Local News - Crime
INDIANAPOLIS — A previously deported illegal alien, who was on the run for 15 years, has been sentenced for killing a 16-year-old. On Thursday, Israel Espinosa learned of his two-year prison sentence in Marion Superior Court 32 after he pleaded guilty to felony reckless homicide. The following charges pending against Espinosa were then dismissed by […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Two 19-year-olds from Honduras have been arrested by Indiana State Police for their involvement in a weekend shooting on an interstate in Indianapolis. The incident occurred Saturday afternoon near I-465 and Interstate 69 on the city’s northeast side. Hector Galvez-Flores and Lester Ramos-Posadas were arrested by ISP troopers and are both being held […]
PORTLAND, Ind. — Indiana State Police are investigating an incident that occurred at the Jay County Sheriff’s Office this week. On Wednesday, 44-year-old Michael Sargent of Portland arrived at the facility to confess to a past crime. A detective took him to a private area to speak with him. As the detective started escorting Sargent […]
ISP: Florida Man Caused Chase that Started in Michigan and Ended in Indiana FREMONT, Ind.–A chase that started in Michigan ended with a Florida man arrested in Indiana late Monday night. It was around 10 pm on Monday April 27 that Indiana State Police Troopers were made aware of a pursuit coming south on I-69 […]
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Johnson County Coroner Mike Pruitt will have to resign from that office after pleading guilty to seven misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Pruitt signed a plea agreement on April 24. It states that he must resign as the coroner in Johnson County on or before Jan. […]
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — An 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl in Shelbyville has been charged with reckless homicide. Prosecutors said Jayden McQueary, who’s in jail on a $250,000 bond, is facing a Level 5 Felony charge. According to court records, McQueary was with a group of kids, including the victim, Adalina Perez, […]
Update: A woman who was shot Tuesday night on the northeast side of Indianapolis has died. According to IMPD, Indianapolis EMS transported the woman to an area hospital in critical condition, but she died at the hospital early Wednesday. Two individuals were detained in connection with the shooting and later released after police consulted with […]
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INDIANAPOLIS — A 16-year-old gang member is charged with several crimes, including murder, for two different shootings in April 2025. Richard Williams faces charges of murder, robbery, aggravated battery and criminal recklessness. He was 15 at the time of the shootings. The first incident was on April 9 last year, in the 300 block of […]
Senate District 31 Candidate Arrested for Cocaine Possession in Fishers FISHERS, Ind.–Senate District 31 Democratic primary candidate Andrew Dezelan was arrested in Fishers on Sunday for cocaine possession and resisting law enforcement. The Fishers Police Department sent out a news release Monday afternoon that said they were called to a neighborhood because they were told […]
IMPD: Man Shot and Killed at Gas Station on Indy’s East Side INDIANAPOLIS–A man was shot and killed on the east side of Indianapolis Sunday night. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says they got a call about someone being shot just before 7 pm in the 3800 block of North Mitthoeffer Road not far from […]