Overnight Robbery on Indy’s Westside A 51-year-old Haitian man was shot in his home Tuesday morning on Indy’s northwest–side. Police are calling the incident an apparent robbery. IMPD says the house in the 1200 block of West 35th Street was unlocked when two men in their late teens came in and attempted to rob it. They […]
Despite the rosy rhetoric from Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, the city’s finances are still shaky. So much so that the Mayor and Council Democrats are working to reduce budgets for city departments another 5% for the current year. That includes finding 5% of tens of millions in additional savings from police, fire, paramedics and other […]
Another shooting by a teen in outside Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis, plus fights inside the mall, on a night when downtown was jammed with thousands of persons and families attending events, has caused anger and concern in the community. IMPD Chief Rick Hite appeared on Afternoons with Amos Monday to update the community […]
Troy Riggs, the new Public Safety Director for Indianapolis and Marion County wasn’t afraid to comment on key issues in his first live extended radio interview. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, Riggs talked plenty with listeners and Amos about a variety of issues confronting public safety agencies in Indy, including police. Speaking in an unassuming […]
Interim Chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Rick Hite made his first interview on Afternoons with Amos as Chief defending IMPD’s controversial zone policing system. In the system more police are assigned to higher crime areas leaving fewer police in many areas of the city/county. This has caused many to complain about a […]
Troy Riggs, the new Public Safety Director for Indianapolis/Marion County, talked frankly about diversity in the Police Department and allegations of police brutality and misconduct where he formerly worked. Riggs, a twenty year veteran of the Louisville Police Department, was named by Mayor Greg Ballard to run the city’s Police, Fire and other public safety […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 40 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Top officials of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Departm0ent (IMPD) appeared on Afternoons with Amos to explain the security and traffic plans for next week’s 41st Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration. Deputy Chief Mike Bates (Traffic Branch) , Major Brian Mahone (Community Affairs Division) and Commander […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 14 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy blasted Republican incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard over reports that the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s strapped for cash. Appearing on Afternoons with Amos, an angry Kennedy demanded that Ballard and public safety officials explain where millions in tax dollars allocated for […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 34 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Public Safety Director Dr. Frank Straub came to Afternoon with Amos to explain some new tactics and strategies the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) will be using to reduce crime. Even though crime is down 15%, IMPD is undertaking a “surge” to place more officers […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 30 Minutes. Audio©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Is the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) planning to scuttle proven programs like the PAL Club and the OK Program that have brought cops and youth together for years? That’s what a group of community leaders charged on Afternoons with Amos. Rev. Donald Greene, Pastor […]
AFTERNOONS WITH AMOS EXCLUSIVE – A detailed report on how to improve the hiring and promotion of African-Americans, Hispanics, other minorities and women on the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Indianapolis Fire Department has been obtained by Afternoons with Amos. The report was prepared by the Public Safety Diversity Task Force, a multi-racial, bipartisan […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 39 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. The community weighed in on Afternoons with Amos with plenty of opinions on the IMPD’s raid on Brandon Johnson’s home. Twelve IMPD officers serving a warrant on Brandon’s brother arrested Brandon Johnson and his two brothers last week. The raid has created swirling questions […]
