14 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: OCTOBER 2017 them out like he used to. Marion County Sheriff John Layton says he can no longer provide his col- leagues in nearby agencies with the services he for- merly offered. Layton recently sent out a notice to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police De- partment and other county law enforcement agencies that his deputies will stop provid- ing security at hospital rooms where arrestees are treated. In addition they will no longer transport people under arrest to jail and won’t even be able to handle the intake process at county jails. “The current situation has forced us to make dif- ficult decisions,” Layton wrote in the note. Layton let his colleagues know about the changes immediately after India- napolis Mayor Joe Hogsett introduced a proposed 2018 budget that cuts the sheriff’s office budget. Going forward, the ar- resting law enforcement agencies will have to trans- port arrestees to jail and handle security at hospitals for arrestees. Layton’s note also im- plies that the Arrestee Pro- cessing Center is closing its doors. MCSO services at the processing center will stop this coming January but the other changes were scheduled to go into effect last month. A statement from the local Fraternal Order of Police said the police officers union has concerns but is confident In- dianapolis Metro- politan Chief Bryan Roach will manage the situation. The FOP said there should be a study to deter- mine what resources and equipment will be needed as other agencies assume the tasks of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. “This should include an analysis of any such bud- getary allocations, equip- ment transfers and person- nel equivalents made to the sheriff’s department when they assumed these responsibilities as part of the merger in 2007,” the statement said. So it’s back to the fu- ture. The Indianapolis Met- ropolitan P.D. and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office merged in 2007. The city police spokesman Sgt. Kendale Adams told the In- dyStar that the solution will basically be just to go back to the way things worked Sheriff explains impact of cuts for his partners Continued from page one Going forward, the arresting law enforcement agencies will have to transport arrestees to jail and handle security at hospitals for arrestees. before the merger. “We’re looking forward to the conversations that will happen between the sheriff’s department and us, the mayor’s office and City-County Council to determine what the right solution is.” Let’s hear it for the NYPD Finest Futbol (OK... soccer) team. The lads managed to place fourth in the 2017 World Police and Fire Games in Los Angeles this past summer. Fourth may not sound all that great until you realize the number one and number two finishers were from France and Brazil, respec- tively. Brazilians are pretty good at soc- cer. Check out the rest of the issue for some great photos of the competition. Good on ya boys! Marion County Sheriff John Layton APB360.com // 602-497-4606 Asset Tracking | Inventory Management & Audits | Expiration Warning Systems | Training & Education Records | Budget Management | Chain of Custody | Performance Analytics See the results now at APB360.com/LE How fast can you retrieve officer training records? If you can’t do it yourself within seconds, then you need APB360. Streamline your record keeping while eliminating spreadsheets and time consuming filing. With APB360 you will reduce liability and be able to track all operational aspects of your department. It’s simple, fast, and robust. Feel the relief of APB360.