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Member of the Indiana State Police that calls Shelby Co. home promoted to Major

The Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, Douglas G. Carter, has announced the promotion of Captain Sid Newton to the rank of Major. 

 

Major Newton will serve as the Laboratory Division Commander, and oversee the Indiana State Police forensic laboratory system, crime scene investigations program and evidence management system.

 

Newton, a native of Indianapolis, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Indiana University. On December 24, 1995, he graduated from the 53rd Indiana State Police Recruit Academy and was appointed as a Trooper assigned to the Indiana State Police Post in Lowell.  He later transferred to the Lafayette Post, and in 1998, he was appointed as Detective in the Drug Enforcement Section.

 

In 2007, Newton was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and served as a Polygraph Examiner. In 2011, he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant and served as the Polygraph Unit Supervisor.

 

In 2014, Newton was appointed to the rank of Captain, and served as the Deputy Commander of the Laboratory Division until this recent promotion. During his career, Newton served the Indiana State Police on the Tactical Intervention Platoon and the Clandestine Laboratory Team.

 

Major Newton resides in Shelby County with his wife and two sons.

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