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Indiana County Disarms School Resource Officers

Making students feel welcome when they walk into school is a key reason some board members gave for voting to disarm their school resource officers.

May 21, 2021

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IN Reserve Deputy Killed in On-Duty Crash

According to Indiana State Police, Deputy James Driver was traveling south on North State Road 45 when a 2006 GMC truck and trailer driven by Christopher Derr, 22, of Monticello, Illinois, was traveling north and attempted to stop but lost control, hitting Driver’s police cruiser.

March 30, 2021

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IN Lieutenant Receives Medal of Honor for Response to House Explosion

Lt. Kevin Van Kley heard the call over the scanner and rushed to the scene. He pulled the young child to safety after finding her pinned in the rubble.

December 29, 2020

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Grand Jury Decides Not to Charge Indianapolis Officer in Fatal Shooting of Dreasjon Reed

The ISP investigation concluded that Reed was armed, that he fired two shots after he had been tased by Officer Dejoure Mercer and that he was then shot multiple times by Mercer, including while they were facing each other.

November 11, 2020

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Indiana Officer and K-9 Shot During Manhunt, Suspect Killed

A manhunt for a suspect who shot at police in the northwest part of South Bend, IN, has come to an end, but not before an officer was shot, as was a St. Joseph County K9 and the suspect, himself.

October 14, 2020

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Indiana Officer Shot Responding to Domestic Incident

An officer with the Wabash City (IN) Police Department was shot and wounded as he responded to a domestic dispute call early Thursday morning.

October 8, 2020

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Indiana Officers Charged with Assault on 2 Women During Protest

Two officers with the Indianapolis Police Department are facing multiple criminal charges after a confrontation with two women at a protest following the death of George Floyd.

August 13, 2020

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Indiana Officer Helps Boys Serve Cold Refreshments at Lemonade Stand

An officer with the South Bend (IN) Police Department was seen over the weekend helping two boys—a 12-year-old and his four-year-old brother—serving refreshments of lemonade, punch, and popcorn to area residents.

July 28, 2020

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Indiana Man Charged with Impersonating a Police Officer

An Indiana man has been charged with impersonating a police officer after he had reportedly conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle earlier this month.

July 28, 2020

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Man Arrested for Attacking, Injuring Indiana Officer

A man was arrested for attacking an officer with the Elkhart (IN) Police Department late last week.

July 21, 2020

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Indiana Officer Dies On Duty of Undisclosed Medical Condition

Sergeant Steve Kobitz of the Valparaiso (IN) Police Department died on duty of undisclosed medical conditions.

May 26, 2020

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Indianapolis Officers Receiving Threats Over Officer-Involved Shooting

"Its very concerning, I mean its not just open, blatant threats of murder toward our officers, but also toward families of police officers," said Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police President Rick Snyder said.

May 18, 2020