Submitted by Indiana State Police
Captain Erwin “Erv” Faulk has announced his retirement from the Indiana State Police following a law enforcement career which has spanned nearly 42 years.
Faulk, a native of Hendricks County, is a graduate of Cascade High School and Indiana University with a degree in Criminal Justice. As a student at IU University, he worked as an IU Cadet Officer and became a certified Law Enforcement Officer. In August 1983, he was accepted into the 41st Indiana State Police Recruit Academy.
On Christmas Day 1983, Faulk was appointed as a Trooper and assigned to the Indiana State Police Post in Putnamville, where he served the citizens of Hendricks, Morgan, and Putnam counties.
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In 1993, he was assigned to Criminal Drug Interdiction, and during his time with that team, thousands of pounds of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin, along with millions of dollars in drug proceeds were seized. The Criminal Interdiction Team was awarded the Governor’s 1994 Exemplary Award for their effort.
In April 1994, Faulk was promoted to the rank of Sergeant and transferred to the Indiana State Police Area V Command to plan and assign Troopers to all the special events in and around Indianapolis including the Indy 500, Brickyard 400, Formula One, National Drags and the Indiana State Fair. Part of that responsibility included response with the Mobile Command and other special details around the state.
In December 2005, Faulk was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant to serve as the District Commander of the Indianapolis Post until August 2007 when he was promoted to the rank of Captain to assist with the mandate to regionalize the Indiana State Police Dispatch Centers and to manage radio communications.
During his time in this communication supervisory role, the ISP Dispatch Centers were consolidated from 18 separate Dispatch Centers into six Regional Dispatch Centers and they were all modernized with Computer Aided Dispatch technology. This provided Troopers with the ability to communicate with the CAD system and allowed the CAD to locate Troopers in the field. The Indiana 911 System was incorporated into the ISP Dispatch Centers as secondary PSAPs and can receive transfer 911 cellular calls so the caller could be located. The radios carried by all ISP Troopers can now be programmed remotely so that the Trooper can stay in the field, instead of driving for programming to a secondary location.
On Thursday, Sept. 18, his last day in uniform, Faulk was inducted into the Indiana Traffic Safety All-Pro Hall of Fame at the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute’s 2025 Traffic Safety All-Pros Award Ceremony held at Lucas Oil Field.
Faulk will be spending more time with family and friends and enjoying some vacation time.