🌱 Missing 6-Year-Old Found + North Indianapolis PNC Robbery

Hey, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with today's issue of the Indianapolis Daily.

First, today's weather:

A shower; breezy in the p.m. High: 47 Low: 32.

Here are the top three stories today in Indianapolis:

1. A 6-year-old child taken from his home by an unfamiliar woman has been located. While the boy's name was not released to protect the identity of the minor, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced yesterday that the child was found safe. The woman who took the boy was not related to him, had no custody rights, and took him without his father's permission. (Fox59)
2. At 11:20 a.m. yesterday morning, Indianapolis police officers were called to the PNC Bank on West 86th Street to respond to a robbery in progress. No one was reported injured and no suspects were taken into custody. (Fox59)
3. Indianapolis resident John Mendez-Rodriquez, who committed three armed robberies in 2021, was sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison. Mendez-Rodriquez pled guilty to committing three commercial robberies and brandishing a firearm during the altercations. (WIBC)

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Today in Indianapolis:

• INDY Singles Mix and Mingle - Brick House Dueling Pianos (7:00 PM)
• Let's Comedy Presents "River Butcher" - The White Rabbit Cabaret (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Rage, a male dog who looks like a Blue Heeler, was lost on Mar. 22, 2022, in Indianapolis near Near Wandering Way. Keep a lookout so his owners, who are away on vacation, can find him! (Facebook)
• The Orchard School hosted the Indianapolis Opera Resident Artists, who presented two performances of its new Children’s program, Sing Me a Story: A Walk by a River. For more outreach programming, contact Lyndsay Moy at the Indianapolis Opera. (Facebook)

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— 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.