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Fallen Officers by Agency

• Every agency is listed alphabetically with its total number of fallen officers.
• Each ♦ represents a fallen K-9 officer from that agency.
• Click on any to view all fallen officers from that agency listed chronologically.
• Click on any fallen officer or K-9 to view their entire memorial.

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Alexandria Police Department – 4

Merchant Policeman George W. Lee • December 7, 1899
Patrolman Virgil F. Kirkman • March 4, 1911
Chief of Police John Leroy Ellis • March 6, 1911
Chief of Police Opal J. Hughes • February 17, 1927

Allen County Adult Probation Department – 1

Allen County Sheriff's Department – 3

Police Officer Eryk Todd Heck • August 15, 1997
Sergeant Daniel David Edenfield • May 16, 1998
Sergeant Joseph Alan Cox Jr. • February 12, 2017

Anderson Police Department – 3 ♦♦

Patrol Officer Leonard Ernest Clay • May 31, 1926
Patrol Officer Frank Marion Levy Jr. • November 25, 1935
Auxiliary Policeman Henry F. Hall • May 18, 1957
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K-9 Kilo • July 26, 2012
K-9 Magnum • August 20, 2012

Avilla Police Department – 1

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department – 4

Detective Walter Brent Starrett • December 24, 1917
Detective Alex Earl Shull • April 10, 1922
Sergeant Joseph Louis O’Brien • October 30, 1932
Detective Dexter Bernard Snow • May 27, 1956

• The responsibilities of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Police Department (1828–1987) are now under the jurisdiction of the CSX Transportation Railroad Police Department.

Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department ♦

K-9 Diesel • November 14, 2020

Bedford Police Department – 1

Deputy Marshal George J. Carney • January 20, 1875

Beech Grove Police Department – 3 ♦

Deputy Chief of Police Richard D. Ferguson • December 22, 1972
Lieutenant Thomas L. Kleis • May 28, 1991
Police Officer William Ronald Toney • September 29, 2000
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K-9 Rambo • June 5, 1995

Blackford County Sheriff's Department – 1

Sheriff Gerald Lee Uptegraft • June 22, 1949

Bloomington Police Department – 5

Police Officer Ralph Wayne Pogue • November 25, 1928
Chief of Police Samuel Perry Cardwell • December 24, 1928
Patrolman Dale W. Mishler • March 25, 1955
Patrolman Jerry Arnold Green • July 15, 1967
Captain Donald Eugene Owens • August 15, 1975

Boone County Sheriff's Department – 2

Sheriff John Henry Peper • February 7, 1935
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Matthew Pickett • March 5, 2018

Bremen Police Department – 1

Bureau of Internal Revenue, Alcohol Tax Unit – 1

Investigator John Ruskin Foster • May 14, 1936

• The responsibilities of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Alcohol Tax Unit – U.S. Department of the Treasury (1934–1951) are now under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – U.S. Department of Justice.

Bureau of Internal Revenue, Prohibition Unit – 1

Warehouse Agent Robert Garfield Anderson • April 16, 1923

• The responsibilities of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Prohibition Unit – U.S. Department of the Treasury (1920–1926) are now under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives– U.S. Department of Justice.

Bureau of Prohibition (Justice) – 2

Special Agent Walter Martin Gilbert • July 22, 1931
Special Agent John Irwin Wilson • July 22, 1931

• The responsibilities of the Bureau of Prohibition – U.S. Department of Justice (1930–1933) are now under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – U.S. Department of Justice.

Bureau of Prohibition (Treasury) – 2

Federal Prohibition Agent Lawrence Albert Mommer • June 27, 1929
Federal Prohibition Agent Roy Walter Shafer • June 30, 1930

• The responsibilities of the Bureau of Prohibition – U.S. Department of the Treasury (1927–1930) are now under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – U.S. Department of Justice.

Butler University Police Department – 1

Police Officer James Lener Davis Jr. • September 24, 2004

Cambridge City Police Department – 1

Cannelton Police Department – 1

Carmel Police Department – 1

Carroll County Sheriff's Department – 1

Deputy Sheriff Noah Cleon Rainey • January 29, 2022

Cayuga Town Marshal's Office – 1

Charlestown Police Department – 3

Clark County Sheriff's Department – 2

Corporal Robert Wayne Nicholson • September 26, 2021
Officer John Davis Starks • December 8, 2021

Clay City Police Department – 1

Town Marshal Perry Wilson Haviland • September 17, 1967

Clay County Sheriff's Department – 1

Sheriff Roy James Tipton Sr. • September 16, 1931

Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Police Department – 4

Special Agent Elmer Robbins • April 17, 1919
Detective William Blazier • September 3, 1922
Detective Joseph Elsworth Essington • November 12, 1923
Detective Sergeant Ambrose Banta • October 21, 1927

