🌱 Ex-IMPD Chief To Analyze UIndy Security + Global Fashion Indy

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's start today off on an informed note, shall we? Here's everything you need to know around Indianapolis today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warmer. High: 59 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories today in Indianapolis:

1. The University of Indianapolis is turning to an ex-IMPD chief for a campus safety analysis. The university has enlisted the help of former IMPD Chief and Public Safety Director Troy Riggs to analyze UIndy security and safety and take 90 days to propose enhancements for the university’s southeast side community. UIndy has its own 18-member police force that is four officers short at the present time, augmented by a dozen or more reserve officers. (Fox 59)
2. Local fashion production company Midwest Fashion Week hosted “Global Fashion Indy,” an invitation-only event celebrating the vibrant international cultures represented in the Lafayette Square area. The event was put on in partnership with the International Marketplace Coalition (IMC) at their new 56,000 square foot Global Village Welcome Center and boasted an art exhibition, international food and beverages, and a runway show featuring local designers of diverse backgrounds. The IMC is hopeful that the recent event is only the beginning of a much-needed change for Indianapolis and beyond. (Indianapolis Recorder)
3. Critically acclaimed folk singer Todd Snider will be performing at The Vogue in Indianapolis this Thursday, Nov. 18. (WIBC - Indianapolis News & Politics)
4. A man was found pinned underneath a vehicle in a deadly crash on Saturday night, near an I-65 ramp that exited onto eastbound 38th Street. (CBS 4 Indianapolis)
5. Nine Indianapolis district troopers were honored at an awards ceremony Friday morning, hosted by Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter. (WBIW.com)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.