Warsaw PD Announces Promotions
September 8, 2022 at 11:45 p.m.
Warsaw PD Announces Promotions
By Staff Report-
Lt. Wayne D. Wilkie has served the city of Warsaw and the WPD for over 20 years. In that time, he has served on second shift as a shift supervisor, day shift as a supervisor and most recently promoted to third shift as the lieutenant.
Wilkie has also served the city and Warsaw Community Schools as a certified school resource officer. Over the past 20 years, he has been a certified instructor for defensive tactics, less-lethal munitions, chemical munitions, distraction devices, O.C. spray and currently still serving as the primary firearms instructor for pistol, rifle and shotgun.
Wilkie is a certified motor officer through Harley Davidson and a certified police mountain bike operator. He served on the Warsaw dive team for approximately 15 years and is serving on the WPD's Emergency Response Team (ERT) as a team leader.
Prior to becoming a law enforcement officer for Warsaw, Wilkie served his country as an active duty Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and overseas as a platoon sergeant with Marine Corp Security Force Company Rota, Spain. Wilkie still serves the state of Indiana and country when called upon by being in the Indiana Army National Guard where he is a first sergeant assigned to Bravo Company, 2-151 Infantry Battalion.
Also promoted on third shift was Clayton N. Rieder, to the position of sergeant. Rieder was previously corporal on the afternoon shift. He is one of the department’s field training officers and had been attached to the department’s dive team. Additionally, he serves as one of the department’s K-9 officers.
Rieder was hired by Warsaw in 2016. Prior to this, he served the town of North Webster in law enforcement from 2012 to 2016, and as a reserve deputy for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office for a year prior to that. Rieder is a member of the ERT.
The department has new faces in supervision on the afternoon shift. Now serving as a sergeant of second shift is Christopher R. Brown. Brown was hired by Warsaw in 2015. Prior to this, he was a reserve officer for Goshen Police and before that, served the country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009 to 2013. Before entering military service, he attended Southern Polytechnic State University.
Brown is a primary firearms instructor and armorer, a field training officer and has specialized training in cell phone forensics. He also serves as the ERT sniper. Before this assignment, he was a day shift patrol officer.
Joining him on second shift is Cpl. Zackery A. Smith, who was hired by Warsaw in 2018. Prior to his hiring, Smith attended Grace College. He serves as a K9 officer for Warsaw and is a field training officer. He had been assigned to midnight shift as a patrol/K9 officer.
Jaime de la Fuente had served as a corporal for day shift. He was recently promoted to sergeant and moved to second shift. With the flow of promotions, he has cycled back to day shift in the sergeant position. de la Fuente was originally with Warsaw from 2004 to 2009 before leaving to take a law enforcement position in Texas. He returned to Warsaw in 2010. He holds an associate degree from Vincennes University. He is a field training officer and a member of the department’s ERT.
A familiar face on day shift but now filling the position of corporal is Jordan E. Roberts.
Roberts was hired in 2012 and served as a patrol officer until 2017 when he took a deputy sheriff position with the Wells County Sheriff’s Office. He returned to Warsaw a year later.
On his second round, he received specialized training as a cell phone forensics analyst and recently became a field training officer.
Prior to his law enforcement career, Roberts attended Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and received a bachelor of science degree. He also had the opportunity to intern with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives prior to beginning his law enforcement career.
Lt. Wayne D. Wilkie has served the city of Warsaw and the WPD for over 20 years. In that time, he has served on second shift as a shift supervisor, day shift as a supervisor and most recently promoted to third shift as the lieutenant.
Wilkie has also served the city and Warsaw Community Schools as a certified school resource officer. Over the past 20 years, he has been a certified instructor for defensive tactics, less-lethal munitions, chemical munitions, distraction devices, O.C. spray and currently still serving as the primary firearms instructor for pistol, rifle and shotgun.
Wilkie is a certified motor officer through Harley Davidson and a certified police mountain bike operator. He served on the Warsaw dive team for approximately 15 years and is serving on the WPD's Emergency Response Team (ERT) as a team leader.
Prior to becoming a law enforcement officer for Warsaw, Wilkie served his country as an active duty Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., and overseas as a platoon sergeant with Marine Corp Security Force Company Rota, Spain. Wilkie still serves the state of Indiana and country when called upon by being in the Indiana Army National Guard where he is a first sergeant assigned to Bravo Company, 2-151 Infantry Battalion.
Also promoted on third shift was Clayton N. Rieder, to the position of sergeant. Rieder was previously corporal on the afternoon shift. He is one of the department’s field training officers and had been attached to the department’s dive team. Additionally, he serves as one of the department’s K-9 officers.
Rieder was hired by Warsaw in 2016. Prior to this, he served the town of North Webster in law enforcement from 2012 to 2016, and as a reserve deputy for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office for a year prior to that. Rieder is a member of the ERT.
The department has new faces in supervision on the afternoon shift. Now serving as a sergeant of second shift is Christopher R. Brown. Brown was hired by Warsaw in 2015. Prior to this, he was a reserve officer for Goshen Police and before that, served the country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2009 to 2013. Before entering military service, he attended Southern Polytechnic State University.
Brown is a primary firearms instructor and armorer, a field training officer and has specialized training in cell phone forensics. He also serves as the ERT sniper. Before this assignment, he was a day shift patrol officer.
Joining him on second shift is Cpl. Zackery A. Smith, who was hired by Warsaw in 2018. Prior to his hiring, Smith attended Grace College. He serves as a K9 officer for Warsaw and is a field training officer. He had been assigned to midnight shift as a patrol/K9 officer.
Jaime de la Fuente had served as a corporal for day shift. He was recently promoted to sergeant and moved to second shift. With the flow of promotions, he has cycled back to day shift in the sergeant position. de la Fuente was originally with Warsaw from 2004 to 2009 before leaving to take a law enforcement position in Texas. He returned to Warsaw in 2010. He holds an associate degree from Vincennes University. He is a field training officer and a member of the department’s ERT.
A familiar face on day shift but now filling the position of corporal is Jordan E. Roberts.
Roberts was hired in 2012 and served as a patrol officer until 2017 when he took a deputy sheriff position with the Wells County Sheriff’s Office. He returned to Warsaw a year later.
On his second round, he received specialized training as a cell phone forensics analyst and recently became a field training officer.
Prior to his law enforcement career, Roberts attended Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne and received a bachelor of science degree. He also had the opportunity to intern with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives prior to beginning his law enforcement career.
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