Thomas James Westrick – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

Use of Force

15 total documented “uses of force” over 8 documented “incidents.”

10 (66.67%) against Black people
4 (26.67%) against white people
1 (6.67%) against Hispanic people
13 (86.67%) against men
2 (13.33%) against women
8 (53.33%) against children under 18 years old

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indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	111419uof	2025-03-19	DateA calendar pageMarch 19, 2025 Service TypePhoneArrest PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 52-year-old white man 26 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > DOWNTOWN DISTRICT > DT MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. CivilianPersonCivilian #52957 17-year-old Black boy who police said was “Resisting Arrest” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Handcuffing by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Weight Leverage by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. ArrestJail barsPolice arrested him and charged him with: Resisting Law Enforcement (M) Theft/Receiving Stolen Property	164.00	W5283	Thomas Westrick	52,957
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	98140uof	2024-04-06	DateA calendar pageApril 6, 2024 Service TypePhoneCall For Service PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 51-year-old white man 25 years in IMPD CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION > COVERT INVESTIGATIONS > ICGTF InjuriesAmbulancePolice claimed he sustained these injuries: OfficerShield with a personCorey Mims 35-year-old Black man 8 years in IMPD CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION > COVERT INVESTIGATIONS > ICGTF InjuriesAmbulancePolice claimed he sustained these injuries: Minor Scrapes CivilianPersonCivilian #48015 16-year-old Black boy who police said was “Felony Stop/Apprehension” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Handcuffing by Corey Mims (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down (2x) by Corey Mims (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Weight Leverage by Corey Mims (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. ArrestJail barsPolice arrested him and charged him with: Possession of a Handgun (M) Resisting Law Enforcement (M)	164.00	W5283,40842	Thomas Westrick,Corey Mims	48,015
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	60413uof	2021-05-14	DateA calendar pageMay 14, 2021 Service TypePhoneArrest PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 49-year-old white man 23 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > SOUTHWEST DISTRICT > SW MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. CivilianPersonCivilian #30970 17-year-old Black boy who police said was “Fleeing” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Handcuffing by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Joint/Pressure by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. ArrestJail barsPolice did not arrest him or charge him.	164.00	W5283	Thomas Westrick	30,970
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	47783uof	2020-05-29	DateA calendar pageMay 29, 2020 AddressMap pin100 N Capitol Avenue Service TypePhoneArrest PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 48-year-old white man 22 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > SOUTHWEST DISTRICT > SW MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. CivilianPersonCivilian #25799 20-year-old white man who police said was “Resisting Arrest” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Handcuffing by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. ArrestJail barsPolice arrested him and charged him with: Disorderly Conduct	164.00	W5283	Thomas Westrick	25,799
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	32459uof	2018-12-03	DateA calendar pageDecember 3, 2018 AddressMap pin9701 E 21st Street Service TypePhoneArrest PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 46-year-old white man 20 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > EAST DISTRICT > ED MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. OfficerShield with a personRandall Koehn 29-year-old white man 4 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > EAST DISTRICT > ED MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. CivilianPersonCivilian #19027 15-year-old Black girl who police said was “Resisting Arrest” Police documented the following violence against her: Physical-Handcuffing by Randall Koehn (found “In compliance”) Physical-Handcuffing by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Randall Koehn (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Weight Leverage by Randall Koehn (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, she was not injured. ArrestJail barsPolice arrested her and charged her with: Criminal Trespass Resisting Law Enforcement (M)	164.00	W5283,33146	Thomas Westrick,Randall Koehn	19,027
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	24421uof	2017-12-02	DateA calendar pageDecember 2, 2017 AddressMap pin372 S Meridian Street Service TypePhoneArrest PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 45-year-old white man 19 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. OfficerShield with a personGregory Gehring 53-year-old white man 30 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. CivilianPersonCivilian #14564 22-year-old white man who police said was “Resisting Arrest” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Handcuffing by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Joint/Pressure by Gregory Gehring (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Gregory Gehring (found “In compliance”) Physical-Weight Leverage by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. ArrestJail barsPolice arrested him but did not charge him.	164.00	W5283,G9384	Thomas Westrick,Gregory Gehring	14,564
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	22041uof	2017-07-20	DateA calendar pageJuly 20, 2017 AddressMap pin7847 Preservation Drive Service TypePhoneArrest PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 45-year-old white man 19 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT > FLEX TEAM InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. OfficerShield with a personAndrew Clark 31-year-old white man 8 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT > FLEX TEAM InjuriesAmbulancePolice claimed he sustained these injuries: Complaint of Pain OfficerShield with a personChristopher Chapman 32-year-old white man 7 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT > FLEX TEAM InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. OfficerShield with a personTiffany Wren 45-year-old white woman 9 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT > FLEX TEAM InjuriesAmbulancePolice claimed she sustained these injuries: Complaint of Pain CivilianPersonCivilian #13042 32-year-old Black man who police said was “Non-Compliant” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Handcuffing by Andrew Clark (found “In compliance”) Physical-Handcuffing by Christopher Chapman (found “In compliance”) Physical-Other by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Christopher Chapman (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) Physical-Take Down by Tiffany Wren (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulancePolice documented that he sustained these injuries: Minor Bleeding Minor Scrapes ArrestJail barsPolice arrested him and charged him with: Battery (F) Dealing Cocaine Escape Possession of Cocaine (F) Resisting Law Enforcement (M)	164.00	W5283,31339,31656,30719	Thomas Westrick,Andrew Clark,Christopher Chapman,Tiffany Wren	13,042
indianapolis	Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department	7063uof	2014-12-22	DateA calendar pageDecember 22, 2014 AddressMap pin4925 W 36th Street Service TypePhoneTraffic Stop PermalinkChain linkPermalink OfficerShield with a personThomas Westrick 43-year-old white man 17 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NW MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. OfficerShield with a personWilliam Hornaday 48-year-old white man 14 years in IMPD OPERATIONS DIVISION > NORTHWEST DISTRICT > NW MIDDLE SHIFT InjuriesAmbulanceAccording to police, he was not injured. CivilianPersonCivilian #2327 36-year-old Hispanic man who police said was “Resisting Arrest” Police documented the following violence against him: Physical-Fist Strike by William Hornaday (found “In compliance”) Physical-Weight Leverage by Thomas Westrick (found “In compliance”) InjuriesAmbulancePolice documented that he sustained these injuries: Minor Bleeding ArrestJail barsPolice arrested him and charged him with: Resisting Law Enforcement (F) Resisting Law Enforcement (M)	164.00	W5283,20185	Thomas Westrick,William Hornaday	2,327