PHOTO CAPTION: State Rep. Julie Olthoff (R-Crown Point) (right) joins Lake County sheriff's officer Christopher Akey (left) in the House Chamber on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis after passing House Concurrent Resolution 2 honoring fallen Lake County Sgt. William Paterson. Olthoff said Paterson was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 25, 1994, during a high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle. Her resolution would rename U.S. Highway 30 between mile markers 15 and 16 to the "Sergeant William Gilbert Paterson Memorial Mile" to honor and preserve his sacrifice and legacy. House Concurrent Resolution 2 now heads to the Senate for consideration.
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State Rep. Julie Olthoff (R-Crown Point) represents House District 19,
which includes portions of Lake and Porter counties.
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