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New law aims to ensure police, fire departments hire, promote or fire based on ‘merit,’ not politicsPolice and firefighter advocates argue politics can creep into public safety departments’ hiring, promotion and discipline decisions when elected local officials have unilateral control over personnel. Some communities put those decisions in the hands of a merit board to make the process more “fair.” A new law will soon push more Indiana communities to adopt such boards.
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Police near Indianapolis arrested Dominick Williams Jr. in the shooting death of T'yon Horston on Monday.
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Bills banning gender-affirming care for minors and criminalizing bystanders around police head to the governor. And a constitutional amendment expanding bail denial advances.
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On-duty police can get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public can’t cross under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.
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Law enforcement officers get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public can’t cross when told to stop under a bill that’s a step away from the governor’s desk.
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A bill aimed at closing a loophole in Indiana’s child seduction law was significantly expanded by a Senate committee this week.
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Indiana lawmakers want to criminalize bystanders who get within 25 feet of police after being told to stop.
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Hundreds of extra Indiana police will be on alert this month to enforce safe driving on roads near buses, schools and residential areas.
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Purdue officials, police and student release joint statement after report on viral video made publicPurdue University police, officials, and student Adonis Tuggle put out a joint statement Tuesday following the release of findings from an investigation into a viral video.
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Two months after a viral video showed a Purdue University police officer forcefully detaining a student, a special prosecutor has declined to file charges against either the officer or the student.