Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Wagner is District 3 Officer of the Year

Indiana Conservation Officer Jordan Wagner, who serves Cass County, has been selected as the 2024 District 3 Officer of the Year.

Wagner has served as a conservation officer for eight years. He served in Benton County before transferring to Cass County, where he has served since 2019.

In addition to his normal duties as a field officer, Wagner serves as a field training officer, use of force instructor, public safety diver, drill instructor, and background investigator for the Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement.

District 3 includes Benton, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White counties.

The district award puts Wagner in the running for the Pitzer Award, which is presented to the top overall conservation officer in the state and is selected from the 10 district winners.

The Pitzer Award is named after Conservation Officer James D. Pitzer, who was fatally shot while investigating illegal hunting activity on Jan. 2, 1961, in Jay County.

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