Indiana State Police

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Indiana State Police
"Integrity, Service, and Professionalism"
Established 1933
Jurisdiction State
Sworn 1,200
Non-sworn 670 (civilian)
Stations 18
Helicopters 14
Superintendent-in-Chief Paul E. Whitesell

The Indiana State Police is the statewide law enforcement agency for the state of Indiana. Indiana was the 12th state to offer protection to its citizens with a state police force.

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[edit] History

In July of 1921, the Indiana General Assembly authorized of a sixteen man "Motor Vehicle Police Force" as a result to the recent increase of car thefts in the state. In 1925 the recently formed force was granted police powers, though an officer could only arrest traffic violators. In 1933, the Indiana State Police was formed and started out with 66 new recruits. By 1937, the department had a total of 170 officers. The department created an aviation division in 1947 and in 1951, 25 new full-time officers were hired for the new Motor Carrier Division to address commercial vehicle traffic regulations.

[edit] Indiana State Police districts

District Post Counties Covered
13 Lowell Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke
14 Lafayette Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren and White
16 Peru Cass, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Tipton and Wabash
21 Toll Road Indiana Toll Road
22 Fort Wayne Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley
24 Bremen Elkhart, Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph
25 Redkey Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Jay and Randolph
32 Terre Haute Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo
33 Bloomington Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Monroe and Owen
34 Jasper Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange, Perry and Spencer
35 Evansville Gibson, Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick
41 Connersville Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Rush, Union and Wayne
42 Versailles Dearborn, Decatur, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland
43 Seymour Bartholomew, Jackson and Jennings
45 Sellersburg Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington
51 Pendleton Hamilton, Hancock and Madison
52 Indianapolis Boone, Johnson, Marion and Shelby
53 Putnamville Hendricks, Morgan and Putnam

[edit] Divisions

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[edit] ISP & the Breathalyser

In 1939, the Indiana State Police was the first Law Enforcement Agency in North America to have authorized the use of a chemical test to determine levels of intoxication with the famed "Drunkometer"[citation needed]. This was followed in 1955 by an improved version of the device called the Breathalyser, which was invented by ISP Capt. R.F. Borkenstein[citation needed]. This successful device has been used by police agencies to assess impairment by alcohol in driving offenses.

[edit] See also

Indiana Portal

[edit] External links


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