed that he would take the call. Arriving at the scene, Trooper Kieser spotted the sus-pect and ordered him to stop. Before Trooper Kieser could get out of his car, the suspect fired shots at him. Trooper Kieser was able to return fire before a bullet struck his hand knocking his gun away. Taking advantage of the situation the suspect fired more shots, killing Trooper Kieser.

Trooper Oscar MillsHometown: Hobart, IndianaAppointed: September 16, 1955District: Lafayette

Life: May 24, 1930 - April 12, 1966 | 35 Years Old

While in pursuit of a vehicle travel-ing at a high rate of speed, Trooper Mills was involved in an automobile accident. The crash left Trooper Mills unconscious from 11/30/1957 until his death more than eight years later.

Trooper William R. RaynerHometown: Greensburg, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1957

District: VersaillesLife: February 2, 1936 - December 18, 1966 | 30 Years Old

Working night patrol with Deputy Sheriff David Blodgett of Decatur County, Trooper Rayner stopped a car bearing a Kentucky license plate, un-aware the car had been reported sto-len. After Trooper Rayner questioned the two occupants, he asked them to exit the vehicle. As both got out through the driver’s door, the passen-ger grabbed for Trooper Rayner and fired several shots at him. As Trooper Rayner fell to the ground, Deputy Blodgett returned fire, fatally wound-ing one suspect. Trooper Rayner died at the scene.

Trooper Richard G. BrownHometown: Lebanon, IndianaAppointed: May 1, 1955District: Lafayette

Life: June 11, 1927 - September 27, 1967 | 40 Years Old

While investigating an early morning car-truck collision on I-74 in Boone County, Trooper Brown was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Trooper Brown and two others were fatally injured in the crash.

Trooper Robert O. LietzanHometown: Westville, IndianaAppointed: August 16, 1961

District: ConnersvilleLife: April 11, 1937 - March 30, 1969 | 31 Years Old

Responding to a complaint of a man firing shots at a family in a camping area in rural Franklin County, Trooper Lietzan and other police officers ar-rived on the scene to find the suspect in a barricaded position. As police called for the suspect to surrender, he fired several shots into the group of officers, fatally wounding Trooper Lietzan.

Sergeant George W. CampbellHometown: Brazil, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1950

District: PutnamvilleLife: July 19, 1924 - June 18, 1969 | 44 Years Old

While on assignment at the truck weigh scales near Putnamville, Ser-geant Campbell died of a heart attack during the arrest of a truck driver who had attempted to pass the weigh station.

Trooper John J. StreuHometown: Logansport, IndianaAppointed: April 16, 1970District: Schererville

Life: March 4, 1945 - February 20, 1971 | 25 Years Old

St. John Town Marshal James Larim-er and Trooper Streu responded to a report of two men in a car behind a local school. Arriving at the scene, the officers found two men who had previously committed kidnapping, robbery and auto theft. The officers handcuffed one man and took him to the patrol car for questioning when the other suspect fired through the police vehicle window, hitting Mar-shal Larimer. Trooper Streu fired back, hitting the suspect. He then left his gun in the front seat of the vehicle and went to aid Larimer. The handcuffed suspect in the back seat of the police vehicle picked up Streu’s gun and shot him with his own revolver, killing him.

Sergeant Glen R. HosierHometown: Logansport, IndianaAppointed: May 1, 1955District: PeruLife: November 11, 1926

- April 26, 1971 | 44 Years Old

While searching for a murder suspect, Sergeant Hosier and other police of-ficers were dispatched to a residence on a report that the suspect was hiding

IN MEMORIUM


there. Officers surrounded the house, while Sergeant Hosier, accompanied by three other officers, entered the residence. Leading the way up the staircase, Sergeant Hosier rounded a landing and the suspect shot him at close range.

Trooper William J. TreesHometown: Oakland City, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1968District: Evansville

Life: November 25, 1943 - June 26, 1972 | 28 Years Old

On road patrol in the Evansville District, Trooper Trees was pursuing a fleeing vehicle at a high rate of speed. During the pursuit, Trooper Trees was involved in a crash that claimed his life.

Trooper Lawrence B. MeyerHometown: Sellersburg, IndianaAppointed: September 1, 1968

District: CharlestownLife: January 2, 1937 - February 2, 1974 | 37 Years Old

After pursuing a car on I-65 in Clark County, Trooper Meyer and Trooper Charles Nicholas had taken two sub-jects to jail. While the troopers were in the parking lot, a deputy advised them that one of the prisoners had escaped. Shortly after Trooper Meyer began a foot pursuit, he was found lying in the yard of a residence only a short distance from his vehicle. It was later determined Trooper Meyer had died of a heart attack.

