Five civilians have been nominated to serve on a new, nine-person board tasked with reviewing police use of force incidents in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randal Taylor announced the new board in October, following months of civil unrest over policing here and across the country.
The board will include four officers and five civilians. Two civilians are nominated by the mayor and three by City-County Council President Vop Osili.
The chief of police gets final say on appointments, according to the department s general orders.
The board will have access to all reports, statements and recordings as part of an administrative review of use of force incidents. They can also question witnesses and hold hearings. The board will not be able to recommend discipline, but instead can issue advisory recommendations limited to whether the officer s action were in compliance with department policy.
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Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court ruling that requires the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) to release records related to the lethal injection drugs Indiana has used in carrying out executions, including the identities of the drug suppliers. The documents were the subject of a public records suit filed by Washington, D.C. lawyer
A. Katherine Toomey under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
In a statement issued after the decision, Toomey’s appeal lawyer, Peter Racher, hailed the state supreme court’s decision as “a vindication of Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act.”
“Ms. Toomey made her request for lethal injection public records back in 2014,” Racher said. “Pursuant to APRA, she should have received all the records she requested. … Now that the Indiana Supreme Court has spoken, we look forward to obtaining all the responsive records from the Department of Correction as soon as possible.”
Suspect from Indiana in custody for Oxford cold case
Jerry Owens in custody in Oxford. | Source: Oxford Police Department
Oxford police now have a suspect in connection to a 2013 sexual assault.
Posted: Mar 3, 2021 4:42 PM
Updated: Mar 3, 2021 4:43 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) - Oxford police now have a suspect in connection to a 2013 sexual assault.
According to the Oxford Police Department, the incident happened on Oct. 20, 2013, by an unknown individual.
A break in the case occurred in late-2020 when investigators learned of a possible DNA match.
This ultimately led investigators to Indiana where they worked with the Indiana Department of Corrections to acquire a new DNA sample.