General
11/01/2007
City now can eliminate community eyesore; create new economic development opportunity
11/01/2007
New tool added to City’s crime fighting arsenal with use of innovative DNA collection device
10/18/2007
Alleyways to be repaved between 2nd and Emerson;
portion of Park Grove to receive street improvements
portion of Park Grove to receive street improvements
11/09/2006
10/27/2006
10/23/2006
04/25/2006
“Tear Down This Wall”
10/29/2005
First Two of Eight Projects To Draw Businesses, Residents Would Enhance Roadways
Emerson Avenue
09/21/2006
Officials, residents remember history, start preparing for centennial observation.
09/18/2006
City officials unveiled this "new front door" to the city.
09/16/2006
08/31/2006
04/25/2006
04/25/2006
04/25/2006
Emerson Avenue Project
04/23/2006
04/19/2006
New Gateway Entrance Generates Excitement for Downtown Beech Grove
03/27/2006
$7 Million Project Will Include Demolition of Barrier Often Blamed for Commercial Decline
Greenway
03/02/2010
Greenway. Has been delayed a bit because of new plan to relocate Lick Creek. If we get approval (permit) to relocate the creek, this will be the preferred plan.
11/29/2007
Transportation Enhancement Grant will help fund Phase 1 of the four-mile trail
10/26/2006
Hornets' Net
01/05/2009
Beech Grove, IN – December 3, 2008 – Kicking off the first (mesh) wireless program of its kind offered by a Hoosier community, the City of Beech Grove launched Hornets’ Net today, providing Beech Grove residents, businesses, and visitors with the ability to be connected anywhere within City limits.
07/23/2007
Beech Grove selects Federal Signal
broadband wireless network for its Digital City initiative
broadband wireless network for its Digital City initiative
02/23/2007
Instant Connectivity, Broadband Speeds to Be Available Throughout Growing City
05/04/2006
Main Street
10/30/2006
Beech Grove firm's 3-D animation lets clients show off the ins and outs of products on the Web
10/26/2006
09/06/2006
BEECH GROVE PARTNERS WITH FORENSIC ID
11/01/2007
BEECH GROVE, IN – November 1, 2007 – As the
first city in the nation
to serve as a pilot site to use a new method of "touch" DNA collection,
the City of Beech Grove announced its partnership with Indianapolis-based Forensic
ID today.
The Beech Grove Police Department, will utilize Forensic ID’s new device in the collection of DNA evidence at crime scenes. The self-contained device gathers DNA left after someone touches an object or surface, leaving behind skin cells, oils or perspiration. In the case of use by narcotics agents, DNA can be collected from a plastic bag of confiscated drugs, for example.
Kits will be available, allowing police/narcotics officers, who often are first on the scene, to swab the "touch" or "contact" DNA into a cylinder type device for later analysis. The innovative element of the Forensic ID device is that, unlike traditional DNA collection, it eliminates the drying process, thereby simplifying and expediting the analysis of evidence from a crime.
According to Beech Grove Police Chief Rich Witmer, the device has the potential to help his department solve crimes faster.
"We now have an additional tool in our crime fighting arsenal. With this new device, it is possible that a crime that could not have been solved before may be able to be resolved now.
"Quick turnaround on evidence analysis is a challenge faced by many law enforcement agencies. We have a great relationship with the Marion County crime lab and foresee using Forensic ID’s DNA collection device as a supplement to the services provided by the crime lab," Witmer said.
According to Mayor Joe Wright, the city agreed to serve as a pilot site because of the potential value of the device in continuing to keep Beech Grove’s crime rate low.
"By giving our police department all the necessary tools available, our officers are empowered to do the best job possible. Public safety is our top priority. The more tools we have, the greater deterrent to criminal activity in our community; an outcome we all want," Wright said.
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi applauded the partnership between Beech Grove and Forensic ID.
" DNA is often the most compelling evidence a jury will hear. Expanding its use means that our prosecutors will have an important tool in the fight against crime. Beech Grove’s decision to use this innovative approach will mean that more criminals will be put behind bars," Brizzi said.
According to Forensic ID Senior Vice President and General Counsel Vincent Perez, his company’s innovative device takes collection of evidence to a new level of sophistication.
"Fingerprints have become nearly impossible to collect from crime scenes, especially weapons. With our TriggerPro ID® or NarcoticsPro ID® devices, officers can collect evidence in a timely manner so the integrity of the crime scene is further protected, while time potentially is saved on the analysis side.
"With Beech Grove as our pilot community and with other devices being validated, we are confident we will discover even more uses for our products in the future that will benefit everyone involved," Perez said.
For questions or interview requests:
Beech Grove Police Chief Rich Witmer
317-803-9115
Forensic ID Senior Vice President/General Counsel Vincent Perez
317-213-1251
v.perez@forensicid.net
www.forensicid.net
Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
Director of Public Affairs Matthew Symons
317-327-5765
The Beech Grove Police Department, will utilize Forensic ID’s new device in the collection of DNA evidence at crime scenes. The self-contained device gathers DNA left after someone touches an object or surface, leaving behind skin cells, oils or perspiration. In the case of use by narcotics agents, DNA can be collected from a plastic bag of confiscated drugs, for example.
Kits will be available, allowing police/narcotics officers, who often are first on the scene, to swab the "touch" or "contact" DNA into a cylinder type device for later analysis. The innovative element of the Forensic ID device is that, unlike traditional DNA collection, it eliminates the drying process, thereby simplifying and expediting the analysis of evidence from a crime.
According to Beech Grove Police Chief Rich Witmer, the device has the potential to help his department solve crimes faster.
"We now have an additional tool in our crime fighting arsenal. With this new device, it is possible that a crime that could not have been solved before may be able to be resolved now.
"Quick turnaround on evidence analysis is a challenge faced by many law enforcement agencies. We have a great relationship with the Marion County crime lab and foresee using Forensic ID’s DNA collection device as a supplement to the services provided by the crime lab," Witmer said.
According to Mayor Joe Wright, the city agreed to serve as a pilot site because of the potential value of the device in continuing to keep Beech Grove’s crime rate low.
"By giving our police department all the necessary tools available, our officers are empowered to do the best job possible. Public safety is our top priority. The more tools we have, the greater deterrent to criminal activity in our community; an outcome we all want," Wright said.
Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi applauded the partnership between Beech Grove and Forensic ID.
" DNA is often the most compelling evidence a jury will hear. Expanding its use means that our prosecutors will have an important tool in the fight against crime. Beech Grove’s decision to use this innovative approach will mean that more criminals will be put behind bars," Brizzi said.
According to Forensic ID Senior Vice President and General Counsel Vincent Perez, his company’s innovative device takes collection of evidence to a new level of sophistication.
"Fingerprints have become nearly impossible to collect from crime scenes, especially weapons. With our TriggerPro ID® or NarcoticsPro ID® devices, officers can collect evidence in a timely manner so the integrity of the crime scene is further protected, while time potentially is saved on the analysis side.
"With Beech Grove as our pilot community and with other devices being validated, we are confident we will discover even more uses for our products in the future that will benefit everyone involved," Perez said.
For questions or interview requests:
Beech Grove Police Chief Rich Witmer
317-803-9115
Forensic ID Senior Vice President/General Counsel Vincent Perez
317-213-1251
v.perez@forensicid.net
www.forensicid.net
Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
Director of Public Affairs Matthew Symons
317-327-5765