The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has released a new video series featuring footage from officers’ body cameras.

Indianapolis has seen record homicides so far this year, which experts say is linked to pandemic-based stress and economic uncertainty. Since January, more than 130 people have been killed in the city compared to about 100 at this time last year.

Seventeen of the 19 people have been taken into custody and are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, officials said. Two people remained at large.

Wednesday night, the City-County Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee approved allocating funding to the police department for new technology to better track crime and hold officers accountable. The move received criticism from the public.

The city of Indianapolis has outlined new efforts to improve public safety amidst another violent year.

A Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy attempt to serve a warrant shot and injured a 30-year-old man who appeared to be unarmed, police said.

Equity is at the forefront of a new crime prevention grant program in Indianapolis and the first round of grants is now open to nonprofit organizations.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indy Public Safety Foundation have another tool to improve transparency and address racial and cultural sensitivity.

Indiana senators advanced measures Tuesday that would allow police to determine what use of force is reasonable in some cases and would allow the state's attorney general to appoint special prosecutors to handle criminal cases local authorities decide not to pursue.

Indiana drivers could find themselves facing more frequent and pricier tickets for illegally passing stopped school buses under a bill the state Senate passed Tuesday.