(Fort Wayne, IN)-Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter has announced the promotion of Detective Deven L. Hostetler to the rank of Sergeant within the Field Investigation Section to serve as the Investigative Squad Leader for the Fort Wayne Post.
Hostetler is a native of LaGrange, Indiana and a 1991 graduate of Lakeland High School. In 1995, Hostetler earned a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. On June 25, 2000 he graduated from the 59th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy as a Trooper and was assigned to the Toll Road Post where he spent three years working LaGrange and Steuben Counties.
In 2003, Hostetler transferred to the Fort Wayne Post and was assigned patrol duties in LaGrange County. He transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division in 2008 where he served as a detective until his promotion to Sergeant, which will have him overseeing the day-to-day investigative duties of seven detectives assigned to the Fort Wayne Post.
During his career, Hostetler has served as a member of the Tactical Intervention Platoon, the Clandestine Laboratory Team, the Digital Media Recovery Team and he has attended numerous investigative schools. Hostetler and his family are residents of rural Steuben County.
