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Bicyclist killed in Tippecanoe County by juvenile driver
UPDATE (5/13/2024): The bicyclist killed in this crash was identified by the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office as 20-year-old Jacob Devine of Towson, Maryland. Purdue University confirmed Devine was in his junior year of studying aeronautical and astronautical engineering. His cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries due to a car crash. ——————- TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. […]
Attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen launch new push for him to be moved to different facility
DELPHI, Ind. — The attorneys for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen have launched a new push to have him moved from a state prison to a county jail. In new filings, Allen's attorneys are asking special judge Frances Gull to move Allen to either a Cass County or Tippecanoe County jail while he waits for his trial, which was recently moved from May to October.
Teenager shot in Romney Meadows Apartment complex; wounds were not serious
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Friday ended poorly for an 18-year-old Lafayette man who was shot in Romney Meadows Apartment complex about 11:55 p.m., according to Lafayette police. After being hit by a bullet, the man ran inside a nearby apartment, which is where police found him. His wounds were not life threatening, and paramedics took him to a hospital, where he was treated and later released, police said.
20-year-old shot at Peters Mill public access parking area of Wildcat Creek
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A 20-year-old man was on the losing end of gunshots exchanged Sunday afternoon in the Peters Mill public access area of the Wildcat Creek along Eisenhower Court. He was part of a group at the access area when a second group drove into the parking area...
Greater Lafayette authorities come together for National Police Week Ceremony
May 13 marks the start of National Police Week. Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Purdue Police Departments as well as the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office and the Indiana State Police Lafayette District gathered for a Police Week Ceremony at Lafayette’s Columbian Park. “You have kids running around. You have kids...
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