Levi announces for Sheriff

Press Release from Levi campaign:

Lieutenant Ralph G. Levi announced today that he has filed to run for Sheriff of Porter County in the May primary. A 33 year veteran of the Porter County Sheriff's Police, he held a supervisory rank for 28 of them. During those years he worked effectively for 6 Sheriff's of different political parties.

Career accomplishments include 3 years of undercover narcotics work, Supervisor of the entire patrol division, and a direct Supervisor for Records and Civil Bureau. He worked in the Detective Bureau, was involved in the creation of the 911 center, Supervisor of the Sheriff's dispatch center and shift Supervisor at various times for all three work shifts, including four years on midnights, during which time his crew showed more activity and had fewer sick days than any other crew.
Lt. Levi was cited for special appointment as a United States Deputy Marshall while Supervisor of the Bomb and Arson Squad. While Supervisor of the Civil Bureau, Lt. Levi directed the return of over 1,000 warrants to the various courts in Porter County because they had no identifying information other than a name and some had been in files for 15 years or more and were impossible to serve. These actions changed the warrant procedure.

He has written and applied for State and Federal Grants for various projects and equipment saving the County thousands of dollars. Three Sheriff's requested Lt. Levi write or update policy and procedure manuals for the entire department which he completed. He was also the very first recipient of the Department Merit Award for life saving due to his actions during a railroad accident.

A graduate of Worsham College in Chicago, he holds a degree in Mortuary Science and was a Deputy Coroner for Porter County for 3 years prior to joining the police department. He has been a licensed Embalmer for 37 years and is a member of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association.

Past President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 165 and a member of the Indiana Sheriff's Association, Lt. Levi has been involved in many organizations that include the Chesterton Moose Lodge 1635 and the Chesterton American Legion Post 170. He is a Life Member of the National Rifle Association and the North American Hunting and North American Fishing Clubs as well as a member of Ducks Unlimited.

Lt. Levi is married to Donna and has two daughters Karen Levi (Valparaiso) and Erica Turner (Indianapolis) and 3 grandchildren. His two step son's are Kurt (a Portage Police Officer) and Kriss (Chesterton).