Biography
Sheriff Tim Troyer is a twenty-six year veteran to the law enforcement profession. He has held every rank and position in the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office including Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Lieutenant of Operations, Detective Sergeant, Special Operations Commander, and Jail Administrator. These responsibilities have included management and leadership of the patrol deputies, detectives, SWAT Team, narcotics investigations and confinement division in Steuben County. Tim is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy, the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and the Ft. Wayne Police Academy. During Tim’s administrative tour, he was instrumental in bringing the Amber Alert and Sexual Offender registry programs to the citizens of Steuben County. During Tim’s operational career, he created the Special Response Tactical Team (SWAT) and supervised the department’s firearms training. Tim has also spent over 12 years in drug and narcotics law enforcement working with the I.M.A.G.E. (Indiana Multi Agency Group Enforcement) Drug Task Force. Tim has used these valuable experiences to educate our community, schools, parents and youth on the dangers of drugs.
In 2010 Tim was elected Sheriff of Steuben County. In Sheriff Troyer’s first fifteen months in office he modernized the Sheriff’s Office bringing the use of Facebook, Nixle text and email alerts and a newly designed web site to the citizens in an effort to keep them better informed. Sheriff Troyer also launched the use of the V.I.N.E. (Victim Information Notification Everyday) a victim notification alert system that helps victims stay informed on suspects incarcerated in the Steuben County Jail. Sheriff Troyer launched an aggressive proactive stance on registered sex offenders in Steuben County that started with an ordinance requiring offenders to pay fees that help manage the system. Sheriff Troyer assigned Detectives with special training to the task, bringing Steuben County to 100 percent compliance with convicted Sex Offenders and Violent Predators registry laws. Sheriff Troyer is also a graduate of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children executive response training and has started the Child Abduction Response Team or C.A.R.T. that is made up of five Sheriff’s Deputies and others from various agencies throughout Steuben County.
In 2012 Sheriff Troyer restructured the marine patrol division and the use of L.A.R.E. grant funds for lake patrols. Eight (8) full time deputies were inserted into the program along with the already established volunteer staff. The priority was placed on high visibility and education of boaters. As a result, Steuben County lakes had no major boating accidents or drowning. Sheriff Troyer also graduated from the National Sheriff’s Institute in Aurora Colorado in September. A program that is fully funded by the National Sheriff’s Association that provides cutting edge leadership and management training for Sheriff’s around the country.
Sheriff Tim Troyer is a twenty-six year veteran to the law enforcement profession. He has held every rank and position in the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office including Sheriff, Chief Deputy, Lieutenant of Operations, Detective Sergeant, Special Operations Commander, and Jail Administrator. These responsibilities have included management and leadership of the patrol deputies, detectives, SWAT Team, narcotics investigations and confinement division in Steuben County. Tim is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy, the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and the Ft. Wayne Police Academy. During Tim’s administrative tour, he was instrumental in bringing the Amber Alert and Sexual Offender registry programs to the citizens of Steuben County. During Tim’s operational career, he created the Special Response Tactical Team (SWAT) and supervised the department’s firearms training. Tim has also spent over 12 years in drug and narcotics law enforcement working with the I.M.A.G.E. (Indiana Multi Agency Group Enforcement) Drug Task Force. Tim has used these valuable experiences to educate our community, schools, parents and youth on the dangers of drugs.
In 2010 Tim was elected Sheriff of Steuben County. In Sheriff Troyer’s first fifteen months in office he modernized the Sheriff’s Office bringing the use of Facebook, Nixle text and email alerts and a newly designed web site to the citizens in an effort to keep them better informed. Sheriff Troyer also launched the use of the V.I.N.E. (Victim Information Notification Everyday) a victim notification alert system that helps victims stay informed on suspects incarcerated in the Steuben County Jail. Sheriff Troyer launched an aggressive proactive stance on registered sex offenders in Steuben County that started with an ordinance requiring offenders to pay fees that help manage the system. Sheriff Troyer assigned Detectives with special training to the task, bringing Steuben County to 100 percent compliance with convicted Sex Offenders and Violent Predators registry laws. Sheriff Troyer is also a graduate of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children executive response training and has started the Child Abduction Response Team or C.A.R.T. that is made up of five Sheriff’s Deputies and others from various agencies throughout Steuben County.
In 2012 Sheriff Troyer restructured the marine patrol division and the use of L.A.R.E. grant funds for lake patrols. Eight (8) full time deputies were inserted into the program along with the already established volunteer staff. The priority was placed on high visibility and education of boaters. As a result, Steuben County lakes had no major boating accidents or drowning. Sheriff Troyer also graduated from the National Sheriff’s Institute in Aurora Colorado in September. A program that is fully funded by the National Sheriff’s Association that provides cutting edge leadership and management training for Sheriff’s around the country.
