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MARION COUNTY, Ind. When you send your kids to school, you want to be sure they're safe. School police departments are key to keeping the kids safe, and that's why one of the top cops in Indianapolis want school police departments supported.
The sheriff's office is getting a $14.6 million increase to operate. Sheriff Kerry Forestal tells WISH-TV that the increase is certainly helpful, but will still not be enough to solve his department's problem of understaffing.