Porter County Sheriff's Department

Porter County news in brief

Monday, April 14, 2008

Sheriff's Department swears in five officers
Sheriff David Lain announced the hiring and swearing-in of five officers. The officers begin their training program immediately. Three of the officers will replace officers who left the department and two are additions.
The officers are:
- Mathew Boone, 22, of Michigan City. Boone attended Purdue University North Central and Indiana University South Bend.
- William Hugunin, 36, of Chesterton. Hugunin graduated from Chesterton High School and is a veteran of the U.S. Army.
- Seth Mullet, 24, of Chesterton. Mullet graduated from Chesterton High School and is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Darrell Hobgood Jr., 22, of Portage. Hobgood graduated from Portage High School and attended Indiana University Northwest. He was employed as a jail officer at the Porter County Sheriff's Department.
- Paul Czupryn, 27, of San Pierre. Czupryn graduated from LaPorte High School and attended Purdue University.