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Student killed after being hit by pickup
A 15-year-old died this morning after a pickup truck struck him while he was crossing the street on the city's Southeastside.Robert Raymond Kirby Jr., a student at the Indiana Math and Science Academy on the Westside, was walking east on the...
Noblesville police investigate rape case
Noblesville police are investigating a rape reported this weekend by a stranded motorist.The alleged incident occurred early Sunday near 156th Street and Boden Road, according to a news release from Lt. Bruce A. Barnes, a spokesman for the...
Indianapolis woman convicted in murder-for-hire case
A jury Wednesday convicted an Indianapolis woman of conspiracy to commit murder in a case brought after she paid an undercover police officer to kill her ex-husband.D'Antonette Burns, 35, was locked in a custody dispute over the couple's son....
Indianapolis woman convicted in murder-for-hire case
A jury Wednesday convicted an Indianapolis woman of conspiracy to commit murder in a case brought after she paid an undercover police officer to kill her ex-husband.D'Antonette Burns, 35, was locked in a custody dispute over the couple's son....
Appeal is denied in girl's '92 slaying
MADISON, Ind. -- A woman who was 16 when she pleaded guilty to murder in the 1992 torture slaying of a 12-year-old has lost another bid to have her deal with prosecutors thrown out.The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a Jefferson County judge's...
Two gunmen kill man in Eastside house
A 19-year-old man was fatally shot late Wednesday night at his home on the city's Eastside.Police responded to a call of shots fired in the 3800 block of East Michigan Street about 11:30 p.m., Sgt. Paul Thompson, an Indianapolis Metropolitan...
Police watch northern Indiana high school
BOURBON, Ind. -- Tight security will remain in place through Friday following the third death threat at Triton Junior-Senior High School, authorities said.Only about 40 percent of the Triton School Corp.'s 600 students attended classes Wednesday,...
Appeal denied in girl's torture-murder
The ringleader in the brutal torture and murder of a 12-year-old New Albany girl nearly 17 years ago has lost her latest bid to have her 60-year prison term thrown out.Melinda Loveless, then 16, was one of four teenage girls convicted in the killing...
Police release sketch in Brown Co. killing
Indiana State Police have released a sketch of suspect in the killing of an elderly Brown County man who was shot along with his wife when their home was invaded last weekend.Richard W. Voland, 84, died Sunday evening following the shooting early...
Ex-bookkeeper gets house arrest for theft
Crown Point » A former bookkeeper has been sentenced to house arrest for stealing more than $200,000 from the Merrillville clerk-treasurer's office.Rosemary Barath, 68, admitted Thursday in court that her gambling addiction had led to the thefts....
Zionsville grad faces charges in theft
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. — A 2006 Zionsville Community High School graduate is one of three people who police say took seven band instruments from the school, planning to sell them on the Internet.Shawn P. Blankenship faces charges of burglary and...
Hells Angel from Indiana acquitted in 2006 gunfight
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- After deliberating for most of three days, jurors acquitted two Hells Angels bikers -- one an Indiana resident -- of attempted murder in connection with a 2006 gunfight that injured rival Outlaws Motorcycle Club...
Neighbor, burglar trade gunshots
A Northwestside man and a burglary suspect exchanged gunshots this morning.Witnesses told police they saw two men kick in a door of a house at 3600 block of North Donald Drive about 9 a.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police spokesman Lt. Jeff L....
Mother charged in 2007 death of daughter with Down syndrome
LEBANON, Ind. -- The death certificate says 14-year-old Brittany Fairfield, who had Down syndrome, died last year from a drug overdose.But neither police nor prosecutors believe it was an accident -- and the person they think was responsible is...
Man held in bomb threats
CINCINNATI -- The FBI said Friday it arrested a man who threatened to blow up Cincinnati's football stadium, two airports, Ohio River bridges and other landmarks.Frederick Purvis, 42, Hamilton, Ohio, is accused of sending e-mails to two local...
Man found dead in Westside residence
A man was found dead Saturday in a Westside residence, possibly beaten to death, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.The name of the victim, a man in his 50’s, was not immediately released.The death was reported around 4...
IMPD, IFD plan holiday food drive
The Indianapolis police and fire departments are teaming up for a food drive to help needy families this holiday season.Monday, Public Safety Director Scott Newman, IFD Chief Brian Sanford and IMPD Chief Michael Spears will kick off the “Help for...
Arcadia teen critical after hit-and-run
Police continue to search for a driver suspected in a hit-and-run that critically injured an Arcadia teenager this weekend in Hamilton County.Logan Puski, 17, was riding his all-terrain vehicle Saturday west on 256th Street near Devaney Road when...
Arcadia teen stable after ATV hit-and-run
An Arcadia teenager has been upgraded to stable condition as police officers prepare to distribute fliers asking help in their search for the hit-and-run driver that sent him to Methodist Hospital.Logan Puski, 17, was riding his all-terrain...
Mother who abandoned boy pleads guilty
FRANKFORT — A woman who admitted to abandoning her toddler-age son at the city’s Wal-Mart store had wanted to plead guilty from the start, her attorney said.Julia Ornelas, 39, entered a guilty plea Monday afternoon in Clinton Superior...
IMPD, IFD plan holiday food drive
The Indianapolis police and fire departments are teaming up for a food drive to help needy families this holiday season.Monday, Public Safety Director Scott Newman, IFD Chief Brian Sanford and IMPD Chief Michael Spears kicked off the “Help for the...
Cicero man held in ATV hit-and-run case
NOBLESVILLE — Police have arrested a Cicero man they think was the driver in a weekend hit-and-run accident that critically injured an Arcadia teenager.Benjamin E. Lacey, 37, Cicero, is in the Hamilton County Jail this morning, preliminarily...
Cops arrest robbery suspect after car crashes into house
A paraplegic woman was injured late this morning after a man fleeing the scene of an armed robbery crashed a stolen vehicle into the house where she was staying on the Near Southside.Dawn Evans, 54, was being treated for a gash on her forehead and...
Man’s body found in car in Ohio River
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Southern Indiana police say they’ve found a man’s body in a car that rolled into the Ohio River.The man’s body was found today after the car rolled down a boat ramp in Clarksville into the river. Clarksville police are...
High court suspends Marion Co. judge
The Indiana Supreme Court today ordered the suspension of a Marion Superior Court judge facing possible removal from office for judicial misconduct.Judge Grant Hawkins’ indefinite suspension, with pay, takes effect at the close of business today....
Burglary leads to police-action shooting
A burglary on the Far Northside late Tuesday turned into a police-action shooting when the suspects tried to flee in a vehicle and run down officers with their car.Lt. Jeff Duhamell, spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department,...
Burglary suspect in critical condition
A burglary on the Far Northside late Tuesday turned into a police-action shooting when the suspects tried to flee in a vehicle and run down officers with their car. The suspect was in critical condition.Police were called to the 1900 block of...
Car runs over Eastside woman
An Indianapolis woman is recovering in the intensive care unit this morning after being run over by a car Tuesday night.Karey N. Spence, 30, is in fair condition at Wishard Memorial Hospital, where her vital signs are reported as stable, said Todd...
2 held in Eastside bank robbery
Indianapolis metropolitan police arrested two people today in connection with a morning bank robbery on the city’s Eastside.The incident started about 10:30 a.m. at a National City Bank branch in the 900 block of North Shadeland near 10th Street,...
2 held in death of man found in car
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Clarksville police have arrested two southern Indiana men on murder charges after officers found a dead man in a car that rolled into the Ohio River.Police identified the suspects as Roman Sandoval-Romero, 18, and Juan...
