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Casey L. Seaton

Casey L. Seaton

Casey L. Seaton

Casey L. Seaton is an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) patrol and field training officer, attorney and IMPD Training Academy law instructor. Portions of this article were excerpted from his book, Between Mayberry and the Military, available in paperback and e-book on Amazon.

Contradictory crossroads

Contradictory crossroads

Contradiction is the perfect word for life in Indy

October 24, 2025

Indiana’s motto is “Crossroads of America,” and Indianapolis is where those roads cross. Five interstates, six major highways and 15 state routes crisscross the urban landscape to and from other […] Read More

Police Academy 20

Police Academy 20

Remembering the ups and downs of being a recruit

October 6, 2025

I heard this great quote once: “There are decades in which nothing happens and days in which decades happen.” My academy experience was a century at least. We had the […] Read More

A winding road

A winding road

My unconventional journey into policing

August 20, 2025

Mark Cuban once said, “Don’t follow your passions, follow your effort.” That approach seems to have worked out for him, but I clearly didn’t heed his advice. Strangely, I think […] Read More

I brought home a dog

I brought home a dog

August 2, 2025

On a late run, early in my career, I brought home a dog. The run wasn’t all that eventful — some lady who wasn’t supposed to have the dog in the first place needed to find him a home. Read More

Policing and fatherhood

Policing and fatherhood

When work feels like babysitting and you’re always on cleanup patrol — happy Father’s Day

June 20, 2025

I should have killed you before you were born!” my complainant yelled at her 16-year-old daughter, following up with “You’re the worst thing that ever happened to me!” “I hate […] Read More

Summer is coming

Summer is coming

When the temperatures rise, the calls get strange

May 6, 2025

Summer! A time when stoplights are optional, speed limits are suggestions and human life is an afterthought. Summer in Indianapolis keeps officers busier than a cat burying shit on a […] Read More

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