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Police question authenticity of Indy-based nonprofit’s fundraising

March 19, 2019

Police departments in at least four states have raised concerns about an Indianapolis-based nonprofit, alleging the group conducts fundraising scams targeting vulnerable people under the guise of raising money for law enforcement. Multiple police agencies have issued scam alerts about letters sent by the National Police Association, which is run by Eddie Hutchison, who works for the Indiana Attorney General’s Office as a fraud investigator.

Police: Suspected Indiana burglar crushed by 900-pound safe

March 14, 2019

Police in Marion say a suspected burglar was apparently crushed to death when a more than 900-pound antique safe fell over onto him.

Goshen officer won’t face charges for shooting motorist

March 14, 2019

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

March 12, 2019

An opioid overdose prevention program has been started in Hamilton County.

Ex-Hamilton County addiction doctor loses suit against DEA, Carmel

March 11, 2019

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

March 11, 2019

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

March 11, 2019

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

March 7, 2019

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

March 7, 2019

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

March 6, 2019

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

March 6, 2019

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

March 4, 2019

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

March 1, 2019

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

March 1, 2019

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

February 28, 2019

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

February 26, 2019

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

February 11, 2019

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

February 7, 2019

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

February 7, 2019

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

February 6, 2019

State police have identified a woman in custody at a western Indiana jail who died after a medical emergency.

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