Bloomington – Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter has announced the promotion of Sergeant Jason Cobb to the rank of First Sergeant. F/Sgt Cobb will serve as the Field Support Region Supervisor of the Laboratory Division for Area III (Southwest). F/Sgt Cobb’s primary responsibilities will include overseeing the laboratory crime scene responses as well as the security, management and field quality assurance protocols of the district evidence systems. F/Sgt Cobb will also be supervising and evaluating the performance of the Crime Scene Investigators and District Evidence Clerks.
Originally from Bedford Indiana, F/Sgt Cobb is a 1993 graduate of Bedford North Lawrence High School. He then attended Indiana University for 3 and a half years. He was a member of the 55th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy and in 1997 was appointed as a Trooper and assigned to the Toll Road District where he patrolled Porter, Laporte and St. Joseph’s Counties. F/Sgt. Cobb also worked the Jasper District before transferring to the Bloomington District where he primarily patrolled Lawrence County.
In 2010, F/Sgt Cobb was promoted to Crime Scene Investigator and served the Bloomington and Versailles Districts.
During his career, F/Sgt Cobb has served the Department in a variety of ways including as a member of the Tactical Intervention Platoon Team (Riot Squad) and the ISP Honor Guard.
Jason and his wife have two children and are residents of Lawrence County.
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PHOTO 1 – F/Sgt Jason Cobb
