• United States Postal Service letter carrier Angela Summers was shot and killed on Monday, April 27 on the east side. She was shot on N. Denny near Michigan St. in a senseless act of violence. Angela was well known on the east side, and was remembered on social media in the neighborhood as a friendly and hard worker. As of Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service was offering a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot and killed her. Our thoughts go to her many friends and family at this sad time. UPDATE: A suspect in her killing has been apprehended by IMPD and the FBI.
• The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has launched a new website, BeWellIndiana.org, that will provide Hoosiers with free mental health resources that have been vetted by experts. The site is designed to address the increase in anxiety, depression and other mental health issues caused by the pandemic, including both first-time issues as well as preexisting mental health concerns. If you, or someone you know, is struggling with mental health issues, please reach out.
• Indiana Department of Insurance recently approved requests from several auto insurance carriers to offer refunds, credits and other programs for consumers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total estimated amount of savings to consumers is over $129 million. Indiana is already one of the states with the lowest auto insurance rates.
• If you are a registered voter, you probably received an absentee ballot application in the mail in the past week. The primary is June 2, and voters are being encouraged to vote by mail. If you are not a registered voter, the voter registration deadline is May 4. You can register to vote online at indianavoters.in.gov. Using this portal, you can also check on your registration, get information about candidates in the upcoming election, and find out where you can vote in person.
• IMPD Mounted Patrol offers up a Facebook page with great videos, including a new series called “BooksAndBadges” where the officers and their horses read children’s books. They also offer up videos of their patrols through our fair city. Check them out at facebook.com/impdmountedpatrol/
• As stimulus payments continue to go out, scammers have stepped up their efforts to part you from your money. The government will not call you to get your bank account number and Social Security number if you do direct deposit of IRS refunds or Social Security — they already have that information. Only use the Web site irs.gov/coronavirus to submit information to check on your payment. You do not have to pay to get your payment. In addition, you may get scam e-mails about buying home testing kits, personal loans to tide you over in case of job loss, and fraudulent links to Web sites that can infect your computer and steal information and passwords. If you, or a loved one, are a victim of a scam in Indiana, contact the Attorney General’s office online at in.gov/attorneygeneral