Three Indiana State Police troopers assigned to the Indiana State Police Toll Road Post received their patrol vehicles Tuesday after successfully completing three months in the ISP Field Training Program.  
The probationary troopers graduated from the 86th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy on Jan. 9. The entire class was issued their new Dodge Durango Pursuit police vehicles at a ceremony at the Indiana State Police Museum in Indianapolis.
While at the ISP Academy, these troopers completed over 1,100 hours of structured training in law enforcement techniques as well as hands-on and scenario-based training. The curriculum included criminal law instruction, emergency vehicle operations, psychology, traffic law, crash investigation, self-defense, first responder and other general law enforcement-related training.
These troopers will now begin solo patrol on the Indiana Toll Road.
Trooper Brianna Santoyo is a graduate of Triton High School. She went on to earn a general studies degree from Indiana University South Bend with a concentration in mathematics and science. While attending Indiana University South Bend, she was an intern for the Indiana State Police Bremen Post in 2019. She will patrol the Indiana Toll Road primarily in Porter, LaPorte and St. Joseph County.
Trooper Carson Hieber is a graduate of East Noble High School. Following high school, Hieber attended Indiana University South Bend studying criminal justice for three years. While studying at Indiana University South Bend, Hieber was an intern for the Indiana State Police at the Toll Road Post. He will patrol the Indiana Toll Road primarily in St. Joseph, Elkhart and LaGrange County.
Trooper Andrew Bixler is a native of Steuben County. Bixler was homeschooled and went on to attend Faithway Baptist College near Toronto, Canada. He graduated with a theology degree in 2021. He will patrol the Indiana Toll Road primarily in St. Joseph, Elkhart and LaGrange County.