• The responsibilities of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Police Department (1889–1930) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

Connersville Police Department – 2

Officer John Gerhart Wedding • March 7, 1962
Captain Charles Robert Jones • March 27, 1970

Crawfordsville Police Department – 1

Culver Police Department – 1

Dale Town Marshal's Office – 1

Dearborn County Sheriff's Department – 2

Sheriff Herman Thomas Lange • December 31, 1929
Deputy Sheriff Robert Alvey Grubbs • June 2, 1943

Decatur County Sheriff's Department – 1

Decatur Police Department – 1

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department ♦

K-9 Mojo • July 6, 2017

Diamond Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Albert Byers Sr. • April 9, 1905

• The responsibilities of the Diamond Town Marshal’s Office (1902–1912) are now under the jurisdiction of the Parke County Sheriff’s Department.

Dubois County Sheriff's Department – 4

Sheriff Thomas Wooldridge • May 19, 1842
Deputy Sheriff John E. Gardner • June 2, 1885
Deputy Sheriff William S. Cox • May 23, 1887
Sheriff Louis F. Kreilein • March 29, 1954

• The Dubois County Sheriff’s Department has jurisdiction over this former agency with fallen officers:
• Jefferson Township Constable’s Office

East Chicago Police Department – 8

Patrolman Jacub Manka • October 18, 1914
Patrolman Charles Rajchinetz • August 1, 1918
Patrolman Robert Kucken • September 22, 1923
Patrolman Thomas M. Mitchell • September 23, 1923
Patrolman Paul Budich • April 20, 1924
Patrolman William Patrick O’Malley • January 15, 1934
Patrolman Francis Lloyd Mulvihill • May 24, 1934
Patrolman Martin John O’Brien • May 24, 1934

Eaton Town Marshal's Office – 1

Elkhart Police Department – 4

Officer Willard Levi Burton • October 27, 1888
Officer Orren N. Shelmadine • February 9, 1920
Patrolman Henry William Wentz • December 13, 1924
Patrolman III Douglas Michael Adams • March 20, 2001

Elwood Police Department – 2

Erie Railroad Police Department – 1

Captain Frank Russell Shea • October 10, 1924

• The responsibilities of the Erie Railroad Police Department (1832–1960) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

Eugene Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Abraham Conrad • August 10, 1892

• The responsibilities of the Eugene Town Marshal’s Office (1892–1896) are now under the jurisdiction of the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department.

Evansville Police Department – 4 ♦

Constable John Welch • April 14, 1862
Patrolman Louis Nelson Massey • July 4, 1903
Patrolman John V. Cain Jr. • June 14, 1914
Officer Charles W. Schmitt • January 26, 1932
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K-9 Derrek • August 8, 1998

Fairmount Police Department – 2

Town Marshal James Joshua Payne • November 26, 1903
Town Marshal William James Cox • June 26, 1941

Federal Bureau of Investigation – 1

Federal Bureau of Narcotics – 1

Special Agent Mansel Ross Burrell • December 19, 1967

• The responsibilities of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics – U.S. Department of the Treasury (1930–1968) are now under the jurisdiction of the Drug Enforcement Administration – U.S. Department of Justice.

Fishers Police Department ♦

K-9 Harlej • November 13, 2019

Floyd County Sheriff's Department – 2

Fort Wayne Police Department – 6

Officer Matthew C. Gebhardt • March 10, 1926
Officer Kenneth Paul Stiverson • July 17, 1969
Officer Omega Graham Jr. • December 10, 1987
Master Sergeant Kenneth William Hayden • September 12, 1989
Officer Bradley Wayne Matteson • October 5, 2000
Officer David Alexander Tinsley • September 11, 2018

Fountain City Police Department – 2

Fountain County Sheriff’s Department ♦

K-9 Tyson • June 27, 2016

Frankfort Police Department – 1

Patrolman Amos Levi Hamilton • October 12, 1929

Franklin County Sheriff's Department – 2

Constable Robert Murphy • November 11, 1824
Sheriff William VanCamp • August 20, 1923

Fremont Police Department – 1

French Lick Police Department – 2

Chief of Police Vern Lee Ervin • September 10, 1972
Patrol Detective Justin Clyde Mullis • April 29, 2009

