Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MAY 2016 3 Sarah Yatcko, left, holds her son Tucker Neal as they are evacuated by boat by Bossier County Deputies during rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana recently. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Order your own MONTHLY subscription today. Call 1-800-234-0056 or go to www.APBweb.com American Police Beat (ISSN 1082-653X; USPS #24948), also hereafter referred to as “APB,” is published twelve times a year for $12 per year, $20 for two years or $26 for three years. APB is published by First Strike Media, LLC, 505 8th Avenue, Ste 1004, New York, NY 10018. Periodicals Postage Paid at New York, NY and Additional Mailing Offices. POSTMASTER: send address changes to American Police Beat, 505 8th Avenue, Ste 1004, New York, NY 10018. L ikemostAmericans, law enforcement of- ficers are frequently working harder for less money. Indiana is just one of the places where there’s an ef- fort mounting to increase pay for Indiana State Police troopers. Proponents of the pay rais- es point to a recent study that showed Indiana troopers get paid less than officers in some neighboring states and local police departments. A recent report sent to the State Budget Committee says Indiana troopers are paid about $41,000 a year when they start out. That’s at least $12,000 less than new officers in In- dianapolis, and many other law enforcement agencies in Michigan and Illinois. The pay, as is always the case, is driving personnel patterns. According to the Indiana State Police Alliance, at least 28 of the state’s some 800 troopers have left before retirement since the start of 2015. Half of those who left took jobs with other agencies. Alliance lobbyist Steve Buschmann said the Indiana State Police could keep more troopers if they paid them more. “We’re in real hope we’re going to get something sig- nificant, because that’s what it’s going to take. It can’t be 1 or 2 percent,” Buschmann told WRTV. “That will not make us competitive with other police agencies.” We need a raise! It’s about retention Doesn’t sound productive . . . In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA – Los Angeles Times