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Indianapolis – Two Pendleton District Troopers received awards and were honored this afternoon at a ceremony held in the Government Center South in Indianapolis. Trooper Bryan Rumple was named District 51 Trooper of the Year, and Trooper Thomas Harbison was given a Life Saving Award for his actions at a crash scene last fall. 
 
The “District Trooper of the Year” award is presented each year to a trooper at each district that personifies professionalism, integrity, a well-rounded work ethic and community involvement as determined by the district command. Criteria for the award include the areas of traffic and criminal enforcement, case and crash investigation, public information programs and community service.
 
Rumple received the award for his outstanding achievements in 2016 at the Pendleton District. Rumple grew up in Decatur Indiana and graduated from Bellmont High School in 2002.  He attended Western Michigan University where he studied criminal justice and played baseball.  Rumple graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and started his career with the Indiana State Police in December 2007.
 
Trooper Thomas Harbison received the Indiana State Police Life Saving Award for his quick actions at a crash scene on 9/2/2016 on SR 32 in Delaware County.  Harbison had responded to a crash involving a vehicle hitting a motorcycle, whose rider had sustained a serious lower leg injury.  Harbison applied a tourniquet to the man’s leg which ultimately saved his life. Harbison, a Yorktown native, is a ten year member of the Indiana State Police and is assigned to Madison and Delaware counties.

Photo #1 is of Trooper Bryan Rumple, and photo #2 is of Trooper Thomas Harbison.

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