Enforcement

Sergeant Derek Bergdall

Sergeant Ben Browand
School Resource Officer - DeKalb Eastern Schools

Sergeant Bret Parker
K9

Sergeant Matt Tamez

Detective Maynard Depew

Detective Mathew Haber
K9

Detective Thomas Olinske

Deputy Cody Brown
School Resource Officer - DeKalb Central Schools

Deputy Derrick Burgett

Deputy James Burkhart

Deputy Thomas Elliott

Deputy Reed Hansen

Deputy Josh Heffelfinger
K9, School Resource Officer - DeKalb Central Schools

Deputy Henry Hilger

Deputy Zachary Kerley
K9, School Resource Officer - Garrett - Keyser Butler Schools

Deputy Noah Kiessling

Deputy Stephen Koziol

Deputy Aaron Long
Reserve Deputy

Sergeant Stephen Parker
Reserve Deputy, Chaplain

Deputy Brandon Quesinberry

Deputy Rick Short
K9, School Resource Officer - DeKalb Eastern Schools

Deputy Jacob Smith

Deputy Josh Stein
K9, School Resource Officer - DeKalb Eastern Schools

Deputy Tyler Strahl

Deputy Chase Yoder

Patrol

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputies patrol more than 720 miles of county roadway.

Traffic

  • The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to keeping the roads safe.

Operation Pull Over (OPO)

  • The Operation Pull Over (OPO) Enforcement grant promotes a coordinated effort to improve occupant protection strategies, and reduce fatality and injuries related to seat belt usage and impaired driving.

  • The OPO Enforcement Program is the primary seat belt enforcement program in Indiana. This program is intended to increase seat belt usage and overall occupant protection for motorists in Indiana. Operation Pull Over includes four active enforcement mobilization quarters.

School Bus Arm Violation Enforcement

  • The Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE) program works to provide safe transportation routes for students going to and from school in Indiana. Our Deputies conduct high visibility patrols in the spring and fall along school bus stops and routes. The increased patrols are to prevent stop arm violations, speeding and other forms of reckless driving around school buses and in school zones. “When a school bus’s red lights are flashing and the stop arm is extended, drivers must come to a complete stop. This is not a suggestion, it’s the law.”

Seat Belt Violation Enforcement

  • Seat belts have been proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash. Not wearing a seat belt is a habit that will pass on to impressionable youth who, in turn, will think it is safe to not buckle up. Operation Belt Up is a high visibility enforcement effort intended to reduce injures and fatalities by ensuring that all motorists and their passengers are buckled up.

K-9

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit consists of six canine and deputy teams. The primary duties of the K9 Unit include, but are not limited to:

  • Tracking lost or missing persons

  • Tracking suspects engaged in criminal activities

  • Evidence recovery

  • Lost property recovery

  • Assisting in high-risk warrants

  • Locating illicit narcotics

  • School Resource Officer K9 teams also are trained in firearms and ammo detection

The unit works throughout the county and will assist other agencies when needed. Our K9 unit teams train monthly and conduct scenario- based K9 training often.

School Resource Officer (SRO)

  • The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is committed to working closely with all three school districts in DeKalb County to maximize the safety of our most valuable treasure, our youth. The Sheriff’s Office has a minimum of one full time School Resource Officer for each district and several part time deputies working daily.

  • School Resource Officers protect approximately 7,000 students, plus staff, within 10 school campuses in DeKalb County.

  • The SRO deputies provide direct services to the schools; which includes classroom presentations, criminal investigations and a variety of other activities including traditional law enforcement duties and security.

Investigations

  • Investigations are responsible for investigation all major crimes that occur within DeKalb County. The detectives are tasked with providing follow up investigations on cases where a major crime has been committed but no arrest has been made, as well as initiating new cases independently. Cases involving homicides, death investigations, sexual assault, child abuse and molestations, and burglaries.

Criminal Interdiction Unit

  • This Unit’s primary focus is to conduct criminal interdiction efforts on the streets of DeKalb County to disrupt the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband from reaching our communities.

Warrants Unit

  • The Warrant Unit serves the majority of criminal arrest warrants received through the court system or by request from other jurisdictions. Members of the Unit track down and apprehend fugitives.

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Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)

  • Our ICAC Unit is part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Tsk Force Program which is a national network of coordinated task forces representing federal, state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. These agencies continually engage in proactive and reactive investigations of persons involved in online child enticements and exploitation, possession, distribution and manufacturing of child pornography and more.

Special Operations

Drone

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Drone Team stands as a cutting-edge example of how technology is revolutionizing law enforcement, enhancing operations, and contributing to community safety. Skilled operators deploy drones for a wide range of scenarios providing valuable insights from the skies that enables responders to plan accordingly.

Photos of a train derailment in 2021 taken by our department’s drone.

Bike Patrol

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Bike Patrol Deputies are equipped with electric motor assisted bicycles that are fully equipped with emergency lights, sirens and first aid kits.

Primary duties of the Bike Patrol Deputies will be special details such as the St Joe Pickle Festival, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, DeKalb County Free Fall Fair and other special events throughout the county.

Mobile Command Center

The Mobile Command Center provides a centralized location for law enforcement officials to coordinate and execute operations in an active situation.

The Mobile Command Center contains state of the art technology that allows officers to work in a full- service office environment at any major scene, whether an unexpected mass casualty or a planned event.

Reserve Deputy

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Reserve Deputies hold regular jobs within the community and have a strong desire to contribute something back to the community. A unique feature of these people is the fact that they volunteer their spare time to the Sheriff’s Office. Individual candidates must pass the same qualifications and training as a full-time deputies in order to be approved. To Join our team go to the Careers tab.