Deputy George Zorodney 3-14-1930

Deputy Zorodney was killed in a motorcycle accident while testing one for the newly formed motor squad. He was riding the motorcycle between Crown Point and Cedar Lake when he crossed the centerline and was struck by an
on-coming vehicle.

Deputy Zorodney had also served as a Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer.

Sheriff Roy Holley 1-16-1933

Sheriff Holley was killed in a shoot-out that resulted from an argument between neighbors over the cutting a tree for firewood. When Sheriff Holley arrived at the scene Michael Lantare (67) shot the neighbor, ran into his farmhouse in Ross Township and barricaded himself upstairs. Holley entered the home in an attempt to arrest Lantare and was fatally shot as he climbed the stairs.

Before the gun battle ended Gary, Hammond and other cities, as well as more deputies arrived to assist. Lantare was shot several times by Hammond Officer Adam Funk but it is believed the suspect was dead prior to Funk's shots.

	Sergeant William Patterson 1-25-94 Sergeant William Patterson, 44, was killed when his police car was struck broadside by a vehicle stolen by juveniles who had escaped from a detention facility in Indiana.
	Officer Paul Mitchell 6-12-99 Officer Mitchell, 25, was killed when his police vehicle struck wet pavement and hit a guardrail as he was responding to a call.