Robert Bowling

Robert Bowling is a retired police officer with a passion for history. He served as the first historian for the Fishers Police Department and wrote a history column in the local paper, Current in Fishers. That led to his first book, Wicked Fishers, published in 2021. For Hamilton County's (IN) bicentennial, he was a contributing author on Celebrating Hamilton County, Indiana, 200 Years of Change published in 2022. His next book, Hoosier Vigilantes, was published in 2024.

Robert also a passion for honoring fallen police officers. He serves as an historical researcher for Officer Down Memorial Page and serves as an Ambassador to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund in Washington, DC. He is a contributing writer to Officer Magazine focusing on law enforcement history and fallen officers.

He has also written articles for other publications to include the Fishers Magazine, Michigan History Magazine, Journal of School Safety, National Pasttime, Maine History Magazine, Techniques, Blue Magazine, and Journal of the Police History Society (London, England).

He has served on the board for the Historic Ambassador House and is currently the historian for the Fishers Historical Society. He is also a board member with the Indiana chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

Since retiring from law enforcement, he serves as a high school teacher teaching criminal justice.