Articles tagged as: Public Safety
February 6, 2020
Shootings Prompt Response On City Efforts
A quadruple shooting on the east side of Indianapolis leaves four dead. The violence comes just hours after civic leaders debated a proposal for a public safety study.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2020
Speed Cameras Bill Won't Advance In 2020 Session
The bill would have created a pilot program speed cameras in four work zones statewide. Tickets would only have been issued if a driver was caught going 11 miles per hour over the limit while workers were present.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2020
Bill Creating Highway Speed Cameras Passes Committee After Changes
The bill would now allow the Indiana Department of Transportation not Indiana State Police to set up speed cameras in just four work zones statewide.
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2020
Hands-Free Driving Law Unanimously Passes House Committee
A bill to ban drivers from holding cell phones while driving unanimously passed a House committee Wednesday.
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2020
Highway Speed Cameras Bill Has Uncertain Future This Session
The proposed bill would only allow Indiana State Police to issue tickets if a driver is caught on camera going at least 11 miles per hour over the speed limit in a highway work zone, while workers are present.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2020
Council Republicans Propose Study On Criminal Justice And Violence In Indianapolis
Republican Indianapolis City County Councilors propose a study to examine violent crime and the criminal justice system.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2020
Non-fatal Shootings Up In Indy For 2019
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department released final 2019 non-fatal shooting information this week.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2020
FOP President Speaks Out On Indy's Electronic Monitoring System
Marion County has a high number of people monitored electronically through the criminal justice system. Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police President Rick Snyder says the practice increases crime in the city.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2019
Mayoral Candidates Face Off On Crime, Roads In Final Debate
Indianapolis mayoral candidates Democratic incumbent Joe Hogsett, Republican State Sen. Jim Merritt and Libertarian Douglas McNaughton participated in the races final debate Monday night.
Read MoreOctober 25, 2019
Northern Indiana Police Chief, Deputies Resign In Dispute With Mayor
Michigan City's police chief and two assistant chiefs tendered their resignations after disagreements with the mayor over the Laporte County Drug Task Force.
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