Indiana lawmakers want to criminalize bystanders who get within 25 feet of police after being told to stop.

A bill passed the Indiana Senate Tuesday that would largely make statements made by children inadmissible in court if they have been lied to by law enforcement.

Greenwood police responded to a call of shots fired outside of the Dicks Sporting Goods at Greenwood Park Mall, according to the police department’s Facebook page. Police have reported no injuries and the area is safe.

The life and talent of Herman Whitfield III were remembered at a Saturday service. About 100 people came out for the celebration of life on what would have been Whiltield’s 40th birthday.

The public funeral for an eastern Indiana police officer who died Sunday night after being shot in the head during a traffic stop will be held next week at a high school, her department said.

State and local police across Indiana will conduct more traffic patrols and sobriety checkpoints through Labor Day.

Whitfield’s death in police custody was especially painful for those whose loved ones have a mental illness. During the vigil, attendees were invited to write the names of friends or family they were thinking of on a sticky note and place it on signs that held messages such as “SEND HELP NOT HANDCUFFS.”

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is working to increase the representation of women in police recruit classes to 30 percent by the year 2030.

Beech Grove officials broke ground recently at the site of a new police station.

A new Indiana law will require all police who regularly work inside public schools to undergo basic school resource officer training — effectively closing a loophole that advocates have long wanted lawmakers to address. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1093 into law on Tuesday.