A somber Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Rick Hite appeared on Afternoons with Amos to directly appeal to the community for information about the shooting of seven people in Broad Ripple the night of July 4th and early morning July 5th. Chief Hite said police has received few leads and strongly encouraged anyone with information to […]
YOUR LIFE MATTERS WEEK – AFTERNOONS WITH AMOS. For the past two months Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Rick Hite and Indianapolis/Marion County Public Safety Director Troy Riggs have been and the command staffs of the IMPD have been meeting with a wide range of community and neighborhood groups and holding meetings on all sides of […]
A murder-suicide claimed the lives of two Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers on Thursday evening. The murdered officer is 20-year veteran, Officer Kimberlee Carmack. IMPD investigators say her estranged husband Sergeant Ryan Anders shot and killed her after forcing his way into the rear of the home in the 2400 block of Inishmore Court. SWAT teams […]
The opening month of 2014 and the first few days of February have been uncharacteristically violent ones in Indianapolis. As of February 4 there have been 20 homicides (criminal and otherwise) in Indianapolis. That’s five more than the same period last year. Recent crimes have included brazen daytime robberies, a carjacking with a baby still […]
Indianapolis and Marion County has experienced several serious, vicious, violent home invasions in recent weeks. Crimes that have shocked the community and made many fearful. IMPD Chief Rick Hite appeared on Afternoons with Amos to give the community tips on how to prevent home invasions. Chief Hite talked about simple preventive measures including not keeping […]
It was truly a Function at the Junction as scores of elected officials, business and civic leaders, pastors and grassroots folks gathered for Afternoons with Amos’ 8th annual “no-host” Luncheon to benefit the Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving Effort. Held at the Outback Steakhouse on W 86th Street in Pike Township, this special Afternoons with Amos broadcast […]
For 43 years first on FM and then on AM and FM, WTLC has broadcast live from Indiana Black Expo and made news and controversy as WTLC personalities and hosts interviewed elected officials and community leaders at Expo time about key issues facing Indianapolis’ African-American community. This year’s 43rd Indiana Black Expo was no exception. […]
No matter what major city, big city crime increases, spikes during the summer months. Knowing that and with fewer police officers than in recent years, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has a serious task. IMPD Chief Rick Hite appeared Friday on Amos & Abdul, which airs Friday’s in the Afternoons with Amos time period. Chief […]
Things were peaceful Saturday evening at the city and state’s biggest shopping mall Castleton Square. For four hours I walked all around the huge nearly forty year old mall on Indianapolis’ northeast side. The crowds were normal, but far less than the previous Saturday. But there were hundreds walking, talking, interacting and yes maybe doing […]
The Indianapolis community continues to react to the senseless murder of 13 year old Jarrell Tucker who was slain Monday evening in the 100 block of North Denny on Indianapolis’ east side. Tucker somehow was involved in a confrontation with several in his neighborhood. A convicted felon, Glenn Ervin Beard is wanted by Indianapolis Metropolitan […]
