Indianapolis Center Found Unsafe, Closed to Police

The Indianapolis center that handled emergency operations during the 2012 Super Bowl has been closed indefinitely because it’s not safe.

Indianapolis Public Safety Director Troy Riggs removed about 150 workers from a city Police Department regional operations center Monday because city fire and building inspectors deemed the building unsafe.

Riggs says the problems include a faulty basement sprinkler system and firewall.

The police officers and Homeland Security officials who worked in the center at the former Eastgate Consumer Mall on the city’s east side are setting up shop in other locations across the city.

The city spent $18 million on renovations for the center and has a 25-year lease with the property owner.