Local News - Crime
INDIANAPOLIS — Police said a man died after crashing a truck into a building on the east side of Indianapolis early Saturday morning. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the crash happened near the intersection of East 10th Street and Emerson Avenue just after midnight. Officers and IFD firefighters responded to a report of a […]
Human Trafficking Operation: Two Men Arrested in Roseland ROSELAND, Ind.–Two men were arrested on Thursday in a multi-agency human trafficking operation in northern Indiana. On Friday, State Police Sergeant Ted Bohner announced that the operation resulted in the arrests of two men. 45-year-old Chad Alan Demis of Grovertown and 43-year-old Oseas Luna of Elkhart were […]
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 […]
STATEWIDE–Concerns have been brought up by Hoosiers all over Indiana about the safety of Flock cameras and whether or not they appropriately balance privacy protections with transparency and public trust. Flock Cameras are an AI driven resource for law enforcement that helps with vehicle identification. The City of Bloomington was utilizing Flock LPR services, but […]
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 […]
CARMEL, Ind. — A caretaker from Indianapolis is accused of stealing nearly $30,000 from an elderly woman in Carmel. The Carmel Police Department is investigating Adula Valdivia, 49, of Indianapolis, for possibly making unauthorized charges to Alice Galloway’s credit cards for personal expenses, including airline tickets, credit card payments, and a company she owned but […]
LAFAYETTE, Ind.— A review board on Thursday cleared six police officers of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a 66-year-old armed man, the Lafayette Police Department said in a news release. The fatal shooting of James Allison, of Lafayette, happened about 12:15 a.m. April 12 at the intersection of North 22nd and Stillwell streets. Police said […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he intentionally started a fire inside a home with his mother inside. Officers and fire crews from Bloomington were sent to a home in the 2000 block of South Rogers Street at around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a […]
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 […]
One person critically injured in shooting on Indianapolis’ far east side A man was critically injured in a shooting on the far east side of Indianapolis, according to police. Authorities were called to the area after reports of gunfire and found a victim suffering from serious injuries. The man was rushed to the hospital in […]
CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — A Tennessee man was arrested for kidnapping a four-year-old child and taking them to southern Indiana. On Wednesday, the Clarksville Police Department in Indiana said they heard from the Hendersonville Police Department in Tennessee on Tuesday about a child who’d been taken from the mother without permission. The father, identified as 23-year-old […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the stabbing and strangulation of his coworker at the Indiana Convention Center two years ago. Brian Fulton, 34, was convicted in March 2025 for killing Al Gosnell, 58, at the center in downtown Indianapolis in September 2024. Both men were working […]