The Crawfordsville Police Department’s hiring of former Greenwood Police Officer Elijah Allen has sparked public criticism and support online after residents learned Allen resigned from the Greenwood Police Department in 2023 while under investigation for misconduct.
Allen was sworn in July 1 by Mayor Todd Barton as a new probationary officer, after being approved through the Crawfordsville Police Department’s hiring process.
According to Greenwood Police Department records, Allen was one of five Greenwood officers investigated in 2023 for alleged violations involving the use of department computers and mobile data terminals. The officers were accused of sending derogatory, defamatory, obscene, antisemitic, homophobic, sexually suggestive, harassing and other inappropriate messages through the department’s mobile data system…