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Aubrey Chance was born at 10 a.m. Sunday in Avon—on Oct. 10, 2010. The 10/10/10 birth, which took place at Clarian West Medical Center, was unique enough, but the 10s don’t stop there. The hospital is on 10th Street and the baby’s room number is 10.

A flight attendant was arrested Sunday night at Indianapolis International Airport after police said she tried to smuggle cocaine onto a flight. Floydrina Williams, 39, was scheduled to work on a U.S. Airways flight from Indianapolis to Charlotte, N.C., but a full-body scan at a security checkpoint detected plastic bags strapped to her midsection. Police found 22 grams of cocaine in nine plastic bags.

Indianapolis police are searching for a driver who struck a pregnant woman and sped away from the scene late Monday night. Maria Isabell Benetez-Acateco, 24, was crossing the intersection of Maryland Street and Elder Avenue when she was struck by a pickup truck. The truck dragged her about 100 feet before the driver got out and pulled her from underneath. He then drove away, leaving her in the middle of the road. Medics rushed Benetez-Acateco, who was nine months pregnant, to the hospital, where the baby was born via an emergency Caesarean section. Both mother and child are expected to survive. Police believe they know the identity of the driver.

Sunday was a record-setting day for Indianapolis with temperatures reaching 88 degrees, and parts of the state are on track to break more records Monday. With these unseasonably warm temperatures comes an increased danger for fire. The National Weather Service canceled a fire watch for Monday, but local officials say that cancellation does not affect the burn bans currently in effect. Currently, 69 counties are under burn bans.

Police are still looking for suspects in the shooting of an IMPD officer early Sunday morning near the Club Level night spot at 126 N. Delaware St. Officer Kerry Morse was off-duty at the time of the shooting, working security at the club. The 39-year-old, a 4-1/2-year police veteran, was transported to Wishard Hospital, where he is listed in good condition. Investigators took several people involved in a fight related to the shooting into custody for questioning, but have made no arrests.

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer responded to an alarm from an east-side home early Monday morning to find the house next door on fire. Smoke from the fire at the home near 32nd Street and Arlington Avenue slowly crept into the neighboring building and set off the alarm, according to an Indianapolis Fire Department official. Two firefighters were slightly injured while fighting the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.