Monthly Archives: December 2017

New Initiatives to Combat Violent Crime Announced

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Dec. 11, Indianapolis leadership announced a comprehensive violence reduction strategy in partnership with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Office of Public Health and Safety. The initiative will result in a collaborative crackdown on illegally-armed felons while making the largest investment in neighborhood and community based anti-crime … Read More

The Black Hat Society Raises $7200 for Charity

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

Friday night, Dec. 8th during the Irvington Holiday Open House in the Irving Theatre, The Black Hat Society of Historic Irvington presented checks totalling $7,200 to the three charities they had raised money for during the sale of their 2018 Calendar. Charities included The Pourhouse Outreach Center, Helping Paws Pet … Read More

IMPD Creates E-Commerce Exchange Zones

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

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, … Read More

City Begins Demolition of Oil Storage Site

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — On Dec. 11, Mayor Joe Hogsett, City-County Councillor Blake Johnson, and members of the Christian Park neighborhood held a ceremonial kick-off to demolition and environmental remediation activities on the former Naples Bulk Oil Storage/Kiel Bros. Oil Company site. The structures being demolished include six aboveground storage tanks and … Read More

Homelessness Declines in 2017

December 14, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANA — Homelessness declined in Indiana according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). While overall homelessness increased by 0.7 percent nationally since 2016, since 2010 there was a decline of 13.1 percent. HUD’s 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress found … Read More