Page 2B of the Indianapolis Parakeet Primer.Originally Posted by Ohsheepdog
Page 2B of the Indianapolis Parakeet Primer.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after shots were reportedly fired at two of their officers at a near east side Speedway gas station Sunday morning.
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Officer Timothy "Jake" Laird, badge number 2479, was killed on August 18, 2004, when officers responded to numerous 911 calls from neighbors reporting gunfire in the 2700 block of Dietz Street on the near south side of Indianapolis.
The first officer responding to the scene, Officer Tim Conley, radioed to dispatch that he was under fire. Having been struck in the abdomen and leg while still in his car, Officer Conley put the car in reverse and backed-up until he hit a fence post where he was rescued by Officers Mark Fagan and Ty VanWagner and Lt. Richard Proffitt.
Amid the gunfire, and uncertain that an ambulance could safely enter the area, IFD Lt. Robert Moore, Engineer Kenneth Calvin, and Firefighters Kevin Jones and John Vaughns, of Engine Company 15, Station 15, stepped into the dangerous scene so they could transport Officer Conley to the hospital on board their fire engine.
Driving into the 2800 block of Dietz Street at 2:01 am, Officers Laird and Kim Cissell also came under fire. As Officer Laird exited his police car, he was fatally wounded when a round hit him high in the chest, above his protective vest. Officer Cissell drove Officer Laird to Troy Avenue. From there, Officer Laird was transported to Wishard Hospital where he was pronounced dead moments after arriving.
The shooter, Kenneth C. Anderson, 33, continued to walk down an alley and through the parking lot of a local church onto Tindall Street, brandishing a rifle with a large ammunition clip. Near the corner of Tindall and Gimber streets, he came upon Officers Leon Essig, Andrew Troxell, and Peter Koe. Anderson took cover behind a Jeep Cherokee and fired several rounds at the three officers. Essig was hit in the arm; Troxell in the hand; and Koe in the knee. The wounded Officer Koe, a SWAT Team member, returned fire, striking Anderson with fatal shots to the head and chest.
Homes and vehicles in the neighborhood were peppered with bullets fired by Anderson who was armed with an SKS rifle, similar to a military AK-47, a .357-caliber pistol, and a .22-caliber derringer. Koe was the only officer known to have fired his weapon. Chief of Police Jerry Barker said, "It wasn't until that final confrontation, basically face to face with the perpetrator, that firearms were fired by police."
When officers entered the home of Anderson's 66-year old mother, Alice Marie Anderson, they found that she had also been fatally shot by Anderson.
Earlier in the year, on January 20, 2004, police had been sent to 2704 S. Dietz Avenue to help paramedics with a combative patient. During that incident, police placed Anderson under immediate detention and confiscated a large quantity of weapons and ammunition. Upon release from his detention, Anderson sought return of the confiscated weapons. In the absence of legal authority to prevent the return of the weapons, the Police Department released them to Anderson in early March 2004. Following the August shooting, family and friends reported Anderson was a troubled man who suffered from schizophrenia, and who had not been taking his prescribed medication.
Officers Conley, Essig, Troxell, and Koe, all of whom wore body armor, survived their injuries.
Officer Laird was laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery following an emotional funeral service at St. Luke's United Methodist Church that was attended by 2,200 mourners. During the service, Chief of Police Jerry Barker retired Officer Laird's badge (2479) and his car number (C421) and posthumously awarded Officer Laird IPD's Medal of Honor and Purple Heart.
The funeral was followed by a procession of more than 500 squad cars that extended more than seven miles. Hundreds of well-wishers gathered along the route and at IPD Headquarters and South District. Seven hundred uniformed law enforcement officers and 150 family members gathered at the grave site to pay their final respects. Shifts of mourning IPD officers attending the funeral and burial were covered by officers from the Marion County Sheriff's Department and the Speedway, Lawrence, and Beech Grove Police Departments.
Officer Laird was appointed to the Police Department on March 6, 2000. He served as a patrol officer on the IPD's South District where he was known as a professional who was respected and well-liked by co-workers. After graduating from Warren Central High School in 1991, Laird joined the Marines where he served 8 years. Laird is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and 7-year old daughter.
