The Indianapolis Police Department (September 1, 1854 - December 31, 2006) is the premier law enforcement agency of Indianapolis, Indiana, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Indianapolis and Director of Public Safety. Before consolidating with the Law Enforcement Division of the Sheron Marion County Department to establish the Metropolitan Police Department of Indianapolis, 1,230 sworn police personnel and 250 non-sworn personnel were employed by the department.
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Organization
By the time the agency was disbanded, the Indianapolis Police Department had 1,196 sworn police officers and 30 reserve police officers. It was led by Michael T. Spears, police chief; Robert Turner, director of public security; and Bart Peterson, mayor of Indianapolis.
District patrol
- North District - Adam Sector - 4209 N College Ave.
- Eastern District - Child Sector - 3120 E 30th St.
- South District - Sector Charles - 1150 Shelby St.
- Western District - David Sector - 551 N. King Ave.
- City Center - Edward Sector - 25 W 9th St.
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Ranking structure
There are five police districts, each headed by a deputy head. The deputy head of the tribe reports to the assistant chief, the assistant section chief reports to the police chief, and the police chief is subject to the mayor's authority.
Police rank
Uniform
The first officer for the department was identified only by silver stars. The police wore a uniform in 1862, which consisted of a dark blue coat, light blue pants with straps along the seam, and a blue hat. Over the years the department's uniforms have undergone several changes. Prior to the merger in 2007, officers were required to keep both summer and winter uniforms as well as official leather goods. Patrolman badge is silver, while for sergeant and above it is gold. Uniforms for all ratings are navy blue. When dressed in uniforms the officer wore a peaked hat adorned with a hat badge.
History
Initial days
In September 1854, thirty-three years after the city of Indianapolis was founded, Mayor James McCready appointed 14 people to the first police force, under the command of Captain Jefferson Springsteen. Prior to 1854, peace in Indianapolis had been run by a city marshal, sheriff and several deputies, volunteer night overseers, and a small number of police and peace judges.
During the summer of 1855, when police attempted to enforce a recently enacted ban law, they met with resistance and unrest broke out on East Washington Street. When shots erupted from the police ranks, several residents were wounded. Partly because of this incident and part of the cost of maintaining the police force, the regulations that created the police were revoked on December 17, 1855.
Early next year, a second army of ten men, under Captain Jesse Van Blaricum, was created. Under the actions of unfriendly political parties, this force was dissolved in May. May 1857 saw a change of party power, and another police force of seven men, under Captain A. mD. Rose, has been created. after this rebirth, the Indianapolis Police Department is able to survive and grow.
Developing departments
In 1862, officers began their first "day job". To date, all police duties have been carried out at night. The police districts were established by March 1864, and by 1865 the department consisted of a head, two lieutenants, nine days and eighteen night patrols, two detectives, and sixteen specials. By 1900, with a city population of nearly 170,000, the size of that force increased to 166.
The department began supplementing its vow of power with employees who were not sworn in during the 1950s, shifting officials from administration to direct law enforcement and assigning employees who were not inducted into administrative posts. In the early 1990s, the department expanded the role of non-sworn employees with the creation of a non-sworn and uniformed public security officer performing evidence collection, accident investigation, and transport of detainees.
In 2006, about 1,200 personnel were sworn and 350 non-sworn personnel were employed by the department.
Place the department
The exact location of the original police station is uncertain. Records show that the starting station is located on the southeast corner of 200 North Alabama Street. A high wall surrounds the building, which is said to be almost hidden from the view of passersby. In the 1870s the department moved to new headquarters at 51 South Alabama Street, where it remained until the current City-County Building was built in 1961.
Maintaining its headquarters in the East Wing of the County-County Building in 50 North Alabama, the department also made a commitment to decentralized community-based policing. As a result, during the mid-1980s and 1990s district district heads were established in several locations:
- North District, 4209 North College Avenue, opened 14 July 1989
- Eastern District, 3120 East 30th Street, opened May 15, 1990
- South District, 1150 South Shelby Street, opened May 4, 1995
- West District, 551 North King Avenue, opened April 16, 1991
- Downtown District, 209 East St. Joseph Street, opened April 1995 (since being moved to 25 West 9th Street)
Mobilizing department
The first IPD officers walked with their knocks, which at that time covered a small area. Some officers are riding buggies and others are riding velocipedes. Bicycles were introduced as a means of transportation in 1897 and used for "hot" runs. Officers assigned to bicycle units are known as "Flying Squadron". Horse patrols were also held around the turn of the century, and motorcycle patrols were employed since 1909.
The first police emergency car was pioneered in 1904. The new car was a "steamer", and it was important that the pilot's flame, which kept enough power to propel the car, kept burning constantly. In 1912, the department acquired two high-strength Packards that got to the trouble quickly. By 1929, the department had about sixty cars.
When needed, the department's first officer confiscates his personal cart or takes the drunkard to the station in a wheelbarrow. In 1883, the department obtained two horse-drawn carts to use as wagons. In 1906, motorized trucks replaced horse-drawn carts.
In the face of the common civil disorder associated with the Indianapolis Streetcar Pick in 1913, many officers refused to follow orders. This is sometimes called the Indianapolis Police Rebellion.
The 2006 fleet was equipped with over 1400 cars, 45 motorcycles, and 12 prisoners' carriages. In addition, the previously halted horse and bike patrols had been reassembled in 1983 and 1991, respectively.
Like other major urban departments, detectives are not considered rank officers, but officers assigned to special units, including violent crimes, robberies, gangs and narcotics, etc.
Women in the department
On June 16, 1918, at a special meeting of the Public Security Council, 13 female police officers and a female police sergeant were appointed to the Indianapolis Police Department. The officer is in charge of civilian clothing and unarmed. They work in dance booths, cinemas, bars, and restaurants. In 1920, 16 women dealt with shoplifters, runaway, and young girls on the streets. By 1939, the number of female police officers had dropped to 14 working only as helmsman, clerk, or telephone operator. With World War II there was a shortage of manpower and the department saw an increasing number of women employed. In November 1943, two uniformed armed policemen were assigned to traffic posts at Tugu Lingkar. In 1947 there were 26 women in the department, six of whom were working on the street.
The Indianapolis Police Department was the first police department in the United States to assign female policemen to patrol cars when Officers Elizabeth Robinson and Betty Blankenship were assigned Mobil 47 in September 1968. On June 8, 1976, Officer Penny Davis, a veteran of troops, became the first woman assigned to the Investigation Division. In January 1992, Davis became the first woman to hold the rank of Deputy Head. Two years later, Patricia Holman became the first African-American Deputy Chief of Woman. Deborah Saunders was promoted to the rank of Assistant Chief in 1999.
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana
References
Further reading
- Sulgrove, B.R. History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & amp; Co., 1884.
- Bodenhamer, David J., ed. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1994.
- Clipping file, Indianapolis-Marion Public Library. S.v., Indianapolis Police Department.
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