Chris Bailey named acting Indianapolis police chief

• Wednesday also marked the day Taylor, who served as chief for four years before announcing his resignation in mid-December, transitioned to commander of the newly created IMPD Victims Services Section.

The intrigue: Bailey took himself out of the running to become IMPD's next permanent police chief, per a city press release.

• As acting chief, Bailey has plans to work with local criminal justice experts to come up with ways to modernize the department.

What's next: Hogsett said the next IMPD chief will be tasked with maintaining the trajectory of reducing the number of criminal homicides in Indy.

• "I am focused on naming a permanent chief of police as expeditiously as possible while remaining thoughtful about the best leader to ensure our officers are supported through the challenges ahead for the department in a time when the profession of policing is changing rapidly," Hogsett said in a statement.