‘It’s disheartening’: Councilors press IMPD to reform its K-9 unit
Councilor William Oliver’s mind raced back to 1965 when he read the results of an IndyStar investigation into police dog bites.
Councilor William Oliver’s mind raced back to 1965 when he read the results of an IndyStar investigation into police dog bites.
To assess IMPD’s K-9 unit, journalists examined thousands of pages of documents, wrote code to analyze use-of-force data and created databases.
These are some of the biggest takeaways from a yearlong investigation published by IndyStar this week.
Both candidates for Indiana governor have used speeches and interviews to cast their visions on race and policing as the Nov. 3 election approaches.
IMPD leadership gave an update on a proposed use of force review board, and there were four proposed updates to the Citizens Police Complaint Board.
The video of the arrest was captured by local media and shared widely on Twitter. Now prosecutors are investigating.
The number includes people arrested for violating Mayor Joe Hogsett’s curfew.
The release of the video comes as Indianapolis is still feeling the aftershocks of two days of civil unrest Downtown.
Two fatal police shootings by Indianapolis police in early May reignited criticisms of the department and its use of force policies.
Chief Randal Taylor said he is withholding the officers’ names to protect them right now.