Trooper Lewis E. PhillipsHometown: Michigan City, IndianaAppointed: February 27, 1973District: Dunes Park

Life: January 1, 1949 - April 16, 1975 | 26 Years Old

Five days before completing one-year

as a Probationary Trooper, Trooper Phillips was responding to a call for assistance from a fellow trooper who was pursuing a violator. Trooper Phil-lips was traveling on U.S. 20 when his patrol car crested a hill and collided with semi-tractor trailer making an illegal U-turn. Trooper Phillips died at the scene.

Trooper Roy E. JonesHometown: Lapel, IndianaAppointed: October 17, 1976District: Pendleton

Life: May 5, 1948 - July 3, 1979 | 31 Years Old

While responding to a request for assistance from the Markleville Town Marshal, Trooper Jones was traveling at a high rate of speed with emer-gency lights on when a car pulled in front of him. Trooper Jones swerved to avoid the car in his path when his vehicle struck a tree, killing him on impact.

Trooper Robert J. Lather IIHometown: Greentown, IndianaAppointed: December 15, 1974

District: PeruLife: December 15, 1951 - July 6, 1982 | 30 Years Old

On routine patrol, Trooper Lather re-sponded to a call for assistance from a Howard County Sheriff’s Deputy who was in pursuit of a vehicle traveling at speeds in excess of 95 miles per hour. While attempting to slow the fleeing vehicle, Trooper Lather pulled in front of the car and was killed when the speeding vehicle ran into his police car.

Trooper Steven L. BaileyHometown: Richmond, IndianaAppointed: November 26, 1978District: Headquarters

Life: October 10, 1954 - December

10, 1983 | 29 Years Old

While attempting to serve a warrant at the residence of a known drug dealer, Trooper Bailey’s weapon accidentally discharged, fatally wounding him.

Sergeant John E. HatfullHometown: Evansville, IndianaAppointed: January 28, 1973District: Evansville

Life: March 17, 1942 - April 13, 1987 | 45 Years Old

Sergeant Hatfull, along with other state police officers, responded to the residence of a suicidal subject in Posey County. As Sergeant Hatfull led the Emergency Response Team into the residence, he was shot and fatally wounded by the subject.

Master Trooper Michael E. GreeneHometown: Thorntown, IndianaAppointed: June 13, 1976District: Indianapolis

Life: November 8, 1949 - February 5, 1993 | 43 Years Old

While on routine patrol in Mari-on County, Master Trooper Greene stopped to question two male subjects stopped along Interstate 65. After checking with the post, he learned the men were wanted. As Master Trooper Greene was handcuffing one suspect, the other suspect shot and killed him.

Trooper Todd A. BurmanHometown: Delphi, IndianaAppointed: December 9, 1990District: Lafayette

Life: September 9, 1964 - July 29, 1993 | 28 Years Old

Trooper Burman responded to a call for assistance with a disorderly subject in the town of Camden located in Car-roll County. When officer’s attempts at negotiation failed, the subject retreat-ed into his residence. As the officers


entered the house, they were met by the subject’s resistant wife, while he fled down a hall in search of a gun. As Trooper Burman entered the room where the suspect was waiting, he was shot at close range with a high powered rifle.

Master Motor Carrier Inspector Ralph R. Reed, Jr.Hometown: Plymouth, IndianaAppointed:

April 16, 1968District: BremenLife: May 24, 1947 - August 3, 1995 | 48 Years Old

While patrolling US 30 near Plym-outh, Master Motor Carrier Inspector Ralph Reed stopped to inspect a semi-tractor trailer. As Inspector Reed walked around the tractor-trailer, an on-coming semi tractor-trailer hauling cattle struck and killed him. Inspector Reed was the first Indiana State Police motor carrier inspector to be killed in the line of duty.

Dna Supervisor Kimberly S. EppersonHometown: Fountaintown, IndianaAppointed: February 4, 1985

District: HeadquartersLife: June 10, 1959 - November 16, 1995 | 36 Years Old

While traveling from the Indianapolis Laboratory to the Lowell Laboratory on a training assignment, Supervisor Epperson slid on icy Interstate 65 and collided with a semi-tractor trailer ille-gally parked on the berm. The impact of the crash killed Supervisor Epper-son instantly.

Trooper Andrew P. WinzenreadHometown: Osgood, IndianaAppointed: December 4, 1994

District: Versailles

Life: November 30, 1970 - April 25, 1997 | 26 Years Old

While patrolling I-74 in Decatur County, Trooper Winzenread stopped to assist a motorist who had run out of gas. Returning to the stranded vehicle after getting gas, Trooper Winzenread exited his patrol car and was struck by an oncoming semi-tractor trail-er. Trooper Winzenread died at the scene.

Senior Trooper James Patrick BartramHometown: Mooresville, IndianaAppointed: December 19, 1987

District: PutnamvilleLife: March 14, 1961 - March 31, 1998 | 37 Years Old

On 3/31/1998, Senior Trooper James Patrick Bartram was enroute east-bound on State Road 144 in Morgan County, when he observed a violator. As he was pursuing the speeding vehi-cle, Senior Trooper Bartram attempted to avoid a car that pulled into his path and slid into an oncoming pickup truck. Senior Trooper Bartram, along with the driver and passenger of the other vehicle, lost their lives in the crash.

