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Mar 16, 2021 / 07:44 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform will be headed to the governor’s desk for his approval after the Indiana Senate unanimously passed the measure Tuesday. House Bill 1006, passed unanimously by the Indiana House in February, includes provisions for mandatory de-escalation training, misdemeanor penalties for officers who turn off body cameras with intent to conceal, and bans on cho...

(INDIANAPOLIS) — A police reform bill could go to Governor Holcomb as early as next week. The bill is the product of eight months of behind-the-scenes discussions, and has the support of groups ranging from the NAACP and Indianapolis Urban League to the Fraternal Order of Police and the conservative Americans for Prosperity. The bill bans chokeholds except where deadly force would be justified, and requires de-escalation training. It also makes it easier to yank the certification of officers ...

Speed cameras could be coming to Indiana work zones Citations would be triggered at 12 miles over the posted work zone speed limit and mailed to the owner of the vehicle. Author: Dustin Grove Updated: 12:46 AM EST February 9, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — A legislative committee approved a bill Monday that would allow the installation of automated cameras to catch speeders in construction zones. House Bill 1465 would authorize the Indiana State Police and the Indiana Dep...

Credit thisisbossi / Flickr Indiana could put speed cameras in highway work zones under legislation unanimously approved by a House committee Monday. The measure would allow speeding tickets for drivers caught by the cameras going at least 12 miles per hour over the limit. It would create a pilot program, allowing no more than four speed cameras in construction zones across the state. And the cameras could only be active when workers are present. Indiana Constructors, Inc.s Richard Hedgecock re...

Rogue police officers could be more easily identified and rooted out under a bill passed unanimously Tuesday.

Jan 12, 2021 / 09:00 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Could major changes be coming for Indiana law enforcement officers? A committee of state lawmakers Tuesday took a big step forward. The panel of lawmakers advanced a proposal to create guidelines to help police agencies in hiring and training and to create other measures to increase trust from the public. “It’s historic,” said state Rep. Greg Steuerwald, a Republican from Avon, who spent the past six months conversing with various law-en...

Police Reform Bill Limits Chokeholds, Makes It Easier to Weed Out Bad Cops (INDIANAPOLIS) — A police reform bill could come to a vote in the Indiana House next week. A House committee unanimously approved a bill classifying chokeholds as deadly force. That would limit their use to the same extreme circumstances as shooting someone, and subject it to the same scrutiny. Avon Representative Greg Steuerwald’s (R) bill also requires the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy to include de-escalation tr...

The bill would also establish a procedure for the law enforcement training board to decertify officers who commit misconduct, and would ease the sharing of officers’ employment records between police departments, thus helping to identify “bad actors” and keep them from moving jobs.

House Committee Passes Historic Police Reform Legislation Courtesy of iga.in.gov An Indiana House committee unanimously approved a “historic” police reform bill Tuesday – one that has the support of law enforcement and groups like the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus and the NAACP. The measure makes several changes. For instance, it requires police departments to share full employment records with other agencies – an effort to keep bad cops from easily moving jobs. That’s something In...

A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform received early support from Indiana's legislators, law enforcement leaders and community groups Tuesday, following calls for action from the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus.