Local News - Crime
INDIANAPOLIS — Two people are dead and two others are injured after a car crash on the south side of Indianapolis early Saturday morning. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 4900 block of South Sherman Drive, near East Thompson and Shelbyville roads. Officers with the Beech […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A person was shot and killed on the west side of Indianapolis early Saturday morning. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers went to the 5600 block of Oliver Avenue just before 4:30 a.m. for a call of a person shot. IMPD located a man who had been shot and later died. No […]
Family challenges police account of fatal shooting, claims racial bias in handling of case
HAMMOND, Ind. — A Hammond man was sentenced to 16 years in prison on March 26th. Investigators say 30-year-old Jahmal Sanders pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun and a stolen gun. With that prison sentence, he also faces two years of supervised release. Of his 16-year sentence, 12 of those […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 98 years in prison for his involvement in a crime spree from three years ago. The crime spree began in February 2023 after Terrell Williamson intentionally swerved his vehicle onto a sidewalk, hit a man, and then fled the scene. The victim was a 47-year-old father […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A Thursday night shooting on the west side of Indianapolis left one man dead. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 4700 block of Leisure Manor. Once they got there, they found a man who had been shot and was soon pronounced dead at the scene by medics. The […]
NEWARK, New Jersey — An Indiana man was recently charged in New Jersey for coercing a girl to engage in self-harm and possessing pictures of child sex abuse. U.S. Attorneys say 26-year-old Billy Joe Holman, also known as William Holman, from West Lebanon, Indiana, was charged in a two-count complaint with cyber stalking and possession […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana State Troopers from the Bloomington District found and arrested a man traveling on I-69 Wednesday morning. After receiving a dispatch from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office regarding a burglary at a local Walmart, troopers spotted a vehicle matching the suspect’s description. The driver, identified as 61-year-old Joseph D. Reed of Indianapolis, […]
INDIANAPOLIS–18 people were arrested in a drug bust on the north side of Indianapolis Wednesday morning. IMPD says detectives got multiple tips from people earlier in the year about possible drug activity going on at a home in the 3700 block of North Capitol Avenue. That’s near the intersection of 38th and Illinois Streets. “Through […]
INDIANAPOLIS — A person has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a woman on Indy’s near east side Wednesday night. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the shooting occurred in the 500 block of Carlyle Place. Officers responded to the area at around 11:48 p.m. Police located a woman at the scene who had […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears has announced charges on Wednesday against Angel Lovely and her boyfriend in connection with the death of a child under their care. The charges stem from events occurring on March 23, 2026, when law enforcement determined that the child, identified as Malichi Lovely, was placed in a dangerous […]
MORRISTOWN, Ind. — According to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, a woman was arrested on Tuesday after they say she made a social media threat to a student of Morristown Junior-Senior High School. Deputies were notified about the threat, which was made through a social media app, but the specific app wasn’t disclosed. They ensured […]