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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor finishes his post

Kelly Wilkinson
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
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Randal Taylor’s portrait hangs in the IMPD conference room as his position as IMPD Chief of Police, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. He is leaving his post at the end of 2023.
Randal Taylor’s portrait hangs in the IMPD conference room as his position as IMPD Chief of Police, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. He is leaving his post at the end of 2023.
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A document that lists the final resting places of Indianapolis police officers killed in the line of duty is seen in the IMPD executive offices Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
A document that lists the final resting places of Indianapolis police officers killed in the line of duty is seen in the IMPD executive offices Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
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An award given to IMPD Chief Randal Taylor by Universal Ministries Worldwide sits in his office Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
An award given to IMPD Chief Randal Taylor by Universal Ministries Worldwide sits in his office Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post at the end of the year.
Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews before leaving his post Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews before leaving his post Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. He keeps a ceramic rooster on his desk to remind him of his father and the farm his father grew up on. When Taylor was a child and visited his grandparents’ farm, he loved the sound of the roosters. The sounds give peace to Chief Taylor. He also keeps a photo of his wife, Sandra Chapman Taylor, who helps him through hard times on the job.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. He keeps a ceramic rooster on his desk to remind him of his father and the farm his father grew up on. When Taylor was a child and visited his grandparents’ farm, he loved the sound of the roosters. The sounds give peace to Chief Taylor. He also keeps a photo of his wife, Sandra Chapman Taylor, who helps him through hard times on the job.
Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. He keeps a ceramic rooster on his desk to remind him of his father and the farm his father grew up on. When Taylor was a child and visited his grandparents’ farm, he loved the sound of the roosters. The sounds give peace to Chief Taylor.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. He keeps a ceramic rooster on his desk to remind him of his father and the farm his father grew up on. When Taylor was a child and visited his grandparents’ farm, he loved the sound of the roosters. The sounds give peace to Chief Taylor.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor leaves his office after an interview Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor leaves his office after an interview Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
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IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. In the hallway outside his office, there are photos of the past chiefs. His photo will go up on this wall when he leaves the post at the end of this year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. In the hallway outside his office, there are photos of the past chiefs. His photo will go up on this wall when he leaves the post at the end of this year.
Kelly Wilkinson/IndyStar
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. In the hallway outside his office, there are photos of the past chiefs. His photo will go up on this wall when he leaves the post at the end of this year.
IMPD Chief Randal Taylor gives his last interviews, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, before leaving his post. In the hallway outside his office, there are photos of the past chiefs. His photo will go up on this wall when he leaves the post at the end of this year.
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