Comments on Advance Indiana™: IMPD: New Roving Covert SWAT Team Here To Stay

C. Roger Csee is correct: 1) All deputies are &qu...

2014-07-20T07:47:35.456-05:00

C. Roger Csee is correct:

1) All deputies are "Special Deputies" with law enforcement powers only when acting in their capacity on-duty.

2) They are not recognized as full Law Enforcement Officers in Indiana.

3) Most are cronies, or political hire-ons, (Quid-pro-quo).

4) There is no such thing as a "turf war" as Anon 10:50 wrongfully alleges without any supporting documentation.

5) Indianapolis needs to require CCC approval of all positions created at MCSD and eliminate patronage or crony make-work, do-nothing jobs. We can't afford that corruption, Sheriff Layton (D).

Gary 12:20 PM - Very few of the deputies on MCSO a...

2014-07-19T10:50:33.902-05:00

Gary 12:20 PM -
Very few of the deputies on MCSO are "merit" deputies.
The biggest majority are "court" deputies, "building" deputies, or "civil" deputies.
Their training is NOT recognized by the state of Indiana as "certified law enforcement officers."
Then there is the matter of hiring standard differences between the two agencies.
IMPD tries to hire the highest quality candidates they can (within the guidelines demanded by politics).
MCSO is a patronage department.
I think the majority of IMPD officers arrested since 2007 came from MCSD.

That's because IMPD is in a turf war with the ...

2014-07-18T22:50:04.514-05:00

That's because IMPD is in a turf war with the Sheriff.

I'm surprised the Democratic council members a...

2014-07-18T12:20:35.346-05:00

I'm surprised the Democratic council members aren't pushing the use of sheriff's deputies for LEO duties instead of raising taxes to hire more if that's the position Layton holds.

I notice the website mcsdstar.com has no info on w...

2014-07-18T12:11:52.388-05:00

I notice the website mcsdstar.com has no info on who publishes this site.
I wonder if the taxpayers are paying for this, too?

I also notice the Home page photo is an old Crown Vic instead of one of his fleet of new Dodge Chargers.

You could not be more wrong, Anon 7:38. You'd ...

2014-07-18T10:25:11.668-05:00

You could not be more wrong, Anon 7:38. You'd be hard pressed to find a SWAT unit anywhere in America more concerned with following both 4th Amendment case law and nationally recognized best practices.

I would add that police officers don't typical...

2014-07-18T09:15:51.671-05:00

I would add that police officers don't typically work in covert operations dressed "IN FULL UNIFORM." It kind of defeats the purpose of the "covert" aspect of the operation.

"The SWAT officers usually wear the IMPD unif...

2014-07-18T09:13:01.423-05:00

"The SWAT officers usually wear the IMPD uniform but also may work as plainclothes officers."

Check your facts before you publish your articles....

2014-07-18T08:54:13.480-05:00

Check your facts before you publish your articles. The SWAT officers in this incident were IN FULL UNIFORM in unmarked cars in this incident. Here is something that will ruffle your feathers. www.mcsdstar.com

"new full-time SWAT force" Read: the ma...

2014-07-18T07:38:07.784-05:00

"new full-time SWAT force"

Read: the martial-law rollout just ascended to the next level.