Would you recognize a gang sign in your neighborhood if you saw it? The city wants you to be “street wise” about gang activity. City leaders along with members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department hosted a workshop Saturday that taught concerned parents how to keep their kids out of trouble and away from gangs. […]
He may only be 9 years old, but pint-sized rapper Lil Poopy is already facing his first encounter with the law over his sexually suggestive lyrics and music videos. Poopy (a.k.a. Luie Rivera Jr.) has performed with P. Diddy and has a growing army of fans, but cops in Brockton, Mass., say his dad, Luis […]
A picture is worth a thousand words. Lawd. What are your thoughts on Willow’s latest adventurous foray into whatever is going on in this picture…? Talk to TLC in the comments section or tweet us at @1067WTLC to let us know. This is sure to spark some interesting conversations. UPDATE: Some folks are of the opinion […]
A Far-Eastside Indianapolis man was arrested shortly after midnight Thursday after allegedly keeping at his apartment a 12-year-girl who had run away from her family. Pete Kostarides, 59, who lives in an apartment in the 600 block of Washington Pointe, faces preliminary charges of criminal confinement, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting law enforcement and contributing […]
Indianapolis police are becoming increasingly concerned as the search for a missing 10-year-old girl moved into its second day. Detectives and IMPD’s Missing Persons Unit have been looking for Tatyana Staten, 10, since Friday afternoon. Staten was last seen just before 2 p.m. in the 4300 block of Elizabeth Street, near Shadeland Avenue and 42nd […]
Law enforcement officials said Monday they would implement a “zero tolerance” policy at the Circle Centre mall. “We are going to be making examples of kids who are breaking the law or breaking the rules in the mall,” said Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Rick Hite. Hite cautioned that it’s not just the mall that […]
Ishema Kane, a nine-year-old Black german girl from Frankfurt, has written a letter to the editors of the german weekly newspaper ZEIT and its recent “defense” of the continued use of racist language in children’s books (and everywhere else, for that matter). Ishema clarifies that neither she nor any other Black person is an N*, and that it certainly […]
A popular Chicago preacher has provoked controversy after posting a picture of himself in the bath with his granddaughter on Instragram. Bishop Larry Trotter of the Sweet Holly Spirit Church caused uproar on Twitter after sharing the intimate snap with his fans on the popular photo-sharing site. In the picture, Trotter and his granddaughter smile […]
IPS officials say plans for a free preschool for 4-year-olds have been put on hold. John Althardt with IPS says the school board plans on discussing the idea again next month. The board says they will reevaluate the plan after looking at costs. Officials say the new school board is committed to the plan, but […]
Nailla Robinson was found wearing only a T-shirt at a playground in Upper Darby, Delaware County early Tuesday morning. She was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for evaluation. Action News is told that she is expected to be just fine, and that her mother has been reunited with her at the hospital. Upper Darby […]
A sexually abused 13-year-old girl slipped to her death in a “ghastly accident” and did not intend to kill herself, a coroner has said. Chevonea Kendall-Bryan was begging a teenage boy to delete a sex tape of her being abused when she plunged 60ft from her bedroom window in Battersea, the inquest heard. Coroner Bernard […]
Professional football season is over for Indianapolis and the Colts, but the weather has a mind of its own and thank you. Today the high will be close to 60 degrees; the snow has melted so let’s get the family out the house. Check out some of the events below: Get the family active with […]
