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Traffic Safety All-Stars

Honoring Indiana's Traffic Safety All-stars

Every day, almost 30 people in the U.S. die in drunk-driving crashes. That's an average of one person approximately every 50 minutes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Established in 2020, the Traffic Safety All-Star awards program was created by ICJI as a way to recognize law enforcement officers who are going above and beyond to keep road users and their communities safe by working to combat impaired driving.

To qualify for the award, an officer must have made at least 20 operating while intoxicated arrests and participated in one of the state’s enhanced enforcement campaigns in the previous year.

Award Recipients

  • 2020

    The 2020 Leadership Awards were presented to:

    • Eric Massey, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
    • Captain Erv Faulk, Indiana State Police (JPG)

    County

    Officer Name

    Officer Agency

    Number of OWI arrests in 2019

    JPG

    Boone

    Melissa Trump

    Whitestown Police Department

    31

     

    Clark

    Erik Elliott

    Clark County Sheriff's Office

    24

     

    Clark

    Bradly Jones

    Clark County Sheriff's Office

    29

     

    Decatur

    Brandon Meyer

    Greensburg Police Department

    24

    JPG

    Delaware

    Chris Kirby

    Muncie Police Department

    25

    JPG

    Delaware

    Brandon Qualls

    Muncie Police Department

    24

    JPG

    Delaware

    Kyle Temple

    Muncie Police Department

    28

    JPG

    Delaware

    Jason Wentz

    Muncie Police Department

    89

     

    Elkhart

    Justin Scott

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

    25

     

    Elkhart

    James Garris

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

    31

     

    Elkhart

    Steven Jastrzembski

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

    22

    JPG

    Elkhart

    Alex Kelly

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

    30

     

    Elkhart

    Jamie Sterling

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Office

    30

    JPG

    Elkhart

    Nicolas Kauffman

    Goshen Police Department

    34

    JPG

    Elkhart

    Austin Everage

    Goshen Police Department

    87

    JPG

    Elkhart

    Ken Ulanowicz

    Elkhart Police Department

    50

    JPG

    Elkhart

    Kyle Hamood

    Bristol Police Department

    22

    JPG

    Hancock

    Dan Trejo

    McCordsville Police Department

    27

    JPG

    Hancock

    Shawn Brady

    New Palestine Police Department

    35

     

    Hancock

    Matt Fox

    Fortville Police Department

    35

     

    Hendricks

    Jacob Hayn

    Hendricks County Sheriff's Department

    35

    JPG

    Hendricks

    Travis Kahl

    Hendricks County Sheriff's Department

    44

     

    Hendricks

    Michael Taylor

    Plainfield Police Department

    40

    JPG

    Hendricks

    James Schwartz

    Avon Police Department

    28

    JPG

    Hendricks

    O'rion Elder

    Avon Police Department

    27

    JPG

    Henry

    Aaron Strong

    New Castle Police Department

    35

     

    Henry

    James Nicholson

    New Castle Police Department

    29

     

    Howard

    Kody Detamore

    Howard County Sheriff's Office

    29

    JPG

    Johnson

    Dallas Dillon

    Johnson County Sheriff's Office

    47

    JPG

    Lake

    Scott Savich

    Schererville Police Department

    35

     

    Lake

    Brock Moore

    Winfield Police Department

    60

     

    Lake

    Aaron Crawford

    Lowell Police Department

    70

    JPG

    Lake

    Tyler Dills

    Highland Police Department

    20

     

    LaPorte

    Dan Kesling

    LaPorte County Sheriff Department

    28

     

    LaPorte

    Joshua Smith

    LaPorte County Sheriff Department

    26

     

    LaPorte

    Austin Wells

    LaPorte County Sheriff Department

    70

    JPG

    Marion

    Ryan Bowersox

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    25

     

    Marion

    Evan Meyer

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    45

     

    Marion

    Nicholas Rainbolt

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    24

     

    Marion

    Matthew Harris

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    26

     

    Marion

    Adam Jones

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    69

     

    Marion

    Donald Weilhamer

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    40

     

    Marion

    Zachary Crabtree

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    32

     

    Marion

    Jerry Leary

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    29

     

