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'Repo man' fracas ends with driver's arrest
A 37-year-old Greenwood woman was charged with kicking an Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer in the groin during an arrest during a “repo man” altercation. Charity Urban was charged with battery causing injury to a police officer,...
Downtown Dunkin' Donuts robbed
A Downtown Indianapolis Dunkin’ Donuts store was robbed at daybreak. Police said two masked gunmen forced their way into the shop, 48 E. Washington St., as two employees were opening for business at 5:15 a.m. The robbers left with an...
Purdue senior accused of 'terroristic mischief'
A Purdue University student was arrested Thursday in connection with a suspicious package found in the Purdue Visitor Information Center. Roy C. Sun, 21, a senior in the College of Engineering from Andover, Mass., was arrested on suspicion of...
Indiana driver gets 10 days in deaths of 2 girls
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A northern Indiana man who admitted having marijuana in his system when his car fatally struck two young girls will spend 10 days in jail. St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Richard McCormick sentenced 56-year-old Leroy Hoover...
Reward offered for killing of South Bend dog
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend residents outraged by a dog’s shooting death during a home robbery are collecting reward money they hope leads to the arrest of the dog’s killer. Residents have collected more than $1,000 for two reward...
Turner to be sentenced in seven Indianapolis murders
An Indianapolis man convicted of killing three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three years ago is facing a sentence of life in prison. Marion Superior Court Judge Robert Altice is scheduled to sentence 31-year-old Desmond...
Indianapolis man arrested in shooting death
Police on Thursday arrested an Indianapolis man in a Northwestside shooting that left one man dead and two injured. Jose Lozano, 31, was held without bond in the Marion County Jail on a warrant for murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 19 shooting...
Indianapolis high school student charged in 'baby bottle' robbery
An 18-year-old who reportedly heated a bottle for a crying baby during a home invasion and robbery last week was charged Thursday, police said. Robert Coleman, Indianapolis, was taken into custody Tuesday at Arlington High School, said Sgt. Paul...
U.S. Senate confirms Hoosier nominee
WASHINGTON — The Senate has approved the nomination of Indiana Judge David Hamilton to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of voted 59 to 39. Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar was the only Republican who voted for Hamilton. Nine other...
2 New Castle cops accused of ghost employment
NEW CASTLE — Two New Castle police officers and the director of the Henry County Community Corrections program were arrested Wednesday after being accused of racketeering, ghost employment and other crimes. The arrests — of officers Jim...
Indianapolis man falls from moving car
A man was in critical condition today after jumping or being pushed from a moving car on the Northside. Eric Davis, 33, Indianapolis, had several skull injuries and bleeding from the ears at Methodist Hospital, according to an Indianapolis...
4 robbers beat Northwestside Indianapolis apartment tenant
A 34-year-old man was struck repeatedly with the butt of a shotgun by robbers who stole two flat screen TVs, a computer and cash from a Northwestside apartment, police said Four suspects, including, two women, took turns beating Aurelio Hernandez...
Mother, 21, pleads guilty to neglect
Prosecutors: Woman didn’t stop boyfriend from beating tot to death A woman who did nothing to stop her boyfriend from beating her 15-month-old daughter to death with a belt pleaded guilty Wednesday to neglect. Rachel Goodmann, 21, also agreed...
New Castle cops among 3 arrested
Indiana State Police on Wednesday arrested three Henry County Community Corrections officials — two of them veteran New Castle police officers — on corrupt business influence, misconduct and ghost employment charges. Community Corrections...
New Castle cops face misconduct charges
Indiana State Police on Wednesday arrested three Henry County Community Corrections officials — two of them veteran New Castle police officers — on corrupt business influence, misconduct and ghost employment charges. Community Corrections...
Indiana Supreme Court reverses earlier ruling on Inlow estate
The Indiana Supreme Court struck a compromise of sorts Wednesday in a case involving the estate of a Conseco Inc. executive who was killed 12 years ago by a helicopter blade. The state’s top court reversed an earlier ruling, allowing the widow...
Mom pleads guilty in girl's beating death
A mother pleaded guilty to neglect this morning for failing to intervene as her 15-month-old daughter was beaten to death. The Marion County prosecutor’s office said Rachel Goodmann, 21, didn’t act when her boyfriend beat Lilliana...
Armed intruders terrorize two women
Two men with a shotgun barged into a Southside apartment, bound two residents inside and robbed them of $84 and a .22 caliber rifle. The robbers, one in a mask and one wearing a hood, knocked on the door of the apartment on the 100 block of Vesper...
Carmel man charged with child-porn counts
Federal authorities have filed additional charges against a Carmel man accused of producing child pornography. Andrew McGrath, 30, was arrested last month after allegedly photographing a girl younger than 5 engaging in sexual activity. He was charged...
United Way's name is being used in scam
For the second time this year, the name of United Way of Central Indiana is being used as part of an award scam that leaders of the nonprofit say could cause unwitting consumers to become victims. United Way’s Indianapolis office has been...
Agreement limits bed capacity to avoid overcrowding at jail
Bloomington — Prisoners in Monroe County could no longer be forced to sleep on the jail’s gymnasium floor under an agreement to settle a jail overcrowding lawsuit. The proposed agreement between the county and inmates represented by the...
Semi driver cited after Sunday I-69 crash near Pendleton
PENDLETON — The driver of a truck trailer that lost its rear axles and caused a Sunday crash on I-69 near Pendleton has been cited for a safety violation by Indiana State Police. Jeffery L. Taylor, 43, Auburn Hills, Mich., was previously cited...
Hamilton Co. school aide faces multiple child porn charges
A 30-year-old man who worked as an instructional assistant at a Hamilton County school for the disabled will face multiple counts of producing child pornography, federal authorities say. Andrew J. McGrath, Carmel, was arrested last month after...
Indiana death row inmate waives clemency review
Condemned killer Matthew Eric Wrinkles has made up his mind to die and refused to seek clemency from Gov. Mitch Daniels before his Dec. 11 execution, his lawyers said today. Wrinkles, who was convicted of the 1994 slayings of his estranged wife and...
United Way: Scammers at it again
For the second time this year, the name of United Way of Central Indiana is being used as part of a prize-award scam that could cause unwitting consumers to become victims too, the nonprofit said today. United Way’s Indianapolis office has been...
Guns, drugs seized at Eastside house
Police this morning seized guns and cocaine and arrested four men they suspect were dealing drugs out of a vacant double on Indianapolis’ Eastside. The arrests came after Indianapolis Metropolitan police officers responded to a call of shots...
5 accused of fraud are sought, 1 arrested
5 accused of fraud are sought, 1 arrestedOne Indianapolis woman was in custody Monday and five were being sought on felony charges of welfare fraud and theft in connection with criminal arrests involving people in their households. Specifically,...
6 charged with theft of housing subsidies
Women who got $259,800 accused of welfare fraud Six Indianapolis women have been charged with welfare fraud and theft for collecting $259,800 in federal housing subsidies even though members of their households had been arrested, authorities...
High court weighs use of tests in sentencing
Critics: Judge wrong to consider man’s score on psychological profile in deciding prison time A felon’s friends and hobbies could influence how much time he spends behind bars if the Indiana Supreme Court upholds a lower-court ruling. At...
Suspect arrested in Nov. 4 shooting death
Police arrested an Indianapolis man Monday in the shooting death two weeks ago of a man on the Northwestside. Thomas Halston, 20, was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder in the Nov. 4 shooting death of Andre Drake, said Sgt. Paul Thompson,...
