Neighborhood Update from IMPD

IMPD’s North District hosts a monthly task force meeting open to all neighborhood residents. Upcoming meetings are as follows:

  • May 3rd @ 6:00pm (IMPD North District Headquarters — 3120 E. 30th Street)
  • July 5th @ 3:00pm (Lawrence Branch Library — 7898 N. Hague Road)
  • September 6th @ 3:00pm (College Branch Library — 4180 N. College Avenue)
  • October 4th @ 6:00pm (IMPD North District Headquarters — 3120 E. 30th Street)
  • November 1st @ 3:00pm (E. 38th Street Branch Library — 5420 E. 38th Street)

For information on BTNA crime reports or public safety visit Butler University Police or IMPD.

When in doubt, please call 911!

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North District Community Day: Volunteers Needed!

It’s that time of year again!  North District’s Community Day is fast approaching and we are looking for VOLUNTEERS.

If you are interested in volunteering your time on JUNE 21st at Broad Ripple Park from 11:00 am to 2:00pm please contact Sergeant Alan T. Leinberger at  for more information!

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Super Bowl is just TWO (2) days away…

Has this week flown or what? If you haven’t yet been able to enjoy the festivities downtown this week we hope you will take advantage of all that Indy has to offer this weekend. As tens of thousands of visitors descend on our city below is a list of cab companies should you wish to avoid parking downtown.

  • Indianapolis Yellow Cab (317-487-1430)
  • Indy Airport Taxi (317-381-1111)
  • A Star Airport Taxi Service (317-921-0040)
  • A and T Cab (317-897-2122)
  • Circle City Cab (317-848-5757)
  • Broad Ripple Village Taxi (317-487-6666)

Speaking of Broad Ripple Village — if you can’t make it downtown just travel a little bit north and experience the Broad Ripple Super Fest running now thru February 5th!

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Super Bowl is NINE (9) days away!!

We’re just nine days from the Super Bowl. Single digits, everybody! Are you excited yet?

Today the National Football League will open the 20th NFL Experience at the Indiana Convention Center, which will run until February 4th. The NFL Experience presented by GMC is the most exciting continuous event surrounding Super Bowl XLVI — pro football’s interactive theme park offering participatory games, displays, entertainment attractions, kids’ football clinics, free autograph sessions and the largest football memorabilia show ever.

As BTN residents we certainly aren’t “visitors” in our own city but if you’d like more information on all that is being offered downtown (Super Bowl village, parking, events, street closures, etc.) visit http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/46/guide.

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November BTNA Meeting CANCELLED

Due to the current TORNADO WARNING (issued until 8:00pm), tonight’s BTNA meeting has been cancelled. Our next meeting will be held Monday, December 12th at 7:00pm (@ the MLK Community Center).

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Vehicle Break-ins on Butler Campus

TIMELY WARNING: Vehicle Break-ins
 
This Timely Warning is being issued by Benjamin Hunter, Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police.
 
The Butler University Department of Public Safety has received nine (9) reports of car break-ins since Nov. 7, 2011. In each case the vehicle was parked on campus property and valuables were taken.  Items targeted were GPS devices, electronics, computers and book bags.   In one case, suspects were videotaped making purchases at a Meijer and Wal-Mart store in Avon, Ind. using a stolen credit card.  A picture of the suspects is included in the attached PDF.

Crime Watch Bulletin 11-9-2011
 
If anyone has any information concerning the car break-ins, please contact Detective Bruce Allee at (317) 940-9396. In the interest of campus safety, University Police would like to remind everyone of the importance of protecting your personal valuables:
 
· Don’t leave valuables in your car even for a short time.
· Park in well lighted areas when possible.
· Don’t leave GPS holders, IPOD chords or other electronic chords visible in your vehicle as the perpetrator may break into the car to look for the electronic devices.
· Record and keep record of serial numbers and make and model of all electronic devices to assist in recovery if stolen.
· Report any suspicious activity to the university police immediately by calling 940-9999 from your cell phone or 9999 from a campus phone.
 
Timely Warnings are intended to make the campus community aware of a specific incident or information reported to have occurred to the University Police. Timely Warnings may be sent by various methods, including email, web postings, or text messages only when an incident does not constitute use of the Emergency Notification System (DawgAlert).

As a reminder, you can sign-up and update your contact information in DawgAlert by visiting this link
http://www.butler.edu/public-safety/dawg-alert/ <https://bumail.butler.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=9b4b6640722d491abbb77ec6cbf5a1b9&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.butler.edu%2fpublic-safety%2fdawg-alert%2f>
 
This timely warning is meant to fulfill the requirement of the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The Clery Act is a federal law that requires universities to disclose certain information about campus crime and security policies.
 
If you have questions, concerns or would like additional Crime Watch tips, please contact University Police at 317-940-9396.

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