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July 16, 2020
City Officials Emphasize Public Safety Efforts As Violence Surges
Indianapolis leaders provided a public safety update in the face of surging violence in the city.
Homicides are up 39 percent over where they were last year in Indianapolis.
Read MoreHomicides are up 39 percent over where they were last year in Indianapolis.
July 9, 2020
Indianapolis And Gleaners Food Bank Distribute Face Coverings To Support New Mandate
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD) Director Dr. Virginia Caine gave free face coverings Thursday to families through a partnership with Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana. The free face coverings were distributed in support of the countys new public health order, requiring all individuals to wear face coverings in public.
Read MoreJune 22, 2020
Mayor Follows Criticism With More Details About Protest Response Review
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett announced further details regarding the independent review of the public safety response to protests. This follows criticism from the Marion County GOP.
Read MoreJune 15, 2020
Indianapolis Announces Community-Led Public Safety Reform Measures
Community-led public safety reform measures were announced by Indianapolis leaders Monday.
Read MoreJune 10, 2020
Public Safety Committee Hears Recent Updates
The Indianapolis City-County Council Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee met Wednesday night. The meeting included updates on numerous issues facing the city.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2020
First Responders Adjust Practices To Mitigate Coronavirus
Indianapolis first responders now take extra precautions in the field to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020
4 Teens Charged In Fatal Shooting Of 3 Men, 1 Woman
The four male suspects, three of them 19 and the other 17, were in custody and a probable cause affidavit accuses them of killing the four on Feb. 5 during a robbery at an apartment on the Indianapolis' east side.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020
Arrests Made In Quadruple Homicide
Four teens have been arrested, charged with killing four other young people earlier this month in Indianapolis.
Read MoreFebruary 18, 2020
Hands-Free Driving Bill Eases Farther Down Legislative Highway
Legislation to ban handheld cell phone use while driving appears headed to passage after a Senate committee easily approved the measure.
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2020
A Conversation With IMPD Senior Chaplain Patricia Holman
Patricia Holman has been with the city for more than 30 years. She served as a police officer and now serves as the Senior Chaplain. She sat down with WFYIs Taylor Bennett to talk more about the office.
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