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But the Indianapolis police, and other departments across the country, are scaling back the cold-case squads that would try to crack old crimes. Tighter budgets have forced cost-cutting, and Marion County's two major police agencies are down to two detectives assigned primarily to old cases.
"We would like to see a cold case squad, " said Lt. Brian Moore, a supervisor over IPD's homicide branch. Yet the more pressing goal, he said, is that "you've got to protect people from crime today. That's the No. 1 priority."
New York City's cold-case squad, now about 25 officers strong, is working without a commander. Boston's unit was folded into another squad and given additional duties, said Stacy Horn, author of "The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad."
The Louisville, Ky., Metro Police Department has two investigators for cold cases. St. Louis is starting up a cold-case squad for a year of work with money from a federal grant. But in Cincinnati, there is no separate unit.
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has one detective assigned to investigate cold cases. IPD has two, but supervising detective Sgt. Roger Spurgeon has additional duties and rarely looks into unsolved cases. His colleague, Detective R.C. Green, is expected to retire in February. Officials say they do not know whether he will be replaced.
The Indiana State Police have two full-time investigators working cold cases, said 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten, a department spokesman.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/NEWS01/508150439/1006/NEWS01
"We would like to see a cold case squad, " said Lt. Brian Moore, a supervisor over IPD's homicide branch. Yet the more pressing goal, he said, is that "you've got to protect people from crime today. That's the No. 1 priority."
New York City's cold-case squad, now about 25 officers strong, is working without a commander. Boston's unit was folded into another squad and given additional duties, said Stacy Horn, author of "The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad."
The Louisville, Ky., Metro Police Department has two investigators for cold cases. St. Louis is starting up a cold-case squad for a year of work with money from a federal grant. But in Cincinnati, there is no separate unit.
The Marion County Sheriff's Department has one detective assigned to investigate cold cases. IPD has two, but supervising detective Sgt. Roger Spurgeon has additional duties and rarely looks into unsolved cases. His colleague, Detective R.C. Green, is expected to retire in February. Officials say they do not know whether he will be replaced.
The Indiana State Police have two full-time investigators working cold cases, said 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten, a department spokesman.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050815/NEWS01/508150439/1006/NEWS01