Former Louisville cop pleads guilty in Breonna Taylor case
A former Louisville police detective who helped falsify the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.
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Indy FOP confidence vote reveals very little law enforcement support for Marion County prosecutor, courts
Two questions posed to hundreds of central Indiana police officers in a vote of confidence have revealed bare-bones support for the Marion County prosecutor and Marion County court system, according to an announcement from the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #86.
3rd attempted murder charge filed in shooting of Indiana cop
Prosecutors have filed a third attempted murder charge against a man accused of shooting an eastern Indiana police officer in the head during a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics.
Prosecutors seek death penalty in Indiana officer’s slaying
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting a young Indiana police officer last month during an early morning traffic stop, officials announced Wednesday.
Richmond cop wounded during traffic stop ‘extremely critical’
An eastern Indiana police officer shot in the head during a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics remained in “extremely critical” condition Thursday, her police chief said.
Indiana officer critically wounded in traffic stop shooting
An eastern Indiana police officer was critically wounded and a man was injured in a shootout following a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics, authorities said.
St. Joseph Co. authorities probe fatal shooting of Black man by police
Authorities in northwestern Indiana are investigating the fatal police shooting of a Black man who was reportedly dealing with mental illness and had been threatening to commit suicide near an elementary school.
Man charged with murder in weekend slaying of Indiana cop
A man accused of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer during a traffic stop had made a song about killing an officer, investigators said Monday.
Indiana officer killed during traffic stop; suspect arrested
A young Indiana police officer was killed early Sunday when a man got out of his car during a traffic stop and opened fire, authorities said.
Prosecutor: Greene Co. police chief justified in fatal shooting
A southwestern Indiana police chief was justified when he fatally shot a man in April who was threatening people while armed with a knife, a prosecutor said.
Prosecutor: Harrison Co. officer who shot armed motorist was justified
A southern Indiana police officer who fatally shot a stranded motorist who opened fire on him was justified in doing so, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Gary man wounded after jail van escape, firing shots at police
A 36-year-old man has been shot and wounded by officers after escaping from a jail transport van in western Indiana and later firing shots from an apartment he ran into, state police said.
IMPD officers ordered to pay $1.2M to estate of man fatally shot in 2018
Two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers will pay a combined $1.2 million to the estate of a man who was shot and killed in his home after a jury determined unreasonable force was used by the officers.
Federal judge: Parts of lawsuit filed on behalf of Dreasjon Reed may proceed to trial
Parts of a federal lawsuit filed by the mother of a slain Indianapolis man who was shot by police last year after vehicle and foot pursuit will move ahead to trial.
Family appeals after wrongful death suit tossed in Indiana
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white Indiana police officer in 2019 is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit.
IMPD officers lose appeal at 7th Circuit in officer-involved shooting case
With the disputed facts of an officer-involved shooting not yet resolved, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a request by multiple Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds.
COA reverses for ISP in wrongful death, civil rights violation suit
The Indiana State Police, including its superintendent in his individual capacity, has secured a win in a wrongful death case after the Court of Appeals of Indiana reversed in the civil rights lawsuit filed by the estate of a Black man who was shot and killed by a trooper nearly a decade ago.
Prosecutor: Elkhart officers’ killing of suspect justified
Two northern Indiana police officers acted in a self-defense when they shot and killed an armed man in December during a confrontation in a parking lot, a prosecutor says.
Indianapolis officer, suspect shot in exchange of gunfire
An Indianapolis police officer was shot and seriously wounded and a suspect was critically wounded in a shootout as officers responded to the scene of an automobile crash, police said.
Mishawaka police justified in shooting man dead: prosecutors
A northern Indiana police officer was justified in fatally shooting a man during a recent standoff at a mobile home park, prosecutors said Friday.