After graduating from Knox College in Illinois, Naja Woods started her journalism career in 2019 as a producer at ABC57 News in South Bend.
INDIANAPOLIS — Thanking first responders who put their lives on the line for the community is what a local Boy Scout did Thursday through a donation to the Indianapolis Police Department’s Mobile Crisis Assistance Team .“I’m here to give the officers this popcorn because I appreciate them,” said 12-year-old Caleb McIntosh.The Boy Scout is a part of Troop 1910/1920 and has been in the organization for the last seven years.
, which his uncle, Sergeant Lance Dardeen leads the team.“It’s good to see how much they know that I support them,” McIntosh told WRTV.“As law enforcement, we don’t really get recognized too much, so to have him do that really meant a lot to us,” added Sergeant Dardeen.He's been a police officer for the last 15 years. He's been a part of the
since it started in 2016. The team is made up of several IMPD officers and Eskenazi mental health care professionals.“We see a lot of individuals every year that are in crisis. What’s nice about our unit is we have the time to peel back the layers and again try and get someone connected,” Dardeen explained.“Every time they come into contact with someone, there is a positive impact. Sometimes a life is changed and possibly saved, every time they talk to somebody” added IMPD Chief Chris Bailey.
told WRTV they are still seeing positive results from the unit’s work.They respond to 911 calls 24 hours a day in the Downtown and the East District, and the rest of IMPD’s districts are covered Monday through Friday.
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