By Heather Collins
Carmel Police Dept. Sgt. Nancy Zellers has been named the 2016 Investigator of the Year by the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office.
Each year, the prosecutor’s office honors local officers. The 2016 winners were recently recognized at a ceremony in the Commissioner’s Courtroom at the Hamilton County Judicial Center in Noblesville.
“It is never easy to select the recipients of this award, not because of a dearth of candidates, but rather because of the difficulty in selecting just one recipient in each category from the many viable candidates within the county,” Prosecuting Attorney D. Lee Buckingham II stated in a press release. “This is due to the fact that Hamilton County law enforcement agencies strive to hire the best candidates, train them well, and then demand professionalism and high achievement from their officers.”
Zellers is a 30-year CPD veteran and has spent a majority of that time as an investigator. She works within the sex crimes and child abuse unit. Last year, through her work on a child abuse and neglect case, Zellers helped rescue a severely malnourished child.
Buckingham said Zellers’ dedication and tenacity is what brought her to the forefront in the eyes of the deputy prosecutors.
Zellers was previously recognized as Investigator of the Year in 2009. She declined to be interviewed for this story.
