Indiana Conservation Officer Alex Toth was recently selected as the 2021 District 10 Officer of the Year.
District 10 includes Porter, LaPorte, Newton, Lake, Pulaski, Jasper and Starke Counties. Toth is currently assigned to La Porte County.
Toth has been a conservation officer since 2017. He also serves as a public safety officer and is a passenger-for-hire inspector.
The Officer of the Year award qualifies Toth for the Pitzer award which is given to the top overall conservation officer in the state, selected from the 10 district award winners. The Pitzer award is named after Indiana Conservation Officer James D. Pitzer, who was fatally shot while investigating illegal hunting activity on January 2, 1961, in Jay County. The Pitzer Award the Indiana Division of Natural Resources – Division of Law Enforcement’s highest commendation award.
