Police, FBI plan update on Greenwood mall shooting
Five months after a 20-year-old man shot five people, three of them fatally, at a suburban Indianapolis mall, police and the FBI could shed light this week on the gunman’s motive.
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Man gets 2.5 years for buying gun used to kill Chicago cop
An Indiana man who pleaded guilty to making an illegal “straw” purchase of a handgun that was later used to kill a Chicago police officer was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison.
Ex-Elkhart cop gets 15 months for punching handcuffed man
A former northern Indiana police officer who was caught on video repeatedly punching a handcuffed man in 2018 has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend settles lawsuits over shooting
The boyfriend of Breonna Taylor who fired a shot at police as they burst through Taylor’s door the night she was killed has settled two lawsuits against the city of Louisville, Kentucky, his attorneys said Monday.
Final 2 Muncie officers charged with false reporting to get separate trials
A Muncie Police Department officer charged with false reporting has been granted a separate trial from his remaining co-defendant, the latest action in a case against four former officers.
Counselor: Fort Wayne violated law by withholding Henry arrest records
Fort Wayne officials violated Indiana’s public records laws by not releasing police body camera footage and other records related to the drunken driving arrest of the city’s mayor, the state’s public access counselor says.
Misconduct conviction upheld for IMPD officer who hit Shortridge student
An officer who hit a student in the face has lost his bid to overturn his conviction after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found his inclusion of a false statement in his report was sufficient evidence to support the verdict.
3rd former Muncie officer pleads guilty to federal civil rights, obstruction charges
A former Muncie police officer has pleaded guilty to 11 federal charges related to six incidents of excessive force and/or false reporting — the third former Muncie officer to admit to misconduct in his official capacity.
Wells Co. prosecutor publicly reprimanded after intervening between son, law enforcement
Wells County Prosecutor Andrew John Carnall has been publicly reprimanded after he improperly engaged with law enforcement during an incident involving his son this past summer.
Indy man charged in 3 killings ordered held until trial
An Indianapolis man charged in the killings of three people will remain jailed without bond until trial after he violated a release order by allegedly being found with guns, ammunition and marijuana, a judge ruled.
New Haven man who stabbed 2 northeast Indiana officers gets 20 years
A man who stabbed two northeastern Indiana police officers trying to take him into custody was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.
Gary man awarded $25.5M in lawsuit against ex-cop, Hammond
A federal jury has awarded a Gary man $25.5 million in his lawsuit alleging that a now-retired police officer violated his civil rights and deprived him of a fair trial in a case involving a 1980 rape and robbery.
Court orders bodycam videos released in Whitfield wrongful death case against IMPD, city
Although a federal court gave the city of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department until Nov. 28 to release body camera videos from the night Herman Whitfield III died, it also said they could delay the production with a motion to stay.
Indiana deputy’s gun discharges, shoots student in classroom
An Indiana high school student was shot and wounded Thursday when a sheriff’s deputy’s gun accidentally discharged in a classroom as students were taking part in law enforcement vocational training, officials said.
Indiana woman sentenced in house crash that killed 2
A woman whose car plowed into a northeastern Indiana home, killing a 74-year-old man and his great-grandson who were sitting on its front porch, has been sentenced to 57 years in prison.
Fort Wayne mayor gets suspended sentence for drunken driving
The mayor of Indiana’s second-largest city has received a suspended one-year jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person.
Death sentence sought for man accused of killing Richmond officer
A prosecutor wants the death penalty for a man charged with killing a Richmond police officer.
Indiana drugstore worker held in 2017 killings of teen girls from Delphi
Authorities have arrested a drugstore worker in the unsolved slayings of two teenage girls in the woods near their northern Indiana hometown nearly six years ago and said Monday it’s concerning that the suspect has been living in their same small community.
Lawrence Police fatally shoot auto theft suspect after brief chase
Suburban Indianapolis police fatally shot an auto theft suspect Thursday afternoon following a brief high-speed pursuit that ended on the Indianapolis east side.
Man charged with stabbing 2 NE Indiana cops enters plea deal
A man charged with stabbing two northeastern Indiana police officers has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of battery and other charges under a deal with prosecutors.