FORT WAYNE – A LaGrange County Indiana State Police Trooper is continuing his career advancement with a promotion to captain.
On Monday, Indiana State Police Superintendent Anthony Scott announced Lieutenant Deven Hostetler’s promotion to the rank of Captain. Captain Hostetler is now the Area II investigative commander assigned to the Investigations Bureau.
Hostetler is a 24-year department veteran. His role as an investigator began in 2008 when he was promoted from a road patrol assignment to the Investigations Bureau to serve as a detective at the Fort Wayne Post.
In 2016, he was promoted to Sergeant and served as the Investigative Squad Leader at the Fort Wayne District. In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of 1st Sergeant and served as the district investigative commander for the Fort Wayne District. In 2022, he was promoted again to Lieutenant within the Investigations Bureau.
As the commander of field investigations, Hostetler will be responsible for providing supervision, direction, and support for the Indiana State Police Investigative Division and District Investigations and coordinating investigative efforts with the five area investigative commanders across the state.
Hostetler is a native of LaGrange, Indiana. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1991 and Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan in 1995. Before joining the Indiana State Police, Hostetler worked for the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department and the Kendallville Police Department.
He and his family reside in rural LaGrange County.
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