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Pendleton – On Wednesday, July 6th the Indiana State Police held its annual statewide pistol match at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield. Every district was represented by a four man team, as well as a team representing Headquarters and the Capitol Police Department.

The match consisted of each man firing his sidearm at 25 yards at a bulls eye target one handed. Each man fired 30 rounds within a time limit, with a possible score of 300 points per man. The Pendleton Team finished in first place, with each member of the team also finishing in the “Top Twenty,” an award given to the top twenty shooters in the Indiana State Police.

The four man Pendleton team consisted of Pendleton District Commander, Lieutenant Tom Dujmovich; Trooper Thomas Ratliff, Senior Trooper David Ellis and Master Trooper Eric Downey. The Pendleton District Team also won the match in 2012, for the first time in the history of the Pendleton District. That team also had Lieutenant Dujmovich and Troopers Downey and Ellis as members.

The team was awarded the Annual Pistol Match traveling trophy, which will be proudly displayed in the Pendleton Post lobby. Each member’s name will be engraved on a plaque to be added to the trophy.

Pictured in the attached photograph are, from left to right, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter; Lieutenant Tom Dujmovich; Trooper Thomas Ratliff; Trooper David Ellis and Master Trooper Eric Downey.