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The mayor of Fishers has released a statement after the apparent arrest of the Fishers police chief overnight.
Thompson
According to Mayor Scott Fadness, Fishers Police Chief Mitch Thompson, 48, informed officials that he was arrested for driving while intoxicated after being an involved in a three-car personal injury crash just before 11 p.m. in the 9500 block of Keystone Avenue.
A police report for the incident stated that Thompson rear-ended a car, causing it to strike a third vehicle.
Fadness has placed Thompson on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. Assistant Police Chief Ed Gebhart will assume Thompson’s role while the investigation is conducted.
Officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the crash.