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Merrillville police commissioners approve promotions of two officers
Summary
The Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners approved two promotional resolutions Dec. 5, advancing Derek Diehl to sergeant and Michael Bunnell to corporal, effective 12/05/2025 with six-month probationary periods; votes were recorded by roll call as unanimous.
The Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners of the Town of Merrillville approved two promotional resolutions during a brief ceremonial meeting, advancing Officer Derek Diehl to sergeant and Officer Michael Bunnell to corporal, each effective Dec. 5, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. and subject to a six-month probationary period.
The two resolutions—listed in the meeting transcript as Resolution 10 51 (Diehl) and Resolution 10 52 (Bunnell)—were read into the record and adopted by roll-call votes. For Resolution 10 51, a motion to adopt was made and seconded; Commissioners recorded…
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