    Marion

    Matthew Pankonie

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    31

    JPG

    Marion

    Duran Brown

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    39

    JPG

    Marion

    Curtis Johnson

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    79

    JPG

    Marion

    Mark Mccardia

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    77

     

    Marion

    Jamie Thorn

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    105

    JPG

    Marion

    Zachary Foster

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    28

    JPG

    Marion

    Michael Dehart

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    104

    JPG

    Marion

    Craig Wildauer

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    305

     

    Marion

    Justin Baker

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    29

     

    Marion

    John Keough

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    27

     

    Marion

    Clayton Portell

    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    25

     

    Marion

    Karl Brown

    Speedway Police Department

    85

    JPG

    Marion

    Scott Highland

    Speedway Police Department

    43

    JPG

    Marshall

    Trent Stouder

    Bremen Police Department

    24

    JPG

    Marshall

    Jerrid Arnold

    Plymouth City Police Department

    40

     

    Noble

    Jerry Weber

    Noble County Sheriff's Office

    69

     

    Noble

    Carey Coney

    Noble County Sheriff's Office

    28

     

    Randolph

    Gabriel Detro

    Randolph County Sheriff's Department

    28

    JPG

    St. Joseph

    Joshua Siekman

    St. Joseph County Police Department

    25

    JPG

    Tippecanoe

    Austin Ames

    West Lafayette Police Department

    66

    JPG

    Wayne

    Brett Haskett

    Richmond City Police Department

    46

     

    Wayne

    Julia Shank

    Richmond City Police Department

    119

    JPG
  • 2021

    The 2021 Leadership Awards were presented to:

    • Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Detective Tim Abrams
    • Madison County Deputy Prosecutor Pete Beyel (JPG)
    • Speedway Police Department Sergeant Mark Morgan, who recently passed away due to cancer.

    News release

    OfficerAgencyDUI ArrestsJPG
    Aaron Crawford  Lowell Police Department  74 JPG
    Abdessamed Boudaia Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 30 JPG
    Adam Jones Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 95 JPG
    Albert Teaters Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 68 JPG
    Andrew Thomas Vigo County Sheriff's Department 24 JPG
    Anthony Southern Danville Police Department  25 JPG
    Austin A. Haynes Burns Harbor Police Department 22  
    Austin Boggs Greendale Police Department 44  
    Austin Everage Goshen Police Department 27 JPG
    Austin Wells LaPorte County Sheriff's Department 24 JPG
    Benjamin Beers Indiana State Police (Bremen District) 103 JPG
    Bradley Jones Clark County Sheriff's Department 24 JPG
    Brandon Mahady City of Clinton Police Department 29 JPG
    Brandon Meyer Greensburg Police Department 52 JPG
    Carey Coney Noble County Sheriff's Department 26 JPG
    Clayton Portell Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 30 JPG
    Cody Jones Huntington County Sheriff's Department 20 JPG
    Craig Wildauer Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 167 JPG
    Curtis Johnson Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 313 JPG
    Daniel Revoir Michigan City Police Department 34 JPG
    Dennis Griffin Indiana State Police (Lowell District) 96 JPG
    Derek Whitmer Clark County Sheriff's Department 22 JPG
    Dillon Dallas Johnson County Sheriff's Office 28  
    Donald Weilhamer Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 42  
    Duran Brown Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 89 JPG
    Erica Eder Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 21 JPG
    Grant Carlson Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office 26  
    Henry Turner Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 30 JPG
    Israel Rosillo Indiana State Police (Lowell District) 95 JPG
    Jacob Hayn Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 28 JPG
    Jacqueline Beebout Cass County Sheriff's Office 21 JPG
    Jaime Thorn Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 125  
    Jalen Christian-Moss Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 41  
    James Bradberry Jr. Elkhart County Sheriff's Office 33 JPG
    James E. Nicholson New Castle Police Department 26 JPG
    Jamie Sterling Elkhart County Sheriff's Office 27 JPG
    Jerrid Arnold Plymouth City Police Department 28  
    Jerry Leary Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 39 JPG
    John Keough Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 30 JPG
    Josh Treon Grant County Sheriff's Department 21 JPG
    Julia Ridgeway Richmond City Police Department 46 JPG
    Justin Baker Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 29 JPG
    Justin Mears Indiana State Police (Sellersburg District) 110 JPG
    Karl Brown Speedway Police Department 67  
    Kenneth Owen Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 27  
    Kristopher Duncan Muncie Police Department 22 JPG
    Kyle Temple Muncie Police Department 27 JPG
    Leland Hutchens Monroe County Sheriff's Department 64  
    Mark McCardia Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 51  
    Michael DeHart Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 44 JPG
    Michael Taylor Plainfield Police Department 25 JPG
    Mick Dockery Indiana State Police (Bremen District) 154 JPG
    Nick Pugliese Brownsburg Police Department 20 JPG
    Randall Burns Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 24  
    Richard Vanosdol Hancock County Sheriff's Department 20 JPG
    Robert Crocker Edinburgh Police Department 32 JPG
    Ryan Bowersox Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 34 JPG
    Shawn Brady New Palestine Police Department 27  
    Tony Goodpaster Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 25 JPG
    Travis Kahl Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 30 JPG
    Travis Wilson  Danville Police Department  50  
    Tyler Irwin Elwood Police Department 25 JPG
    Uriah Smith Gibson County Sheriff's Office 24 JPG
    William Miller Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 21 JPG
    Zachary Foster Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department 66 JPG
  • 2022

