Crime

INDIANAPOLIS — A breakthrough in DNA analysis has led to an arrest in a decade-long serial rape investigation. On Wednesday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), alongside the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO), the Marion County Forensic Services Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), announced the arrest of 51-year-old Leonel Catalan. Marion County […]

INDIANAPOLIS — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man accused of hitting and killing a woman with his car in Indianapolis and then leaving the scene. Court records show that Damarthson Daniel, 38, is facing one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The incident happened just before 12:30 […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Hollis Members was dressed in a black pinstriped suit, wearing a white shirt with an open collar, sitting in a chair in his eastside living room having just returned from the funeral home after making arrangements for the services for his daughter Brittany Marie. “No one knows unless it happens what it feels […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is asking the public for help in solving several homicides. IMPD has reported that about four out of every five homicide cases so far this year remain unsolved. In 2026, there have been 41 homicide victims in Indianapolis, stemming from 38 different incidents. But, only seven suspects have […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Two 19-year-olds from Honduras have been arrested by Indiana State Police for their involvement in a weekend shooting on an interstate in Indianapolis. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon near I-465 and Interstate 69 on the city’s northeast side. Hector Galvez-Flores and Lester Ramos-Posadas were arrested by ISP troopers and are both being held […]

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Johnson County Coroner Mike Pruitt will have to resign from that office after pleading guilty to seven misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Pruitt signed a plea agreement on April 24. It states that he must resign as the coroner in Johnson County on or before Jan. […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A 16-year-old gang member is charged with several crimes, including murder, for two different shootings in April 2025. Richard Williams faces charges of murder, robbery, aggravated battery and criminal recklessness. He was 15 at the time of the shootings. The first incident was on April 9 last year, in the 300 block of […]

GREENSBURG, Ind. — One person was shot at a home in Greensburg Monday morning, according to the Greensburg Police Department. At around 4 a.m., police got to the home on East North Street, near Greensburg Community High School and East Montgomery Road. Investigators say another man came to the victim’s home, got into an argument […]

5 Injured in Bloomington Shooting BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — An investigation is underway after five people were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning in Bloomington. Bloomington Police say the incident happened around 12:25 a.m. in the 400 block of East Kirkwood Avenue, where a large crowd had gathered in the street. As people filled the […]

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Nearly 20 men from Central Indiana were taken into custody over a three-day child solicitation sting in Johnson County this week. All 19 men are facing preliminary charges following the multi-agency operation, including Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin Police, Bargersville Police, Greenfield Police, Westfield Police, Johnson County prosecutors. Approximately 100 people […]

INDIANAPOLIS – IMPD is investigating a series of burglaries that hit multiple north side businesses early Friday morning. Police say the break-ins happened around 3:45 a.m. in the 2700 block of Westlane Road. Three businesses were targeted: Cowboy’s Western Wear, El Rey Grocery Store, and Rosa’s All Day Cafe. Sugey Rosas, whose mother owns Rosa’s […]

WESTFIELD, Ind.–A second person has been arrested in the murder of Indiana poker player James “Matt” Lushin. Lushin was found dead in his Westfield home on March 12. Justin Jones was taken into custody on Wednesday. Ronald Dewayne Brown Jr. is accused of shooting Lushin over a debt, with new court documents suggesting that Justin […]