Sgt. Kevin Kendall was selected by Taylor and a majority vote of the membership of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 86. Kendall joined the Marion County Sheriff’s Department in 1996, where he worked as a K-9 officer and a member of SWAT. He was part of the motorcycle drill team until 2014 when he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to IMPD’s Northwest District patrol. Kendall is also a team leader on the department’s Police Officer Support Team, IMPD said Friday. Kendall asked not to share his photo.
As part of Proposal 237 passed by the Indianapolis City-County Council in 2020, the board has a civilian majority, with two members appointed by the mayor’s office, two appointed by the council, two appointed by the police department, and one appointed by the Fraternal Order of Police.