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Commission awards multiple commendations for arrests, investigations and de‑escalation incidents
Summary
The commission approved a series of commendations recognizing officers for drug seizures, arrests, investigations, life‑safety interventions and interagency captures; motions to award the commendations passed unanimously.
The Metropolitan Police Commission awarded multiple commendations to Merrillville officers and task‑force partners for arrests, seizures and lifesaving or high‑risk responses across incidents from February through May.
Detective Quetta Osborne was recognized with a Level 2 commendation for work with the Lake County Drug Task Force that led to arrests and a large drug and firearms seizure following a four‑month investigation. The commission record lists seized items as $2,121 in U.S. currency; 4,482.4 grams of crystal meth; 152.3 grams of cocaine; 13.1 grams of crack; 31.3 grams of fentanyl; 93.6 grams of marijuana; two rifles and three handguns.
Officer Ian Davidson Dugan received a Level 2 commendation and Officer Ian Fultz a Level 1 for a February traffic stop and…
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