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Col. John Layton – Marion County Sheriff

As an employee of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, the race for the next Sheriff is of great concern to me. Not only for the fact that my tax dollars pay their salary or that they're the face of one of the local law enforcement agencies that serve and protect the community that I live in, but for the fact that my vote counts towards who my next boss will be. Not many people can say they get to vote for who they want their boss to be, they're just stuck with whoever happens to get hired.

I have been honored to have worked for Sheriff Frank Anderson for nearly the last two years, and I only wish I could work for him longer. He has brought the Marion County Sheriff's Department to the forefront of the law enforcement community, and who who he has put in the front office have made the department a wonderful place to work.

I have been doing a lot of research behind each candidate because I want to make sure that the person who receives my vote, I feel is the most qualified person for the job. While Sgt. Mark Brown from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is a very qualified candidate and has lead various divisions of IMPD, I am having a hard time believing that he can lead an entire law enforcement agency.

It appears that Col. John Layton will be getting my vote in the May primaries when he goes against Sgt. Mark Brown to see who will represent the Democratic party in the race for Marion County Sheriff. I have had the honor of meeting Col. Layton and have been treated with nothing but the utmost respect from him. And I am nothing but a lowly civilian employee who works out at the garage. But to Col. Layton, I am a piece of the puzzle that helps the Marion County Sheriff's Department at full efficiency. My job may not be the most glamourous job on the department, but without my job the Deputies would not have cars to be able to go out and do their jobs. Talking with Col. Layton, he makes me feel that my job is one of the most important on the department.

Col. Layton has been with the department for 40 years. From starting out as a low man on the totum pole to being appointed the Chief Executive Officer by current Sheriff Frank Anderson, Col. Layton has always enjoyed serving the people of Marion County. Not many people will spend 40 years at a job and want to be elected to continue their job for another four to eight years.

For those of you who read this and live in the Marion County, Indiana area, I encourage you to read up on each candidate and vote for who you think will do the best job as Marion County Sheriff. Myself, John Layton will receive my vote.

Yet Another Restart

So I have decided that doing another restart of the website is probably the best thing to do. Since it appears that my ability to keep the site up to date isn't all that great, might as well delete the previous posts so that it makes it look like I have been keeping the site updated. Whether it works or not, but I guess it is worth a shot. I mean, it couldn't possibly make things any worse, could it? It's not like I have a great track record of keeping the site updated to ruin.

Anywho, I haven't had a lot to really talk about lately and I figure if there's nothing to post on the site, why waste your time reading it? I am still actively trying to get hired full time as a police officer. I do have a few leads, but with the budget issues a lot of departments are facing, I'm not getting my hopes up too much. Working for the Marion County Sheriff's Department, I completely understand that if the money isn't there to spend, then there's no hope trying to spend it. So my best opportunity is to not be closed minded about where to apply. The more departments that I apply too the better my chances are that I will get hired. I have my application in with the Indiana State Police, as well as the Marion County Sheriff's Department. I might work for them now, but I am just a civilian employee and would love the opportunity to go through our academy and be an Deputy. I am also sending in applications to various other departments around the area, including the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, Noblesville Police Department, Fishers Police Department, Carmel Police Department, and the Westfield Police Department.

I will continue to send in applications and work at getting myself in shape to be able to pass the physical agility tests. Even if nothing happens with the applications this time around, atleast I will have myself in better shape and be healthier. So not all of it will be a downer.