Mike Wilson, right, is sworn in as a Winona Lake Police Department reserve officer by Town Attorney Adam Turner at the Winona Lake Town Council meeting on Tuesday, May 16, at Winona Lake Town Hall.

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By Leah Sander
InkFreeNews

WINONA LAKE — Mike Wilson is the newest member of the Winona Lake Police Department.

Wilson was sworn in as a reserve officer at the Winona Lake Town Council meeting on Tuesday, May 16.

Though Wilson has never served in regular law enforcement before, he was a military policeman. He also has extensive emergency field-related experience, having been Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory chief and Kosciusko County coroner.

Wilson and his wife Tracy co-own McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels. She and his daughter Peyton Cutler were present at Tuesday’s meeting.

Wilson posed for a photo with his family and WLPD officers after being sworn in. From left: Wilson’s daughter Peyton Cutler and wife Tracy Wilson, WLPD Chief Joe Hawn, WLPD Officer David Rapp, Wilson, WLPD Officer Shawn Kantenwein, WLPD Officer John Leeper, WLPD Officer David Swain, WLPD Secretary Lorna Ladd, WLPD Sgt. Joe Bumbaugh and WLPD Officer Phillip Hawks.