INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide Branch are investigating the shooting death of a 60-year-old man inside his apartment. Just before 11:00 p.m., IMPD officers were sent to the 3500 blk. of Evergreen Ave. reference a person shot. When officers arrived they found a 60-year-old …
Read More »IMPD officers respond to Fatal Tuesday Accident on Indianapolis’ South side
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers responded to an accident with entrapment, where one of the drivers had been killed as a result. Just after 7a.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to the 8000 block of Madison Ave, located near Stop 11, in reference to a personal injury accident. …
Read More »DWD Providing Up to $11 Million for Regional Workforce Collaborations
INDIANAPOLIS (March 31, 2016) –In a sustained effort to meet an estimated one million jobs to fill by 2025, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) opened the second grant cycle for Skill UP Indiana! The grant program will provide up to $11 million in funding to develop Indiana’s workforce …
Read More »Brownsburg Town Council Adopts New Policy for Events Held on Town Property
BROWNSBURG – Brownsburg Town Council adopted Resolution #2016-10 at its March 10 meeting approving a new policy and application process for public events held on Town property. Because the number of requests to use Town of Brownsburg property for special events continues to increase, the administration saw the need for …
Read More »IndyGo Board Adopts Marion County Transit Plan after Updates from Public Comments
INDIANAPOLIS (March 30, 2016) – Last week the IndyGo Board of Directors adopted the Marion County Transit Plan (MCTP). The MCTP includes significant investment in the local bus network and three rapid transit lines on high ridership routes. Aside from the proposed Blue, Purple, and Red rapid transit lines, sweeping …
Read More »Brownsburg Stormwater Department Holds Rain Barrel Decorating Contest
BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg’s stormwater department is hosting a rain barrel decorating contest this spring. A $25 entry fee gets participants a rain barrel to decorate, which will be theirs to keep and use at their home or business. Collecting rain water to use for watering landscaping during …
Read More »Criminal Homicide being investigated by IMPD detectives on the city’s East side
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of an unidentified male. IMPD officers were dispatched in reference to multiple shots fired, at approximately 2:20p.m., in the 3300 block of N Denny St, which is located near E 34th St …
Read More »Governor Pence: Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz’ ‘legacy will live on forever’
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence delivered the below remarks at the funeral of fallen Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz today in Kokomo. Remarks as Delivered Tribute to Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz ———————– To Kassie and Noah, mom and dad, Alice, grandparents, Ann and Allen, Alice and Carl, Floyd family, …
Read More »S.R. 37 Most Reasonable Route for I-69 from Martinsville to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – The Indiana Department of Transportation today announced that the route following State Road 37 between Martinsville and Indianapolis best meets the I-69 performance measures while minimizing cost and impacts to the human and natural environment. INDOT Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson joined Indiana Economic Development Corporation president …
Read More »IMPD Detectives Obtain Arrest Warrant in Hit and Run Death
Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for 55-year-old Jesus Cardenas. He has been formally charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Death as a Level 5 Felony. The suspect is alleged to have operated a motor vehicle, which struck and killed Maurice Hamler on March 21, 2016. Detectives located a vehicle, …
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