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Woman charged with murder in southeast Fort Wayne stabbing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A woman faces a murder charge in the stabbing of a man Monday morning in southeast Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne police are investigating the fatal stabbing in the 1400 block of Fletcher Ave. near Luther St. According to police, officers responded to a report...
Fort Wayne man gets 5-year prison sentence for crash that killed 73-year-old man
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 23-year-old Fort Wayne man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison in connection to a fatal crash that killed a 73-year-old man last year. Jonathan Andrus was driving at a “very high rate of speed,” before crossing into the lane next to him and crashing into John Wolfe, court records show. Results from a blood test later showed the presence of marijuana in Andrus’ system.
Police arrest attempted murder suspect after Kyle Road standoff
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Fort Wayne Police have arrested a 17-year-old on attempted murder charges following a standoff near Waynedale. Heavily armed officers surrounded a Kyle Road home around noon and, according to neighbors, called for him to come out. The teen peacefully surrendered to police with his hands...
17-year-old charged with attempted murder in shooting near Weisser Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department served a warrant on the city’s southwest side Monday afternoon that led to the arrest of a 17-year-old wanted in connection to a shooting near Weisser Park. Police served the warrant just after 12 p.m. in the 5100...
Cement truck flipped in Northwestern Allen County closing US 33 to traffic
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WFFT) - A crash involving two vehicles was reported by INDOT. Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) reported a crash around 4:00 p.m., which stalled traffic on US 33 just Northwest of Fort Wayne. Allen County's Sheriff's Department confirmed with FOX55 the crash was caused by a turned...
Former Columbia City Parks Superintendent sentenced in theft from city
WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - The man who previously led the Columbia City Parks and Recreation Department and was fired after police say he stole over $240k from the city has been sentenced. Columbia City Mayor Ryan Daniel said in March of 2023 that he contacted the Whitley County Prosecutor’s...
Van Wert Police Department: AT&T services restored following outage that affected 911 calls
(WPTA) - Officers with the Van Wert Police Department warned residents that an issue with AT&T Wireless was impacting some customers’ ability to call 911 on Monday. The police department shared on Facebook that AT&T reported that the company was having issues connecting to 911 services nationwide. They encouraged those experiencing issues calling 911 to attempt texting 911 for help.
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