A few days ago a person was attacked in the parking area of the Coil Building, 6301 N College, north of the canal. The Store Director of Fresh Thyme, the building’s 1st floor tenant, replied to a local resident’s concerns about safety. The reply was damn decent. Major points: 1/5

1) Fresh Thyme is working w/local police to reduce potential criminal activity 2) A video of the incident was given to the police who also had video from a traffic camera 3) The assailant is not a regular at the store 4) Store mgmt & the police believe she was a person passing thru. 2/5

Open assessment of an ugly incident seems rare. There’s more: A) “I agree w/your comments” re: extra outside security B) will pursue posting signs re: area under video surveillance. C) discussed the incident & need for improved lighting w/the bldg’s mgr. Then there’s this: 3/5

“I have had a few calls and comments from in-store customers regarding concerns of safety and we are offering to meet them in the parking garage if they let us know when they arrive to escort them into the store and again escort them back to their car when they are finished shopping.” 4/5

That an attack occurred is abhorrent. That management of a business addresses, in a public forum, what has happened and what is being done to address any problems of safety, is a a rare and, I’ll repeat, damn decent. Fresh Thyme is at 6301 N College in Broad Ripple. 5/5