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Patrol

Indiana Officer Dies of Complications from On-Duty Medical Emergency

An officer with the Warsaw (IN) Police Department has died of complications stemming from an apparent on-duty medical emergency sustained late last month.

February 4, 2020

Patrol

University Professor Calls Police Over Student Refusing to Change Seats in Class

A professor with Ball State University in Indiana called local police because a student refused to change seats in class on Tuesday morning.

January 24, 2020

Patrol

Indiana Department Receives 2 Donated Squads from Generous Residents

Two school resource officers with the Jasper (IN) Police Department are now outfitted with two patrol vehicles that were donated by a group of area residents who raised the money for the purchase and outfitting of the vehicles.

January 16, 2020

Patrol

6-Foot-3 Suspect Leads Police On Chase in Tiny Car

Beals is accused of ramming his SmartCar into one officer's squad car, flattening a tire and forcing the officer to terminate the pursuit.

January 8, 2020

Patrol

Indiana Agency's Christmas Tree Honors Fallen Officers

Inside the lobby of the Clinton County (IN) Sheriff's Department, the Christmas tree looks just like any other, except this one has more than 120 wooden angels, each engraved with the name of a fallen officer.

December 23, 2019

Procedures & Policies

Indiana Agency's Policy Mandates Random Inspection of Officers' Body Camera Footage

The new requirements call for sergeants to randomly sample at least five videos each month from officers they supervise, and to review at least 15 minutes of footage from each subordinate three or more times per year.

December 20, 2019

Patrol

Video: Indiana Officer Engages Children in Snowball Fight

An officer with the New Palestine (IN) Police Department was captured on cell phone video taking a few moments of his day to join some boys involved in a vigorous snowball fight.

December 18, 2019

Patrol

Suspect Flees Traffic Stop, Drags One Officer and Strikes Another

A trooper with the Indiana State Police and an officer with the Hobart Police Department were injured when a suspect fled a traffic stop, initially dragging the trooper who was halfway inside the suspect vehicle and then grazing the local officer who had set up a roadblock a short distance away.

December 12, 2019

Patrol

Indiana Officer Shoots and Wounds 82-Year-Old Armed Subject

Police officers with the Gary (IN) Police Department shot and wounded an 82-year-old armed subject who reportedly failed to comply with commands to drop his firearm on Sunday evening.

November 19, 2019

Patrol

3 Indiana Judges Suspended Over April Drunken Fight that Led to 2 Being Shot at White Castle

All three respondents joined in a profane verbal altercation that quickly turned into physical violence and ended in gunfire, and in doing so, gravely undermined public trust in the dignity and decency of Indiana’s judiciary,” the justices ruled.

November 15, 2019

Special Units

Indiana Department Mourns Loss of Retired K-9

Officers with the Warsaw (IN) Police Department are mourning the loss of a K-9 that recently retired from the agency due to illness.

October 31, 2019

Patrol

Indiana Department Partners with Minor League Baseball Team for Halloween

Officers with the South Bend (IN) Police Department partnered with the South Bend Cubs—the Class-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs—for a Halloween event for kids in the area to have a safe place to Trick-or-Treat on Monday night.

October 30, 2019