Gary Police Department – 15 ♦

Patrolman Edward Wiershing • September 8, 1913
Detective Julius Gunther • September 26, 1921
Policewoman Pearl Agnes Lanham • March 12, 1930
Detective James Louis Kelly • March 31, 1932
Patrolman Walter Martin Poturalski • August 8, 1935
Detective Elza O’Dell • January 31, 1953
Patrolman John Edward Moore • August 4, 1955
Detective Michael George Rusnak • June 11, 1966
Patrolman George W. Lowe • June 2, 1970
Patrolman James Richard Boyce Jr. • October 5, 1974
Lieutenant George Yaros • August 11, 1981
Detective Dorian David Rorex • January 15, 1998
Detective Corporal Louis William Donald Jr. • August 27, 2001
Patrolman Benjamin Wilcher Jr. • August 12, 2007
Patrolman Jeffrey Brady Westerfield • July 6, 2014
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K-9 Falco • July 13, 2023

• The Gary Police Department has jurisdiction over this former agency with fallen officers:
• Miller Town Marshal’s Office (1907–1918)

Gas City Police Department – 1

Gibson County Sheriff's Department – 1

Goshen Police Department – 1

Patrolman Thomas Edward Goodwin • December 11, 1998

Grant County Constable's Office – 1

Constable Frank Orlando Ury • September 15, 1928

• The responsibilities of the Grant County Constable’s Office are now under the jurisdiction of the Grant County Sheriff’s Department.

Grant County Sheriff's Department – 4

Sheriff Robert Lewis Jones • December 11, 1888
Deputy Sheriff Fred Certain • September 18, 1928
Special Deputy Sheriff Burke Williams • July 17, 1945
Deputy Sheriff Milton Clayton Starkey • December 15, 1974

• The Grant County Sheriff’s Department has jurisdiction over this former agency with fallen officers:
• Grant County Constable’s Office

Greendale Police Department – 1

Night Patrolman Otto John Glissman • December 19, 1942

Greenfield Police Department – 1

Griffith Police Department – 1

Lieutenant Texas Octova Minter • December 20, 1963

Hagerstown Police Department – 2

Town Marshal Leonard Geisler • May 1, 1905
Patrolman Jimmy Martin Miller • January 29, 1997

Hamilton County Sheriff's Department – 1

Hammond Police Department – 8

Detective Sergeant Leo Kenneth Fox • October 9, 1929
Captain George Thomas Hanlon • May 16, 1937
Patrolman John Joseph Gerka Jr. • January 11, 1947
Patrolman Donald Benjamin Cook • January 13, 1947
Patrolman Frank Hershel Dunn Jr. • June 1, 1961
Patrolman Lawrence John Pucalik • November 14, 1980
Sergeant Ernest John Malatinka • December 29, 1984
Sergeant Thomas Edward Sawyer • June 17, 2021

Hancock County Sheriff's Department – 1

Harrison County Sheriff's Department – 2

Sheriff William Gresham • January 23, 1834
Sheriff William Eugene Carver • September 29, 2001

Haughville Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Andrew P. Dillon • June 28, 1890

• The responsibilities of the Haughville Town Marshal’s Office (1883–1897) are now under the jurisdiction of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Hendricks County Sheriff’s Department – 1 ♦

Constable Oliver William Wilhoite • May 26, 1911
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K-9 Cade • July 4, 2018

Henry County Sheriff's Department – 1

Sergeant Ronald Lee Lampe • January 9, 1980

Highland Police Department – 2

Officer Donald Roy Sheppard • November 12, 1971
Officer Robert James Markley • March 10, 1978

Howard County Sheriff's Department – 1

Huntingburg Police Department – 1

Huntington County Sheriff's Department – 1

Hymera Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Francis Marion Lloyd • November 24, 1994

Indiana Department of Conservation – 4

Game Warden William J. Nattkemper • April 27, 1926
Game Warden William John Peare • April 27, 1926
Conservation Officer Robert Shepherd Perkins • May 28, 1958
Conservation Officer James Dallas Pitzer • January 2, 1961

• The responsibilities of the Indiana Department of Conservation (1919–1965) are now under the jurisdiction of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources – 3

Conservation Officer Thomas Jay Deniston • October 16, 1990
First Sergeant Karl Eugene Kelley • April 17, 1998
Sergeant Edward Ronald Bollman • February 13, 2018

• The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has jurisdiction over this former agency with fallen officers:
• Indiana Department of Conservation (1919–1965)

