Local police officers are giving you the chance to come and talk with them about your community concerns in a relaxing laid-back atmosphere. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Southeast District is inviting you to Coffee with a Cop. They will be chatting over a steaming cup of Joe from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the McDonald’s fast food location at 3021 […]
The main suspect in a recent fatal hit-and-run is now in police custody. IMPD says William Edwards turned himself in Thursday night, several hours after he allegedly struck a car near 34th Street and Georgetown Road. Edwards was arrested after family members took him to Eskenazi Hospital. He wasn’t injured, but was reportedly making “erratic and […]
A veteran Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer was injured early Friday morning in a single-car crash on Interstate 65 near the Keystone exit. Sergeant Anthony McLemore had to be cut out of his police car by emergency crews, after his cruiser struck the retention wall pinning the driver’s side door just before 3:00 a.m. EMS took Sergeant McLemore to […]
IMPD is on the trail of a man wanted for murder and they need your help. Investigators say Dantarance Hobert, 31, of Indianapolis, (shown in photo) shot and killed a man on the city’s east side last November. Killed was, Delarian Lewis, 35, also of Indianapolis. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at […]
IMPD is currently looking for a missing person and needs your help. Missing is Devon Wilson, 10, from the 36oo block of Caroline Avenue. Wilson has behavioral issues. He is 4’10 inches, weighing 65 lbs with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, dark blue pants, and a black coat. He has been […]
An Indianapolis woman is in critical condition after being shot at a west side daycare parking lot. Indianapolis Metro Police are calling the victim’s ex-husband a suspect. Police are looking for 33-year-old Christopher Justice. He is African-American, 6’1″, 180 lbs., last seen driving a black Ford Fusion (In God We Trust Indiana license plate, UXR […]
A 13-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being shot in the head at an west side birthday party. It happened around midnight Sunday in the 3400 block of Aylesford Lane, near 38th Street and Guion Road. The boy was taken to Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health in critical condition. He was […]
The two people accused of shooting a taxi driver Monday night on the northwest side are now behind bars. IMPD arrested a 16-year-old Wednesday morning and 18-year-old Landon Tompkins several hours later. Both have been charged with attempted murder in the assault of Ricardo White. Four guns were seized when police served a search warrant on the […]
Some Illegal Drugs Now Off Indy’s Streets More than 40 people were arrested following a two-year investigation into a large-volume drug trafficking ring. IMPD says at least six-kilos of cocaine, marijuana, various guns—including two that were stolen—and vehicles were confiscated. In addition, $198,000 in cash was confiscated as well. “Violence and illegal drugs are closely associated. These arrests […]
BEHIND THE MORNING NEWS HEADLINES with KIM WELLS Indianapolis’ murder rate is at a seven-year high. According to IMPD, there’ve been 124 murders and 16 justifiable homicides so far in 2013. The city’s bloodiest year was 1998 when there were 162 homicides. IMPD Police Chief Rick Hite released a statement. In it he said, “Indianapolis has been […]
Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department say employees and shoppers alike were tied up during an apparent robbery at a Game Stop store on West 86th Street near Michigan Road shortly after 10 p.m. According to WISH-TV, police say two men entered the store just before closing on Monday night brandishing guns. They tied […]
North-Westside Stabbing Leads to Homicide Investigation The Indianapolis Metro Police Department is investigating the city’s latest homicide. Monday night, police were called to the 17-hundred block of Lafayette Road regarding a stabbing and found a man at a motel who indeed had been stabbed. The victim was taken from the scene to Eskenazi Hospital where he was pronounced […]
