Report suspicious activity to the police non-emergency number. The Police non-emergency dispatch number is 327-3811. The same people who are answering 911 calls answer this phone. Keep this number nearby to report suspicious activity, activity that is not an emergency or a crime that has already happened. Of course, call 911 to report a crime in progress.

Suspicious activities, incidents, and crime can also be reported online. Click on the "Report a Problem" link below, complete the form and click the "Submit Form" button at the bottom of the form. Giving your name and address information is optional. Again, call 911 to report a crime in progress.

Fred Carpenter is our IPD officer who patrols this neighborhood and has been very helpful to us.

Libby Milliken is the Community Prosecutor - IPD East District and is also very helpful. Contact her about the Courtwatch program. 327-6233

If you have concerns about crime, be sure to attend our monthly meetings

Court Watch Information

Report a Problem

The Mayors Action Center is the place to start to report problems from potholes to trash to zoning violations.
Mayor’s Action Center – MAC
327-4 MAC (327-4622)
The Mayor’s Action Center is also available online here.

You will be given a case number. Be sure to write it down so that you can follow up on it if the problem is not resolved in a reasonable amount of time. A list of typical city services is available here.

Typical problems to report to the MAC include:

-Trash
-Zoning issues
-Construction work without a permit
-Abandoned vehicles
-Uncut grass and weeds
-Potholes

FACE clinic and Indy Feral offer low or no cost spay, neutering and health care for cats and dogs.

Indy Feral offers low cost spay / neuter services for stray cats. They focus on non-lethal Trap, Neuter and Return rather than trap and kill to manage cat population. Typical cost is $20 for spay / neuter and vaccinations of stray cats.

More information may be found at http://www.indyferal.org/




FACE offers low-cost spay / neuter for cats and dogs. They have special low or no cost programs for large dogs and certain breeds of dogs.

FACE also offers other low-cost health care and is currently promoting vaccinations.

See the flier for services and prices.

Face.pdf

More information about FACE may be found at http://www.facespayneuter.org/

Families needing legal assistance or representation with mortgage foreclosure or predatory lending can contact:

-the Organization for a New Eastside (ONE) at 917-8922
-Indiana Legal Services at 631-9410 ext. 250
-Momentive at 266-1300.

These are non-profit groups who are working together to provide financial education and legal services

Our community's air, quality of life and property values got a little bit better over the weekend with the planting of 26 shade trees along our streets this past Saturday, October 29th. In what is hoped to become a yearly event, the First Annual Emerson Heights Neighborhood Tree Planting was held on Saturday, October 29th. With the help of Nate Faris, Program/Operations Manager with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB), and 29 volunteers, a variety of trees were given a new home in our neighborhood.

The trees came to us from a grant through KIB as part of their Trees for Tomorrow program. KIB, who partnered with Indianapolis Power & Light and Indy Parks, provided 26 trees, mulch (used to surround the trees), and the tools needed to get the trees planted. Faris delivered the trees and used an auger to dig the initial holes on the Friday before.

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Here are some historic photos of the neighborhood courtesy of longtime Emerson Heights resident Jim Schrum. If you have old photos of the neighborhood we would be glad to help you share them. Contact Kurt Wiegand at webmaster@Emersonheights.org for more information.

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Emerson Heights is part of the Near East Side Community Organization (NESCO), a coalition of more than a dozen active neighborhood associations who work collectively to address issues and challenges on Indianapolis’s east side. Since 1970, NESCO has provided a unified voice for the neighborhoods through its community policing, zoning, code compliance, and liquor license review committees. It has also brought neighbors together at special events such as the annual Feast of Lanterns celebration, its Happy Haunted Halloween party, and its popular pub crawls.

For much of its history NESCO has received funding from the city of Indianapolis, but in recent years that support has dwindled. In the most recent budget the city withdrew financial support entirely. Because of the cuts NESCO is now without an executive director. Though the organization has always relied heavily on volunteers, their support is now more vital than ever.

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On September 17, 2005, the Marion County Alcoholic Beverage Board voted unanimously to deny a liquor license to William Lee. Mr. Lee was attempting to obtain a beer and wine license for Lee’s Bar & Grill to be established at the vacant McShane's Lounge location.

A group of Emerson Heights residents, led by John and Judy Coe and Kurt Wiegand, and representatives of neighborhood groups, area churches, the Mayor’s Office and IPD remonstrated at the licensing hearing. Armed with petitions, signed by residents living within 500 feet of the McShane's location, and letters from various neighborhood organizations including NESCO and Irvington, the Coes and Wiegand laid the groundwork for the defeat.

The decision was not appealed within the 15-day limit. As a result, the McShane's Lounge property is now for sale. If you know of anyone seeking to start a business or move a business to our area, please let them know about this property.

Thank you to the 29 people who attended the hearing. Your presence was a contributing factor to the defeat. This strong showing once again proves that Emerson Heights residents care and that we can make a difference in our community.

Emerson Heights is proud to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Emerson Heights neighborhood dates to the 1910s, when developers purchased farmland on the edge of Indianapolis’s east side, divided it onto parcels, and began building Arts and Crafts-style homes on the lots. The developers established the boundaries of Emerson Heights as Tenth Street to the north, Michigan Street to the south, Linwood Avenue to west, and Emerson Avenue to the east. These remain the neighborhood’s boundaries today.

When Emerson Heights was founded, streetcars had been running to nearby Irvington for several years, but the rise of the automobile made the area even more accessible to residents moving out of the congested downtown .

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