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Indiana State Police: ‘Serious crash’ reported on I-65 southbound
Update: I-65 southbound is now open, as of 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday INDIANAPOLIS — Officials with the Indiana State Police reported that there is a serious crash blocking all lanes on I-65 southbound near Edinburgh. Indiana State Police officials said that I-65 is closed at the 84 mile marker, between Greensburg Rd. and S 800 […]
Indianapolis officer fatally shoots man during exchange of gunfire with suspect in earlier shooting
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday during an exchange of gunfire with the man, who was suspected in an earlier shooting, police said. Officers called to the city’s northwest side just before noon found a man with apparent gunshot wounds who was hospitalized in stable condition, said Chief Chris Bailey of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Officers set up a perimeter and the suspect was soon spotted running between two houses, he said. One officer then exited his police vehicle and ran in the direction of the man, Bailey said. “As he was running up to one of the houses behind me, he yelled `Stop! Stop! Stop!’ and encountered the suspect in between houses, and there was an exchange of gunfire,” Bailey said at a news conference. “The suspect was struck, but the officer was not.”
Officer dons biohazard suit to search ‘extremely foul’ home after loose dogs leads to disgusting discovery
BROWNSBURG, Ind. — A call of loose, malnourished dogs running around a neighborhood led to a police officer uncovering a home so “extremely foul” that he had to suit up in a biohazard suit just to search the home. Court documents reveal that Brownsburg police were called to the 100 block of N. Grant Street […]
Witnesses recall being caught in the crossfire of shooting outside Indy CVS that left one man dead
INDIANAPOLIS — Witnesses recall the terrifying moments they were caught in the crossfire of a shooting outside a CVS on Indy’s southeast side that left one man dead. Police are still investigating what led to the deadly shooting in the pharmacy parking lot Thursday night. Multiple witnesses in the parking lot narrowly avoided being hit […]
Two Men Arrested for Illegal Possession of Guns & Dealing in Meth
INDIANAPOLIS — Two men have been arrested and charged after being busted by the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force. Police officers were driving around the area of River Walk Drive on the northwest side near US Highway 136 last Monday. Police spotted two men outside of an apartment: DeJuan Taylor, 20, and Ghakel Weathers, 20. […] The post Two Men Arrested for Illegal Possession of Guns & Dealing in Meth appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Greencastle man, who previously owned Avon dance studio, charged with child exploitation
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Deputies arrested a Greencastle man for child exploitation. The Boone County Child Abuse & Sexual Exploitation Task Force got a tip May 7 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a post on X depicted a child engaged in sexual activity with an adult, later identified as Bruce A. Campbell.
Doorbell footage shows moments leading up to IMPD officers shooting suspect
INDIANAPOLIS — FOX59/CBS4 has obtained a video appearing to show an officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 2 that left a man dead following what witnesses described as a mental health crisis on Indy’s north side. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called shortly after 2...
Man claims he wanted to get out of Indiana after being arrested at airport for leaving unattended bag
INDIANAPOLIS — A man from Nicaragua has been charged after he allegedly left an unattended bag at the Indianapolis International Airport and attempted to flee from TSA agents. Kener Varela-Arroliga was arrested and charged after he allegedly refused to cooperate with TSA agents and forced his way into a...
Man sentenced to 45 years in Indiana Department of Correction for 2022 Indy murder
INDIANAPOLIS — A man charged in a 2022 robbery that resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man was sentenced to 45 years in the Indiana Department of Correction on Friday. Stephen Cartwright, 44, of Warsaw, Indiana pleaded guilty in April to the murder of Medhat Saad. Indianapolis police found Saad with gunshot wounds at a home in the northwest side of the city.
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