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Brownsburg police chief presents 2024 annual report, flags reserve-officer legislation and details community programs
Summary
Chief Joseph Grimes presented the department27s 2024 annual report, discussed staffing and training facility plans, warned of a proposed bill that could restrict reserve officer powers, and outlined community programs and safety reminders.
Chief Joseph Grimes delivered the Brownsburg Police Department27s 2024 annual report during the Feb. 11, 2025 Brownsburg Police Commission meeting, summarizing calls-for-service trends, staffing changes, program activity and facilities planning.
Grimes said calls for service logged through the department27s communications center increased in 2024 compared with 2023, even though total calls for service recorded by patrol were slightly lower. He attributed the discrepancy to staffing shortages and described proactive patrol activity as a factor that would have driven higher totals if staffing had been full. Grimes said use-of-force incidents were "marginally down" from 82 incidents in 2023 to 69 in 2024 and that pursuits fell from 32 to 28.
The chief told commissioners the department added four officers in 2024…
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