Security cameras down on Monon Trail

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Surveillance cameras put up along the Monon Trail including the location where a man was attacked over the weekend are out of order.

The attack happened Sunday near 21st Street and the Monon.

The Indianapolis Division of Homeland Security is responsible for the cameras. Their spokeswoman couldn't say how long they've been out.

Everyday hundreds of people use the Monon Tail. Some use it to take long walks.

Joseph Williams uses the trail to ride his bike to and from work.

"I try to do it everyday, but probably 4 times a week," Williams said.

Williams was on his way home from work when I told him the security cameras on the trail haven't been working.

"In light of the attack that just happened and the attacks from last summer, it's very unsettling," he said.

Sunday, IMPD officers were called to 21st Street and the Monon after a 64 year-old man was attacked while riding his bike. Police showed up to the scene, but the suspects were already gone. And the only other witness to the crime, this camera is out of order.

24-Hour News 8 learned four cameras on the Monon were not working, including the one where the victim was attacked.

"I was there 24 hours before that -all by myself," said Deborah Borchelt.

Borchelt was stunned to hear the cameras are out of order.

"I'm infuriated that there's not safety on these trails and there trails that I use frequently," she said.

Borchelt first alerted us to the incident. She's a friend of the victim.

"As I hear from his family, he is home and I think he's recovering, but he's not 100% by any means," Borchelt said.

And whether those security cameras are working or not, Williams said it's not going to stop him from biking on the Monon.

"Maybe I'll try to keep a better look out on where I'm going and the people that are around me and look out for the other cyclists, but you know it's going to keep me from riding everyday," Williams said.

24-Hour News 8 talked with the spokesperson for the Indianapolis Division of Homeland Security who said the cameras will be in working order in the next 24 hours.