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Last updated on Thursday, January 15, 2015
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A group of Republican state senators are proposing new laws to fight crime in Indiana.
They proposed a "crime-reduction package" of five bills Wednesday that address issues including police funding and sentencing for violent offenders.
Sen. Brent Waltz of Greenwood is sponsoring a bill that would establish a police-enhancement program for the state's three most populous counties. Marion, Lake and Allen County would receive $200,000 each for the next two years to increase police presence in high crime areas.
Sen. Mike Young of Indianapolis is sponsoring a bill that would provide an additional 20-year sentence for crimes in which a gun was pointed at or used on a police officer. Young cited the fatal shootings of officers last year in Lake County and Indianapolis.
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