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We have years of experience caring for families, from all walks of life. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession, dedicated to excellence in service, and have the highest integrity.
Tony Ciriello retired after a 34-year career in law enforcement, most recently serving as Chief of Police for the Syracuse Police Department. Ciriello started his law enforcement career as an arson investigator for the State of Indiana before joining the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department where he served in numerous capacities during his tenure there. Those capacities were patrol officer, supervisor, detective, narcotics officer, D.A.R.E. officer and field training officer.
In addition to his law enforcement career, Ciriello holds a certification as a Medicolegal Death Investigator and is also a Center for Disease Control Certified Infant Death Investigator/Instructor. For the last 21 years, Ciriello has served as the Director of Training and Education for the Indiana State Coroners Training Board and for 24 years had been a Deputy Coroner and now serves as the elected Coroner in Kosciusko County. He has written funeral prearrangements for the last 5 years. He holds a license in Life Insurance.
In addition to those activities, he is the Past-President of the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police. Ciriello is a graduate of the Kosciusko Leadership Academy and the Indiana Police Executive Leadership Academy. He serves on numerous local boards and civic organizations.
Ciriello is the recipient of the Excellence in Government Award from the Syracuse/Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, two-time Leaders Leader Award from the Indiana Police Executive Leadership Academy and was awarded the William Sudbury Memorial Leadership Award from the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police. He was honored in 2015 with a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Pence.
