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Suspect fires officer's Taser in struggle
An Indianapolis man was arrested after he took an officer's Taser and fired it at the officer on the Near Northside on Tuesday.John Willis Warren, 36, was in the Marion County Jail this morning on initial charges of criminal recklessness and other...
Court upholds conviction in quadruple killing
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and life sentence for a man convicted of killing a woman and three children while they were on a camping trip in Bartholomew County.Robert Bassett Jr. had claimed in his appeal...
Fortune 500 swindle linked to Indianapolis
NEW YORK -- World-class art filled the elegant Manhattan townhouse of a woman now charged with leading a ring that bilked millions from Fortune 500 companies, according to federal prosecutors.The 44-year-old Upper West Side resident operated with...
Woman dies in crash with coroner's truck
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- An 89-year-old woman was fatally injured when the car she was riding in struck a pickup belonging to the Vanderburgh County Coroner's office.The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon in Evansville. Marguerite Stewart of Gibson...
Driver, 16, seriously hurt in Ind. 135 crash
A 16-year-old Indianapolis boy was critically injured after a crash Wednesday in Johnson County.Thomas A. Imel was flown by helicopter to Methodist Hospital after the Mitsubishi Gallant he was driving collided with a pickup near Ind. 135 and...
Reporter, photographer buckle in for police pursuit
Star reporter Vic Ryckaert and photographer Charlie Nye were with IMPD Officer Scott Chandler Wednesday when a pursuit of three armed bank robbery suspects headed their way. Here is Ryckaert's account of what happened:I buckled the seat belt in...
Sex offender seeks high court ruling on ban
Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union warn that if Plainfield’s ban on convicted sex offenders in the town parks is allowed to stand, similar bans and permanent punishment could spread across the state.The ACLU, representing a Marion...
Indy man ID’d in fatal robbery case
Police identified the burglary suspect who led police on a car chase and shot himself in the head on the Northeastside as a 39-year-old Indianapolis man.Jacob Bey, 6800 block of Straton Square, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot after the...
Man arrested over teen photos
DANVILLE, Ind. -- A Danville man faces numerous charges, including child exploitation and possession of child pornography, after police recovered photos of three teenage girls in his former home.According to Indiana State Police, Tim J. Caylor,...
Justices reject appeal in Behrman slaying
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- The Indiana Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of the man convicted in the 2000 slaying of 19-year-old Indiana University student Jill Behrman.Chief Justice Randall Shepard says the supreme court justices reviewed and...
Ex-Ball St. student sentenced in beating
MUNCIE -- Former Ball State University student Amanda Polson broke down crying as Delaware Circuit Court 3 Judge Robert Barnet Jr. sentenced her to six months in jail for beating and stomping another girl at an off-campus party.Polson, 20, was...
Teen in court today for fatal DUI
A 16-year-old boy accused of drunken driving after a car crash that killed his 14-year-old schoolmate was charged in Marion County's juvenile court today.The charging documents against the Lawrence North High School sophomore were accompanied by a...
Anderson man dies after motorcycle accident
An Anderson lawyer died this morning at Methodist Hospital from injuries suffered in motorcycle accident Saturday northeast of Indianapolis near the intersection of Ind. 13 and I-69.Robert Cowles died about 4:30 a.m. this morning from blunt force...
Hit-run crash kills town marshal
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A northern Indiana town marshal was killed in a hit and run accident as he was riding his motorcycle.Roseland Town Marshal Craig Toner was off duty at the time of the crash Saturday afternoon in South Bend.Police say a sport...
No injuries in Southside apartment fire
No one was injured in a two-alarm fire late this morning on the Southside.Franklin Township firefighters responded to a call at the Overlook at Valley Ridge Apartments in the 6800 block of Ridge Vale Place. The 12-unit apartment complex is off...
Anthrax scare keeps Star workers inside
An anthrax scare forced several hundred Indianapolis Star employees to remain inside the newspaper for several hours late this afternoon while police investigated a mysterious envelope that arrived at the Downtown office.About 4:30 p.m., the...
Shootings kill 1 man, wound 3
One man was killed and three others were wounded Monday night in two separate shooting incidents.Richard Miller, 27, died at Wishard Memorial Hospital after he was shot at his Northwestside home in the 2700 block of Bluffwood Drive West, said Sgt....
3 schools on lockdown after robbery
Three Northeastside schools are on lockdown this afternoon while police search for a robbery suspect believed to be in the area, according to WTHR (Channel 13).The station reported that a robber struck the Old National Bank branch at 82nd and Fall...
Robber surprises Kolache Factory staff
Two employees were surprised to find a robber when they reported for work early this morning at the Kolache Factory in Fishers.According to a news release from the Fishers Police Department, the workers said a man entered the restaurant about 3...
Celebratory gunshots in Indy
Just after 11 p.m. Tuesday, shortly after CNN projected Barack Obama had won the presidential election, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department began getting calls from residents reporting the sounds gunfire.There were a dozen such reports...
Woman killed when car hits tree
An Indianapolis woman died Tuesday after a one-vehicle crash on the Far Eastside.Julie Trusty-Nawrot, 43, died when the Mercedes station wagon she was driving struck a tree in the 9800 block of East 21st Street at 3:45 p.m., according to a...
N.Y. woman appears in Indy fraud case
A New York woman accused of running a scheme to defraud companies in Indiana and elsewhere over eight years appeared in federal court in Indianapolis today for the first time.Millionaire Dina Wein-Reis was released from jail Tuesday on $10 million...
Teen driver dies of crash injuries
An Indianapolis teen died today of injuries he suffered last week in a crash in Johnson County.Thomas A. Imel, who turned 17 on Tuesday, died at Methodist Hospital of multiple injuries he suffered on Oct. 29 when the car he was driving collided...
2 severely hurt in Indy pit bull attack
An Indianapolis man continues to recover in a hospital four days after he was mauled by three pit bulls as he tried to save a woman from the attacking animals on the city’s Eastside.Thomas Wimberly, 48, and Carrolle Bales, 42, both Indianapolis,...
1 held in sexual assault of Amish man
LAGRANGE, Ind. -- Police arrested a LaGrange County man on charges he abducted a 29-year-old Amish man and sexually assaulted him, reportedly because the assailant could not find an Amish girl.Ryan Bailey, 32, of Middlebury was being held Thursday...
SE Ind. crash kills two teens
BOONVILLE, Ind. -- Police say two Boonville teens were killed when their car collided with a construction truck.Warrick County Sheriff's Department investigators say the crash occurred Thursday afternoon on Indiana 261 near Boonville, about 15...
Panel: Judge should go over inmate foul-up
A panel of judges said today they would recommend removing veteran Marion County judge Grant Hawkins from the bench.The matter now goes to the Indiana Supreme Court, as soon as next month.The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications, which...
Man dies in Northside shooting
An Indianapolis man died early this morning after a shooting on the Near-Northside.About 1:50 a.m., Indianapolis metropolitan police found Delardo Scott, 32, address unavailable, dead on a sidewalk in the 3100 block of North Graceland, according...
Indy officer wounds suspect in car
Police officers shot a man early today as the man tried to run them over with his car, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police.Walter E. Starks, 28, of the 3000 block of North Campbell Avenue, was taken to Wishard Hospital where he is listed in...
Castroneves' tax evasion trial date March 2
MIAMI — Race car driver Helio Castroneves will stand trial in March in Miami federal court on tax evasion charges.U.S. District Judge Donald Graham on Monday set the March 2 trial date for Castroneves, his sister and a Michigan lawyer. Prosecutors...