Master Trooper David A. DeuterHometown: Angola, IndianaAppointed: April 1, 1972District: Toll Road

Life: November 25, 1948 - July 16, 1998 | 49 Years Old

While on routine patrol, Master Troop-er Deuter stopped a motorist on the Indiana Toll Road in LaGrange County. While standing beside the driver’s side door, a westbound semi-tractor trailer struck and killed him.

Trooper Richard T. GastonHometown: Indianapolis, IndianaAppointed: December 13, 1998

District: Toll RoadLife: December 1, 1969 - March 4, 1999 | 29 Years Old

In the final days of his field training, Trooper Gaston was conducting a traffic stop with field training officer Senior Trooper Bradley Kaizer. During the stop on the Indiana Toll Road in St. Joseph County, a westbound semi-tractor trailer drove off the road-way and struck the troopers’ vehicle, killing Trooper Gaston and two people in another car.

Trooper Cory R. ElsonHometown: Fort Wayne, IndianaAppointed: December 13, 1998District: Fort Wayne

Life: September 27, 1972 - April 3, 1999 | 26 Years Old

While on patrol in Adams County, Trooper Elson stopped a pickup truck on US 27 in the city of Decatur. As Trooper Elson exited his patrol car, the driver of the truck opened fire with an automatic assault rifle. Trooper Elson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Trooper Jason E. BealHometown: Shelbyville, IndianaAppointed: December 13, 1998District: Bremen

Life: January 16, 1975 - January 15, 2000 | 24 Years Old

While patrolling southeastern Kos-ciusko County, Trooper Beal stopped to assist a wrecker operator, who was pulling a car out of a ditch. As the two men worked along side State Road 14, the driver of a passing vehicle lost control of her car on the icy roadway striking the wrecker and the state trooper. Trooper Beal died from his injuries three days later.

IN MEMORIUM


Trooper Scott A. PatrickHometown: Wheatfield, IndianaAppointed: June 25, 2000District: Lowell

Life: September 12, 1976 - December 22, 2003 | 27 Years Old

While patrolling Interstate 80 in Lake County, Trooper Patrick was dis-patched to a call of a disabled vehicle. Locating the vehicle, Trooper Patrick made contact with the driver who was walking away from the car. The driver opened fire killing Trooper Patrick.

Lieutenant Gary E. DudleyHometown: Indianapolis, IndianaAppointed: December 14, 1979

District: HeadquartersLife: April 7, 1955 - August 22, 2006 | 51 Years Old

While participating in a bicycle ride to honor fallen police officers, Lieutenant Gary Dudley and retired Lake County Sheriff’s Department Chief of Police Gary Martin were killed when a box truck struck the riders’ support vehicle shoving the support vehicle into the group of cyclists. Lieutenant Dudley and Chief Martin died at the scene of the crash on State Road 63 in Vermil-lion County. A third cyclist, retired Indianapolis Police Officer Spencer Moore was injured in the crash.

Master Trooper Detective David E. RichHometown: Mexico, IndianaAppointed: November 19, 1989

District: PeruLife: April 8, 1966 - July 5, 2007 | 41 Years Old

Master Trooper Detective David E. Rich was on his way home towards the end of his shift when he stopped to assist what appeared to be a stranded motorist at the side of road on Highway 24 just east of SR 115

in Wabash County. Detective Rich approached the vehicle with his State Police ID in one hand and his police radio in the other. When M/Trp Rich approached the drivers side window the driver of vehicle shot one round from a shotgun through the window and struck M/Trp Rich in the chest fatally wounding him. The suspect wanted in Michigan for vehicle theft took his own life with a single shotgun round to the head.

Trooper Daniel BarrettHometown: Logansport, IndianaAppointed: July 6, 2007District: PeruLife: October 27, 1982 -

January 27, 2008 | 25 Years Old

Trooper Barrett was attempting to catch a speeding vehicle that was traveling northbound on U.S. 31. Be-fore Trooper Barrett was able to make contact with the speeding vehicle, for

an unknown reason his fully marked state police Crown Victoria traveled off the east side of the road striking a tree at the driver’s side door.

Master Motor Carrier Inspector Robert E. PitcherHometown: Cambridge City, IndianaAppointed: July 11, 1988

District: ConnersvilleLife: June 25, 1946 - September 26, 2010 | 64 Years Old

While enroute to a motor coach inspection detail in the Lowell Dis-trict, Master Motor Carrier Inspector Bob Pitcher was involved in a motor vehicle crash which claimed his life. Master Motor Carrier Inspector Pitcher is the second Indiana State Police Motor Carrier unit to be killed in the line-of-duty.


Documents

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