INDIANAPOLIS — Investigators provided a break on Friday in a double homicide case that the victims’ families feared had gone cold. Noah Brimmage (24) now faces murder charges more than three years after the killings of 24-year-old Olivia Brown and 27-year-old Darian Wiley on the north side of Indianapolis. “When people pass like this, unexpectedly, […]
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 […]
FISHERS, Ind. — Four Colombian nationals are charged with stealing $365,000 worth of things from a home in Fishers. According to the Fishers Police Department, four men broke into the home on Tuesday by cutting a hole in a bedroom wall. Officers said the South American suspects hurried out with $300,000 in cash and nearly […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An inmate at an Arkansas prison is facing murder charges in Marion County for his involvement in the shooting death of Erica Pedroza in 2023. In July 2023, Erica Pedroza was found dead in the bedroom of a home in Camby. Her husband, Seth Smith-Robinson, was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee, in connection with […]
CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — Police arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting that killed another teenager in Carroll County. Multiple people called 911 about shots fired around 10:30 Thursday night, says the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. Several police officers and deputies responded to the 6300 block of County Road 1225 West, where they found […]
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A 49-year-old man is in custody on a preliminary charge of murder in the death of an 89-year-old landlord in Columbus. On Tuesday night, the Columbus Police Department responded to a welfare check request at a duplex in the 1400 block of Pearl Street. Officers found the landlord dead inside the home […]
Tony Katz argues against replacing police with mental health professionals, highlighting the need for a nuanced approach to address violence.
INDIANAPOLIS — A 43-year-old man from Indianapolis has been found guilty of molesting at least two children. James Long was arrested and charged in December 2024. At the conclusion of a two-day trial this week, he was found guilty of two counts of Level 1 felony child molesting and one count of Level 4 felony […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman reportedly forced a 2-year-old to perform sexual acts on her on camera, using the videos to obtain money from men on social media last year. According to court documents, 19-year-old Haylee Schmidt was charged in Marion County with: In June 2025, a person reached out to IMPD, claiming that she […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man faces a preliminary murder charge following the death of an infant. IMPD officers responded July 18th to an unresponsive infant on Station Street near East 38th in Indianapolis. Medics rushed the baby to a hospital in critical condition, where she later died on Tuesday. Court documents show 28-year-old Curtis Jenkins […]
FRANKLIN, Ind. — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to one year in prison for threatening students at Center Grove Schools earlier this year. Adrian Abundio-Valente, 19, pleaded guilty to a charge of intimidation, which is a Level 6 felony. The Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office said Abundio-Valente made a threat against Center Grove students who […]
Civic leaders accused of failing to address corruption and abuse of power, with criticism focused on prosecutor Ryan Mears