First Sgt. Tony Slocum promoted to lieutenant to serve as Indiana State Police Bremen Post District Commander

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM

By Staff report

Indiana State Police Superintendent Anthony Scott recently announced the promotion of First Sergeant Tony Slocum to the rank of Lieutenant, where he will serve as the District Commander of the Indiana State Police Bremen Post.

Lt. Slocum received this promotion through a competitive testing and interview process.

Lt. Slocum is an Indianapolis native, graduating from Cathedral High School. After graduating high school, Lt. Slocum attended St. Joseph’s College, earning a degree in communications in 1994.

Lt. Slocum graduated from the 57th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy graduating on June 13, 1999. He was assigned to the Indianapolis District where he patrolled Marion County for a year and a half before transferring to the Peru District. Slocum patrolled Fulton County until his promotion to the rank of Sergeant in 2005 where he served as the Peru District Public Information Officer. Slocum was again promoted to the rank of First Sergeant in February 2023, where he served as the Bremen Post Assistant District Commander.

During his tenure with the Indiana State Police, Slocum has been a Field Training Officer (FTO), and on the Tactical Intervention Platoon (TIP). Slocum was recognized with a Lifesaving Award in 2005 after he used an AED on a man whose heart had stopped. He is also a graduate of the IMPD Leadership Academy and has been a fixture at the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 races every year.

Slocum lives in Fulton County with his wife. He has a daughter that lives in Lafayette, IN and a son who serves in the United States Army with the rank of First Lieutenant at Fort Bragg. Slocum is active in his community and coaches high school football at Caston High School.