Articles tagged as: Public Safety
February 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.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Call For Public Safety Summit Elicits Passionate Response
Indianapolis civic leaders held a press conference to address recent violence and call for public safety answers. A number of community members had a passionate response.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2020
Prosecutors: Officer Will Not Face Charges In Fatal Shooting
A Lafayette officer will not face charges in the fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man who authorities say refused to drop a gun during a standoff with police.
Read MoreFebruary 6, 2020
Police: 4 Dead After Shooting At Indianapolis Apartment
Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday to reports of shots being fired and found three men and one woman with apparent gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Read MoreFebruary 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.
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