Indiana State Excise Police – 1

Officer Norman J. Bretz • February 23, 1960

Indiana State Police – 46 ♦

Trooper Eugene Orville Teague • December 20, 1933
Trooper Paul Vincent Minneman • May 27, 1937
Trooper William Raymond Dixon • June 27, 1938
Trooper George August Forster • May 17, 1941
Trooper Richard Francis England • April 22, 1942
Trooper Herbert Wade Smith • December 5, 1946
Trooper Robert Earl Clevenger • September 8, 1953
Sergeant Hubert Claude Roush • January 26, 1955
Trooper Earl LeRoy Brown • August 31, 1955
Trooper John Raymond Miller • September 5, 1955
Trooper Donald Raymond Turner • January 28, 1956
First Sergeant Marvin Edward Walts • March 18, 1957
Trooper William Rae Kellems • September 30, 1957
Trooper John Henry Powell • February 27, 1959
Trooper Robert Jack Garrison • December 14, 1959
Trooper Robert Craig Gillespie • June 8, 1962
Trooper William Frederick Kieser • March 9, 1965
Trooper Oscar Eugene Mills • April 12, 1966
Trooper William Robert Rayner • December 18, 1966
Trooper Richard Gerald Brown • September 27, 1967
Trooper Robert Otto Lietzan • March 30, 1969
Sergeant George William Campbell • June 18, 1969
Trooper John Joseph Streu • February 20, 1971
Sergeant Glen Russell Hosier • April 26, 1971
Trooper William Joseph Trees • June 26, 1972
Trooper Lawrence Bernard Meyer • February 2, 1974
Trooper Lewis Edward Phillips • April 16, 1975
Trooper Roy Edman Jones • July 3, 1979
Trooper Robert John Lather II • July 6, 1982
Trooper Steven Lester Bailey • December 10, 1983
Sergeant John Edward Hatfull • April 13, 1987
Master Trooper Michael Earl Greene • February 5, 1993
Trooper Todd Allen Burman • July 29, 1993
Trooper Andrew Patrick Winzenread • April 25, 1997
Senior Trooper James Patrick Bartram • March 31, 1998
Master Trooper David Anthony Deuter • July 16, 1998
Trooper Richard Terrell Gaston • March 4, 1999
Trooper Cory Raymond Elson • April 3, 1999
Trooper Jason Eric Beal • January 15, 2000
Trooper Scott Alan Patrick • December 22, 2003
Lieutenant Gary Edward Dudley • August 22, 2006
Master Trooper David Edward Rich • July 5, 2007
Trooper Daniel Roy Barrett • January 27, 2008
Trooper Peter Richard Stephan • October 11, 2019
Master Trooper James Ray Bailey • March 3, 2023
Trooper Aaron Nathanial Smith • June 28, 2023
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K-9 Kilo • June 24, 2013

Indianapolis International Airport Police Department – 1

Officer James Douglas Bossen • February 5, 1982

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department – 4

Officer David Spencer Moore • January 26, 2011
Officer Rod Lee Bradway • September 20, 2013
Officer Perry Wayne Renn • July 5, 2014
Officer Breann Rochelle Leath • April 9, 2020

• The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has jurisdiction over these former agencies with fallen officers:
• Indianapolis Police Department (1854–2006)
• Haughville Town Marshal’s Office (1883–1897)
• Marion County Sheriff’s Department – Law Enforcement Division (1822–2006)

