Rick Hite

What’s Going on in the Headlines on Wednesday… >>Public Safety Leaders Want Money For More Officers Criminals follow the path of least resistance.  That’s according to FOP Vice President Rick Snyder, who was joined yesterday by Public Safety Director Troy Riggs and IMPD Chief Rick Hite to call for the funding needed to hire more […]

The faith community is uniting Thursday as Easter approaches at a prayer vigil to ask for and encourage peace in the Indianapolis Community. Police chief Rick Hite and Public Safety Director Troy Riggs have asked for more involvement from churches to address the rising homicide rates in the city and the violent crime that has many […]

Johnson County Fire Claims Third Victim Tuesday Morning A fire that killed two young children on Friday has claimed another life. Sirena Slusher-Abbot had been in a medically induced coma after suffering burns over 30-percent of her body trying to rescue her children.  The 29-year-old mom died from her injuries Tuesday. Fire officials in Nineveh […]

Indianapolis has experienced several violent home invasions in the last few weeks. These crimes have shocked the community and made many fearful. IMPD Chief Rick Hite stopped by to give the community tips on how to prevent home invasions.

City Leaders Will Announce Revised Violence Reduction Plan Indianapolis Police Chief Rick Hite and other city leaders will announce a review of their summer violence reduction plan this afternoon. City leaders unveiled the community-wide initiative to fight and reduce crime in early June. Since then, the city has seen several violent incidents, including deadly shootings. […]

IMPD to add more officers to street patrol The city’s plan to put more police officers on the streets will be unveiled today.  Mayor Greg Ballard, Police Chief Rick Hite and Public Safety Director Troy Riggs want to shift about 100 police officers to help deal with an increase in violence.  There were 16 homicides […]

Delores Smith, the grandmother of Tatyana Staten, the 10 year old Indianapolis girl who went missing  for three days, spoke with WTLC News Anchor Kelly Vaughn, 8am Sunday morning live on ‘Access Indy’ in a plea for information on the search for Staten. An hour after Smith’s interview on 106.7, Indianapolis Metro Police reported that Staten […]

WTLC can independently confirm that 10 year old Tatyana Staten has been found near 46th and Shadeland Ave. IMPD reported a found child shortly after 10am Sunday. IMPD Chief Rick Hite confirmed with 106.7 WTLC and TLCNaptown.com that a person believed to be Staten, had been located and detectives were on there way to the scene. WTLC […]