INDIANAPOLIS-On January 13, 2018, at approximately 2:32 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to the 300 block of South Oakland Avenue on the report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a male inside a residence suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) …
Read More »Putnamville Troopers Busy with Friday’s Snow and Ice Related Calls
Putnamville—Friday, from 6:00a.m. until 6:30p.m. this evening, troopers responded to (20) slide-offs; (13) property damage crashes; (2) minor injury crashes; and (5) disabled vehicles. The concentrated area of problems was Interstate 70 between the 37mm and the 45mm (Putnam County). There were intermediate lane closures for crash cleanup and removal …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Announces Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals and Milk Programs
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education today announced income eligibility guidelines, including household size, for the free and reduced-price school meals and milk programs. The programs were created to support students unable to pay the full price for meals or milk served under the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, …
Read More »IMPD E-Commerce Reference Guide
INDIANAPOLIS–The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) has created an “E-Commerce Exchange Zone” at each district headquarters and encourages community members to use the front parking lots or lobby (if available) when meeting people to complete their online purchases and transactions. As more people conduct private business transactions online, there has …
Read More »Sycamore Services announces grant from Lilly Endowment
Danville, IN – Sycamore Services, Inc., has received a grant of 7.5 million under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s latest round of financial sustainability grants to central Indiana human services agencies. This grant is one of 10 grants totaling $80 million that are designed to help agencies that serve persons with disabilities …
Read More »Homicide detectives requesting the communities assistance in Wednesday morning homicide
INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 8:00 a.m., on January 10, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 2900 block of N. Delaware Street reference a disturbance. When officers arrived they located an adult male who was lying in the street who appeared to be shot. Officers …
Read More »Driver Succumbs Following Crash that Ends in a Pond in Putnam County
Putnam County—This afternoon at 12:48, Indiana State Police and several other emergency agencies responded to the area of US 231 and County Road 1300 South for a report of a vehicle that ran off the roadway and into a pond. Moments before this crash, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office received a …
Read More »Female Driver Hospitalized after Car Strikes a Tree in Parke County
Parke County—This morning at 9:49, Indiana State Police Trooper Michael Organ was patrolling along State Road 163 just west of US 41 (Lyford), when he came upon a one vehicle crash. The vehicle sustained heavy damage, but the female driver was able to free herself from the wreckage as Organ …
Read More »Firefighters Museum, Storytelling Arts to Receive Funding from Indiana Historical Society
INDIANAPOLIS—The new year is off to a promising start for two Indianapolis-based organizations. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is awarding Heritage Support Grants to 13 organizations statewide, including the Indianapolis Firefighters Museum and Storytelling Arts of Indiana. The Indianapolis Firefighters Museum will receive $49,171 to expand its museum, located at …
Read More »Vigo County Search Warrant Leads to Arrest
Vigo County—This morning at 10:30, officers from the Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section, Vigo County Drug Task Force, Terre Haute Police Special Response Team, and Brazil Police Department descended upon the residence at 714 West North Street in Brazil to serve a Vigo County Division 6 search warrant. The …
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