Parking Meters and Citations
315 W Kirkwood AVE
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
Woman living in car outside framemakers - not paying parking meter and area around car covered in trash. Wakes up local residents in the middle of the night screaming profanities. Not sure why the city is allowing this behavior. Attempted to call the mayors office but they have stopped responding to calls.
Graffiti
W 6th St & N Oak St, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
There is new graffiti on 2 of the reflectors in the traffic calming circle at 6th and Oak and it would be great if that could be removed. Thanks!
Animal Control & Neglected Pets
3222 N Valleyview DR
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
Hello - there is a dead cat on the side of the road between 3212 and 3222 N Valleyview Dr. It's been there a few days. thanks!
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
Just checking in on the blue street lights on Cottage Grove Ave, west of Woodlawn Ave. Is that the norm now?
Potholes, Other Street Repair
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
There is a big pot hole on Gordon Pike near Wicken Street.
Animal Control & Neglected Pets
3849 S Cramer CIR
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
A very large diluted calico cat, Dawn, hangs around Cramer Circle in Batchelor Heights but belongs to an owner in The Highlands. I have communicated with the owner numerous times about keeping her cat off my property. The cat being here is problematic because it causes fights between my two indoor cats when they see her outside. Additionally, this cat comes around to the back where my cats are sometimes out on the screened-in patio and causes them to get scared and upset. I am unsure of the owner's name but Animal Control gave me her phone number in June 2022 as 812-361-6796. Upon first contact with this person, she stated they had not seen the cat (Dawn) in over 6 months. Since then, they picked her up in back of my condo but they continue to let her outside and she finds her way back. They don't come look for her until I contact them repeatedly but even then they don't make efforts to get her and keep her in their home. I feel that the cat is neglected and needs rehomed somewhere more appropriate for outdoor cats. I have photos of the cat but this report would not submit with the photo included.
Yard Waste
629 W North St, Bloomington, IN 47404, USA
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
I live a house down from this property and these people have been leaving waste all over the yard and in the street. If someone could please have them clean up I would greatly appreciate it.
Street Lights
652 S Walker ST
- Case Date:
- 11/16/2022
Street light is out
Trails
2315 E Moores PIKE
- Case Date:
- 11/17/2022
Hi, It seems there maybe miscommunication within the chain of command or not a 100% buy-in to "best practice" or a little of both. Report #181846 described a problem and its location. Unfortunately the problem has not been addressed in any way. However, it does look as though some one came through with a leaf blower and cleared the cypress leaves that had covered the trail further up towards Southeast park, next to tennis court entrance and wood post. I do very much appreciate that as the the pavement is very bumpy there in the corner and can cause loss of control of bike or scooter as well as trip walkers. I don't have construction experience but have used a shovel in the yard and that is probably all it would take. Just a shovel and one person to remove some soil blocking the current grade from working properly. If that isn't the solution how about adding a thin layer of pavement so runoff goes the other direction. I believe this was done on Renwick trail, there are patches of pavement here and there. Thanks for your help with this.
City Performance
401 N Morton ST
- Case Date:
- 11/17/2022
Followup to case# 181838 (I believe there is a problem with distracted driving in Bloomington despite there being a state law about hands-free driving for a few years now. Please inform me what BPD is doing to directly address this danger to the public safety of this city. Thank you. Marnina Patrick)
I took Captain Pedigo up on the suggestion to contact the ISP and am now sharing the replies I go:
"Thank you for taking the time to send us a note of concern for drivers utilizing celllular devices while driving. We have listed the statue below for your review and will forward you concern to the commander of the bloomington district. If you see a violation, please don’t hesitate to report the driver to your local police/sheriff's office or the closest ISP post."
"The bloomington police department is still responsible for traffic infractions even if they have staff shortages. Police departments throughout the nation are experiencing staffing shortages however still continue to serve the public."