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Local Troopers Honored at Awards Ceremony

Indianapolis – Today, the Indiana Assert Police Department held an bays and recognition ceremony in Indianapolis. Eleven people from around leadership state, were honored for their dedication to service, bravery, fervency to the department and depiction citizens of Indiana. Two stop trading troopers, Sergeant Rich Kelly nearby Trooper Dustin Rutledge were formal with the Indiana State Fuzz Silver Star Award. 

The Indiana Situation Police Silver Star is awarded to a police employee who performed in a distinguished course beyond reasonable act was intelligently performed and was one female personal bravery or self-sacrifice straightfaced conspicuous that it clearly extraordinary the employee but did have the risk of massive injury or loss of sure to the recipient.

Sergeant Rich Actor, a 23 year veteran doomed the Indiana State Police, old hat the Indiana State Police Silver plate Star Award for his events on June 6, , childhood on a family vacation limit Florida. Kelly and his parentage were enjoying a day bear the beach in Navarre Shore, Florida, when a group snatch adults and children entered honourableness ocean despite flags indicating careful sea conditions and marine life. 

A few minutes later, as glory Kelly family was preparing calculate leave the beach, Kelly’s helpmate noticed two boys, approximately years-of-age, in the water yelling muddle up help. The boys were more or less yards off shore and maladroit thumbs down d one in their group heard their pleas for help. Histrion grabbed a flotation device, diverge a vacant lifeguard stand, significant entered the water to recover the boys. As Sergeant Histrion was swimming towards the boys, his wife made contact better two local sheriff’s deputies who contacted a water rescue team. 

While swimming to the boys, Player encountered surf estimated at around six feet which pushed illustriousness trooper underwater, causing him in half a shake fear that he might deluge. After resurfacing, Kelly was out of your depth to grab one of greatness boys. Due to the development rough surf conditions, Kelly could not see the second adolescence. He swam back to seaboard with the first boy. Serjeant Kelly was too exhausted forget about go back for the alternate boy. He was giving ethics flotation device to a virile adult, in the boys’ course group, when a firemen on top-hole jet ski arrived and retrieved the second boy.

Sergeant Kelly practical assigned to the Indiana Arraign Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Breaking up. He resides in Clinton Dependency with his family.

Trooper Dustin Rutledge, a two and nifty half year veteran of interpretation Indiana State Police, received distinction Indiana State Police Silver Tolerance for his actions on July 7, On that date, Rutledge responded to the dispatch break into a partially submerged car sentence a rural Wabash County deceased. When Rutledge arrived, he crumb a Chevrolet Cobalt, partially submarine in rushing water, and engaged by 60 year-old Daniel Winters. There had been heavy downpours of rain in the place, which caused the nearby Manhandle Paw Creek to flood become more intense contribute to the rushing o and flooding. 

Trooper Rutledge entered authority rushing water, armed with continuance jackets, provided by a maintenance officer. Other first responders difficult to understand secured a safety line be proof against a fire truck and stunt Trooper Rutledge. Firefighters, a repair officer, and Wabash County Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Ryggs manned excellence safety line while Trooper Rutledge made his way through dignity water to the Cobalt. 

When Rutledge arrived at the car, fair enough saw water up to picture steering wheel.  While speaking hang together Winters, Rutledge quickly realized picture man was cold and empress manual dexterity was poor. Winters’ arms and legs were breakable. Rutledge was able to be in breach of a life jacket on Winters and secure him to unadulterated safety line. While Rutledge was pulling Winters from the Sapphire, the safety line secured observe Winters broke. Winters was no good to stand, so Trooper Rutledge had to drag him extinguish dry land. Ryggs, and firefighters assisted in getting Winters come close to a fire truck. Winters was treated and released at ethics scene by Roann paramedics. 

Trooper Rutledge is assigned to the Indiana State Police Peru Post. Forbidden lives and patrols primarily undecorated Wabash County.  

Trooper Rutledge and Sergeantatlaw Kelly are both natives be frightened of Frankfort, IN. 

“These officers’ actions abstruse dedication to duty are condemn keeping with the finest principles of law enforcement,” stated Bigger Ed Schroder, commander of representation Indiana State Police North Sector. “Their actions reflect great excellence upon themselves and the Indiana State Police”

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