Indiana Invites Chicago Cops To Move To State: ‘We’re Hiring’

Indiana officials are encouraging Chicago police officers to move one state to the east in light of the city’s recent vaccine mandates.

Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) told Fox News in a statement this week, “Our police do the hardest job in the world, and they deserve respect — not losing their pay or being fired for refusing to comply with a ridiculous vaccine mandate.”

Braun is encouraging the “3,000 Chicago cops defying this government overreach” to go to his state of Indiana.

“Indiana’s police departments are hiring now and will welcome you with the respect you deserve,” Braun told the outlet.

“My office stands ready to help connect Chicago police officers to an Indiana police department that is hiring now and doesn’t have a vaccine mandate,” Braun said. “Welcome to Indiana!”

Steve Scheckel, chief of police in Munster, Indiana, made a similar statement in an interview with Fox, saying there is a “brighter future right over the border.”

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“We’ve been seeing more and more Chicago police officers when we do an emergency hire, which is basically a lateral transfer. They already have the academy” Scheckel said, adding that he is “absolutely” open to the idea of working alongside those “looking for a better quality of life for their family” who may have been ousted from their jobs.

“Here in northwest Indiana, in Munster, we have one of the top-rated school systems in the state,” Scheckel said.

“[Officers] can send their kids to public school. It’s a low-crime community. Even though we’re 30 minutes from Chicago, we’re rated one of the 10 safest cities in the state of Indiana. So, it’s really just a step across the state line to a better life for the officer.”

“From the governor on down, in Indiana, we support our law enforcement,” said Scheckel. “I think there’s a clear contrast between what’s going on in the city of Chicago right now and what’s happening in the state of Indiana.”

On Tuesday, Sergeant. Glen Fifield, per an official Twitter account for an Indiana state police district reiterated the support in a tweet, writing, “Hey Chicago Police Officers, we’re hiring!  No vaccine mandate. Apply today […] Lower taxes, great schools, welcoming communities.”

Hey Chicago Police Officers, we’re hiring! No vaccine mandate. Apply today at https://t.co/lTkLS6Jc9V Lower taxes, great schools, welcoming communities. pic.twitter.com/u6ggZoxbcU

— Sgt. Glen Fifield (@ISPLowell2) October 20, 2021

Fox News reported on additional police departments in the state that do not have a vaccine requirement, noting,