1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, my name is Nigel Jason Hammer right over there 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: with a very special in studio guests, a couple of 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: them actually very honored to be in their presence this afternoon. 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: We're cranking up the Metallica. 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I got the Colt shirt on here, and it's 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 2: all because fallen Beach Growth officer that risked it all 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: for us community last night, dying in the line of duty. 8 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: Thirty three year old Beach Grove Police Department officer Brian Elliott. 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: Joining us in studio is the Chief of Police for 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:34,239 Speaker 2: the Beach Growth Police Department, Michael Maurice, and Fraternal Order 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: of Police President Lodge eighty six Rick Snyder. Gentlemen, thank 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: you so much for making time to join us today. 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 3: Chief. 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 2: Let me start with you. How's the family holding up? 15 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: How are you your officers holding up? 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? 17 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 4: Number one, thanks for having us on to be able 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 4: to talk about our officer, you know, the family, they're 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 4: doing okay for it only being twenty two hours ago 20 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 4: that this occurred, this sincident occurred. She's his wife, Aaron 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 4: is very strong. She's been just absolutely awesome so far. 22 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 4: And his parents, who are also Beech Grove residents, have 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 4: been very strong, which has helped us. You know, my 24 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 4: officers are you know, they're really hurting, and that's truth. 25 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 4: We're not going to sugarcoat it that we're strong and 26 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 4: nothing bothers. It's really bothering my guys and gals, and 27 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 4: especially his shifties who were there with him that responded, 28 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 4: and obviously there are two other officers on the scene 29 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 4: and another officer that was shot. 30 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: At that scene and they still have to go out 31 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: and protect and serve. 32 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, so thankfully, you know, the response from other agencies 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 4: has been unbelievable. More than I can it's just kind 34 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 4: of been overwhelming and kind of a you know, I'm 35 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 4: just in awe of it. And right now IMPD Southeast 36 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 4: District and East District is covering us to give us 37 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 4: a couple of days to catch our breath to figure 38 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 4: out how we're. 39 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: Going to handle it. 40 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 4: State Police, Greenwood's Speedway, Lawrence, Southport, Comra Line, Claire, my 41 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 4: Home Cross, all these departments have just free soil. 42 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 3: State. It's just been unbelievable. 43 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 4: So they're gonna give us a couple of days to 44 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 4: wrap our brains around what's occurred, and then and we'll 45 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 4: get back to it. 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: Chief how is the other officer that was shot. There 47 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 2: were two officers, one fatally wounded in the line of duty. 48 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 2: There was another officer that was shot. We haven't gotten 49 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: much information on what can you tell us? 50 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, so the other officer that was there with him 51 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 4: that was shot was released from the hospital this afternoon. 52 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 4: He is home recovering and you know, his actions unseen. 53 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 4: I didn't even know, like after watching, didn't even know 54 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 4: that he had been shot. Like he immediately went to 55 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 4: Brian's aid and got the other officer up there that 56 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 4: was there, the sergeant to start rendering aide to Brian 57 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 4: and secure the apartment because we didn't they didn't know 58 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 4: where that shoot was. It was a very hectic, hectic scene. 59 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: Rick, let me go over to you, Rick Snyder, President 60 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 2: of the FOP, walk me through what it's like when 61 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: you get the phone call that nobody ever wants to receive. 62 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 5: Well, unfortunately, it happens all too often, right and when 63 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 5: we get that call, your heart sinks right away and 64 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 5: you start you just know all the things that lie 65 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 5: ahead of the family, the fellow officers, and the work 66 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 5: that needs to get done. You know, you've got to remember, 67 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 5: like this this was still an active scene, so you've 68 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 5: got the active investigation, the search for the suspect. I 69 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 5: can't say enough about our IMPD SWAT team, ISP officer 70 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 5: from the state Police, detectives, crime technicians, everything who were 71 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 5: pulling together, the use of technology, drones that were used 72 