ISP Master Trooper Promoted to Detective

Det. Mike Gruett
Det. Mike Gruett

An Indiana State Police trooper who calls Plymouth home has been promoted to detective.

Master Trooper Mike Gruett is assigned to the Bremen post and is a 30-year ISP veteran. He earned his assignment to Field Investigations through completion of written testing and a competitive interview process. Gruett will mainly investigate cases in Marshall County.

He was assigned to the Bremen post when he graduated from the Indiana State Police Academy in 1985. During that time he’s worked as a trooper and spent several months over the years on temporary duty assignment as a detective. Gruett has also served on the Tactical Intervention Platoon, SWAT and worked as a field training officer.

Most notably, Gruett received a Bronze Star from the department in 1995 for his part in the heroic rescue of a woman involved in a car crash in Kosciusko County.

He lives in Plymouth with his wife and daughter.