Police: Suspected Indiana burglar crushed by 900-pound safe
Police in Marion say a suspected burglar was apparently crushed to death when a more than 900-pound antique safe fell over onto him.
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Goshen officer won’t face charges for shooting motorist
A northern Indiana police officer won’t face charges for shooting a motorist at the end of a chase. Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker said a grand jury convened Wednesday to evaluate the Jan. 9 shooting of Joshua Perry in Goshen declined to return an indictment.
Hamilton County implements program to stop opioid overdoses
An opioid overdose prevention program has been started in Hamilton County.
Ex-Hamilton County addiction doctor loses suit against DEA, Carmel
Law enforcement officials who unsuccessfully brought charges against a Hamilton County addiction treatment doctor accused of overprescribing opiates have been cleared in a civil lawsuit the doctor filed against them.
State police have ticketed 200 for slow left-lane driving
Indiana State Police have handed out more than 200 tickets to motorists for driving too slowly in the left lane.
Indiana trooper fired for relationship with 17-year-old girl
An Indiana State Police trooper has been fired after admitting to continuing a relationship with a 17-year-old girl.
Investigators: Indiana boy shot trooper dad over video games
Investigators say an 11-year-old northern Indiana boy shot and wounded his state-trooper father because he was upset that his parents took away his video games.
Indiana trooper won’t be charged in fatal shooting of man
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A state trooper won't be charged in the fatal shooting of a man along a western Indiana highway.
Judgment awarded to Southport, police officials in legal feud with city councilwoman
The curtains have closed, at least for now, on a longstanding political battle between Southport law enforcement, a city council member and her ex-boyfriend now that a district court has awarded judgment in favor of the city, its police chief and a former detective on their motions for summary judgment on the council members remaining claims.
Former Elkhart sheriff captain charged with false informing
Prosecutors charged 49-year-old James Bradberry on Tuesday with three counts of false informing. Prosecutors allege the former captain concealed information about Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department employees who are accused of collecting $45,000 for hours they didn’t work between 2014 and 2017.
Jennings County escape suspect gets away at courthouse
Authorities are searching for a southern Indiana jail inmate who has escaped from custody. Law enforcement officials say Jennings County Jail inmate Kimlynn Patton escaped Friday in the area of the Jennings County Courthouse in Vernon.
Carmel police force deploying body cameras
A suburban Indianapolis police force has begun deploying new body cameras while on patrol. The city of Carmel says its police department received an $80,000 federal grant to help fund the first phase of a five-year, no-interest lease for 120 body cameras and 100 in-car cameras.
Man pleads guilty in chase that led to Indiana officer death
A man who authorities say started a southern Indiana police chase that led to an officer’s death is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in the case.
Officer’s reasonable suspicion sufficient in speeding stop, justices rule
A man challenging the propriety of his traffic stop for speeding under both the United States and Indiana Constitutions failed to convince Indiana Supreme Court justices Wednesday that the officer who conducted the stop should have documented the speed. Justices ruled that the officer had reasonable suspicion to stop him.
Danville man confesses to killing woman in Illinois in 2014
Police in central Indiana say a man has confessed to killing a woman in Illinois when he lived there more than four years ago.
Court erred in setting defender fee, skipping indigency hearing
A woman convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct after police came on her property and arrested another person was wrongly ordered to pay an inflated public defender fee without the trial court first determining whether she was able to pay.
Officers recognize, arrest woman who barked at police dog
An Indiana woman who barked at a police dog attracted the attention of officers, who then arrested her on outstanding warrants. Lafayette police say officers were conducting a traffic stop Monday when 20-year-old Kiana Champagne Fletcher, who was standing in front of her home, began barking at a police dog sniffing the stopped car.
Prosecutors: Hoosier man, ex-girlfriend plotted to kill ex-wife in New Jersey
Authorities say an Indiana man and his former girlfriend plotted to have his ex-wife killed in New Jersey. Federal prosecutors say Narsan Lingala, a 55-year-old Middlesex County, New Jersey, resident, and 52-year-old Sandya Reddy, both of Noblesville, are each charged with murder-for-hire.
State police ID woman who died in Sullivan County Jail
State police have identified a woman in custody at a western Indiana jail who died after a medical emergency.
Huntington father sentenced to 25 years in death of infant
A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the shaking death of his 2-month-old daughter in northeastern Indiana. Kevin N. Tucker was given his punishment Monday after pleading guilty in January to aggravated battery resulting in death.