Indianapolis Police Department – 60 ♦

Officer Hugh Burns • August 28, 1882
Special Policeman Samuel M. Barker • October 13, 1893
Merchant Policeman John L. Watterson • December 23, 1893
Officer Charles A. Ware • April 27, 1897
Detective Benjamin Tobias Thornton • June 18, 1900
Officer William Edward Dolby • July 14, 1906
Officer Charles Joshua Russell • October 1, 1906
Officer Edward J. Petticord • October 2, 1906
Officer Samuel F. Irish • June 7, 1909
Officer Joseph B. Krupp • April 19, 1910
Officer Arthur F. Barrows • June 4, 1911
Officer John E. McKinney • March 31, 1912
Officer Elsworth Elmer Anderson • January 16, 1915
Lieutenant James D. Hagerty • June 23, 1916
Officer John Preston DeRossette • January 30, 1917
Officer Marion E. Ellis • January 23, 1918
Sergeant Wade Hull • September 10, 1919
Sergeant Maurice Murphy • March 4, 1920
Officer David S. Richards • January 3, 1922
Officer William Whitfield • November 24, 1922
Officer Jesse N. Louden • June 18, 1923
Officer John Frank Buchanan • July 9, 1926
Officer Charles Everett Carter Jr. • May 9, 1927
Motorcycle Policeman William Charles Mueller • March 2, 1928
Officer Norman Leslie Schoen • March 6, 1928
Officer Paul F. Miller • July 18, 1928
Motorcycle Policeman Roscoe Clarence Shipp • July 24, 1929
Detective Sergeant Carl Wilbur Heckman • January 3, 1931
Sergeant Lester E. Jones • February 7, 1933
Sergeant Orville E. Quinnette • December 18, 1935
Sergeant Richard Rivers • April 27, 1936
Motorcycle Policeman Alvie Charles Emmelman • May 29, 1938
Officer Harry Austin Bolin • August 16, 1940
Motorcycle Policeman James J. Reilly • January 29, 1942
Motorcycle Policeman Byron Douglas Todd • October 9, 1942
Officer Marshall Ruark Foster • July 4, 1947
Officer Robert Joseph Baker • October 2, 1948
Officer Clarence Glover Snorden • June 26, 1951
Detective Sergeant James Thomas Gaughan • September 8, 1951
Officer John Lawrence Sullivan • July 23, 1952
Auxiliary Officer Arthur Louis Reifeis • March 9, 1953
Sergeant Ray Whobrey • April 24, 1953
Officer Edward Harlan Berry • February 4, 1954
Detective Sergeant Ralph Gerald Akeman • March 23, 1954
Inspector Albert Allen Kelly • December 6, 1956
Officer Donald Hal Kilbourne • November 12, 1964
Officer Thomas Richard Graham • October 12, 1965
Officer Robert Edward Schachte • October 22, 1974
Officer Ronald Hugh Manley • December 12, 1974
Officer Warren Edward Greene • December 20, 1975
Detective James Melvin Compton Jr. • March 16, 1976
Sergeant Ernest Max Lacy • May 22, 1977
Officer Nathan Lincks • October 25, 1977
Officer Gerald Francis Griffin • November 6, 1979
Detective Sergeant Jack Robert Ohrberg • December 11, 1980
Officer Paul Albert Kortepeter • January 19, 1983
Sergeant David Larue Sandler • June 4, 1986
Officer Matt John Faber • August 23, 1988
Officer Teresa Jean Hawkins • August 17, 1993
Officer Timothy Jacob Laird • August 18, 2004
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K-9 Valco • July 17, 2000

• The responsibilities of the Indianapolis Police Department (1854–2006) are now under the jurisdiction of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Jackson County Sheriff's Department – 1

Jasper County Sheriff's Department – 1

Jay County Sheriff's Department – 1

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department – 1

Jefferson Township Constable's Office – 1

Constable Thomas Cummines • September 28, 1886

• The responsibilities of the Jefferson Township Constable’s Office are now under the jurisdiction of the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department.

Jeffersonville Police Department – 1

Patrolman William Albert Drury • June 20, 1945

• The Jeffersonville Police Department has jurisdiction over this former agency with fallen officers:
• Port Fulton Town Marshal’s Office (1846–1925)

Jennings County Sheriff's Department – 1

Johnson County Sheriff's Department – 3

Judson Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal John Lee Newkirk • May 21, 1896

• The responsibilities of the Judson Town Marshal’s Office (1899–1994) are now under the jurisdiction of the Parke County Sheriff’s Department.

Kentland Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal James Doran • June 20, 1892

Kokomo Police Department – 2

Patrolman Thomas W. Lannon • August 22, 1877
Patrolman George Albert Berryman • November 27, 1953

Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department – 3

La Porte Police Department – 2

Patrolman Thomas Gregory Ciecka • September 5, 1962
Sergeant Richard Jacob Lawrence • September 10, 1988

Lafayette Police Department – 4

Officer John F. Springer • September 9, 1893
Captain Charles William Arman • November 1, 1927
Officer Harry Ray Farrell • August 4, 1931
Officer John Wesley Wilson • June 18, 1933

LaGrange County Sheriff's Department – 2

LaGrange Police Department – 1

Patrolman Michael Lee Waldron • December 7, 1974

Lake County Sheriff's Department – 7 ♦♦

Deputy Sheriff George Horace Zorodny • March 14, 1930
Sheriff Roy F. Holley • January 17, 1933
Special Deputy Sheriff Charles Edward McKinney • March 21, 1984
Sergeant William Gilbert Paterson • January 25, 1994
Deputy Sheriff Paul Winfield Mitchell • June 12, 1999
Deputy Chief Gary Lynn Martin • August 22, 2006
Correctional Officer Britney Rachelle Meux • March 6, 2012
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K-9 Ajax • April 30, 1997
K-9 Fax • April 23, 2002

Lake Erie and Western Railroad Police Department – 1

Special Detective Othello Lee Stringer • October 30, 1919

• The responsibilities of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Police Department (1879–1922) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Police Department – 1

