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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Indianapolis Fire Department crews had a busy Thursday morning fighting two fires, one at an East Washington Street apartment and the other at a Bates Street residence , according to Indianapolis Fire Department Battalion Chief Rita Reith . Reith said IFD crews were dispatched just before 2 a.m. and arrived to 5824 E. Washington Street to light smoke showing on the third floor, from a vacant apartment #26. Reith said 16 IFD units were dispatched, getting the flames was under control at 2:01 a.m. According to a release, there were no injuries, however damage is estimated at $16,000. A cause is being investigated by IFD and Indianapolis Metro Police Fire Investigations . 14 IFD units were later dispatched to a single- story house fire at 1510 Bates Street , at 7:01 a.m. and was under control just after 7:30 a.m., Reith reports. IFD reports no injuries and damage estimated at $5,000. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Indian...

View Comments When it comes to fighting crime in Lake Oswego, there's no call too small for the LOPD ACCIDENTS 8/15/17 12:17 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to yield the right of way after a two-car collision at Kruse Way and Kruse Oaks Boulevard . 8/15/17 12:41 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to avoid a parked vehicle after leaving the scene of an accident on Centerpointe Drive. 8/16/17 6:26 p.m. A driver was cited for failure to avoid a stopped vehicle after a two-car crash at Stafford Road and Sunny Hill Drive . 8/17/17 6:26 p.m. The driver of a Jeep Cherokee was cited for failure to drive to the right of an approaching vehicle after a collision with a bicyclist at Boones Ferry Road and Kruse Way. THEFTS 8/16/17 7:49 a.m. Sunglasses were taken from an unlocked Toyota Highlander overnight on Greentree Road. 8/16/17 8:30 a.m. A backpack, a MacBook Pro and a wallet containing credit cards and a driver's license were taken from an unlocked Jeep Rubicon on Park Road...