Indiana State Police Superintendent Anthony Scott announced today the promotion of Captain Shea L. Reliford to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to serve as the Deputy Superintendent of Support Services.
Reliford, who is originally from Terre Haute, Indiana, is a 1999 graduate of South Vigo High School, and in 2003, he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Indiana University. On April 9, 2006, he graduated from the 65th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy and was appointed as a Trooper assigned to the Indiana State Police Post in Indianapolis, where he served for seven years. During that time, Reliford served as a Recruit Academy Counselor for the 70th-72nd Recruit Academies.
In 2013, Reliford was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, and he served in the Employment Services Section of the Human Resources Division. In 2016 he was transferred to the Training Division as the Assistant Commander of the 75th Recruit Academy. In 2016, he was promoted to the rank of First Sergeant and served as the Director of Administration for the Intelligence & Investigative Technologies Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center and Indiana Clearinghouse for Missing Children and Missing Endangered Adults.
In 2018, Reliford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and served as the Benefits and Employment Services Section Commander of the Human Resources Division.
In May of 2021, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and served as the Human Resources Division Deputy Commander.
Lieutenant Colonel Reliford will oversee the Fiscal Division, Logistics Division, Criminal Justice Data Division, Training Division and the Human Resources Division. He and his family are residents of Marion County.