The program adds resources and staff to focus on NIBIN, a forensics tool that uses crime scene evidence to quickly identify potential suspects.

Towne and Terrace is a microcosm of citywide violence. Pick a systemic cause of urban bloodshed and you'll find it there.

Officials say the cameras could be implemented as early as the end of the year.

Indianapolis police have arrested a man after his dog was found frozen to death and thrown away in a dumpster.

IMPD is also launching an incentive program that gives sworn merit officers up to $500 when they recruit a qualified candidate.

There will also be a resource fair at the Warren Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.

The Police Merit Board attracted attention last year when it voted against firing two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man.

IMPD Police Chief Bryan Roach says homicide clearance rates rose from 42 percent last year to 65 percent in 2018.

IMPD is focused on reducing gun violence, as the city is on pace to set a new record for criminal homicides this year.

WFYI's Taylor Bennett spoke with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Hewitt about ways people can protect themselves from package thieves this holiday season.