Case Date:

9/8/2022

Greetings. In my experience, as well as observations, it does not appear that there is much, if any, enforcement of the Hands-Free Driving state law that went into effect in 2019 in the City of Bloomington. There also doesn't seem to be much accountability to that law as in my experience, the person who rear-ended me told the BPD officer she hit me because she was looking at her phone, but following too close was on the citation and not distracted driving. Why is that? I was told that he didn't want to put more than one reason down. Well, why not distracted driving as that is what she admitted to? Also, there doesn't seem to be any sort of a public safety education campaign in any way... I could imagine that the social media accounts would be a great place for a weekly, bi-weekly, or even monthly Public Safety Announcement (PSA) for some friendly reinforcement, reminders, remedial lessons, etc. about the laws that provide structure around driving a couple ton heavy potentially lethal machine around these safe and civil streets. I think Bloomington motorists need a few reminders on some general laws about operating a motor vehicle, especially the hands-free driving state law. Can someone please speak a bit to this concern of mine? Much obliged for your time.

Case Date:

8/27/2022

There’s an abandoned van in this parking lot. The van’s door is open.Vagrants are living in this van. An arm was hanging out of the door in the van today-I guess someone was passed out in there. There’s trash all around it. This is located in the Railroad Park neighborhood behind Switchyard Park. It is directly behind Eye of the Needle-this is the 3rd complaint I made to the Bloomington Police Department about this occurrence.

Case Date:

8/6/2022

black Ford escape has been parked without moving for several months. License AXP328

Case Date:

8/5/2022

Homeless camped on front of library. Called police and library security yesterday as well

Case Date:

8/5/2022

Homeless continuing to defecate at the entrance to my employer, Old National Bank.

Case Date:

7/29/2022

As I tried to obtain cash from the ATM, a homeless man walked up and waited next to me and asked me for money as I was pulling my cash from the machine. This is unacceptable and unsafe behavior

Case Date:

7/25/2022

Abandoned Honda Civic has been parked on street and not moved for 4+ months. License Plate #P393587

Case Date:

7/25/2022

Abandoned car: silver Pontiac with expired temporary tags in rear window. Tags expired in February 2021. House is unoccupied and car hasn’t moved in four months.

Case Date:

7/21/2022

A crashed and inoperable vehicle has been abandoned in front of this duplex. The entire front end is gone and has been for sometime.

Case Date:

7/21/2022

Multiple abandoned vehicles have been on the front yard in the grass and on jack stands without tires abandoned and inoperable for some time.