A bronze plaque marks the spot on South Dietz where Officer Laird lost his life in service to the city. On August 18 each year, officers of the police department hold roll call at the site to honor his memory.
In addition, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 86 honored Officer Laird by naming their conference room after him so officers are reminded of his legacy each time they enter the building.
In 2004, Officer Laird's parents, Michael and Debbie Laird created the Jake Laird Memorial Fund. Each year they hold an annual golf tournament as a fundraiser for various police and firefighter causes throughout the state of Indiana. As of late 2012, over $300,000 had been raised by the fund. The URL for the fund's website is http://thejakelairdmemorialtourney.org/ .
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Koe is a machine. Like running on a treadmill in a gas mask in the dark and climbing ropes like Donkey Kong Jr (one hand on each rope) kind of machine. If you were drafting people for a firefight, there's few folks you'd pick before him. He's still on and still active.
Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Matthew Baker, 24, was killed in a gun battle on Monday, September 17, 2001, that began during a chase and ended in a near–north side neighborhood. Prior to the shooting, Deputy Baker had been dispatched on a call to 46th Street and Emerson Avenue. While en route to the scene, he encountered a suspicious vehicle containing four young men and attempted to make a traffic stop of the vehicle at 52nd Street and Keystone Avenue at 7:19 pm. The driver of the 1983 Chevrolet Monte Carlo refused to stop, and a chase followed.
One of the four men jumped out of the car before the shooting started. As the car took off, a second suspect, later confessed to be Michael Shannon, fired an assault rifle through the back windshield of the car. The bullets shattered Deputy Baker’s windshield and struck his car’s engine. Under attack, Deputy Baker continued in pursuit, remaining calm, but issuing a radio call for assistance under the highest priority, saying “I’ve got glass in my face. I think I’m all right.”
Deputy Lawrence Conley soon joined the pursuit, taking the lead, with Deputy Baker close behind. The pursuit turned from Keystone Avenue onto 32nd Street and north from 32nd into a residential area, onto Brouse Avenue. Residents in the area said shots were being fired as the cars raced through the neighborhood. Shannon emptied the assault rifle’s clip, reloaded, and fired again.
A witness told police she saw the Monte Carlo slow down after the turn onto Brouse Avenue, as if waiting for the pursuing squad cars to round the corner. Deputy Conley, in the first patrol car, turned wide. Deputy Baker turned sharp right into the field of fire, and was struck in the head by a shot from the assault rifle.
Deputy Baker’s car struck Deputy Conley’s car from behind and travelled through the yards of two homes, coming to a stop against a third. IPD Sergeant Michael Duke rushed to the car and went to Deputy Baker who was bleeding from the fatal head wound. Duke comforted the young deputy, reflecting later, “I served a purpose, and I hope I did OK.”
The suspect car crashed into the back of a house at 3309 N. Baltimore Avenue, and the suspects scattered on foot.
By about 8:30 pm, dozens of squad cars from the Sheriff’s Department, the Indianapolis Police Department, the Indiana State Police, and other agencies had converged in the area around the 3300 block of Baltimore Avenue. A State Police helicopter was in the air to assist in the search, but was forced to break off the search when shots were fired at it. Armored cars and SWAT officers were also called to the scene. Police ordered nearby residents into their homes and by-standers outside a two block perimeter. Hundreds of people milled in the streets outside that perimeter.
The vehicle’s driver, Allen Dumperth, and Shannon both were armed with high-powered assault rifles and continued their gunfire. They sustained that fire through the entire chase, until Shannon ran out of ammunition and Dumperth was shot and killed by members of the MCSD SWAT unit in a wooded area along Baltimore Avenue at about 3:30 Tuesday morning after pointing his weapon at the officers.
Shannon eluded police for several additional hours, having been aided by a local resident, Anthony Carter, who let him stay in his home overnight. Shannon was apprehended at 6:30 am on Tuesday as Carter tried to drive him out of the area.
The two other suspects in the car were also captured and arrested, but were found not to have been directly involved in the shooting. Charges against them were dismissed.
