CRIME & SAFETY
Indianapolis mom says she was nearly attacked and her 6-year-old's braids cut after she didn't tip stylist
INDIANAPOLIS — AJ Haley says she recorded her 6-year-old daughter's hairstylist trying to force her way into their car on Saturday. In the video, you can see the door handle nearly be ripped off as a woman tugs on it. Haley's daughter, Kensley, was in the backseat, screaming in...
ISP: 1 dead in car crash on I-65 that possibly stemmed from road rage gunfire; northbound lanes closed
INDIANAPOLIS — A person is dead after a road rage incident on Interstate 65 possibly led to gunfire and a car crashing into a pond. According to Indiana State Police, troopers are investigating a fatal car crash incident Wednesday afternoon on the southeast side of Indianapolis. ISP Sgt. John Perrine said the crash was on […]
Docs: Man leaves jail, walks to nearby Indy gas station, kills man while stealing his car
INDIANAPOLIS — Less than two hours after his discharge from Marion County’s Jail, a Greenfield man stands accused of a deadly carjacking at a nearby gas station. Chad Martin, 33, was arrested on a preliminary murder charge in the fatal ordeal that unfolded about 2:30 p.m. at a gas station on the southeast...
Man found shot on porch on Indy’s east side
INDIANAPOLIS – Neighbors heard a sound on the porch of their east side home early Tuesday morning. Turns out the sound was a man moaning in pain because he’d been shot. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday to a home in the 3900 block of East Michigan […]
'I better not see you when I get out' | Man threatens, spits on IMPD officers after incident at downtown Taco Bell
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been charged with three felonies after an incident at the Taco Bell Cantina in downtown Indianapolis. According to court documents, an IMPD officer was called to the Taco Bell Cantina at 42 West Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis around 9:45 p.m. on April 29 on a report of a man yelling at employees and threatening to jump over the counter.
Gun found in middle schooler’s backpack at west side Indianapolis school
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A loaded gun was discovered in a student’s backpack at Chapel Hill 7th & 8th Grade Center on Monday, according to the Wayne Township school district. It wasn’t immediately clear when the gun was found. Jeannine Templeman, a Wayne Township spokesperson, told News 8...
IMPD searching for 31-year-old woman missing since April 2023
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan police are searching for a missing woman last seen in April of last year. IMPD is requesting the public’s assistance in finding 31-year-old Candice Hairl, who is described as a 5’5″ African American woman weighing around 110 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. IMPD said she was last seen in […]
‘This is not just about my child’: Mother releases statement after son attacked in IPS classroom while teacher recorded it
INDIANAPOLIS — For the first time we’re hearing from the mother of the Indianapolis Public Schools student who was attacked in class while a teacher videotaped it. The mother of the 7-year-old who attended Washington Carver Montessori IPS School 87 released a statement exclusively to Angela Ganote. Corrie Horan wanted to thank the community for […]
Docs: Indy felon convicted in near-$1 million check fraud case hid cocaine, gun parts in his socks
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal jury has found an Indianapolis violent felon guilty in a machine gun and large-scale bank fraud case where nearly $1 million was stolen. Derrick Barbour, a 27-year-old Indy resident, was found guilty on Wednesday in federal court after a four-day jury trial. His charges include unlawful machine gun possession, unlawful possession of a USPS Arrow Key, possession of stolen mail and bank fraud.
Family of man shot multiple times and left for dead calls on killer to turn themselves in
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis family is seeking answers about who killed their loved 28-year-old Robert Woods as he was riding his bike down a street on the northeast side of the city. Police were called to 29th and Ralston Avenue around 10 p.m. on April 26 after a driver noticed Woods lying in the road […]
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