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 5: down there. It's just incredible to watch the professionalism of 73 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 5: our police officers down there. But we've got a big 74 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 5: team that we pulled together through the FOP, and I'm 75 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 5: pleased to say there's nobody that does it better in 76 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 5: the nation than our Indiana in Indianapolis FOP, and we're 77 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 5: just blessed by that. So we activate that full team. 78 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 5: That team is already responding into the city of Indianapolis 79 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 5: locally our FOP, we've got a strong team with our 80 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 5: vice president, several other board members that have already stood 81 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 5: up all kinds of resources, including the emergency trailer that 82 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 5: we deploy down there to support the officers, and we 83 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 5: start the planning process while at the same time you've 84 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 5: got the parallel investigation going on. 85 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:52,799 Speaker 3: But well, it's. 86 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: Got to be so fluid. I mean, this was a 87 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: manhunt juxtaposed with the fact that you had a fallen 88 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: officer and a severely injured officer and people have to 89 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: keep their calm right. I mean, it's very emotional, very volatile. 90 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you have citizens that are 91 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: out there that are in danger, that are under lockdown, 92 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: that yeah, you have to manage. 93 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 5: And you know, and you've got the media that's helping 94 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 5: them tell the story, convey the information. You know, a 95 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 5: lot of times we like to beat up on the media, 96 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 5: but you see their importance and the partnership that you 97 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 5: have in terms of just keeping the community informed and 98 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 5: then at the same time making sure that we these 99 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 5: this hurting department and fellow officers have everything that they 100 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 5: need to get them through. And I know the chief 101 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 5: had other chiefs and in sheriffs and the superintendent. 102 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 3: Available to him. 103 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 5: It's just it's just it reminds you of the family. 104 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 5: But I can't say this enough. It reminds you of 105 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 5: the strength of Hoosier's who's your hospitality and taking care 106 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 5: of one another as family and loving up on each 107 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 5: other in our time of need. 108 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 2: Rick we talked earlier, the official fundraiser has been a now, 109 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 2: so we've shared that on our social media Hammer and 110 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 2: Nigel Facebook and Twitter. It's on the website of the 111 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: Central Indiana Police Foundation. I hate that we have to 112 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: have these conversations, but it's important to point out this 113 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 2: is the official one because you don't want a scammer 114 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 2: or somebody else to do something and your money go 115 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 2: waste it. 116 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 5: Yeah, and you know it's simple. Unfortunately you have to 117 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 5: do that, but you also want to direct the resources 118 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 5: fully where they need to go to get to the family. CIPF, 119 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 5: they're unlike many other fundraising organizations and things that are 120 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 5: out there, they're not taking a cut of that. They 121 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 5: provide that as a service to the family and our officers, 122 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 5: and one hundred percent of those donations are going to 123 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 5: go to the family. 124 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: Chief, walk me through the last twenty four hours in 125 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 2: your life. You're the chief of police. It's your department. 126 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 2: You have to have a press conference where you're announcing 127 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: the worst thing imaginable. Have you had any sleep? How 128 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 2: many phone calls? How many text messages have you had 129 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 2: to do? What's been your job as the leader of 130 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 2: this unit who was still functioning. 131 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 4: Uh, it's been a whirlwind. I appreciate you asking again. 132 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 4: I have a great team around me and great officers 133 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 4: that have propped me up. No, you don't sleep because 134 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 4: you start replaying, you start worrying about the other officers 135 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 4: that were there, your department, how you're going to get through. 136 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 4: I mean, we're a forty man department, and so we 137 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 4: know each other, we know each other's wives and kids, 138 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 4: We hang out, and so. 139 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 3: This hits them. 140 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 2: Everybody in that community. Yes, I said earlier, everybody in 141 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 2: Beech Grove is one phone call away. You might not 142 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 2: know everybody, but you know somebody that knows that person. 