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The estate of an Indianapolis man who was killed during a police traffic stop in August 2019 is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and two IMPD officers.   DeShon Downing was shot and killed by police after officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stopped a van he was a passenger in. The vehicle was pulled over in the 8500 block of East 42nd Street in connection with an alleged drug deal, and after the driver allegedly committed a traffic violation, according to a February 2020 report by special prosecutor Mark Hollingsworth.   Right before t...

Sgt. Kevin Kendall was selected by Taylor and a majority vote of the membership of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 86. Kendall joined the Marion County Sheriff’s Department in 1996, where he worked as a K-9 officer and a member of SWAT. He was part of the motorcycle drill team until 2014 when he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to IMPD’s Northwest District patrol. Kendall is also a team leader on the department’s Police Officer Support Team, IMPD said Friday. Kendall asked not to share his photo. As part of Proposal 237 passed by the Indianapolis City-County Council in 2020, t...

BOSTON (March 2, 2021) – New Haven (CT) super welterweight boxer Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams will finally get what he calls “his world title fight” this Saturday night against former world champion Yuri Foreman in an 8-round bout for the vacant American Boxing Federation USA super welterweight championship, at the Kentucky Center for African Americans in Louisville, Kentucky. Foreman (35-3, 10 KOs), fighting out of Brooklyn, captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight World title in 2009, when he won a unanimous 12-round decision versus defending champion Daniel ...

Hogsett appointed Jasmin French and Chrystal Ratcliffe to 2-year terms. “These community leaders will play an integral role in guiding transparent, effective policy for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department,” Hogsett said in a release to News 8. “I look forward to their thoughtful stewardship as we work to enhance trust and collaboration with law enforcement.” The City-County Council passed Proposal 237 last year to give civilian appointments a majority on the board. IMPD Police Chief Randal Taylor also announced appointments Friday. He appointed former IMPD Police Chief Br...

Military families have been following the budget showdown in washington. if the government had shutdown, paychecks would have stopped but now that's not going to happen. that's great news. ryan roach is an aviation mechanic with the navy. you see him there with his wife and their family. his wife is joining me this morning. erica, thank you for being here with us. can you give me your initial reaction? i assume you're relieved that the budget showdown is over for the most part but at the same time you probably had to be upset that it got to that point. erica, are you with me? apologies. we jus...