Jeff A. Siegel


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Personal
Full Name : Jeff A. Siegel
Gender : Male
Home City : Ligonier
Education :




  • Studied Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ball State University

  • Went to West Noble High School




 
Professional Experience :

  • Sheriff Jeff Siegel started his career in law enforcement as a jail officer with the Lagrange County Sheriff's Department.

  • In 1991, he began working at the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office and was assigned to the Patrol Division. After working a short time in Patrol, Sheriff Siegel accepted an assignment to work in the multi-jurisdictional drug unit known at that time as the Elkhart County Drug Task Force.

  • In 1997, he was promoted to Detective where he focused on property crimes as well as crimes against children.

  • In 2004, he was promoted to Captain of the Detective Bureau. Throughout his time in the detective bureau, Sheriff Siegel became a polygraph examiner and a member of the American Polygraph Association. Sheriff Siegel is also a PELA (Police Executive Leadership Academy) graduate and the current president of the Elkhart County Drug Free Partnership.

 
Political Experience :

  • Elkhart County Sheriff since 2018