143 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 4: And it's been hundreds of text messages and phone calls 144 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 4: and chiefs from across the nation reaching out and then 145 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 4: just in our local community. Chris, I don't want to 146 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 4: name names, but everyone has just been great because I 147 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 4: will leave somebody out, but you know our officers seeing them, 148 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 4: and you know, I could give you the company line 149 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 4: about Brian right, like he wanted to be a Beach 150 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 4: Grove cop. 151 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:04,679 Speaker 3: That's one hundred percent true. 152 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 4: He applied and he called me so many times, Chief 153 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 4: when you hire me, When you hire me, I know 154 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 4: I'm next on the list when you're going to bring 155 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 4: me on, Like he wanted it, and it wasn't good 156 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 4: enough just to be a Beach Grove police officer. He 157 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 4: wanted to be the best Beach grow police officer. Everyone 158 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 4: says that he was pushing to lead the shift. He 159 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 4: had just been there a couple of months. He'd come 160 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 4: from late Ship to lead in stats. The officers they 161 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 4: loved hanging out with him, and he was president of 162 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 4: a cigar club. Didn't drink beer that much, but he 163 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 4: loved bourbon. He loved his cats. He played bass in 164 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 4: a band like he was your neighbor. But he had 165 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 4: a calling to be a cop, to be a police officer. 166 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 2: We're speaking with the Chief of Police for Beach Grove, 167 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 2: Michael Maurice and FOP President Rick Snyder. Rick, I feel 168 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 2: like we have to have these conversations from time to 169 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 2: time to just remind our audience that every day when 170 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 2: one of these law enforcement officers wait up, you have 171 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: no idea what's in front of you that day. 172 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, I was sharing last night and this morning again. 173 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 5: You know, we always talk about the stats when I'm 174 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 5: with you guys, But you know, here's where it rings true. 175 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 5: You see the visceral effects of what our officers are 176 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 5: up against. But just already in this year, we had 177 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,959 Speaker 5: forty two officers who had been shot in the line 178 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 5: of duty in the first forty seven days of this year. 179 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 5: These two guys last night became forty three and forty four. 180 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 5: We had nine officers shot in seven Zipper ambush attacks. 181 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 3: We just added two more last night. 182 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 5: And you know, you're averaging an officer shot in the 183 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 5: line of duty once every twenty five to twenty six 184 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 5: hours in this nation. And I always ask people in 185 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 5: your profession, if somebody was being shot every twenty five 186 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 5: to twenty six hours, what would you do? 187 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 3: Would you go to work the next day? 188 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 5: Heck no, But what do our officers do. They suit 189 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 5: up and they show up, and they go back and 190 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 5: stand the line. And that's what makes them remarkable. 191 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 3: Chief. 192 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 2: I keep hearing this was an ambush attack. I know 193 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 2: it's an ongoing investigation, and maybe you can't talk about this, 194 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 2: but walk us through exactly what happened. 195 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I can tell you what I know, and obviously 196 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 4: I can't go into full details. 197 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 3: But they were. 198 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 4: They weren't being your overly aggressive cops that they had 199 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 4: already left ro call and it started their day and 200 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 4: they got dispatched out to a domestic and they got there, 201 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 4: which means what, well, that's what they were trying to 202 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 4: figure out, but at the time they knew that it 203 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 4: was a male female disturbance between two people in an apartment. 