Master Trooper Jim Whaley Promoted to Rank of Sergeant

Earlier this week, Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter promoted Master Trooper Jim Whaley to the rank of Sergeant to serve as a field training officer for the districts in southern Indiana.

Whaley is a native of Vincennes and a 1993 graduate of Vincennes Lincoln High School. He later attended Vincennes University and received an Associate’s Degree in Law Enforcement. Whaley continued his education at Indiana State University where he received a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Criminology.

He graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy in 1999 and was assigned to the Lafayette District where he primarily patrolled White and Carrol Counties. He transferred to the Evansville District in March 2001 and primarily patrolled Knox County.  Whaley became a firearms instructor for the Indiana State Police in 2006. Whaley transferred to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division in 2010 and primarily enforced commercial motor vehicle laws until his recent promotion.

Whaley will be responsible for supervising firearms training at all the state police districts in southern Indiana.

Whaley and his family reside in Knox County.