Indy Mayor Has Concerns About How Police Treated Protesters

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INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said in a news conference Monday that he has “serious concerns” about some of the interactions between officers and protesters from this weekend.

He said he expects to investigate if those actions were within policy, and that the city has plans to make changes to its police review board.

“Our use-of-force review board will have jurisdiction over non-lethal incidents such as we saw yesterday, and that board will have significant civilian participation in the process. That is a step in the right direction. But, those reviews will take time, and I know it will be frustrating for some. It’s frustrating for me, but I do believe that time will allow for a full review of whether these actions were within policy.”

Randall Taylor IMPD Chief

The mayor said he has also called on Randal Taylor, chief of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, to propose an update to guidelines on how police use force within the next two weeks.

Taylor said IMPD is reviewing an incident caught on video of people being arrested aggressively during the curfew. He also is reviewing the use of tear gas on a group of peaceful protesters.

Taylor apologized to anyone inadvertently impacted by the tear gas.