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Schererville Police honor detectives, officers, civilian staff, retiring K‑9s and volunteers
Summary
The Schererville Police Department presented annual recognitions at the Board of Safety meeting on March 6, including detective and officer of the year, a life‑saving award, civilian recognition, K‑9 retirements and volunteer certificates.
The Schererville Police Department used the Board of Safety meeting on March 6 to present its annual awards, recognize retiring K‑9 teams and honor the department's volunteer corps.
Detective of the Year: Commander Kevin Wagner announced that Detective Mendez was chosen as the 2024 detective of the year. Wagner said the detective bureau handled 832 incidents in 2024 and filed 695 charges — both the highest numbers recorded by the bureau — and credited detectives and cross‑trained officers for the workload. Wagner described one prolonged burglary investigation in which Detective Mendez used license‑plate reader data, multiple search warrants and extensive cell‑data analysis; the investigation, started after a June burglary, culminated in filed charges…
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