March 9, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinIndianapolis police are keeping an eye on downtown valets, whose habit of blocking traffic lanes has prompted complaints.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a stern reminder to all valet operators on Jan. 31, the week after
the opening of The Alexander Hotel in CityWay at Delaware and South streets.
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December 4, 2012
J.K. WallAfter saying in August he would revoke raises for police officers and firefighters, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has agreed
in principal to a new contract that would delay a 3 percent salary hike by six months.
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September 18, 2012
Associated PressDavid "Troy" Riggs, who was officially named public safety director of Indianapolis on Tuesday, said he wants to increase
the number of police officers on city streets.
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April 27, 2012
Associated PressFrank Straub is resigning after more than a year of criticism over the city police department's handling of evidence in
a fatal crash involving an officer.
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April 18, 2012
Associated PressA fresh revelation about the mishandling of evidence in a fatal crash involving an Indianapolis police officer prompted the
city's police chief, Paul Ciesielski, to step down Tuesday, and left Public Safety Director Frank Straub being grilled
by a city-county committee Wednesday night.
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October 29, 2011
Anthony SchoettleSecurity for Indianapolis’ Super Bowl—already ramped up from regular-season NFL games—could get even tighter.
Sources said there has been talk of President Obama attending the February event.
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October 1, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe Republican mayor says he curbed crime, made government transparent, and pushed for property tax reform. His Democratic
challenger says Ballard didn’t make good on repealing an income tax increase, hiring hundreds of police officers, or
making education a top priority.
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August 30, 2011
Francesca JaroszOfficials from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department say they are concerned that a $10 million gap in this year’s
budget will hurt their ability to pay critical bills.
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December 25, 2010
Bill Owensby / Special to IBJHow should the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department be fixed? But it's not broken.
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December 25, 2010
How should the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department be fixed? Unfortunately, the conduct of a small group of police
officers has eroded the public’s trust and confidence in IMPD.
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August 7, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe city plans to open police-and-fire hubs in two former IPS schools, retrofit
an Eastgate mall department store into an Emergency Operations Center, and build at least two fire stations.
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May 18, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has suspended and reassigned a supervisor on Marion County Prosecutor Carl
Brizzi's security detail who incorrectly reported that a fellow officer—and not Brizzi—was driving a golf
cart that flipped at a 2008 political fundraiser.
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May 17, 2010
Cory SchoutenThe Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding an officer's
injury at a 2008 fundraiser for Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi. IMPD also has cut back overtime
hours allowed for Brizzi's security detail, one of its most prolific overtime producers.
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April 9, 2007
Peter SchnitzlerIndianapolis fought long and hard to earn a reputation as a safe place to live and conduct business. But police statistics
show that local security is eroding. Crime has risen to the highest levels seen during Mayor Bart Peterson's administration.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.