tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post277095890199673402..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Another IMPD Officer Found DeadGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2458485670361749132015-06-25T15:08:22.244-05:002015-06-25T15:08:22.244-05:00I really don't care what IMPD officers do on t...I really don't care what IMPD officers do on their own time in the privacy of their own home. What I do care about is 2 officers took their own lives and the administration did nothing to prevent it.<br />Also as a taxpayer, I know it takes approx. $500,000 to get a new officer through the academy and on the job training, before that officer can function on his/her own. We just saw One Million Dollars fly out of the window with the death of these two officers. One would think that the IMPD brass would want to save the training dollars they claim they do not have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-38849973047928706052015-06-25T01:57:42.681-05:002015-06-25T01:57:42.681-05:00Must keep digging into the IMPD! Is there a BDSM a...Must keep digging into the IMPD! Is there a BDSM and or Gay subculture among some members of the IMPD other than the one who killed himself recently? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-11511216392221689662015-06-23T12:25:15.483-05:002015-06-23T12:25:15.483-05:00One has to ask what has happened to the IMPD Chapl...One has to ask what has happened to the IMPD Chaplain's Office. One year ago, they were staffed with 3 full-time chaplains and 8 part-time chaplains. Since two full-time chaplains with 25 years each have quit, Chief Hite has not replaced the full-timers but also allowed the number of part-timers to drop to 7. Further, Chief Hite has directed the chaplains to become more involved in the community as organizers/liasions. The question is, who is taking care of the officers? Not their supervisors who are playing kiss-up to Hite. The chaplains are too busy going to community meetings and roll-calls per Hite's orders.<br /><br />IMPD is a department with 1,600 officers plus civilians. The morale is at the bottom of the barrel. Is it no wonder that two officers have killed themselves.<br /><br />Further, Chief Hite has strongly encouraged new hires be based on race and not qualifications. If he wants IMPD to look like the community, that means all of Marion County and not just Center and Warren Townships. In the past IMPD chaplains were 73% white and 27% black. This roughly is equivalent to the community. Now the ratio is 50%-50%<br /><br />Police Chaplains are to assist and counsel police, not to be liasons to the community. One must wonder if these officers could have gotten help under another Chief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com