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Chief
of Police Robert E. Gaekle has
been with the Police Department since November
1994, after 23 years of service with the LaPorte
City Police, where he was a Captain. Chief Gaekle
advocates customer service and community policing.
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- Graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations
National Academy
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Certified as Emergency Medical Technician
and LaPorte County EMS First Responder
- Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Certified
- Certified by National Crime Information Center/Indiana
Data and Communication System (NCIC/DACS)
- Recipient LaPorte City Police first Officer
of the Year Award (1990)
- Active member of the Indiana Association Chiefs
of Police, the International and Indiana Associations
of Campus Law Enforcement Administrations, the
American Society for Industrial Security, and
the Fraternal Order of Police LaPorte Lodge
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- Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange Instructor
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Officer Dennis P. McColly has been with the Campus Police since March 1981. McColly is a former police officer with Lake County Sheriff's Department. |
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Certified by NCIC/IDACS
- Certified First Responder and A.E.D.
- Received numerous certificates for a wide variety of police-related courses
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Officer Mariann Midlar joined the Campus Police in August 1995. After 14 years of service with the LaPorte County Sheriff's Department, she went on to serve three years as a dispatcher for the LaPorte County E-911. |
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Certified by NCIC/IDACS
- Certified First Responder and A.E.D.
- Certified Field Training Officer, Accident Investigator, DWI Instructor, and Emergency Medical Dispatcher
- Rape Aggression Defense Instructor
- Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange Instructor
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Officer Michael Wheeler has been with the Campus Police since June 1997. From June of 1997 until January 1998, Officer Wheeler filled a position as a part-time dispatcher. In January 1998 he was sworn in as a full time police officer. |
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Graduate of Campus Protection Officers Academy
- Certified Bicycle Officer
- Certified First Responder and A.E.D.
- Rape Aggression Defense Instructor
- Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange Instructor
- Certified by NCIC/IDACS
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Officer Robert Segally has been with the Police Department since August 1999 after 28½ years of service with the Griffith Police Department. He also served for 22 years with the Griffith Public Schools as "Officer Friendly" and as a "D.A.R.E." instructor. |
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Member of Indiana D.A.R.E. Officers Association
- Member Fraternal Order of Police Griffith Lodge #161
- Certified Bicycle Officer
- Graduate of Campus Protection Officers Academy
- Certified First Responder and A.E.D.
- Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange Instructor
- Certified by NCIC/IDACS
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Officer Wayne D. Utterback has been with the Campus Police since April 2001. Utterback served 35½ years with the Valparaiso Police Department as a lieutenant and the last year as station commander. |
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Graduate of Campus Protection Officers Academy
- Certified by NCIC/IDACS
- Certified First Responder and A.E.D.
- Received numerous certificates for a wide variety of police-related training
- Active member of the Fraternal Order of Police Valparaiso Lodge #76
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Officer Walter L. Day has been with the Campus Police Department since January 2, 2008, after over 31 years of service with the Michigan City Police Department, where he retired as a Corporal. He also served as Drug Abuse Resistance Education and Gang Resistance Education and Training (D.A.R.E. and G.R.E.A.T.) Instructor and Coordinator in the Michigan City Area Schools. |
- Graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Certified Field Training Officer
- Certified D.A.R.E./G.R.E.A.T. instructor
- Served as Liaison Officer to the Michigan City Area Schools (7 years)
- Recipient of the Michigan City Police Department Commendation Award (1978)
- Recipient of Michigan City Police Department Exceptional Service Award (1979)
- Recipient of Michigan City Police Department Officer of the Year Award (1995-96)
- Recipient of Michigan City Police Department Officer of the Month Award (twice)
- Served as Board of Directors President, La Porte County Drug Free Council
- Served as Board of Directors Member, Salvation Army Corp.
- Elected Precinct Committeeman 4-2 ward
- Certified by NCIC/IDACS
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Police Dispatcher Sue Zahn has been with the Campus Police since November 2000. Zahn is a former Emergency Services Dispatcher with the Moon Twp., Pennsylvania Police Department, and a former legal and executive secretary. |
- NCIC/IDACS Coordinator for the Campus Police
- Certified by Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, Inc.
- Certified in CPR, First Aid, Lifeguarding and A.E.D.
- Attended paralegal training
- Certified YMCA scuba diver
- Rape Aggression Defense (Basic and Advanced) Instructor
- Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange Instructor
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