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.

The tool gives officers evidence-based, objective information to help them determine the best course of action.

A long-time Indiana University law professor and his wife are suing the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and one its officers over a 2016 traffic stop.

An IMPD leiutenant says previous gun buyback programs did not reduce crime.

Indianapolis police say a man shot by an officer during a struggle over a weapon is expected to survive.