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 […]
INDIANAPOLIS–Police believe one man is responsible for attacking two people in the same location on different days this month leading to one person dying and another being badly injured in downtown Indianapolis. Both incidents happened on North Senate Avenue. The first one came on June 19 at 1:58 am. That location is between the Statehouse […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and the Indiana State Police are urging Hoosiers to prioritize safety during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. Millions of Americans are expected to travel to celebrate America’s 250th Independence Day. “Hoosiers are looking forward to celebrating America 250 with friends and family, but holiday weekends bring added […]
SCOTT COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police arrested a Kentucky man following a road rage shooting on I-65 in Scott County. Just after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Scott County Dispatch received a report of a shooting on northbound Interstate 65 near mile marker 27, a few miles south of Scottsburg. Officers with the Scottsburg Police […]
FULTON COUNTY, Ind–State Police are thanking four people for helping save someone’s life who was trapped in a burning vehicle last week in Fulton County. “In the morning hours of June 9th, 2026, ISP Captain Bob Burgess and First Sergeant Josh Rozzi responded to a vehicle crash on State Road 17 near County Road 900 […]
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police have concluded their initial investigation into the shooting of LaPorte County Sheriff’s Deputy Jon Samuelson. A man shot Samuelson, a 12-year veteran of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, Friday morning at Franciscan Health in Michigan City. Investigators say Samuelson was helping 22-year-old Sharod L. Grafton of Chicago after […]