KOKOMO, Ind. — Investigators from the Howard County Sheriff’s Task Force and Kokomo Police Drug Task Force have arrested a man they said has been distributing large amounts of illegal drugs in the area. An investigation into Delmar Cannon began in May. After a few months, the investigation was finished and a search warrant was […]
CARMEL, Ind. — A police shooting closed all lanes of U.S. 31 in Carmel Thursday afternoon. Indiana State Police said a welfare check was requested for an 18-year-old man who was driving in Carmel and Westfield. Police found the vehicle the man was in on U.S 31 north of 116th Street. When officers approached the […]
JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Jackson County Jail from last month. On July 25, detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post were asked by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department to investigate an inmate in the jail who was found unresponsive in his cell. The […]
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Police have arrested three Houston, Texas, men following a pursuit that occurred in Greenfield early Monday morning. According to the Greenfield Police Department, officers were informed by law enforcement in Pennsylvania that three men — identified as 27-year-old Myron Causey, 28-year-old Za Cobi Demas and 30-year-old Dewitt E. Ross — were discovered […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police is investigating a shooting that happened on I-70 on the near east side of Indianapolis on Tuesday. At around 11:30 a.m., I-70 eastbound was closed near the Rural Street and Keystone Avenue exit because of the shooting investigation. ISP said officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found a man […]
JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. — A man accused of committing multiple child sex crimes in Jackson County has died by suicide. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department confirmed on Monday that Richard Cox died last week. He was facing preliminary felony charges of child exploitation, child molesting, and sexual misconduct with a minor. Cox was arrested on […]
GREENFIELD, Ind. — Multiple robbery suspects were caught early Monday morning after a chase with troopers in Hancock County. Indiana State Police said the pursuit with the out-of-state suspects forced the entrance ramp to exit 104 near Greenfield on I-70 westbound to shut down at around 1 a.m. Monday. The ramp reopened about an hour […]
LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ind. — A California man has been found guilty of traveling to Indiana and raping a 12-year-old he met online. According to court records, Bernardo Tapia, a registered sex offender from Santa Clara, California, has been convicted of multiple child sex crimes, including two felony counts each of rape, child molesting, child sexual […]
LYNN, Ind. — State police say a woman driving a stolen van hit and killed a town marshal Wednesday morning. A Randolph County deputy spotted the van around 8:30 a.m. He pulled over 34-year-old Maci Atkinson, but she sped off. Atkinson drove into the town of Lynn. Investigators say she struck Town Marshal Brad Fisher […]
PERRY COUNTY, Ind. — A Perry County man was arrested and charged this week with committing multiple sex crimes. According to Indiana State Police, 19-year-old Trevor D. Sturgeon of Tell City had molested a child, prompting a criminal investigation starting in June. Results of the investigation were recently presented to the Perry County Prosecutor’s Office […]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A murder suspect wanted in Michigan was arrested in Indiana. Deputies with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police troopers were pursuing a suspect in a stolen vehicle Monday morning. The pursuit began in Grant County on Interstate 69 and then branched off onto country roads into Delaware County. […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Indiana State Police trooper Sgt. Justin Heflin walked out of the hospital Friday after he was shot in northern Indiana last week. State Police say 54-year-old Kevin Meyers of LaPorte shot Heflin multiple times after a high-speed chase. The chase started in Michigan after officers tried to stop what they believed […]