INDIANAPOLIS – Three Indiana State Troopers assigned to the Indiana State Police Toll Road Post received their patrol vehicles on Tuesday, April 29, after completing the ISP Field Training Program. The probationary troopers graduated from the 86th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy on January 9, 2025. 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 instruction in criminal law, emergency vehicle operations, psychology, traffic law, crash investigation, self-defense, first responder training, and other general law enforcement-related topics.
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 degree in general studies from Indiana University South Bend, with a concentration in mathematics and science. While attending Indiana University South Bend, she interned for the Indiana State Police Bremen Post in 2019. She will patrol the Indiana Toll Road primarily in Porter, LaPorte, and St. Joseph County.Â
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 interned for the Indiana State Police at the Toll Road Post. He will primarily patrol the Indiana Toll Road in St. Joseph, Elkhart, and LaGrange Counties.
Trooper Andrew Bixler is a native of Steuben County, IN. Bixler was homeschooled and then attended Faithway Baptist College near Toronto, Canada. He graduated with a degree in theology in 2021. He will primarily patrol the Indiana Toll Road in St. Joseph, Elkhart, and LaGrange Counties.
