IMPD officer and squad car near Ladoga??

[firehawk1]

I was headed back home on the bike this afternoon after stopping in Ladoga to get something to drink at the gas station at the edge of town. About 2 miles east of Ladoga on 234 I passed going toward Ladoga an IMPD officer in his squad car.

What in the world is an IMPD officer in his squad car doing clear out there? Correct me if I'm wrong but that close to Ladoga I believe he was in Montgomery County. Kind of out of his jurisdiction wasn't he?

 

[garyindiane]

Prisoner transport maybe...

 

[92ThoStro]

I have seen an IMPD officer in his squad car, with 3 passengers at the Petsmart in Noblesville before. He was in plain clothes and not OCing or anything visible. But it was a fully marked patrol car, it looked old.

 

[firehawk1]

Prisoner transport maybe...

By saying this I'm not wanting to start another LEO bash fest but, isn't that the Sheriff's job?

I did see, and he followed me out of Rockville today on 36 until I turned onto 59 a Tipton Sheriff's "prisoner transport" van.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I was headed back home on the bike this afternoon after stopping in Ladoga to get something to drink at the gas station at the edge of town. About 2 miles east of Ladoga on 234 I passed going toward Ladoga an IMPD officer in his squad car.

What in the world is an IMPD officer in his squad car doing clear out there? Correct me if I'm wrong but that close to Ladoga I believe he was in Montgomery County. Kind of out of his jurisdiction wasn't he?

We can drive our cars anywhere in the state, and sometimes neighboring states if given permission. He could have been in that area for court or training. I have been to Anderson for an arrest I made in Indy, and I have driven my car to Crane NSWC for training. If he didn't have permission, he's gonna pay for it.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I have seen an IMPD officer in his squad car, with 3 passengers at the Petsmart in Noblesville before. He was in plain clothes and not OCing or anything visible. But it was a fully marked patrol car, it looked old.

We can drive our cars in Marion county or any of the counties that share a border with Marion County with no special permission needed. We can also have passengers.

 

[92ThoStro]

That's pretty cool, do you have to live in Marion county to take your car home?

 

[VUPDblue]

yes you do

 

[K_W]

I've seen a marked Grand Rapids PD car in Indy/Carmel. They were here for training.

I saw a marked Carmel PD car at McCormick's Creek.

I see Ingalls PD often and especially Lawrence PD cars in Carmel almost everyday.

They get take-home cars, I assume if they go out long distance on personal business, then they cover gas themselves.

 

[firehawk1]

Ok, as I said I wasn't looking to bash anyone, just curious. I knew they could take their cars home just didn't realize they can drive them out of Marion County.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

That's pretty cool, do you have to live in Marion county to take your car home?

VUPD answered already but I'll add that we have to live in Marion County to be on SWAT, EOD, or K9 as well.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

I've seen a marked Grand Rapids PD car in Indy/Carmel. They were here for training.

I saw a marked Carmel PD car at McCormick's Creek.

I see Ingalls PD often and especially Lawrence PD cars in Carmel almost everyday.

They get take-home cars, I assume if they go out long distance on personal business, then they cover gas themselves.

Carmel and Westfield used to be able to take their cars anywhere in the state. Not sure if they still can.

Last week I saw a Henderson or Hendersonville, North Carolina PD marked Ford SUV at Ohio/West in downtown Indy. No idea what he was doing here.

 

[Bunnykid68]

We can drive our cars in Marion county or any of the counties that share a border with Marion County with no special permission needed. We can also have passengers.

Tell your bosses you got some rabbits to take care of in Vanderburgh county and come get a beer and some steak

 

[pitbulld45]

Going to or from training?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Could be dozens of reasons.

Coming back from testifying in court in another county on a probation violation.

Training/seminar/lecture.

Meeting with feds (they stash witnesses out in the boondocks).

Coming back from state park on family vacation if he has take home car.

Picking up records on an emergency run.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Tell your bosses you got some rabbits to take care of in Vanderburgh county and come get a beer and some steak

If that reason would work, I'd redline the Charger the whole way there.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Rabbits?

In a medium sized city which rhymes with Rabbeytte, 40 years ago or so, there would be "Board of Director" meetings in which the night shift of the PD of this city would go off on patrol and shoot rabbits with .22s and field improvised suppressors (often in neighborhoods[!]). While the rabbits were being prepared, there would be much cigar smoking and card playing.

Never forget those stories and miss the men that told them to me.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Rabbits?

In a medium sized city which rhymes with Rabbeytte, 40 years ago or so, there would be "Board of Director" meetings in which the night shift of the PD of this city would go off on patrol and shoot rabbits with .22s and field improvised suppressors (often in neighborhoods[!]). While the rabbits were being prepared, there would be much cigar smoking and card playing.

Never forget those stories and miss the men that told them to me.

That was probably before there was butthurt about things like that occurring. I have heard plenty of old school cops' stories that amaze me.

 

[92ThoStro]

Thanks, and is living in Marion County just for emergency availability? Do they have to notify someone if they leave the state on their day off or anything then?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

That was probably before there was butthurt about things like that occurring. I have heard plenty of old school cops' stories that amaze me.

The past is a different country.

My other favorite stories include shooting rats at a grain elevator on the Wabash River and the "I had to shoot this rat in this lady's toilet".