tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4145367231211868108..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-66489076882497131662008-05-06T07:26:00.000-05:002008-05-06T07:26:00.000-05:00From what I have seen, IMPD officers are going to be getting paid $60K/year starting around 2010. That is in the third year and does not factor in the take-home car and over-time pay. It is obvious the department has no choice but to raise pay if it wants to retain good people. Currently, Carmel and Fishers pretty much pay the same as IMPD. Carmel even offers a lateral pay scale transfer benefit. These and some other suburban departments are doing their best to lure the best and brightest. I can't believe I would ever see the day when cops are finally making a decent wage. I actually filed out some applications to some suburban departments this year, but decided to wait till next year due to other factors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-81401306777054847522008-05-06T06:43:00.000-05:002008-05-06T06:43:00.000-05:00This is the same police chief who, while working "part-time" for the Colts, caused an EVIDENCE video tape of a Colts player ASSAULTING a police officer to disappear from the EVIDENCE ROOM.<BR/><BR/>Is THIS who you want leading YOUR police department?<BR/><BR/>Ask Scott Newman's driver about it.Concerned Taxpayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952241910289966736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-89640139176473047702008-05-05T22:30:00.000-05:002008-05-05T22:30:00.000-05:00The former IPD rank and file lost all respect for Mike Spears when, as head of security for the Colts while Chief, protected Marvin Harrison on an assaulting a Police Officer charge, to the extent of retrieving the parking garage video at the Circle Center Mall which captured the whole incident on the tape.<BR/><BR/>So much for leadership and standing up and doing the right thing for ones' subordinates, eh? In that former Mayor Peterson's incestual relationship with Jim Irsay precluded forcing Spears to do the right, legal thing, it was hoped by former IPD officers that Ballard (who knows of this incident) and as a leader of troops ala his Marine Corps service, would have demanded Spears' resignation. It didn't happen, and now, apparently, Ballard either cannot or will not get rid of this Chief. I suspect this will be the first but not last disillusionment of the men and women in Blue (IMPD, not the Colts) who thought Ballard was their messiah.<BR/><BR/>"Semper Fidelis", indeed... SadSW Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947293473791599939noreply@blogger.com