Each year, law enforcement take time to prepare for keeping the 300,000 attendees of the Indianapolis 500 safe, including Chris Bailey, the chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

"Parents and guardians have got to step up," IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said. "We are not your children's keepers. You are." ...

IMPD Chief Chris Bailey addresses the problem of youth with guns downtown following a mass shooting that killed two teens and injured 5 on July 5, 2025.

Each year, law enforcement takes time to prepare for keeping the 300,000 attendees of the Indianapolis 500 safe, including Chris Bailey, the chief of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.