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Home Break-ins in Fishers Area

I just received this from my homeowners association and wanted to pass it along.... Crime Watch Information - UPDATE July 7, 2005 On May 27th at approximately 11:45pm police officers were dispatched to 10300 Block of Lakeland Drive in the Windermere sub-division. A homeowner called 911 to report an unknown man inside her home. Several officers responded to the area. When they arrived at the home, they found the back sliding door standing open. Officers checked the interior of the residence and did not locate the man inside. Officers set a perimeter in the area and police K-9 units responded to the scene. Police were in the area for several hours. The suspect was not located. On May 29th a homeowner on Lakeland Drive discovered a screen that had been cut on their sunroom. No one entered the home and nothing was taken. * New Incident - On June 22nd at approximately 4:00 am a homeowner on Lakeland Drive woke at the sound of someone cutting the screen on their home. Two men inside the home went out and chased a suspect but were unable to catch him. They described the suspect as approximately 55 Tall, 100 lbs. and possibly in his teens. He was wearing dark pants and a white shirt. Please forward this information to your block captains and crime watch participants. Encourage everyone to report suspicious activity. If anyone has any information about these incidents, please call the Fishers Police Department. Emergency 911 Dispatch Center 773-1282 Administration Line 595-3300 Anonymous Tip Line 595-3400 Mailbox #8888

Indiana State Fair Starts August 10th

It's that time of year again when we all look forward to the County Fair. Growing up, it was one of summer's highlights for a country girl. Now that I'm grown with children of my own, I love to go to the State Fair. It boasts great exhibits, good food, concerts and special events, and of course the kids'-favorite midway. Check out this year's schedule of events at http://www.in.gov/statefair/. We hope to see you there!

New Law in Indiana--Booster Seats and Seat Belts

A new child restraint (seat belt) law will go into effect July 1, 2005 in Indiana. Are you ready for the changes?

What is the new seat belt law?

Children between the ages of 4 and 7 will be required to sit in booster seats and be restrained by both lap and shoulder belts. Children between the ages of 8 and 15 will be required to wear safety belts in most automobiles.

Nothing in the law regarding children up through the age of 3 using child seats has been changed. In addition, there are exceptions to the law, including taxis, buses, and some vehicles that carry more than nine people.

For more information, call 1-800-KID-N-CAR or visit http://www.in.gov/cji/child-safety/overview.html The full text of the law is available at http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2004/HE/HE1098.1.html

What are the reasons for the new law?

Among other information, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute website lists these facts:

Child safety seat use plummets after age 3. In one study, one-half of 3 to 8 year old children were not being placed in child safety or booster seats, as they should be.

Small children (aged 2 to 5) who are placed in seat belts rather than child safety seats or booster seats are 3.5 times more likely to be significantly injured in a crash. They are four times more likely to receive a significant head injury.

Fishers Freedom Festival Schedule of Events. Tricia

4th of July Events in Indianapolis

Helping Moms Connect is looking for 4th of July events and fireworks displays in the Indianapolis area. If you know of any, please email us at events@helpingmomsconnect.com so that we can add them to our list!

Fishers and Noblesville Address Changes

Many of you who live in Hamilton County, Indiana will be experiencing address changes in the next month. Although we have a year in which our mail will still be forwarded, we might as well start making the changes now! If you need to order new checks and address labels, a great site is ColorfulImages.com. Good luck with this everyone! I'll be personally be changing from Noblesville to Fishers! Tricia