Tagged with " apartment complexes"
Tiny bedbugs making big comeback
Bedbugs are a tiny insect, but they're having a huge resurgence.
Judge orders four trials for ex-cop in arson case
12:30 p.m. A judge today granted a request by former Indianapolis police officer Jesse Russell Jr.'s attorneys for separate trials in many of the arson fires he is accused of setting in May. Senior Judge Patricia Gifford ordered separate...
Alarming incidents shake our trust in officers
It has been an awful summer for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. In the past three months, IMPD officers have been accused or charged in several appalling incidents:
Suit: Apartment builder broke handicapped rights
An advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit in Indianapolis against a builder, saying it designed apartment complexes across the U.S. that violate the Fair Housing Act.
Ex-IMPD cop seeks separate trials on arson charges
Defense lawyers for a former Indianapolis police officer accused of setting a string of fires have asked a judge to put each offense before a separate jury.
Indy shelter reaches maximum capacity
The Humane Society of Indianapolis is in a desperate situation. Officials said the shelter is overcrowded and can't take in any more animals.
Former IMPD Officer Formally Charged
A former Indianapolis Metro Police Officer will face several felony charges for allegedly setting fire to the original chicken-mobile and at least three area apartment complexes. Listen: Jesse Russell, Jr. is formally charged with six counts of arson and one count of criminal mischief in connection with the fires. Marion County Prosecutor ...
Alleged rapists' victims afraid to tell
Prosecutors expect to file more charges against a man suspected of molesting and raping as many as nine women and girls on the northwest side. Police say many of the victims may have avoided reporting the attack because they were here illegally.
House fire is city's third arson in 2 days
A Friday morning house fire accelerated the city's arson rate further beyond 2009 levels.
Census Spends $42M Sending Second-Chance Forms
The Census Bureau is sending a second form to communities with historically low return rates, while addressing claims that some minority groups are being ignored.
IMPD North District residents get Crime Watch training
Several dozen take police up on offer of Crime Watch training in North District.
Schools, stop whining, manage money like we do
Schools, stop whining, manage money like we do It's absolutely amazing to me that school superintendents in Indiana, particularly in Marion County, are still kicking and screaming about a lack of funds. We had a statewide sales tax increase to allow the state to assume school funding.
Shooting part of north side crime trend
It turns out there have been four burglaries in three of the apartment complexes near 79th and Harcourt in the last 30 days, along with two thefts from vehicles and some other crimes.
City To Target High-Crime Apartments
Indianapolis police and community agencies hope to improve conditions at four northeast side apartment complexes.
Bloomington PD close to cracking Thanksgiving break-ins
Police say someone broke into at least nine apartments at three different complexes while students were away on Thanksgiving break.
Door-to-Door Search Underway For Armed Suspect
A door to door search is underway in Lawrence as police search for a man suspected of shooting up a house Wednesday morning. Metro Police say the call came in around seven o'clock with a person reporting gunfire into a house in the 3500 block of North Lynwood. A suspect then jumped into a white Chrysler four-door and reportedly took police on a high-speed pursuit that reached ...
Teen Gets 55 Years For 2008 Murder
A Marion County judge has sentenced 15-year-old Nevin Brooks to 55 years at the Department of Correction for the 2008 murder of 27-year-old David Hardwick. Brooks was 14 at the time of the murder outside of the Lexington Park Apartments near 38th St. and Post Road. Prosecutors say Hardwick was robbed and shot execution-style to prevent him from identifying Brooks as the robber ...
Deal would be risky for city, critics say
One of the largest apartment complexes ever proposed for Downtown could start rising in the spring, subsidized by a city financing proposal that some city officials and others call risky and unproven.
Phoenix Apartments need a local owner
Two years ago, as I prepared a series of columns on the crime-filled Phoenix Apartments, I realized how easy it was for the out-of-state owner of a government-funded housing complex to escape scrutiny.
2 apartment complexes sought
Indianapolis -- Indianapolis developer Herman & Kittle Properties has proposed apartment complexes on Lafayette Road, near Eagledale, and on Michigan Road on the Northwestside, with construction starting in the third quarter of next year. An $8.4 million project at 2333 Lafayette Road would be built on the parking lot of a vacant retail center. A city zoning board on Thursday postponed a decision ...