Surveillance video captures Indiana police raid of Atlanta Town Hall
ATLANTA, Ind. (WISH) – Newly obtained surveillance video captures the Indiana State Police raid focused on a small-town official.
On Oct. 2, Indiana State Police, with Hamilton County prosecutors at the scene, searched the home of Atlanta Utility Superintendent and Building Commissioner Andy Emmert, as well as the Atlanta Town Hall.
There are no formal charges filed against Emmert.
I-Team 8 obtained security camera footage of the Town Hall raid. It includes two angles outside the building, from 9 a.m. to noon. The video shows officers talking to Emmert and handing over documents that he reviews. I-Team 8 requested copies of the search warrants executed that day, to learn what investigators were searching for, but those warrants on Wednesday remained under seal.
While the footage shows state troopers going in and out of the Atlanta Town Hall, Indiana State Police does not cart off large boxes, file cabinets, or any stacks of documents. The video shows Emmert spends most of the time during the raid on his phone, often taking calls inside a truck owned by the town government.