SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A man in South Bend has been arrested for killing his wife 20 years ago. On Tuesday, St. Joseph County prosecutors announced that a grand jury returned an indictment against Lucio Lerma Sr. South Bend Police arrested him on Monday. In December of 2007, Delia Lerma, 33, was found dead in […]
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind.-c They voted to suspend EMA Director John Coutinho indefinitely with pay and EMS Director Mike Ashley for three days without pay. The meeting only lasted a few minutes. The commissioners and their attorney, John Brooke, did not discuss the specific reasons for the suspensions. They did, however, talk about a State Police […]
Elderly Homeowner Arrested After Kokomo Shooting KOKOMO, Ind.— Howard County authorities responded to an announced shooting on the 1400 block of North 250 East around 12:03 p.m. A deputy arrived on the scene within six minutes and discovered an adult victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. Deputies provided aid, applying a tourniquet […]
Indianapolis ER doc fights neglect, takes action to clean up his community, but faces indifference from city officials.
Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Federal Prison LaPorte, Ind. — A man from LaPorte has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison following convictions tied to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession, federal authorities announced. Edwardo Trevino, 43, was sentenced on March 19, 2026, in South Bend by U.S. District […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Police said a person was shot inside an apartment building near the canal in downtown Indianapolis on Monday night. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said just before 8 p.m., officers went to the 900 block of Gardengate Place for a report of a shooting. Once there, they found someone who had been shot. […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An on-duty Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department detective was arrested. IMPD says Sunday evening, Detective Caitlin Harris was investigating an incident she was called to. As she was wrapping up looking into it, officers suspected the odor of alcohol on Harris. A sergeant responded to this immediately, but Harris drove off. The sergeant called […]
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind.–A man from Franklin was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday for crashing his truck into the Johnson County Juvenile Justice Center on May 11, 2025. Police say Jacob Dhondt spray-painted “fathers matter” on the back of his truck and crashed it into the lobby of the center because he disagreed […]
PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. — A man from San Bernardino, California, was arrested on Saturday, according to Indiana State Police. Just before 4:30 p.m., a trooper stopped a semi tractor-trailer on I-70 at the 41 mile-marker eastbound for a routine DOT compliance inspection. When the trooper talked to 33-year-old Kemar Brown, criminal indicators were observed. The […]
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was arrested on Wednesday after several armed robberies on the near east side of Indianapolis. March 11 was when Indianapolis police started investigating the armed robberies that happened between February 24 and March 7. This involved Total Wireless, Safeway, Family Dollar, Subway, and Jack’s Pizza. Surveillance video from the final […]
STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind.–An IMPD officer in Indianapolis has been placed on administrative duty after being charged with unlawfully taking a deer in northern Indiana. Investigators say the officer, Aaron Mauk, admitted to harvesting three deer in 2025 without the required license. The investigation into Mauk began on January 3. On March 3, 2026, the Steuben […]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A 63-year-old Ossian woman has been sentenced to five years behind bars after admitting her role in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted businesses and individuals across multiple states. Janis A Sexton was sentenced on Wednesday by Chief US District Judge Holly A. Brady after previously pleading guilty […]