NOW."))
*BROOK*) GOOD EVENING, I'M
BROOKE MARTIN. *PHI*) AND
I'M PHIL SANCHEZ. COPS ARE ON
HIGH ALERT.. SPEEDING AND
RECKLESS DRIVING HAS SPIKED
DURING THE PANDEMIC.
*BROOK*) I- M- P- D
ARRESTED A MAN FOR GOING 119
MILES AN HOUR ON 38TH STREET..
AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS
GOING WELL OVER A HUNDRED
MILES AN HOUR. *PHI*) I
TEAM 8'S RICHARD ESSEX RODE
ALONG WITH I- M- P- D TO SEE
THE PROBLEM FIRST HAND.
*RICHARD ESSEX, REPORTIN*)
THE SPEED LIMIT ON THIS STRETCH
OF 38TH STREET IS 45 MILES AN
HOUR. POLICE ROUTINELY CATCH
DRIVERS GOING 20 -25 MILES AN
HOUR OVER THE SPEED LIMIT --
OR EVEN MUCH, MUCH MORE. 09 57
29 06 BUT THE TOP FIVE THAT I
HAVE STOPPED PEOPLE FOR
THROUGH HERE ARE 101, 102,
103, 107 AND 119--119--- IN A
45, OFFICER MARLIN SECHRIST IS
A COMMUNITY AFFAIRS OFFICER
WITH IMPD NORTHWEST DISTRICT.
THE LEADFOOT COMPLAINTS LAND
ON HIS DESK. (( / 11 36 32 00
IT IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM
BECAUSE OF THE HIGH SPEEDS AND
MULTIPE FATALITIES WE HAVE HAD
THROUGH HERE : )) SECHRIST HAS
BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT
ALMOST 20 YEARS. THIS STRETCH
OF ASPHALT IS PART OF HIS
BEAT. WE SET UP WITH HIM ONE
MORNING THIS MONTH. WITHIN A
FEW MINUTES OF SETTING UP THE
RADAR, HE SPOTS WHAT APPEARS
TO BE A SPEEDER. 01 17 20 09
HE MADE A QUICK CHANGE AROUND,
HIT MY LIGHTS TO INDICATE I'M
HERE, THEY SAW US NOW HE IS
SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE THE
DRIVER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP
BEFORE COMING ALONG SIDE THE
POLICE CAR.. 10 01 11 10 IT IS
THE IMPALA HE MOVES UP ON THE
SPEEDER...GIVING HIM TIME TO
MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE ROAD AND STOP....AND AS WE
APPROACH THE STOP LIGHT AT
38TH AND COLD SPRING ROAD, THE
DRIVER TAKES A HARD LEFT -
RUNNING THROUGH A RED LIGHT.
10 01 35 10 HOLD ONE GUYS ...
...HE'S RUNNIN" THE CHASE
LASTED LESS THAN 10 SECONDS.
(( / 10 01 46 10 I'M
TERMINATING HE TOOK OFF FROM A
TRAFFIC STOP SOUTH BOUND 38TH
AND COLD SPRINGS I'M NOT
PURSUEING 84 IN A 45 : ))
SECHRIST DECIDED NOT TO CHASE
THE DRIVER, FOR ONE, WE WERE
THE CAR. POLICE HAVE THE MAKE,
MODEL AND PLATE NUMBER OF THE
CAR WHICH WAS BROADCAST OVER
THE POLICE RADIO. (( / 10 03
53 20 OUR POLICY IS WHEN
SOMEONE TAKES OFF FROM A
TRAFFIC STOP LIKE THAT WE
MEARLIY PUT IT ON THE RADIO
WHAT'S GOING ON THAT THEY TOOK
OFF FROM THE TRAFFIC STOP THAT
WAY OTHER OFFICERS IN THE AREA
KNOW ABOUT IT : )) (( /10 02
58 00 OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A
FELON THEY JUST COMMITTED FOR
REFUSING TO PULL OVER IN MY
EXPERIENCE THAT IS ABOUT THE
6TH OR 7TH TIME THAT HAS
HAPPEN AT THIS LOCATION... :
)) WE FOUND OUT A FEW MINUTES
LATER THAT THE OWNER OF THE
CAR HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT
FOR RESISTING ARREST, DEALING
DRUGS AND WAS CONSIDERED TO
ARMED AND DANGEROUS. SECHRIST
SAID POLICE WILL PAY HIM A
VISIT AT HIS HOME. THE SECOND
STOP OF THE MORNING, A BROWN
SUV CLIPPING RIGHT ALONG ON
38TH STREET. (( /10 26 01 21
IS THERE A REASON YOU WERE
DOING 69 MILES AN HOUR IN A 45
MPH ZONE ? NO : )) WHEN HE
APPROACHED THE CAR, THE SMELL
MARIJUANA COME FROM INSIDE THE
CAR. (( / 10 31 59 20 I DIDN'T
MENTION IT EARLIER BUT
OBVIOUSLY I CAN SMELL WEED,
RIGHT... HOW LONG AGO DID YOU
SMOKE IT : )) THE DRIVER
ADMITED TO SMOKING POT BEFORE
GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF
THE CAR. (( / 01 32 18 04
BEFORE I LET YOU DRIVE AWAY I
HAVE TO DO A COUPLE OF FIELD
SOBRIETY TEST, TO MAKE SURE
YOU ARE TO DRIVE OKAY, CAN YOU
STEP OUT FOR ME ..IF YOU PASS
THE TEST YOU WILL BE OUT OF
HERE WITH A TICKET ... : ))
SHE PASSED THE FIELD SOBRIETY
TEST AND WAS SENT ON HER WAY
WITH A SPEEDING TICKET. ONE
LAST STOP OF THE MORNING 11 22
26 23 HI I'M OFFICER SECHRIST
WITH IMPD THE REASON YOU GOT
STOPPED YOU WERE DOING 75MPH
IN A 45 MPH ZONE THE DRIVER
HAS NEVER HAD A DRIVERS
LICENSE. SECHRIST AND HIS ROAD
PARTNER OFFICER GREEN GAVE THE
DRIVER A TICKET AND WAITED FOR
A RELATIVE WITH A VALID
DRIVERS LICENSE CAME TO PICK
UP THE CAR. SECHRIST SAYS THIS
IS A TYPICAL DAY NOT JUST FOR
HIS DISTRICT BUT CITY WIDE ((
/ 11 37 09 18 HONESTLY IT IS
AND NOT JUST FOR OUR UNIT IT
IS EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY
AGAIN WE ARE NOT FOCUSING ON
THE PEOPLE OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC THAT ARE JUST DOING 1-2
MILES AN HOUR OVER THE SPEED
LIMIT, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
THOSE AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS THAT
ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES AND
EVERYBODY ELSE IN DANGER SO
WHEN PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THAT
WAY THEY TYPICALLY HAVE OTHER
ISSUES GOING ON AND THAT IS
WHY WE FOCUS ON THOSE
INDIVIDUALS : )) (( / RES AS
FOR THE EXCESSIVE SPEEDER,
THOSE HITTING 100 MILES AN
HOUR OR GREATER, SECHRIST SAYS
HE HADN'T EXPERIENCED THAT
KIND OF SPEED UNTIL THE
PANDEMIC.. IN INDIANAPOLIS
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