204 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 4: And they get there, they knocks, it begins, and they, 205 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 4: you know, they hear someone help, please, please come help, 206 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 4: and they. 207 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: They ran towards the help. Yeah, they ran toward it. 208 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 4: They didn't hesitate, neither one of them. And I know 209 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 4: that the other officers is struggling right now, but you know, 210 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 4: both of them immediately immediately responded to that. There was 211 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 4: no hesitation. There was no oh what you know, what's 212 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 4: on the other side. They immediately went and uh, you know, 213 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 4: we we won't know if, you know, if they saved 214 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 4: other lives, because obviously the suspect jumped out, you know, 215 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 4: and took off. But I would say that they did 216 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 4: and uh, and just because of what occurred, and but yeah, 217 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 4: they they didn't. 218 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 3: They didn't hesitate. They went they went at it. 219 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 4: Like I know, it's cliche and everyone says they run 220 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 4: towards it, but I saw it, and our officers did it, 221 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 4: and they they did. And then their shifties came and 222 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 4: they loaded up those officers and they transported them to 223 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 4: the hospital. They supervised State unsecene to try to control it, 224 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 4: and those officers loaded up their shipmate who had just 225 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 4: been shot and drove into the hospital. Like the stuff 226 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 4: that my officers did is just it's unbelievable. And I'm 227 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 4: privileged to lead that department. It's a privilege. It's not 228 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 4: my right, it's a privilege. And every chief knows that, 229 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 4: any good one. And there's what keeps us going. There's 230 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 4: what problem me up. 231 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 2: Having a conversation with the chief of police in Beach 232 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 2: Grove in the Beach Grove Police Department, Chief Michael Maurice 233 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: and Rick Snyder, President of the Fraternal Order of Police, 234 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 2: Lodge eighty six. 235 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 3: Chief. 236 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 2: We were talking a little bit off the air, how 237 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 2: the city of Beach Grove they just got justice for 238 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 2: what happened to Officer Tony back in two thousand, the 239 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 2: execution of his assailant. And here we go again. Talk 240 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 2: a little bit about the community that you are rallying 241 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 2: around when they see things like this happen. 242 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, the community's been great, the people's been great. You're right, 243 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 4: you know, we thought we closed that chapter. We did 244 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 4: close that chapter last year in twenty twenty five, and 245 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,959 Speaker 4: we thought we were moving forward we had the big celebration, 246 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 4: and here we are in February of twenty twenty six 247 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 4: and we are opening a new chapter going through that. 248 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 4: And you know, she'd probably really upset with me if 249 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,559 Speaker 4: I told you, But DeeDee and her family have been 250 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 4: with us, you know, the past twenty four hours. They're 251 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 4: meeting with Aaron. 252 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 3: I was being the widow of Tony. 253 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 4: Sorry, yes, and he kind of caught me off guard. 254 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 4: And it was absolutely just her strength and her family's strength. 255 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 4: It's just it's unbelievable. But the community has been great. 256 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 4: We have Officer Elliott's carr out in front of the 257 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 4: station and they're just people coming NonStop. 258 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 2: And people are encouraged to go. 259 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 4: Go, go pay your respects, grieve the way you need 260 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 4: to grieve, because we're gonna grieve as well the way 261 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 4: we need to, and so we know that people need 262 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 4: that release. It's been overwhelming, seriously, And when I say that, 263 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 4: just the outpouring of the Mayor's office has been great. 264 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 4: Of course, Mayor Kaufman has just been awesome, been there 265 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 4: the whole time, and his whole staff, the clerk, Treasure 266 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 4: Smith Stra, I mean, everyone is just. 267 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:34,359 Speaker 3: Doing so much. 268 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 4: And we appreciate it, and I don't know how we're 269 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 4: ever going to thank everybody, but it's it's seriously a 270 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 4: team that keeps us propped up. 271 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 3: That's what It's been amazing. 272 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: And it's my understanding that in the next couple of days, 273 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 2: maybe even as early as tomorrow, we'll get funeral plans 274 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 2: and information for the officer Rick. Before we wrap up 275 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 2: this segment here, can you give us a prayer. You're 276 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 2: also the chaplain for the Fraternal Order of Police in 277 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 2: addition to being the man that serves Lodge eighty six 278 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: here in NDY. 279 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: Your prayer last night on Life TV was it shook me, 280 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: it touched meable? 281 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 3: That's the Lord. 282 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, you know I heard that you had some comments 283 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 5: at the beginning of this where you expressed some anger 284 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 5: and some thoughts about the suspect. 