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Meet the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s new police chief and learn about the agency’s plans for policing on the west side Feb. 24.

Chief Tanya Terry and other members of the IMPD command staff will host a Coffee with the Chief event at 10:30 a.m. at Nest Event Center, 2108 W. Michigan St.

Terry is a 27-year veteran of IMPD and is the first woman to be appointed chief. She was commander of the southwest district, which includes Decatur Township and parts of Wayne and Perry townships, from 2021 to 2024.

Coffee will be provided at the event. All are welcome.

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Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at @enriquesaenz.bsky.social.

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Meet the new IMPD chief at this westside event

by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy
February 19, 2026

<h1>Meet the new IMPD chief at this westside event</h1> <p class="byline">by Enrique Saenz, Mirror Indy <br />February 19, 2026</p> <p>Meet the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s new police chief and learn about the agency’s plans for policing on the west side Feb. 24.</p> <p>Chief Tanya Terry and other members of the IMPD command staff will host a Coffee with the Chief event at 10:30 a.m. at Nest Event Center, 2108 W. Michigan St.</p> <p>Terry is a 27-year veteran of IMPD and is the first woman to be appointed chief. She was commander of the southwest district, which includes Decatur Township and parts of Wayne and Perry townships, from 2021 to 2024.</p> <p>Coffee will be provided at the event. All are welcome.</p> </p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/"><em>funded through grants </em></a><em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">and</a></em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/"><em> donations</em></a><em>from individuals, foundations and organizations.</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Enrique Saenz covers west Indianapolis. Contact him at 317-983-4203 or enrique.saenz@mirrorindy.org. Follow him on Bluesky at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/enriquesaenz.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>@enriquesaenz.bsky.social</em></a><em>.</em></p></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/haughville-coffee-impd-chief-tanya-terry-indianapolis-2026/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=73865&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/haughville-coffee-impd-chief-tanya-terry-indianapolis-2026/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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