Via the Indy Star…

Carjackings continue to increase at a furious pace this year in Marion County despite police efforts since April to crack down on the crime.

During the first six months of this year, 152 carjackings were reported, compared with 62 through the same period last year — a 145 percent increase.

Carjackings briefly leveled off in April, the same month police assigned undercover units to investigate the crime. Police also sought help from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to try to determine whether a gang might be behind the spike.

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The analysis does show “hot spots” for carjackings in the city. The department declined to release a list of those locations. Lorah said the city’s six police districts have the information, but he said he did not know whether they have taken action on it.

I understand the undercover aspects, but wouldn’t it be helpful if the police informed us where these “hot spots” are?

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Police arrested two alleged robbers who led officers on a chase that ended with a crash into another vehicle on the Westside this morning.

A man pointed a gun at workers and stole about $80 from the McClure convenience store, 5301 Rockville Rd., at about 12:05 a.m., according to a police report. The suspect got into a Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by another man and fled, police said.

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Police arrested a 17-year-old who led them on a car chase this morning that began on the Far Westside and ended on the Near Southside.

Clermont Police Officer John Dierdorf spotted the teen and an accomplice burglarizing a Convenient Food Mart in the 9100 block of West 10th Street at 4:10 a.m., said Sgt. Matt Mount, a spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

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The suspects were stealing cigarettes and cigars, Mount said.

This is proof that things haven’t changed a whole lot from back when I was in high school and proof that having ample “free time” isn’t always a good thing.

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