We're proud to represent the hardworking law enforcement officers of Lake County, Indiana, who put their lives on the line every day to make our communities better places to live. We work to embody the spirit of the Fraternal Order of Police by improving the working conditions of our officers and the safety of those we serve through education, legislation, and community involvement.
Dedicated to the men and women in law enforcement who made the ultimate sacrifice here in Lake County.
Gary Police Department
Miller Town Marshall Olaf RiserAugust 30th, 1912
Detective Julius GuntherSeptember 16th, 1921
Officer Pearl LanhamMarch 12th, 1930
Detective James KellyMarch 31st, 1932
Officer Walter PoturalskiAugust 8th, 1935
Detective Elza O’DellJanuary 31st, 1953
Officer John MooreAugust 4th, 1955
Detective Michael RusnakJune 11th, 1966
Officer George LoweJune 2nd, 1970
Officer James BoyceOctober 5th, 1974
Lieutenant George YarosAugust 11th, 1981
Detective Dorian RorexJanuary 15th, 1998
Corporal Louis DonaldAugust 27th, 2001
Officer Benjamin WilcherAugust 12th, 2007
Officer Jeffrey WesterfieldJuly 6th, 2014
East Chicago Police Department
Officer Jacob MankoOctober 8th, 1914
Officer Charles RajchinetzAugust 1st, 1918
Officer Robert KuckenSeptember 22nd, 1923
Officer Thomas MitchellSeptember 23rd, 1923
Officer Paul BudichApril 20th, 1924
Officer William O’MalleyJanuary 15th, 1934
Officer Lloyd MulvihillMay 24th, 1934
Officer Martin O’BrienMay 24th, 1934
Hammond Police Department
Sergeant Leo FoxOctober 9th, 1929
Captain George HanlonMay 16th, 1937
Officer John GerkaJanuary 11th, 1947
Officer Donald CookJanuary 13th, 1947
Officer Frank DunnJune 1st, 1961
Officer Lawrence PucalikNovember 14th, 1980
Sergeant Ernest MalatinkaDecember 29th, 1984
Sergeant Thomas SawyerJune 17th, 2021
Whiting Police Department
Officer Anthony WagnerNovember 30th, 1929
Lake County Police Department
Deputy George ZorodneyMarch 14th, 1930
Sheriff Roy HollyJanuary 16th, 1933
Sergeant William PatersonJanuary 25th, 1994
K9 AjaxApril 30th, 1997
Officer Paul MitchellJune 12th, 1999
K9 FaxApril 23rd, 2002
Chief Gary MartinAugust 22nd, 2006
CO Britney MeuxMarch 6th, 2012
Munster Police Department
Mrsl. Charles ChapmanJanuary 30th, 1947
Officer Robert GroveSeptember 6th, 1983
Griffith Police Department
Lieutenant Texas MinterDecember 20th, 1963
Schererville Police Department
Mrsl. Pete RederAugust 4th, 1964
Officer James WittchenFebruary 24th, 1973
Indiana State Police
Trooper John StreuFebruary 20th, 1971
Trooper Scott PatrickDecember 22nd, 2003
St. John Police Department
Captain James LarimerFebruary 20th, 1971
Highland Police Department
Patrolman Donald SheppardNovember 12th, 1971
Officer Robert MarkleyMarch 10th, 1978
Merrillville Police Department
Officer Nick ShultzSeptember 7th, 2014
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