INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Governor Mike Braun visited three Indiana State Police Posts in Allen County, Tippecanoe County, and Marion County to thank the Indiana State Police for their work keeping Hoosiers safe and to highlight their wins in taking drugs and criminals off the streets.
“The State of Indiana is proud of our police officers, and we appreciate the work they’re doing to remove deadly fentanyl and illegal firearms from our streets, stop drunk driving fatalities, and put criminals who threaten Hoosiers’ lives in prison.” — Governor Mike Braun
Statewide so far this year, the Indiana State Police have seized:
Over 51 pounds of deadly fentanyl
64,506 fentanyl pills
71.8 pounds of heroin
195 pounds of cocaine
272.6 pounds of meth
Troopers have made 103 arrests related to fentanyl dealing and trafficking.
Arrests of operating a vehicle while intoxicated are up, and collision fatalities involving an intoxicated driver are down 11.7% from last year.
Through Operation Guardian Angel, Troopers are working to keep Hoosier kids safe from abusers and predators. Since August, the Operation has yielded 48 arrests, including 14 hands-on offenders, and identified dozens more children at risk.
In each stop today, Governor Braun highlighted the positive effect that Troopers are having in their local community and public safety.At District 52 in Marion County, he highlighted that officers have removed 47 illegal firearms from the streets of Indianapolis, seized 14 pounds of fentanyl, and kept Hoosiers and visitors safe during major national events where millions of eyes were on our state capital.At District 14 in Tippecanoe County, Governor Braun celebrated the work of the Troopers who removed 58,767 deadly fentanyl pills from the community.And at District 22 in Allen County, Governor Braun commended the officers for removing 34 illegal firearms from the streets of their district and kept 15 pounds of fentanyl and 2500 pills from harming Hoosiers. |
