Hogsett Commission Blames IMPD For 2020 Riots In Downtown Indy
Last spring, our city suffered two consecutive nights of rioting and looting that left downtown Indianapolis in shambles. Months later, many businesses and residents in the area have yet to recover.
It was later learned by WIBC that IMPD officers were told by the Mayor’s office on the first night of the riots to “stand down.” Further, it was discovered that multiple officers who were not scheduled to work on the second night of the riots had offered to report to duty and assist their fellow officers; however, no one bothered to return their calls.
March Madness: The safety concerns as thousands of fans travel to Indiana
The NCAA has safety protocols for teams, including extensive testing, social distancing and contact tracing before before teams arrive and throughout the tourney. Author: Lauren Kostiuk Updated: 11:11 PM EST March 1, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana is no stranger to big events. It is what the city is good at.
Since the pandemic hit, organizers have slowly brought back conventions and youth tournaments, but nothing compared to the scale of March Madness.
Indianapolis will also host the Big Ten Basketball Tournament and the men s and women s tourneys in the Horizon League.
That’s 99 games in 29 days.
New Program Aims To Recruit COVID Ambassadors
Indianapolis is recruiting community members to promote local vaccination efforts through the new COVID Community Ambassador program.
A Facebook Live event Wednesday night served as a webinar for the City’s new program to increase vaccinations.
The information for the COVID Community Ambassadors and residents aims to dispel myths about the vaccination.
Marion County Public Health Department Director Virginia Caine announced that she would also be present at a Thursday event where local leaders plan to get the shot. We’re hoping to have some recipients get that Johnson and Johnson vaccine out there, it’s a one shot vaccine, Caine said.
I was hired by
The Indianapolis News to deliver newspapers to 26 homes and businesses in Danville. One of my more colorful customers was the sheriff of Hendricks County, Russ Carmichael, who lived with his wife in the county jail a block south of the courthouse, a not-uncommon practice in those days. The side yard was enclosed by a tall chain-link fence, housing the sheriff’s dog, a German Shepherd named King, whose presence was intended to discourage jailbreaks. The fly in the ointment was King’s affability, encouraged by the sheriff’s habit of letting the inmates feed him, causing the bonds of affection between the guard and the guarded to deepen. Ironically, the sheriff’s plan worked as intended, for while the dog was reluctant to bite a fleeing inmate, the inmates were reluctant to flee, not wanting to hurt King’s feelings or harm his reputation.
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