Peru – Recently, at a ceremony held in Indianapolis, numerous Indiana State Police employees were recognized by Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter for continued excellent service to the community.
One of the employees honored was Master Trooper Jan Maller. He was recognized for 30 years of service to the Indiana State Police Department. Maller graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy in November of 1986. He was assigned road patrol duties at the Indiana State Police Peru Post. He patrolled primarily in Wabash County.
Maller patrolled Wabash County for 29 years, until he was reassigned to the Indiana State Police Training Division. Maller has been a state police defensive tactics instructors for approximately 23 years. He is renowned throughout the state having trained hundreds of troopers in defensive tactics. He is one of the authors for the current version of the Indiana State Police Defensive Tactics Program.
During his career, Maller has served as a field training officer, a crash reconstructionist, as a member of the Tactical Intervention Platoon, and a speed timing device instructor.
Maller is a 1978 graduate of Bluffton High School in Wells County. He holds a criminal justice degree from Ball State University. Maller and his wife currently reside in Wabash County. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.
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