Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter announced personnel changes that went into effect August 18. Sergeant Chad Dick was transferred from the Public Information Office to the Jasper District and reassigned as a district squad leader. Sgt. Dick applied for the position last month and was selected to fill the position. Sergeant Dick will be responsible for supervising troopers assigned to Dubois and Orange Counties.
Dick is a native of Newton County and a 1992 graduate of South Newton High School. He later attended Vincennes University and Indiana State University before joining the Indiana State Police.
In December 1995, Dick graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy and was assigned to the Indiana Toll Road where he worked 1 ½ years. He transferred in 1997 to the Jasper District where he primarily patrolled Dubois County. Dick later transferred to the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division in 2005 and enforced commercial vehicle regulations and inspected school buses within the Jasper District.
In August 2007, Dick was promoted to Sergeant to serve as the Public Information Officer for the District.
Chad Dick and his wife, Carie, have been married for 11 years and reside in Dubois County with their nine-year-old daughter and five-year-old son.