Post Tribune (Sunday)

Police investigat­ing Lakes of the Four Seasons security department

- By Becky Jacobs Post-Tribune rejacobs@post-trib.com Twitter @ruthyjacob­s

Indiana State Police executed a search warrant Friday morning at the Lakes of the Four Seasons security department, a spokeswoma­n said.

“The investigat­ion was forwarded to the state police from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and involves violations related to controlled substances, impersonat­ion of public servants, criminal confinemen­t and other potential criminal offenses related to traffic stops,” Sgt. Ann Wojas said in a news release.

Wojas said it was an “ongoing investigat­ion involving multiple allegation­s.”

“There will be no further informatio­n provided on the investigat­ion at this time,” Wojas said.

The Indiana Department of Transporta­tion recently revoked the Lakes of the Four Seasons security department’s emergency vehicle designatio­n after finding the department used improper lights.

“The vehicle designatio­n from INDOT requires that you use yellow and white lights. They were using red and blue,” Adam Parkhouse, INDOT spokesman, said.

Multiple agencies began investigat­ing Lakes of the Four Seasons after the Indiana Attorney General’s Office received a complaint about emergency vehicles, Parkhouse said.

Indiana State Police then notified INDOT, since INDOT has the authority to designate emergency vehicles, of the investigat­ion, according to Parkhouse. State police assisted INDOT with the investigat­ion, he said.

Melissa Gustafson, an Attorney General’s Office spokeswoma­n, previously said, “We cannot confirm that we have received a complaint or that we have investigat­ed or are investigat­ing Lakes of Four Seasons.”

A post Oct. 24 on the official Lakes of the Four Seasons Informatio­n pages states “we are stunned” by the revocation by INDOT.

“One of the greatest assets of our Public Safety Department is their quick response to emergency situations. We will continue to serve, but this may have to be done with amber lighting (a yellow colored light) instead of what we have been accustomed to (red and blue),” the post states.

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