The Leaders of the IMPD are completely Insane

INDIANAPOLIS -- Criminal charges against an Indianapolis police officer were dropped last month, but her struggles with the department continue.

Candi Perry, 47, was cleared in November of charges related to her handling of information in a homicide investigation, a month after a Marion County grand jury had indicted her on charges of official misconduct and false reporting.

A city attorney explained in a letter obtained by 6News' Joanna Massee that "IMPD still believes that there are some very serious disciplinary issues arising from Officer Perry's conduct in this matter."


To get her job back, Perry would be required to accept a 15-day suspension and would also have to admit that she violated the department's rules and regulations.

"Under no circumstances will we accept any responsibility for doing anything wrong," said Robert Turner, Perry's attorney. "We are not admitting to anything, other than that she is a good officer."

"If she agrees to this offer, she is saying to them, 'I lied from day one,' and she told them from day one, 'I am telling you the truth,'" said Viola Perry, Candi Perry's mother.

The letter also said Perry would be required to sign a release waiving any claim regarding the investigation and action taken against her.

"I thought once you were cleared, you're cleared. So why hasn't she been reinstated?" Viola Perry said. "I hope that the community will rise up and make this police department accountable."

Perry was named Community Policing Officer of the Year in 2008. IMPD declined to comment on the status of the case.

Negotiations are still pending between Perry and the city, but Turner said they are prepared to sue, if necessary. Turner advised his client not to talk about the case.

Ex- Cop Sues!!! Once again.. a sad day in the Spears network!!

Ex-cop sues city over his dismissed arrest
Former officer was arrested in killing, then case was dropped; malicious prosecution alleged
By Jon Murray
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A former Indianapolis police officer has sued the city over his arrest in the fallout of a 2008 New Year's Day killing outside his family's bar.
Gunfire erupted in the early morning hours at Durty Nelly's Eatery & Pub. Shots killed a security officer for an event promoter and injured four others.





Police initially publicized officer Shannon W. McComas' arrest on a preliminary murder charge, but later he was formally charged only with assisting a criminal. Prosecutors eventually dismissed the case.
McComas' lawsuit, filed Wednesday, seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages on claims of false arrest, malicious prosecution and wrongful termination.
Sunungura "Go-Go" Rusununguko, who was working security for the bar, faced murder and aggravated battery charges. Prosecutors dropped those charges and McComas' after evidence showed Rusununguko's gun hadn't fired the fatal shot that hit Ronnie Croom Jr., 30. Police have made no new arrests.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Lt. Jeff Duhamell and Jon Mayes, the city's chief litigation counsel, declined to comment on the lawsuit's allegations.
Beyond a week he spent in jail, the lawsuit says, the episode cost McComas his career and damaged his reputation. That much has become evident as he has looked for jobs in law enforcement and investigation, McComas said in an interview Thursday.
"Why would they hire somebody who's went through what I went through?" said McComas, 34, who was an officer for six years. "I don't know how you repair the things they did."
Durty Nelly's closed after the incident. McComas' father-in-law owned the bar at 2805 N. Franklin Road, and his wife was the manager. At the time, McComas was on sick leave from IMPD, and the department was investigating his links to the bar.
His suit cites police statements to the media that security video showed McComas holding a gun later used by Rusununguko. The object turned out to be a Taser.
Yet McComas was arrested, the suit says, despite homicide Detective Ed Brickley telling McComas' wife days earlier that the video had convinced him McComas had no involvement.
While in jail, the lawsuit says, McComas resigned under duress when then-Assistant Chief Clifford Myers and then-Deputy Chief Patricia Holman handed him a pretyped resignation letter.
"It's pretty clear that his supervisors did not like him and wanted to get rid of him," said Jeffrey McQuary, McComas' attorney. "There are procedures to get rid of him. Those procedures don't include falsely arresting him for murder."
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, names the city, Brickley, Myers and Holman as defendants.
Earlier this year, Croom's family sued McComas and Durty Nelly's owners. Two suits by other shooting victims also are pending against the former bar's owners.

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Good Officer Back!!!

This is a blog I am posting my self because there is no media on it. Officer Andrew Dodds was back to work today after all charges against him were dropped. Again it looks like IMPD brass jumped the gun on a a good officer..It appears that he was a good dad and worked hard at being a good police officer for this city. To bad the chief who is so quick to burn his own officers didn't realize this 10 months ago...Instead spears chose to have his own officer arrested for a crime that has been cleared. I believe that Dodds will benefit this city way more than Spears or any other in the top brass has..if you disagree...please let me know...Welcome Back Andrew Dodds!!!

Is anyone honest around here

A city employee faces charges for using his job to steal cars and make money. Code enforcement officer Chad Frye was arrested and fired Monday morning when he showed up for work.

It was part of Frye's job to check on abandoned vehicles. Police say when he'd get a call to check on one, he'd show up, and report the vehicle gone. Then he'd call a friend to tow it and cash in when the vehicle was scrapped for metal.

Emily Mack with Code enforcement says the scheme worked until a woman called about her car.

"In this particular case we had no record of this vehicle being towed. In our data management system it said the vehicle was gone on arrival. When in fact the citizen was very adamant that the inspector had her vehicle towed," Mack said.

Code enforcement got the call about the missing car in mid-November. The office thought it was suspicious and called police. Undercover officers followed Frye to find out exactly what was going on. They say the vehicles were taken to a scrap yard on South Tibbs Avenue and Frye was getting some of the money for the metal scrap. So far officials have discovered nine to 10 vehicles involved.

Frye is facing charges for theft, official misconduct and corrupt business influence.

Lt. Jeff Duhamell with IMPD says Frye was pocketing between $20 and $50 per vehicle.

"It appears in the case maybe he was becoming more brazen in his actions and thought he was going to get away with it. And he wasn't. And we knew about it so we let a few of those incidence and followed up on to strengthen our case," Lt. Duhamell said.

Lt. Duhamell says the investigation is ongoing, "He violated that trust and the mayor's not going to tolerate that kind of behavior and he was immediately fired."

Mack says the checks and balances of code enforcement allowed them to see exactly what was going on pretty quickly. She says this type of behavior is very unusual for her office, "Possessing integrity is an absolute requirement."

Frye joined code enforcement in April 2009. He had previously worked for the city in other offices, as well.