CRIME & SAFETY

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Prosecutors said the string of shootings on Wednesday night last week was connected, and more houses were being targeted. Two people were formally charged in the case today. The suspects, 18-year-old Eliel Sanchez and 17-year-old Alexis Leming, were arrested during a traffic stop two nights after the shootings.

An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were charged Wednesday after a string of four shootings reported on two nights last week. Alexis Leming and Eliel Sanchez, both of Lafayette, each face several charges in the reported shooting spree. Three to five shots were reported May 17 in the 2600...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A motorcyclist is being treated at an Indianapolis hospital after a crash in Lafayette Thursday evening. It happened at the intersection of South Street and Farabee Drive around 5:30 p.m. Lafayette Police said the crash was between the motorcycle and another vehicle. They said the driver...

When Lafayette Police Chief Scott Galloway started as a rookie in 1998, he knew even then the city’s municipal building was not meant to serve as a police station. Already officers were doubling up in offices, hallways felt cramped, rooms were too small and dispatch was exiled to a dingy basement.

A trash truck is destroyed after crashing into an Amtrak train at State Road 43 and Smithson Road. Three people hurt, trash truck destroyed in train crash near Chalmers. Officials said a trash truck failed to yield and crashed into an Amtrak train at State Road 43 and Smithson Road.

When Lafayette Police Chief Scott Galloway started as a rookie in 1998, he knew even then th…

A 3-year-old picked up a gun at an apartment last week and opened fire, wounding both the child's mother and her murder suspect friend. The post 3-year-old grabbed a gun and shot mom’s murder suspect friend at apartment, leading to arrest first appeared on Law & Crime.

When Lafayette Police Chief Scott Galloway started as a rookie in 1998, he knew even then th…

The popular Murder Sheet podcast turning heads once again with the only local interview of Kegan Kline. Kline is the man accused of creating a fake social media persona to communicate with young girls… including Libby German the night before she was murdered in Delphi along with Abby Williams. During the podcast interview from jail — Kline claimed he saw some evidence for the first time last week — when he was about to be sentenced. He also claims his attorney didn’t tell him about an earlier plea deal. Murder Sheet hosts, journalist Aine Caine and attorney Kevin Greenlee, joined Angela on the red couch to dive deeper into their podcast. To listen to their full interview with Kline and all the Murder Sheet episodes, click here.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Prosecutors filed more than a half-dozen felony charges Monday against a homeless man who's accused of stealing a moped and firing gunshots into an apartment building on the north side of Lafayette. As we've reported, 23-year-old Brandon Kujawa is accused of firing the shots at a...

A fire early Wednesday night destroyed a mobile home in Clarks Hill. Just before 7 p.m., fire crews were called to the 10000 block of East County Road 1200 South. The residence was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. The fire also spread to the garage next to the mobile home.

When Lafayette Police Chief Scott Galloway started as a rookie in 1998, he knew even then th…

WEST POINT, Ind. — Charles Hughes Pendleton, 64, of the 9900 block of West Tippecanoe County Road 1100 South in West Point, was arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief, battery with a deadly weapon, pointing a firearm and intimidation with a deadly weapon. Pendleton allowed a couple to park...

CLARKS HILL, Ind. (WLFI) - A mobile home in Clarks Hill is a total loss after a fire destroyed it. Fire crews were called to the 10000 block of East C.R. 1200 South just before 7 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a fully engulfed home. The fire also spread to the garage next to the mobile home.

After two years of construction, the Lafayette Police Department cuts the ribbon on the 70,000 sq. foot, four story building. LPD cuts the ribbon to new state of the art Public Safety Center. After two years of construction, the Lafayette Police Department cuts the ribbon on the 70,000 sq. foot,...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A West Lafayette man faces seven felony charges after a drug arrest last week. Prosecutors have charged 37-year-old Tyreese Moten with dealing cocaine and possession of cocaine, among other felonies and misdemeanors. According to charging documents filed Monday, Indiana State Police were tipped off to...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Lafayette Police Department is hosting another RAD self-defense class for women next month. The two-day program begins with discussions about awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance before getting to hands-on defense training. It's a 12-hour program, and attendance is required both days. The minimum...

WHITE CO. – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a body was recovered from the Tippecanoe River yesterday in Monticello. Shortly after 6 p.m., White County 911 dispatch received a call from a resident on Bluewater Drive reporting a body in the river. First responders and the White County...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Terrence James Howard, of Romney, Ind., faces seven charges, six considered felonies, for Monday’s shooting at the Pavilions entrance near the Old National Bank. Old National Bank security footage showed Howard riding his bike into the bank’s parking lot, and then yelling and gesturing towards...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The Lafayette Police Department Violent Crimes Unit made several arrests Friday morning in connection to recent shootings. According to the LPD, around 1:50 a.m. officers made a traffic stop in the 100 block of Teal Road West. A search warrant was obtained for the car and a residence in the 1600 block of Paige Road. LPD found handguns, drugs, and other items of "criminal nature".