Railroad Detective Charles Frederick Silversides • July 12, 1909

• The responsibilities of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Police Department (1869–1914) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

LaPorte County Sheriff's Department – 1

Patrolman Neil Gordon Thompson • September 21, 1980

Lawrence Police Department – 1

Lawrenceburg Police Department – 4

Ligonier Police Department – 1

Linton Police Department – 1

Night Policeman Fred Cromwell • February 7, 1915

Lizton Police Department – 1

Long Beach Police Department – 3

Chief Marshal Ephraim V. Reid • September 15, 1933
Chief Marshal Earle Maitland Platt • October 25, 1956
Chief Marshal James Rodger Kautz • December 4, 1997

Losantville Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Anthony Wayne Hinshaw • November 25, 2021

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department – 2

Special Agent William H. Garrison • April 21, 1924
Detective Sergeant Guy Steele Yancey • April 6, 1947

• The responsibilities of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department (1850–1982) are now under the jurisdiction of the CSX Transportation Railroad Police Department.

Madison County Sheriff's Department – 2

Constable Albert Hawkins • July 9, 1913
Turnkey Johnathan R. Armstrong • March 9, 1919

Madison Police Department – 1

Patrolman Frank J. Knoebel • December 30, 1930

Marion County Sheriff's Department – 11 ♦♦♦

Deputy Sheriff Edward Gordon Byrne • April 16, 1961 †
Reserve Lieutenant Jimmy Van Wingate • June 14, 1970 †
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Thomas Settles • February 24, 1972 †
Lieutenant Robert Collins Atwell • November 7, 1972 †
Deputy Sheriff Terry Lee Baker • January 2, 1981 †
Deputy Sheriff Gerald Lee Morris • January 2, 1981 †
Lieutenant Thurman Earl Sharp • December 25, 1988 †
Major Paul Joseph Ernst • March 21, 1992 †
Deputy Sheriff Jason Matthew Baker • September 17, 2001 †
Special Deputy Sheriff Kay Carolyn Gregory • May 10, 2002
Deputy Sheriff John Anthony Durm • July 10, 2023
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K-9 Xito • July 3, 1988 †
K-9 Ando • September 19, 1988 †
K-9 Arco • July 11, 2005 †

The responsibilities of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department – Law Enforcement Division (1822–2006) are now under the jurisdiction of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Marion Police Department – 2 ♦

Police Officer Chaney Teaner Boles • January 1, 1943
Police Officer Foster Cleon Wildoner • September 16, 1966
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K-9 Assuan • June 27, 2019

Merrillville Police Department – 1

Patrolman Nickolaus Edward Schultz • September 7, 2014

Michigan City Police Department – 3

Captain Joseph Ora Simmerman • April 3, 1921
Patrolman George F. Spencer • April 3, 1921
Patrolman Charles Louis Glafcke • December 14, 1930

Miller Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Olaf Marinius Riser • August 30, 1912

• The responsibilities of the Miller Town Marshal’s Office (1907–1918) are now under the jurisdiction of the Gary Police Department.

Mishawaka Police Department – 4 ♦

Patrolman Clarence Casper • June 10, 1930
Corporal Thomas Roberts • December 13, 2003
Patrolman Bryan Scott Verkler • December 13, 2003
Corporal James John Szuba • January 9, 2010
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K-9 Ricky • January 9, 2010

Mitchell Police Department – 3

Monroe County Sheriff's Department – 3

Montgomery Town Marshal's Office – 2

Town Marshal Robert S. Walker • February 27, 1912
Town Marshal Charles Thomas Connaughton • May 15, 1930

• The responsibilities of the Montgomery Town Marshal’s Office are now under the jurisdiction of the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department.

Morgan County Sheriff's Department – 2

Mount Vernon Police Department – 1

Muncie Police Department – 4

Patrolman Anthony Charles Hellis • September 30, 1923
Patrolman James Ovid McCracken • April 24, 1932
Sergeant Steven Lee Singer • August 8, 1989
Officer Gregg William Winters • January 8, 1991

Munster Police Department – 2

Town Marshal Charles Wilmer Chapman • January 30, 1947
Corporal Robert Sambrook Grove • September 6, 1983

Nappanee Police Department – 1

Sergeant Brant Allen Nine • November 3, 1988

New Albany Police Department – 1

Patrolman Otto Anthony Welch • December 15, 1922

New Harmony Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Ralph Fisher • July 13, 1955

New Richmond Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Richard Mark Clapp • December 5, 2003

New York Central Railroad Police Department – 1

Detective Louis Leroy Shirley • April 14, 1923

• The responsibilities of the New York Central Railroad Police Department (1853–1968) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department – 1