Court documents indicate that Dumperth, 20, had become involved with drugs at the age of 14 and dabbled in Satanism. He had a juvenile record and had left high school before graduating. He had been on probation after serving a year and five months in prison on a robbery conviction. Shannon also had a juvenile record and had left high school before graduating. He was listed by the Army as a deserter.
In addition to the two assault rifles, Dumperth’s car was found to contain three ammunition magazines, smoke bombs, a bandoleer-style utility vest, a gas mask, binoculars, a compass and camouflage pants with shotgun shells in the pocket.
Michael Shannon was charged with murder, attempted murder, and resisting arrest. On the morning of his capital murder trial in February 2003, he admitted to firing the assault rifle round that killed Deputy Baker and pleaded guilty to the charges. On March 20, 2003, he was sentenced to life without parole for Deputy Baker’s murder and consecutive 50-year sentences for the attempted murders of Deputy Lawrence Conley and by-stander John Hagan, who survived, partially paralyzed, from a bullet to the head. In pleading guilty, Shannon waived his right to appeal.
Anthony Carter was arrested for his involvement in helping Shannon evade police after the shooting. In a hearing in May 2002, he pleaded guilty to assisting a criminal and was sentenced to two years in prison and two years’ probation.
Additionally, Joshua Meadows was arrested for supplying the assault rifles used by Dumperth and Shannon. The investigation determined Meadows had purchased the SKS and AK-47 rifles for Dumperth, a convicted robber who could not legally purchase them himself. Found guilty after 2-1/2 hours of jury deliberation, he received the maximum sentence of 40 years in prison on the two counts.
A sergeant with the IUPUI Police Department, Deputy Baker’s father, Jerry, was among the officers who answered the Code 1 call on September 17. He arrived to see his son’s battered squad car and an ambulance pull away from the scene. Speaking of his son, he said: “He never, ever, ever wanted to do anything else.” Deputy Baker had dreamed of being a law enforcement officer since he was 5. His childhood bed was adorned with spinning red and blue lights salvaged from a wrecked squad car. Family photos capture a 10-year old child in a blue police jumpsuit, a present from his grandmother.
Deputy Baker had worked for the Sheriff’s Department in various capacities for six years, and became a merit deputy in 1999. He was known for his professionalism and was described as kind, courteous, conscientious, intelligent, and 100-percent dedicated. The personnel file documenting his brief career contained numerous commendations.
Services for Deputy Baker were held in St. Luke United Methodist Church. The funeral procession was 7-1/2 miles long, from 86th Street to downtown. Judges closed their courtrooms to go outside to pay their respects. The streets were lined with men, women and children who waved flags and wept. Burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Deputy Baker was posthumously honored as the 2001 Deputy of the Year at the 34th Annual Police, Deputy Sheriff, and Fire Recognition awards. He was also awarded a Medal of Honor and Purple Heart by Sheriff Jack Cottey.
Deputy Baker would have turned 25 on September 25, a week after the incident.
Since Deputy Baker's death his family has worked to keep his legacy and that of all fallen officers alive. They established the Jason M Baker Foundation to provided educational assistance to young people pursuing an education in the public safety field. Funds are raised through sponsorship, donations and participation in the Jason M Baker 5k run and family stroll held at Crown Hill Cemetery each September. Information and registration information can be found atwww.heroesofpublicsafety.org.
Sources: The Indianapolis Star, September 18-22, 2001; October 1, 2001; November 15, 2001; March 5, 2002; April 11, 19, 26, 2002; May 29, 2002; September 8 and 16, 2002; November 3, 2002; February 11, 14, 19, and 23 and March 20, 2003
Produced by IMPD Media Relations.
What the hell! Glad the Detective is going to be OK.
On September 20, 2013, at approximately 1:52 a.m., Officer Rod L. Bradway, 41, responded to a domestic disturbance in the Eagle Pointe Apartment complex in the 6700 block of Eagle Pointe Drive North, near West 46th St. and I-465.
