🌱 Dramatic Police Chase + Indy Mom Creates Sanitizing Diaper Table

Get on up, Indianapolis! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 70 Low: 39.

Here are the top three stories in Indianapolis today:

1. An illegal gun and drug investigation has resulted in a dramatic chase. The pursuit ended in a car crash at a red light on West 38th Street. There were no injuries as a result of the crash, but the suspects in the vehicle were arrested. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)
2. A mom from Indianapolis has created the world's first self-sanitizing diaper changing table. Brittany Hizer is co-founder of the innovative idea, named Pluie, which has been installed in restrooms at the Peppa Pig Theme Park in Florida. The inventor hopes to expand her product to more public restrooms soon. (WISH TV Indianapolis, IN)
3. The Indianapolis Police Department needs your help finding a suspect. Gary L. Anderson, a 45-year-old man, is wanted in connection with a burglary. Police are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers. Click the link to see a photo and find out more information. (FOX 59 Indianapolis)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• Whiskey Or Wine Wednesday, At Greater Lawrence Chamber Of Commerce (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Who can? Toucan! The Indianapolis Zoo shared a cute photo of Iguazu the toucan keeping dry under an umbrella. (Instagram)
• The Indianapolis Colts welcomed four new members of the Indiana Fever. The four top ten draft picks will be joining the WNBA team for the 2022 season starting in May. (Facebook)
• The Indianapolis Department of Public Works is hard at work! Over 100 crew members took to the streets yesterday morning to fill potholes across the city. (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.