Ty Van Wagner

Email: ty.vanwagner@sbcglobal.net

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Objective:

By successfully winning the Hendricks County Sheriff election, I hope to accomplish three things. The first is to help the Hendricks County Sheriffs Department be fiscally responsible to the tax payers yet provide the best service to the citizens of Hendricks County. The second is to make the Hendricks County Sheriffs Department a nationally recognized department because of outstanding training, service and individual leadership development. By becoming Sheriff I serve not only the community but my deputies. I will strive to always do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, for the right reason. Finally, by doing all this I hope to create a community partnership to fight crime and make this a safer place for our families. Over the last twenty plus years in Law Enforcement and the U.S. Military, I Officer Ty Van Wagner, have accomplished many things to assist me in my growth towards my ability and knowledge to lead. I started with college and my enlistment in the U.S. Army Reserve to become a military police officer, working towards my final position as a Sergeant and squad leader assisting in dignitary protection, prisoner handling and containment. I then joined the Plainfield Police Department in 1992 and became a SWAT member and Canine Officer during my nine years with them before joining Indianapolis Police Department in 2002. During my eleven years with IPD/IMPD I became an Instructor and Field Training Officer as well as took a position at the Training Academy so that I could help officers learn policing, become more professional, and be able to lead. Furthermore, I graduated from the IMPD Leadership Academy in 2011 which I will use, along with my twenty years of service, to define my role as a leader. Finally, I am working towards finishing my degree from Oakland City University in November of 2014. I will be the only candidate with a degree in Criminal Justice.

Skills:

Education:
Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, IL August 1987-December 1988 Psychology Indiana Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN January 1989-August 1989 English Literature Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN January 2013-present Criminal Justice (Degree by November 2014) Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Plainfield, IN January 1993 Certification; Law Enforcement Officer Indianapolis Police Training Academy, Indianapolis, IN February 2002 Certification; Law Enforcement Officer

IMPD Leadership Academy, Indianapolis, IN October 2011 Graduating Class 2011-02

Training:
Certified Indiana Law Enforcement Instructor, Plainfield, IN 2007-Present Certified Indiana EVO Instructor, Plainfield, IN 2009-2010 Certified Indiana Advanced EVO Instructor, Plainfield IN 2010-Present Certified Indiana P.I.T. Instructor, Plainfield, IN 2009- Present Certified Combatives Instructor, Indianapolis, IN 2009- Present Certified Taser Instructor, Indianapolis, IN 2008- Present Certified Monadnock Instructor, Indianapolis, IN 2007- Present

Certified Field Training Officer, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Advanced Field Training Officer School, Bloomington, IN 2008 ICS level 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800, Indianapolis, IN 2013 Basic Detective School, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Narcotics Detective School, Indianapolis, IN 2008 Certified Driving Simulator Instructor, Indianapolis, IN 2013

Internal Experience:
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Indiana, February 2002-Present Lead EVO Instructor July 2009 Present (Train all new recruits in Basic EVO and provide in-service to veterans) Wrote proposal and added Driving Simulators to current curriculum Accident Review Board Coordinator July 2009-Present (Keep all records of Department crash records and coordinate all accident review boards) Uniformed Officer/Field Training Officer September 2006-July 2009 (Train Probationary Officers after they graduate from the academy) Academy Instructor July 2009-Present (Train, supervise, and mentor Recruit Officers while they attend the IMPD Training Academy)

Internal/External Leadership:
Crisis Intervention Team Officer/ Instructor, November 2003- 2010 Work with individuals in mental crisis and assist in training with N.A.M.I. and Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Squad Leader, October 1992-October 1999 Led squad with 300th MP Command USAR Canine Officer, August 1996-January 2002 (Plainfield PD) Researched/Presented/Fundraised/Started Canine program for Plainfield Police Department. Became canine officer and controlled scenes where canine was necessary. Kept Department canine training records and certifications. Deacon First Baptist Church Plainfield, December 2011- Present

Achievements:
Medal of Valor 2004 Jack Laird Shooting on Dietz Street Red Cross Hall of Fame Inductee 2004 Jake Laird Shooting on Dietz Street Bronze Star 1997 Capture of Attempted Rape Suspect (Plainfield PD) Certificate of Commendation 1994 Assisted in memorial for a fallen soldier (USAR) Certificate of Commendation 2012 Exceptional performance in instruction and training of Emergency Vehicle Operation and reduction in department crashes and liability.