Kenton Crews joins District 5 as a conservation officer

INDIANA – Kenton Crews has joined the Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement’s District 5 as a conservation officer.

Officer Kenton Crews

District 5 covers Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties. Crews will be assigned to Parke County.

A Spencer County native, Crews graduated from Heritage Hills High School. He attended the University of Evansville where he played baseball while earning a bachelor’s degree in communications, advertising, and public relations. Crews is the son of Michael Crews, Lincoln State Park’s interpretive naturalist.

Crews was hired in 2021. He recently graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and completed the Division of Law Enforcement’s Field Training Program.

“Officer Crews brings a spirited energy to work hard and have fun while doing so,” District 5 commander Lt. Dale Clark said. “Parke County is the perfect assignment for him to thrive in.”