Central, Indiana- On July 10, 2001, Sergeant Dan R. Starnes of the Morgan County, IN Sheriff’s Department lost his life as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a line of duty gun battle.  To keep his memory alive his surviving spouse, Janice, organized the Sgt. Dan R. Starnes Memorial Blood Drive in Morgan County later that year and has organized a blood drive each year since, in Dan’s memory.  In 2007, she decided to take the blood drive statewide and renamed it the Indiana Fallen Officer’s Blood Drive.  This month, the 2012 drive begins with donation sites located in nearly every county statewide.

Indiana Blood Facts:
- 1,000 units of blood are needed daily in Indiana
- Each unit of blood donated helps in three different ways:
- Red Cells
- Platelets
- Plasma 

The Indianapolis District is comprised of the following seven counties: Marion, Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, Hancock, Johnson, and Shelby.  Listed below are dates, times, and locations for the blood drives within the Indianapolis District.
County Date Time Location
Boone May19th 10am-2pm Boone Co. Sheriff’s Dept., 1905 Indpls. Ave.
Johnson June 14th 9am-12pm Johnson Co. Courthouse, 86 W. Court, Franklin
Johnson June 19th 4pm-7pm Greenwood Police Department
Marion June 15th 2pm-6pm Cumberland PD, 11501E. Washington St., Indpls.
Marion July 25th 11am-4pm FOP 86, 1525 S. Shelby St, Indpls.
Marion August 9th Pending Lawrence PD, 4455 McCoy, Indpls.
Shelby July 3rd Pending Shelby CO. Fairgrounds, Frank St, Shelbyville