Detective Edward Michael Brady • November 21, 1923

• The responsibilities of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department (1881–1964) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

Newton County Sheriff's Department – 2

Noblesville Police Department – 1

North Manchester Police Department – 1

North Vernon Police Department – 5

Town Marshal Gustav Henry Schwacke • September 23, 1903
Officer Frank McKinsey • January 16, 1915
Officer Edward P. Fowler Jr. • September 21, 1925
Officer Anthony Bud Burton • March 24, 1993
Reserve Officer Lonnie Edward Howard • March 24, 1993

Oakland City Police Department – 1

Patrol Officer Michael Edward Deno • February 29, 2000

Oolitic Police Department – 1

Deputy Marshal Pinkney Freeman Bough • September 23, 1922

Orange County Sheriff's Department – 1

Deputy Sheriff Harry Smith • March 31, 1906

Orleans Police Department – 2

Parke County Sheriff's Department – 2

Sheriff William D. Mull • April 25, 1896
Deputy Sheriff William Martin Sweem • April 25, 1896

• The Parke County Sheriff’s Department has jurisdiction over these former agencies with fallen officers:
• Diamond Town Marshal’s Office (1902–1912)
• Judson Town Marshal’s Office (1899–1994)

Patriot Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Alexander Smith Rice • April 17, 1887

• The responsibilities of the Patriot Town Marshal’s Office are now under the jurisdiction of the Switzerland County Sheriff’s Department.

Pennsylvania Lines Railroad Police Department – 1

Special Officer Augustus F. Fuchshuber • August 4, 1894

• The responsibilities of the Pennsylvania Lines Railroad Police Department (1871–1918) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department – 4

Railroad Detective Jesse Shisler • October 16, 1899 †
Railroad Detective John Mahoney • April 13, 1906 †
Detective Frank Patrick Flynn • July 18, 1920 ‡
Special Officer William Gerald Sibert • October 5, 1922 †

The responsibilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department (1846–1968) for these officers are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

The responsibilities of the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department (1846–1968) for this officer are now under the jurisdiction of the CSX Transportation Railroad Police Department.

Perry County Sheriff's Department – 1

Lieutenant Earl William Flamion • September 21, 1980

Plymouth Police Department – 1

Patrolman James Allan Nelson • December 11, 1967

Port Fulton Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Stephen John Miller • July 22, 1918

• The responsibilities of the Port Fulton Town Marshal’s Office (1846–1925) are now under the jurisdiction of the Jeffersonville Police Department.

Porter County Sheriff's Department – 3

Chief Deputy Ross John Krieger • August 26, 1944
Patrolman Edward James Blakely • November 28, 1961
Patrolman Timothy Lawrence Hecht • February 11, 1999

Posey County Sheriff's Department – 1

Deputy Sheriff Cyrus Oscar Thomas • October 11, 1878

Princeton Police Department – 1

Pulaski County Sheriff's Department – 3

Sheriff Charles Henry Oglesby • October 5, 1907
Sheriff Milo Lewis • October 11, 1967
Deputy Sheriff Shadron Kiley Bassett • October 7, 2005

Putnam County Sheriff's Department – 1

Captain James Ephriam Baugh • January 2, 2004

Richmond Police Department – 6

Patrolman Amos W. Markle • March 5, 1884
Patrolman George Morton Little • July 8, 1916
Patrolman Elmer R. Stephenson • July 8, 1916
Patrolman John Wesley Hennigar • October 22, 1924
Patrolman Kenneth Reid Lester • February 10, 2020
Patrolman Seara Brooke Burton • September 18, 2022

Rising Sun Police Department – 1

Chief of Police David Paul Hewitt • February 13, 2019

Rocky Ripple Police Department – 2

Colonel Robert George Black • February 20, 1997
Sergeant Bryan Glenn Northern • March 23, 1997

Rush County Sheriff's Department – 2

Rushville Police Department – 2

Patrolman Frederick C. Wachendorf • February 4, 1922
Patrolman Walter Ray Garrison • February 3, 1931

Salem Police Department – 1

Schererville Police Department – 2

Chief of Police Peter George Redar • August 4, 1964
Patrolman James Roy Wittchen • February 24, 1973

