INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana National Guard could create a dedicated force for law enforcement missions under a bill advanced Wednesday afternoon.

The provision, part of a broader public safety bill, allows the adjutant general of the National Guard to establish a force consisting of Army military police and Air National Guard security forces, who would have to first receive supplemental instruction on law enforcement matters specific to Indiana. Whenever activated by the governor, the force would have full police powers, including the authority to make arrests, carry firearms and conduct searches and seizures of people or property.<...