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The funding for the class, which would be the first in two years, has gained approval from a City Council committee. The Indianapolis Metro PD could hire 20 recruits to maintain its current staffing level of 1,632 officers.
Read More →The suspect eventually stopped his vehicle, and the gunfight continued. Another Lawrence officer and Indianapolis officers also joined the fight.
Read More →The officer, five-year patrolman Justin Beaton, and his wife and two children ages 2 and 7 escaped without injury. Officers can become visible off-duty because of cases they work or due to take-home patrol cars.
Read More →Sgt. Stephen Blinn, a 24-year department veteran, struggled with his girlfriend during a physical altercation during which he fired his Glock .40-caliber service pistol in the vehicle. Blinn didn't point the weapon at his girlfriend, who grabbed it and tossed it out of the cruiser.
Read More →A 51-year-old Indianapolis Metro PD officer has died from gunshot wounds he received in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect in an alley.
Read More →An off-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer traded gunfire with a detective at a south side apartment complex Friday night – beginning an hours-long search that ended with arrest of the off-duty officer.
Read More →Mayor Hogsett said the use-of-force policies will be "modernized," and the city will bring in a "diverse set of legal experts" to analyze training for new officers.
Read More →At POLICE, we were surprised by an article that appeared on the website of Government Fleet magazine, a sister publication. According to a news article, the Indianapolis Metro Police Department will be driving only alternative power-train vehicles by 2025.
Read More →The man charged with killing Indianapolis Metro Police Officer Perry Renn in July 2014 has now filed a federal lawsuit against Renn, and the City of Indianapolis, alleging the use of excessive force. Major Davis II claims he was irreparably injured. He's demanding almost $7 million dollars in damages.
Read More →An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer was shot, a second was injured and a suspect was killed during a traffic stop and police chase Monday night.
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