INDIANAPOLIS — A man committed six robberies in just as many weeks and is now sentenced to 25 years in prison. Devonte Bailey, 24-years-old, will be behind bars at a federal prison for 25 years after pleading guilty to his charges. Court documents say all the robberies happened within six weeks, and that Bailey even […]
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — A man out on bond for attempted murder is arrested for weekend shooting. Indiana State Police say that 43-year-old Andres Perez shot at someone in their car Sunday morning. Around 3:40a.m., that person was driving eastbound on I-80 by Burr Street, when a black SUV fired shots at them. A passenger […]
MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. — Three people were injured in a car crash and two children had to be airlifted to a hospital. Indiana State Police say the accident happened Wednesday morning, around 7:50a.m., when two vehicles crashed on County Roads 850 South and 300 East. An SUV, 2004 Cadillac SRX, was driving westbound on 850 […]
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville man is being sent to federal prison for child pornography. 28-year-old Joshua LaForrest has been sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty. Court documents say that the police were tipped off to LaForrest from his social media account on Kik and his cell phone to transmit sexually explicit photos and […]
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. — Police are investigating human remains that were found by a hunter in Lake County. Saturday morning around 7:00a.m, a hunter was searching for a duck in the marshes around Cline Avenue and River Drive in Griffith. There, the hunter found bones sticking out from clothing in the marsh. After a 911 […]
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. — A Wayne County Jail Deputy was sent to the hospital after being exposed to fentanyl. Jail Deputy Brandon Creech was giving a pat down search for an inmate during booking proceedings. As the arrestee, Daniel Cox, was being searched, the deputy found a grinder and bag of powder. That powder was […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A felon is behind bars after running away from police after a funeral. Raymond Bowie, 21-years-old, was sentenced to six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon possessing a firearm. Court documents say that September 4th, 2021, police officers recognized an armed fugitive at a funeral. Police knew of […]
INDIANAPOLIS — New charges have been filed against a former Henry County Sheriff’s Reserve Deputy. A federal grand jury in Indianapolis gave a five-count superseding indictment for excessive force and obstruction of justice for that former Henry County Deputy and a former New Castle Police Lieutenant. The superseding indictment adds a charge of witness tampering […]
GARY, Ind. — Charges are filed against a man from Kentucky for a 1994 murder in Gary, Indiana. That June, 69-year-old Gloria Hansell, a widow living alone in Gary Indiana on an oxygen machine, was found strangled to death and raped. With the FBI re-examining evidence, the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office is now charging 60-year-old […]
MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department announced that they have identified the remains found by a turkey hunter almost 20 years ago. In 2004, remains were found by Lake Lemon, in northern Monroe County, with signs from an investigation that foul play may have been involved. “The remains were totally skeletal, but […]