CRIME & SAFETY
Lafayette man allegedly dealing cocaine, meth from motel room
A Lafayette man has been preliminarily charged with seven felonies after allegedly dealing cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin from his motel room. Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s officers went to the Lincoln Lodge motel on US Highway 52 South Friday after receiving a tip from the Lafayette Police Department that 52-year-old Richard Mitchell was “dealing controlled substances from the motel,” according to the probable cause affidavit.
Two pursuits result in multiple criminal charges
An Indianapolis man is in jail in Montgomery County following a high-speed pursuit in a stolen vehicle that ended in a crash. Sharmari F. Graham, 24, of Indianapolis was observed by police at 5:46 p.m. Tuesday near the 34 mile-marker of Interstate 74 driving westbound at a clocked speed of 110 mph.
Docs: Treasurer stole over $200,000 from Purdue women’s fraternity, used the money to buy her boyfriend drugs and a truck
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A former treasurer at Purdue Phi Mu Fraternity has been charged with felony theft after reportedly embezzling over $200,000 from the all-women’s organization and using the money to buy her boyfriend drugs and a truck. Bryana Bunte, 41, was charged this week in Tippecanoe County Court with two felony counts of […]
29 arrested for alleged fake ID’s at Where Else
Any Friday night on campus is sure to be a wild one for most college students above the age of 21, especially the night before Purdue’s men’s basketball team faced Michigan State. But for almost 30 underage patrons at Where Else on March 1, they ended their night...
Local Record: March 29, 2024
• Prowler in the 500 block of South Walnut Street — 11:13 a.m. • Property damage crash at 600 W. State Road 32 — 12:54 p.m. • Animal complaint in the 700 block of South Water Street — 2:37 p.m. • Public disturbance in the 1900 block...
Local Record: March 27, 2024
• Domestic disturbance in the 400 block of South Walnut Street — 11:04 a.m. • Operating a vehicle while intoxicated in the 100 block of East Main Street — 4:13 p.m. • Property damage crash at East C.R. 300S and South C.R. 100E — 6:17 p.m. •...
Police say no threat found after West Lafayette High School evacuated
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — West Lafayette High School was evacuated early Tuesday after a caller claimed to be inside the school with a gun. Students and staff were evacuated to nearby Mackey Arena while police responded to the school and began a room-by-room search. The West Lafayette Police Department said no injuries were reported and […]
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