Police mum about warrant sweep
By Kevin O'Neal
Posted: June 30, 2009
Several police agencies in Indianapolis are picking up criminal suspects in a warrant sweep this morning.The warrants are sealed by court order, said Kimberly Riddell, spokeswoman for the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The federal agency is the lead department in the warrant operation, along with the U.S. Marshal, Indiana State Police and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Teams of officers have been serving the warrants, with many of them being handled on the Northeastside and Far Eastside.
Because of the court order, police have not released information on the people being arrested or the cases being investigated.
i'd like to know what they are charging people with.
Clean 'em up, boys
I may prove to be too paranoid on this, and these may be legitimate criminals being arrested for legitimate crimes. However, we will only know that when the names of the arrested are released and their crimes are made public. Presumption of innocence, you know. Until then, stay vigilant, and keep your guard up and eyes open.
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do you know what the warrants are for? or who they are arresting?
Thanks for the link. Here's what I wrote after I saw this:
Crime Sweep
Police mum about warrant sweep – The Indianapolis Star
OK, first, if the police are mum, the media should be as well. How does it serve the community to announce to criminals that the cops are out looking for them?
Now, second, this warrant sweep is a great thing. Neighborhood gangs are a big problem in Indy. There were 124 homicides in 2008 and 50 already this year in Marion County. They are predominantly homicides by people misusing firearms and just as predominantly young men shooting other young men. You draw your own conclusions after that.
These are the <men and the guns> criminals you want to get off the street.
There have been a couple episodes of Crime 360 based in Indy just recently. The first was that of the Carter brothers (2008-102 and -103 last Halloween), and the second that of Michael Cowherd (2008-91 last September).
The Carter brothers were murdered by a criminal using an AK-47-pattern rifle after attending (crashing?) a party and fighting over a girl. Cowherd was murdered by a criminal using a 9mm when he was caught in the crossfire of his friend and his friend’s enemy.
Apparently these young men do not know the value of a life.
What I have learned by watching true crime on TV: if you want to stay alive, don’t hang around violent criminals.