{"id":128571,"date":"2026-01-26T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=128571"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:54:51","slug":"fort-wayne-police-department-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/fort-wayne-police-department-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Wayne Police Department promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"349\" height=\"395\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-118732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne.jpg 349w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-150x170.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FWPD_UseThisOne-300x340.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today, the following Fort Wayne Police Department Officers were promoted.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Police Department news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Today, the following Fort Wayne Police Department Officers were promoted.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captain Dan Ingram will be promoted to rank of Deputy Chief<\/li>\n<li>Sergeant John Shank will be promoted to rank of Captain<\/li>\n<li>Sergeant Eric Thompson will be promoted to rank of Captain<\/li>\n<li>Officer Ryan Nystuen will be promoted to merit rank of Sergeant<\/li>\n<li>Officer Greg Addison will be promoted to merit rank of Sergeant<\/li>\n<li>Officer Nick Lichtsinn will be promoted to merit rank of Sergeant<\/li>\n<li>Officer Lisa Woods will be promoted to merit rank of Sergeant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='c42fc889a81939faa90ce40d667d5c32' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='c42fc889a81939faa90ce40d667d5c32' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='c42fc889a81939faa90ce40d667d5c32' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1697\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85094.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85095.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell answers questions from the press.  Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='c42fc889a81939faa90ce40d667d5c32' data-image-id=\"1698\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85095.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85095.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\" data-description=\"Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell answers questions from the press.  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