    The following list is of the 2022 Traffic Safety All-Star award recipients.

    • One asterisk (*) indicates a Traffic Safety All-Star Golden Glove Award recipient.
    • Two asterisks (**) indicates the Traffic Safety All-Star Leadership Award recipient.

    News release & Photo Gallery

    County Award RecipientDepartment OWI ArrestsImage
    Allen Daniel Chiu Fort Wayne Police Department 45 JPG
    Allen Joseph Lyon Fort Wayne Police Department 58 JPG
    Allen Nathan Mueller* Fort Wayne Police Department 79 JPG
    Allen Zachary Chapman Fort Wayne Police Department 45 JPG
    Blackford Brandon Capper  Blackford County Sheriff's Office 21 JPG
    Boone Austin McCloskey* Lebanon Police Department 56 JPG
    Clark Brad Jones* Clark County Sheriff's Office 45  
    Clark Justin Mears Indiana State Police (Sellersburg District) 114 JPG
    Dearborn Austin Boggs Greendale Police Department  27  
    Dearborn  Luke Gentry Lawrenceburg Police Department 21 JPG
    DeKalb  Kyle Woods Auburn Police Department  36  
    Elkhart James Bradberry Jr.  Elkhart County Sheriff's Office 50  
    Elkhart Jamie Sterling  Elkhart County Sheriff's Office 42 JPG
    Gibson Uriah Smith Gibson County Sheriff's Office 23 JPG
    Hendricks Anthony Goodpaster Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 23 JPG
    Hendricks Cody Rusher Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 28 JPG
    Hendricks Damen Owens Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 30 JPG
    Hendricks Jeffrey Slayback Danville Metro Police Department 21 JPG
    Hendricks Jonathon Groth Hendricks County Sheriff's Department 29 JPG
    Hendricks Michael Murray Plainfield Police Department 23 JPG
    Hendricks Travis Wilson Danville Metro Police Department 25  
    Hendricks William Richards Avon Police Department 27 JPG
    Howard Mason Fisher Kokomo Police Department 30 JPG
    Huntington Cody Jones Huntington County Sheriff's Department 21 JPG
    Huntington Dave McVoy Huntington County Sheriff's Department 29 JPG
    Huntington Jordan Corral Huntington Police Department 30 JPG
    Jackson  Benjamin Miller Seymour Police Department 20 JPG
    Jackson  Blake McCrary Seymour Police Department 23 JPG
    Johnson Andrew Eggebrecht Johnson County Sheriff's Office 34 JPG
    Johnson Dillon Dallas Johnson County Sheriff's Office 34 JPG
    Kosciusko Logan Pitts Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department 28 JPG
    Kosciusko  Lucas Vander Hart Warsaw Police Department 23 JPG
    Lake Aaron Crawford Lowell Police Department  49 JPG
    Lake Coty Sparks Hammond Police Department 21 JPG
    Lake Israel Rosillo Indiana State Police (Lowell District) 112 JPG
    Lake Matthew Siegfried Hammond Police Department 56 JPG
    Lake Paul Sines Griffith Police Department 22 JPG
    Lake Riley Arvanitis* Schererville Police Dept 83  
    LaPorte Alex Clemons LaPorte County Sheriff's Office 21 JPG
    LaPorte Daniel Revoir Michigan City Police Department 48 JPG
    Madison Tyler Irwin Elwood Police Department 22 JPG
    Marion Abdessamed Boudaia Indianapolis Metro Police Department 36 JPG
    Marion Adam Jones* Indianapolis Metro Police Department 164  
    Marion Craig Wildauer* Indianapolis Metro Police Department 276  
    Marion Curtis Johnson* Indianapolis Metro Police Department 150 JPG
    Marion Duran Brown Indianapolis Metro Police Department 45  
    Marion Erica Eder Indianapolis Metro Police Department 39 JPG
    Marion Jaime Thorn Indianapolis Metro Police Department 65  
    Marion Jerry Leary Indianapolis Metro Police Department 63 JPG
    Marion Logan Atzhorn Indianapolis Metro Police Department 49 JPG
    Marion Ryan Bowersox Indianapolis Metro Police Department 31 JPG
    Marion Zachary Foster Indianapolis Metro Police Department 42 JPG
    Marshall Benjamin Beers Indiana State Police (Bremen District) 124 JPG
    Marshall Jerrid Arnold Plymouth Police Department 32 JPG
    Miami Jeremy Brindle Peru Police Department 23 JPG
    Miami Keith Smith Peru Police Department 25 JPG
    Miami  Courtney Alwine** Miami County Prosecutor’s Office N/A JPG
    Monroe Kyle Moulden Monroe County Sheriff's Office 39 JPG
    Porter Andrew Smith Portage Police Department 20  
    Porter Austin A. Haynes Burns Harbor Police Department 36 JPG
    Vigo Grant Daley West Terre Haute Police 36 JPG
    Wayne Brett Haskett Richmond Police Department 36  
    Wayne Seth Biava Wayne County Sheriff's Department 27 JPG
  • 2023

