State Supreme Court: Improper traffic stop means drug, weapon evidence should be suppressed
The state Supreme Court reversed a Marion Superior Court decision to deny a motion to suppress the evidence seized during the stop and remanded the case.
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Federal crackdown raises stakes for ‘crimmigration’ legal experts
Indiana attorneys are now witnessing minor offenses leading to immigration issues.
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Closing the gap?: New law clears up ‘black hole’ between adult, juvenile courts
A new law should erase a “jurisdictional gap” that has allowed people who commit offenses before their 18th birthday to essentially avoid legal consequences as long as charges weren’t filed until after they turned 21.
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SEA 1 raises questions, fears over criminal penalties
Although Indiana Republican legislators have been adamant that the state’s new abortion ban does not criminalize women, attorneys who have been reading the statute maintain the language is vague and prosecutors still have discretion.
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New murder trial affirmed for Elkhart man with mental disability
A man with a mental disability who has for years claimed he was wrongfully convicted of an Elkhart murder and who spent more than 15 years behind bars can proceed to a new trial after the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a post-conviction relief order vacating his murder conviction.
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UPDATE: Former Indianapolis special education teacher indicted for physical abuse of students
The teacher is accused of making unlawful physical contact with three students who were under his care in the fall of 2025 at Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14, according to a press release.
6 people face fraud charges over $10.9M Medicaid scheme in Mooresville
Investigators say employees at Senior Home Care Agency established a practice of billing Medicaid for maximum authorized hours, even when no services were performed.
Judge dismisses 27 charges against ex-Broad Ripple bar owner, calls probe a ‘fishing expedition’
Prosecutors had alleged that Robert Sabatini underreported nearly $4 million in sales and failed to pay about $350,000 in taxes from 2020 through 2023.
Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities
The court chose not to weigh in on what standards states should use to assess whether a person who commits a crime must be spared the death penalty because of intellectual disabilities.
US indicts former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over 1996 aircraft shootdown
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other top Justice Department officials made the announcement in Miami at a ceremony to honor those killed in the shootdown.
Democrat arrested while canvassing won’t drop out of Indiana Senate District 31 primary
Andrew Dezelan is one of the four Democratic primary candidates running for the state Senate seat that includes parts of northern Lawrence Township and most of Fishers.
Charges filed against driver in death of Delaware County sheriff’s deputy
Teddy Johnson faces multiple charges including reckless homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the collision that resulted in the death of Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Reynolds.
Supreme Court won’t reconsider ‘Tiger King’ murder-for-hire conviction
The decision means Joseph Maldonado-Passage’s conviction will stand.
DNA testing could clear a dead man’s name — and point to a serial killer
Posthumous exonerations based on DNA testing are exceedingly rare.
Felonies, fines for improper CDLs advance to Indiana governor’s desk
The bill now would make it a Level 6 felony for a driver to operate with bad, false or expired credentials and impose a $5,000 penalty on such drivers.
Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed ‘proof beyond a reasonable doubt’ against Trump
The private deposition before the House Judiciary Committee gives Smith his first chance to face questions, albeit behind closed doors, about a pair of investigations into Trump that resulted in since-abandoned criminal charges between the Republican president’s first and second terms in office.
NBA head coach and player charged in sprawling sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes
The two indictments unsealed in New York create a massive cloud for the NBA — which opened its season this week — and show how certain types of wagers are vulnerable to massive fraud in the growing, multibillion-dollar legal sports-betting industry.
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the overall future of the historic case remains unclear.
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
Oklahoma City’s police department is one of a handful to experiment with AI chatbots to produce the first drafts of incident reports. Police officers who’ve tried it are enthused about the time-saving technology, while some prosecutors, police watchdogs and legal scholars have concerns about how it could alter a fundamental document in the criminal justice system that plays a role in who gets prosecuted or imprisoned.
Indianapolis company that bred beagles for research pleads guilty to neglect, ordered to pay record $35M fine
An Indianapolis-based company that bred beagles for medical research agreed Monday to pay a record $35 million as part of a criminal plea admitting it neglected thousands of dogs at its breeding facility in rural Virginia.
Ex-IPS teacher at center of ‘fight club’ lawsuit charged with felony neglect
The charge comes after a lawsuit alleged Julious Johnican allowed and encouraged students to attack their 7-year-old classmate.
Former Medicaid supervisor sentenced to 18 months in federal prison
Yolanda Brooks, 52, of Indianapolis was also ordered to serve three years on probation after her prison stay and pay $920,148.51 in restitution.
Man found guilty of murder for 2021 shooting at Indianapolis park
An Indianapolis man was found guilty of murder for his involvement in the shooting of another man at an Indianapolis park back in 2021, according to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
Marion County constable charged with theft, resisting, official misconduct
A Marion County constable is facing felony and misdemeanor charges for alleged theft and resisting law enforcement.