Scott County Sheriff's Department – 1

Scottsburg Police Department – 1

Sergeant Jimmie Baker • December 21, 1964

Sellersburg Police Department – 1

Town Marshal John Nelson Harris • January 16, 1915

Seymour Police Department – 3

Shelburn Police Department – 1

Shelby County Sheriff's Department – 2

Shelbyville Police Department – 1

Sergeant Gary Wayne Henderson • October 10, 2007

South Bend Police Department – 15

Patrolman Oscar Waldemar Christensen • May 11, 1897
Patrolman Lewis Keller • February 25, 1898
Patrolman Samuel A. Cooper • November 1, 1900
Patrolman Hans B. Brandt • June 18, 1916
Patrolman Fred Elbert Buhland • January 10, 1921
Patrolman Neil Mason McIntyre • December 25, 1923
Patrolman Lloyd L. Thompson • February 27, 1932
Patrolman Charles F. Farkas Sr. • May 27, 1933
Patrolman Delbert Samuel Thompson • May 27, 1933
Patrolman Howard C. Wagner • June 30, 1934
Patrolman Ronald Russell St. Germain Sr. • August 19, 1967
Corporal Thomas James DeRue Sr. • November 14, 1974
Corporal Paul Richard Deguch • August 24, 1997
Corporal Scott Lee Severns • April 23, 2006
Corporal Nick Samuel Polizzotto • April 24, 2007

Southern Railway Police Department – 1

Railroad Detective Harry S. Murphy • April 29, 1912

• The responsibilities of the Southern Railway Police Department (1894–1982) are now under the jurisdiction of the Norfolk Southern Railway Police Department.

Southport Police Department – 1

Spencer County Sheriff's Department – 2

St. John Police Department – 1

Town Marshal James Edison Larimer • February 20, 1971

St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department – 1

Tell City Police Department – 1

Terre Haute Police Department – 14

Chief of Detectives William E. Dwyer • April 2, 1908
Detective Matthew A. Dorley • January 23, 1919
Patrolman Herbert Long • February 9, 1922
Detective Stephen Kendall • January 23, 1924
Patrolman Harry Borum • November 23, 1924
Patrolman Herman F. Harms • January 24, 1925
Patrolman Walter Scott Lanfair • August 3, 1934
Patrolman Wayne Eugene Jones • June 25, 1951
Detective Sergeant Clarence Dean Thompson Jr. • March 8, 1964
Detective Sergeant James William Utz • September 15, 1981
Detective Harold Lee Rogers • June 16, 1984
Patrolman Brett Daniel Long • July 11, 2011
Patrolman Robert Shawn Pitts • May 4, 2018
Detective Gregory Joseph Ferency • July 7, 2021

Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department – 2

Tipton County Sheriff's Department – 1

United States Army Military Police Corps – 2

United States Probation and Pretrial Services – 1

Probation Officer Thomas Eric Gahl • September 22, 1986

Upland Police Department – 1

Deputy Marshal Jesse A. Nelson • August 1, 1924

Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department – 3 ♦

Special Deputy Sheriff William Henry Engel • August 14, 1919
Deputy Sheriff John Earl Kormelink • May 25, 1940
Deputy Sheriff Asson Anthony Hacker • March 2, 2023
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K-9 Trax • November 4, 2011

Vermillion County Sheriff's Department – 2

Sheriff Martin Cooper Jones • December 1, 1916
Special Deputy Sheriff Joseph Louis Walker • December 17, 1930

• The Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department has jurisdiction over this former agency with fallen officers:
• Eugene Town Marshal’s Office (1892–1896)

Vigo County Sheriff's Department – 8

Vincennes Police Department – 3

Wabash Police Department – 1

Officer Clinton Maxwell Osthimer • January 19, 1943

Warren County Sheriff's Department – 1

Sheriff Avis Madison Dutcher • September 18, 1926

Washington County Sheriff's Department – 1

Wayne County Sheriff's Department – 2

Deputy Sheriff Eugene Webb Snyder • December 2, 1945
Deputy Sheriff Jack Lee Frame • October 27, 1968

Waynetown Police Department – 1

West College Corner Town Marshal's Office – 1

Town Marshal Robert Richardson • March 23, 1913

• The responsibilities of the West College Corner Town Marshal’s Office are now under the jurisdiction of the Union County Sheriff’s Department.

Westfield Police Department – 2

Night Watchman William Meade Smith • November 2, 1928
Deputy Marshal David Keith Brown • January 11, 1969

White County Sheriff's Department – 1

Sheriff Ray Marion Fisher • March 15, 1931

Whiting Police Department – 1

Patrolman Anthony Edward Wagner • November 30, 1929

Whitley County Sheriff’s Department ♦

K-9 Castorka • July 10, 2019

Winchester Police Department – 1

Chief of Police Troy Clevenger • April 25, 1931

Wolcott Police Department – 2

Woodburn Police Department – 1

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