Two Detectives Retire From WPD

Written on March 27, 2013 by Staff Reporter

Categories: Archive 2013, News Archive 2013

Tags: Lee Ann Roby, Steve Adang, Warsaw Police Department

Two Warsaw Police Department detectives have retired recently, taking with them nearly 58 years of combined experience.

Lee Ann Roby retired from the WPD on March 5 ending a 27 1/2-year term. Steve Adang has also revealed to StaceyPageOnline.com that, effective Thursday, his 30 years with the department will come to an end.

Roby said, “I retired on March 5th for a number of reasons. I shared with Chief Scott Whitaker that, the writing was on the wall for the intentions and direction that the department was going and that, as a member of the department, I didn’t agree with it and didn’t support it. As such, I provided my letter of intent to retire at the end of that day.”

Of her colleague, Adang, Roby added, “Steve Adang earned my respect as a co-worker and later in my 27 1/2 year career, as my direct supervisor. I always called him ‘boss’ when addressing him. He didn’t like being called boss because he is a humble individual and would rather be thought of on the same level as those who worked in his detective division.”

Adang himself spent some of Tuesday afternoon drafting his letter of resignation to leave for Lee County, Fla. Adang has accepted a position with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department where he will work as a civilian polygraph examiner.

“It’s been enjoyable,” said Adang of his time as a police officer and detective. “I love the work and I’m looking forward to doing what I really enjoy, which is polygraphs.”

Adang was supervisor of the detectives at WPD and has been a polygraph examiner for 20 years conducting polygraph testing for the WPD and numerous other law enforcement agencies, child protection services and even as part of court requests in northern Indiana.

A 1993 graduate of Argenbright International Institute of Polygraph in Birmingham, Ala., Adang has also been working privately in polygraph testing. The cases he has worked have included those for various courts, attorneys, government and even sex offender testing as part of their probation.

Adang’s new position in Florida will have him closer to his son and granddaughter and working at the Lee County Sheriff’s Department which employs 1,600 people. “It’s obviously a lot larger than anything I’m used to, but I’m excited about it,” he said.

Roby, who was the department’s first female officer, said she is considering an investigations position with the attorney general’s office and added, “I loved my career and serving my community. Although I may not agree with the direction of the department, the community continues to have some excellent officers willing to work under the current administration.”