1/2/2007
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Inauguration of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department set for today
Community celebration to commemorate historic merger
Indianapolis – The community is invited to a ceremony commemorating the historic merger of the Indianapolis Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, Mayor Bart Peterson and Sheriff Frank J. Anderson said today.
The ceremony will include the inauguration of Sheriff Anderson, who was re-elected to a second term in November, as well as the swearing in of Chief Michael Spears and the commanding officers of the new Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD). The IMPD took effect yesterday.
When:Today – Tuesday, January 2
Noon
Where: Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom
Three committees – the Law Enforcement Transition Authority, the Consolidation Transition Advisory Committee, and the Law Enforcement Steering Committee – were charged with implementing the merger.
The Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council approved the ordinance authorizing the consolidation of IPD and the Sheriff’s Department in December 2005.
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