285 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: And all of this. 286 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 3: I did. 287 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: You know. 288 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 5: What I want to tell you is that's perfectly normal. 289 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 5: And our God actually talks about it as well. And 290 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 5: you know in the Bible, this is what he says, 291 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 5: and he tells us. He says, but do not avenge 292 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 5: for yourself, he says, but rather give place to wrath. 293 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 5: So he acknowledges that there's a righteous anger. He says, 294 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 5: give place to it, but he says give place to 295 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 5: it through him, And he says, vengeance is mine I 296 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 5: will replace as the Lord. So take stock in that. 297 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 5: But there's one other thing that he says. It's in 298 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 5: the Book of Romans. He says that he puts government 299 00:15:56,280 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 5: officials in place, law enforcement officers in place to help 300 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 5: bring his wrath when needed upon the wicked. And what 301 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 5: he says there is that God's ministers is. 302 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 3: What the Bible calls them. 303 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 5: But our law enforcement officers, they are an avenger to 304 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 5: execute wrath on those who practice evil. And he reminds 305 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 5: us that they do not carry the sword in Bain. 306 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 5: So there are times where our officers righteously have to 307 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 5: execute vengeance upon wrath upon the Lord's behalf and what 308 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 5: He's called us to do. And that's the key point. 309 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 5: So don't be bothered by having that anger. Just we 310 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 5: place it in the right place, which is back in 311 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 5: the hands of God. So let's pray real quick, and 312 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 5: we'll do that. 313 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: Before you do that, let me, yeah, this is sent 314 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 4: to me, and I know Rick's going to pray Eric, 315 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 4: but this is sent to me by one of my 316 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 4: good buddies, and it's psal I'm thirty four eighteen, and 317 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 4: it's for all those out there that are hurting, including 318 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 4: our officers. And it just says the Lord is close 319 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 4: to the broken haw and saved those who are crushed 320 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 4: in spirit. So know that as Rick praise here, he's 321 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 4: with us. So that's right. 322 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 5: And God tells us, do not be afraid, for I 323 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 5: am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am 324 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 5: your God. And he goes on to tell us I 325 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 5: will strengthen you and help you, and I will uphold 326 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 5: you with my righteous right hand. So Father, we just 327 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 5: give you thanks for that, for your word and for 328 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 5: your great promises. I'll give you thanks for this Beech 329 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 5: Grove Police Department, the officers that are faithfully serving for you. 330 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 5: Also this community, this group of neighbors who have come 331 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 5: together who love you Lord and also love each other. 332 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,200 Speaker 5: We thank you for the life of Officer Brian Elliott 333 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 5: and all that he represented. 334 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:46,440 Speaker 3: Father. 335 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:50,479 Speaker 5: He carried out the replica of the ultimate sacrifice that 336 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 5: your son Jesus the Christ portrayed for us and did 337 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 5: for us on the cross. So we do not take 338 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 5: that lightly. It's that same Lord Jesus of Nazareth, who said, 339 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 5: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children 340 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 5: of God. So we commend his spirit to you. But 341 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 5: we also give you thanks for this officer that's recovering, 342 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 5: and we just pray that your healing nature be upon 343 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 5: this community, this department. Quite frankly, Lord, our nation, we 344 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 5: need you now and we thank you, and I pray 345 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 5: in the name of Christ Jesus, our Prince of Peace. Amen. 346 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 2: Amen, Amen, Amen, Thank you, gentlemen, thank you so much. 347 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 2: I know you're correctletely overwhelmed right now, but you took 348 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 2: time to join us. That means so much. And please, 349 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 2: Chief Rick, let us know how we can help. We 350 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 2: are happy to help. We want to help, our listeners 351 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 2: want to help. We've got the fundraiser posted on our 352 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 2: social media hammer in Nigel. It's also on the website 353 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: for the Central Indiana Police Foundation. God bless both of you. 354 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: God bless your officers, and we appreciate you. 355 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 3: Thank you.