Upon arrival, Officer Bradway heard a woman screaming for help inside an apartment. He called for backup on his radio and told fellow officers to “step it up.” A Northwest District control operator asked Officer Bradway if he needed more assistance. He replied, “Yeah, I got to try and force entry.” Officer Bradway then forced his way through the apartment’s door to help the woman and her infant child. Steven Byrdo, a 24 year-old convicted felon, was standing behind the door and ambushed Officer Bradway as he entered the apartment. Byrdo fired at least six shots from a .380 semi-automatic pistol, mortally wounding Officer Bradway. The fatal shot went just above Officer Bradway’s body armor and into his chest. Officer Bradway fired his Glock .40 caliber service weapon eight times, with many of the shots striking Byrdo. Officer Maurice Shipley arrived during the gun battle and also shot Byrdo, who was stuck at least seven times. He died at the scene.
Medics rushed Officer Bradway to Wishard Hospital at approximately 2:10 a.m. He passed away shortly thereafter.
Investigators later learned Byrdo held the woman, described as his girlfriend, and her child hostage for several hours before the woman made her way to the apartment balcony and yelled for help. Investigators believed Byrdo intended to kill the woman, her infant child and possibly take his own life.
Steven Byrdo was released from prison in June 2013 after serving time for violation of probation after convictions for dealing cocaine and possession of cocaine.
The City of Indianapolis lost a decorated hero, husband and father today,” Mayor Greg Ballard said, “Officer Rod Bradway gave his life protecting the people of our community by charging ahead to confront the unknown. I ask the citizens of Indianapolis to join me in keeping Officer Bradway’s family, friends and brothers and sisters in IMPD in their thoughts and prayers.”
Chief Rick Hite said, “Blessed are the peacemakers in our community who wear the blue, and thank God for people like Rod in this police department.” Chief Hite posthumously awarded Officer Bradway the Purple Heart and Medal of Honor.
Director of Public Safety Troy Riggs called the murder of Officer Bradway “an attack against what is right in our city.”
The funeral held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis attracted over 4,000 officers and citizens who wanted to pay their last respects to one of Indianapolis’ finest. Officer Bradway’s final resting place is in the Crown Hill Cemetery’s Heroes of Public Safety section.
Officer Bradway was a member of IMPD’s 3rd Recruit Class. He served the department for five years, and recently received the department’s Medal of Bravery for saving a suicidal man intent on killing himself with a butcher knife.
Prior to joining the IMPD, Officer Bradway was a member of the Wayne Township Fire Department as a firefighter/EMT for 10 years. Firefighters, paramedics and EMTs knew him as a dedicated man always looking for ways to help people. Many of them described Officer Bradway as a true public servant.
Always looking out for others, Officer Bradway and his wife, Jamie, organized a pet relief drive, collecting dog food, cat food and other supplies for the victims of the May 2013 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.
Officer Bradway grew up in Nappanee, IN and was survived by his wife, his teenage son, Jonathan, and teenage daughter, Sierra.
On April 10, 2015, Officer Rod Bradway was awarded the Congressional Badge of Bravery at the Indiana War Memorial. Congress created the national award in 2008 to honor officers who are exceptionally brave in the line of duty.
U.S. Rep. Andre Carson, U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly and U.S. Sen. Dan Coats spoke about Bradway’s bravery and sacrifice on that day in September 2013.
Officer Bradway's children, Jonathen and Sierra, and his wife, Jamie, were all there to accept the honor handed down from the United States Attorney General.
Jamie Bradway said Rod would have been humbled to receive the honor. The room fell silent when Jamie delivered a message about her husband’s devotion. "He was proud to put the uniform on every day. I know if I could have him back, he would do the same thing all over again," Jamie said.
Source: IMPD Media Relations
I am just wrecked over this.
Baker was before my time, but it's a difficult read regardless. I know Sgt. Duke. He's currently in DUI enforcement. He's a solid cop and a genuine nice guy. I think his experience there would have damaged a lot of people into bitterness, but he's a model of empathy, humility, and concern for others. Our paths don't cross much these days, but he's someone I've always respected.
People like that are a rare breed and to be cherished.
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