10-18-2006, 05:01 AM
Senior conservation officer Dave Cruser was named Regional Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Northern Association of State Boating Law Administrators at its 47th annual meeting last week.
NASBLA established its Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year program in 2000 to celebrate the nation?s outstanding marine officers. The Boating Officer of the Year Award is presented to deserving recipients at three levels ? state, regional and national.
The honoree has worked for the Indiana DNR Law Enforcement Division since 1995. His primary assignment is Hamilton County, including Geist and Morse reservoirs, approximately 20 miles of the west fork of the White River, and several additional miles of creeks and streams.
In March 2005, Cruser attended national training seminars to enhance his enforcement skills. One course he completed was NASBLA?s Boating Under the Influence Detection and Enforcement Training. He then shared that training with fellow Indiana conservation officers. BWI arrests increased statewide as a result. Cruser also used this training to create the ?Indiana Conservation Officer?s Field Sobriety Test Performance Report? to assist in investigations.
The law enforcement veteran is heavily involved with public outreach. Among many other educational public appearances, he assisted with the boating portion of the Indiana Conservation Officers? Youth Camp, the Indianapolis Boat Sport and Travel Show, and reservoir homeowner meetings throughout the summer. Local media frequently rely upon him as an expert source on boating-related events and activities.
NASBLA is a nonprofit organization that represents the boating authorities of all 50 states and the U.S. territories. Dedicated to reducing boating accidents, saving lives and helping to make boating safe and enjoyable for everyone on our nation's waterways, NASBLA works to achieve seamless uniformity for boating laws from state to state. NASBLA encourages reciprocity of boating laws and establishes standards for boating safety education and boating law enforcement practices.
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NASBLA established its Boating Law Enforcement Officer of the Year program in 2000 to celebrate the nation?s outstanding marine officers. The Boating Officer of the Year Award is presented to deserving recipients at three levels ? state, regional and national.
The honoree has worked for the Indiana DNR Law Enforcement Division since 1995. His primary assignment is Hamilton County, including Geist and Morse reservoirs, approximately 20 miles of the west fork of the White River, and several additional miles of creeks and streams.
In March 2005, Cruser attended national training seminars to enhance his enforcement skills. One course he completed was NASBLA?s Boating Under the Influence Detection and Enforcement Training. He then shared that training with fellow Indiana conservation officers. BWI arrests increased statewide as a result. Cruser also used this training to create the ?Indiana Conservation Officer?s Field Sobriety Test Performance Report? to assist in investigations.
The law enforcement veteran is heavily involved with public outreach. Among many other educational public appearances, he assisted with the boating portion of the Indiana Conservation Officers? Youth Camp, the Indianapolis Boat Sport and Travel Show, and reservoir homeowner meetings throughout the summer. Local media frequently rely upon him as an expert source on boating-related events and activities.
NASBLA is a nonprofit organization that represents the boating authorities of all 50 states and the U.S. territories. Dedicated to reducing boating accidents, saving lives and helping to make boating safe and enjoyable for everyone on our nation's waterways, NASBLA works to achieve seamless uniformity for boating laws from state to state. NASBLA encourages reciprocity of boating laws and establishes standards for boating safety education and boating law enforcement practices.
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