    The following list is of the 2023 Traffic Safety All-Star award recipients.

    News Release

    County

    Award Recipient

    Department

    Image

    Allen

    Daniel Chiu

    Fort Wayne Police Department

    JPG

    Allen

    Joe Lyon

    Fort Wayne Police Department

    JPG 

    Allen

    Nathan Mueller

    Fort Wayne Police Department

    JPG 

    Blackford

    Walker Strait

    Blackford County Sheriff's Department

    JPG 

    Boone

    Austin McCloskey

    Lebanon Police Department

    JPG 

    Clark

    Bradly Jones

    Clark County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Clinton

    Dallas Snell

    Frankfort Police Department

    JPG 

    Dearborn

    Luke Gentry

    Lawrenceburg Police Department

     

    DeKalb

    Kyle Woods

    Auburn Police Department

     

    Elkhart

    Casey Lehman

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Department

     

    Elkhart

    Jamie Sterling

    Elkhart County Sheriff's Department

    JPG 

    Elkhart

    Kyle Macumber

    Elkhart Police Department

     

    Elkhart

    Stephen Jones

    Elkhart Police Department

     

    Elkhart

    Kaleb Rucker

    Goshen Police Department

     

    Hamilton

    Shelby Jellison

    Carmel Police Department

     

    Hamilton

    Dillon McDaniel

    Hamilton County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Hamilton

    Jillian Fetters

    Noblesville Police

    JPG 

    Hendricks

    Peter Michael

    Avon Police Department

    JPG 

    Hendricks

    William Richards

    Avon Police Department

    JPG 

    Hendricks

    Cody Rusher

    Hendricks County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Hendricks

    Damen Owens

    Hendricks County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Hendricks

    Michael Christian Murray

    Plainfield Police Department

    JPG 

    Howard

    Lindsey Needler

    Howard County Sheriff's Department

    JPG 

    Howard

    Kody Detamore

    Howard County TSP

    JPG 

    Howard

    Alejandro Ramirez

    Kokomo Police Department

     

    Howard

    Benjamin Penrod

    Kokomo Police Department

     

