The City of Indianapolis says the park District will enforce its sex offender ordinance, even though Park District Director Joe Wynns told ME otherwise during a Friday interview. City Attorney Kobi Wright told me the city will enforce any law on the books and I misunderstood Wynns remarks. He said the Park District rangers would […]

I’ve never been a big fan of unenforceable laws. I think they are a waste of time and money. One law I tend to put into that category is the ordinance passed by the Indianapolis City County Council that fines sex offenders who come near parks and playgrounds. The measure had bi-partisan support, but just […]

There has been a lot of speculation on whether State Senator Jim Merritt (R-Indianapolis) will run for re-election. I spoke to Jim this past weekend and from all indications he will run for re-election. I also gathered from our conversation that it seems unlikely he’ll run for Pro Tempore. He is starting up a new […]

Although the weekend manhunt for accused killer Desmond Turner took less than 48 hours, I’ve learned it could have take a lot longer. Turner is accused of murdering seven people in Indianapolis last Thursday. Sources say while police were searching for Desmond Turner, he was searching for a way out of town. Sources say he […]

Today’s Indianapolis Star has details on last Thursday night’s shooting. It’s pretty close to what our sources told us yesterday.

Before I get to the meat of this piece, it’s important to know the latest in the shooting deaths of seven Indianapolis residents in their east side home. According to my sources, 28-year old Desmond Turner found out through “street chatter” that there was money at the house in the 500 Block of North Hamilton […]

It’s been a busy week for Indiana Democrats. They held their state convention on Saturday and earlier in the week Democratic candidate Melina Kennedy held a news conference calling for a restructuring of the prosecutor’s office to better deal with the city’s rising crime problem. I’ll focus on the convention today and revisit the prosecutor’s […]

Just when I thought this silly issue was about to be put to bed forever it resurfaces. Facing declining poll numbers and being about as popular as Michael Jackson in day care, the President is calling for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. I don’t necessarily blame him for going down this road, if […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson is considering an ordinance that would limit ownership of pit bulls and possibly ban them. This comes in the wake of a pit bull attack that left a two-ear old girl hospitalized. I don’t know if an ordinance banning pit bulls is the way to go. The Indianapolis Star reported today […]

I read the Indiana Inspector General’s report over the weekend concerning former director Heather Bolejack and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute. As you know Bolejack was fired earlier this month for awarding a $417,000 contract to a family friend, Michael McKenna. In addition, ICJI Deputy Director Kate Gullans was also terminated. The report paints a […]