    Howard

    Graham Dennis

    Kokomo Police Department

    JPG 

    Howard

    Jordan Wiseman

    Kokomo Police Department

    JPG 

    Howard

    Marek Hullinger

    Kokomo Police Department

     

    Howard

    Mason Fisher

    Kokomo Police Department

    JPG 

    Howard

    Matthew Howard

    Kokomo Police Department

     

    Howard

    Michael Riley

    Kokomo Police Department

    JPG 

    Howard

    Mike Marr

    Kokomo Police Department

     

    Howard

    Ryan Adams

    Kokomo Police Department

    JPG 

    Huntington

    Dave McVoy

    Huntington County Sheriff's Department

     

    Jackson

    Anthony Desender

    Seymour Police Department

    JPG 

    Johnson

    Andrew M. Eggebrecht

    Johnson County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Kosciusko

    Jacob Bill

    Mentone Police Department

     

    Kosciusko

    Joel Beam

    Warsaw Police Department

     

    Kosciusko

    Lucas  Vander Hart

    Warsaw Police Department

    JPG 

    Lake

    Coty Sparks

    Hammond Police Department

    JPG 

    Lake

    Matthew Siegfried

    Hammond Police Department

    JPG 

    Lake

    Tom Uszakow

    Hammond Police Department

    JPG 

    Lake

    Kevin Council

    Indiana State Police

    JPG 

    Lake

    Terry Gose

    Indiana State Police

     

    Lake

    Aaron Crawford

    Lowell Police Department

    JPG 

    LaPorte

    Austin Wells

    LaPorte County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    LaPorte

    Jonathon Sikorski

    LaPorte County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    LaPorte

    Daniel Revoir

    Michigan City Police Department

    JPG 

    Madison

    Jerry E. Branson

    Pendleton Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Adam Jones

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

     

    Marion

    Craig Wildauer

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Curtis Johnson

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Duran Brown

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

     

    Marion

    Eric Appleget

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Erica Eder

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Jacob Scheib

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

     

    Marion

    Jaime Thorn

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

     

    Marion

    James Crawford

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

     

    Marion

    Jerry Leary

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

     

    Marion

    Ryan Bowersox

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Zachary Foster

    Indiana Metropolitan Police Department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Matt Bilkey

    Indiana State Police

     

    Marion

    Karl Brown

    Speedway Police department

    JPG 

    Marion

    Scott Highland

    Speedway Police department

    JPG 

    Miami

    Jeremy L. Kelly

    Indiana State Police

     

    Monroe

    Zachary Michael

    Ellettsville Police Department

    JPG 

    Monroe

    Kyle Moulden

    Monroe County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Monroe

    Mark Shaffer

    Monroe County Sheriff's Office

    JPG 

    Montgomery

    Steven Masters

    Crawfordsville Police Department

    JPG 

    Porter

    Austin A. Haynes

    Porter Police Department

    JPG 

    Porter

    Kevin Rospierski

    Porter Police Department

     

    Porter

    Thomas Blythe

    Porter Police Department

    JPG 

    Steuben

    Benjamin Walker

    Indiana State Police

    JPG 

    Steuben

    Matthew Lazoff

    Indiana State Police

     

    Tippecanoe

    Mitchell McKinney

    Indiana State Police

     

    Tippecanoe

    Thomas McKee

    Indiana State Police

     

    Tippecanoe

    Zachary Waltz

    Purdue University Police Department

    JPG 

    Vigo

    Andrew Thomas

    Vigo County Sheriff's Office

    JPG

    Vigo

    Levi Lynn

    Vigo County Sheriff's Office

    JPG

    Vigo

    Zachary Belfi

    Vigo County Sheriff's Office

     

    Vigo

    Grant Daley

    West Terre Haute Police

    JPG

    Vigo

    Jonathan Stevens

    West Terre Haute Police

Golden Glove Award

The Golden Glove Award is a special distinction to recognize some of the state’s top performers, or MVPs. To receive the award, an officer must have made a minimum of 40 impaired driving arrests and be the highest performer in their traffic safety region. Officers who perform a minimum of 150 impaired driving arrests during the year are also recognized as MVP’s.

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