Jim Scott

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  • 14 people overdose on ‘spice’ in downtown Indianapolis

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Metro police and medics had their hands full Saturday afternoon as they responded to multiple calls of a “person down” or possible overdose within a three block radius in the downtown area. Medics with IEMS say they responded to seven emergency medical runs in a three to four hour time frame. According to IEMS, there were 14 patients in all. Five to six of them were transported to various local hospitals for additional treatment. Ten of those patients came […]

  • Police ask for public’s help to solve homicide on city’s east side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — IMPD is asking for the community to help solve an east side homicide from earlier this week. On Thursday, Indianapolis police responded to a report of a person shot at 1218 Grant Avenue. Officers and medics arrived and found a man, later identified as Chenard Johnson, suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced Johnson deceased at the scene. Police urge anyone with information about this incident to call Detective Jones at 317-327-3310 or the […]

  • UPDATE: 93-year-old Kokomo man found safe, Silver Alert canceled

    UPDATE: The Silver Alert for 93-year-old David “Doc” Gene Smith has been canceled. He was found safe in Lafayette, according to police. ORIGINAL STORY: HOWARD COUNTY,Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared. The Howard County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of 93-year-old David “Doc” Gene Smith from Kokomo, Indiana. Smith is a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, bald/gray hair, and green eyes. He was last seen Saturday May 12, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. […]

  • Coroner’s office identifies man killed in shooting outside northwest side Meijer store; suspect’s name released

    INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting that took place outside a Meijer store on the city’s northwest side Saturday night. Shortly after 8 p.m. emergency crews were called to the 5300 block of West Pike Plaza Road on a report of a person shot. Police say they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified him Monday as […]

  • West side shooting leaves one person dead, a second person in hospital

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — One person is dead and a second person is recovering in the hospital following a shooting Saturday evening on the city’s west side. Around 7:30 p.m. emergency crews were called to the 1400 block of Tremont Street. Medics found a male in his 30s on the sidewalk, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Soon after, a second person showed up at Methodist Hospital saying he had recently been shot near Long’s […]

  • Eleven Indiana counties now under a flood disaster emergency declaration

    INDIANAPOLIS–Widespread flooding has prompted Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to issue a disaster emergency for 11 counties in Indiana. On Saturday the governor signed an executive order to include Carroll,  Dearborn,  Elkhart,  Lake, Marshall, Perry,  St. Joseph, Starke,  Switzerland and White Counties. Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding and infrastructure damage. The disaster declaration allows the State Department of Homeland Security to provide expanded emergency services and is a step required to request federal government assistance. “This is an important step […]

  • Police investigate fatal pedestrian struck

    INDIANAPOLIS—Metro Police are investigating a fatal accident on the east side Saturday evening. Shortly before 7 p.m., police and medics were called to the 2500 block of  North Shadeland Avenue on a report of a pedestrian struck. Police say a 46 year old male was  walking in the slow lane of Shadeland when he was struck by a car. Investigators say weather conditions at the time created limited visibility. The injured pedestrian was unresponsive at the scene and reportedly died on […]

  • Home destroyed in fire intentionally set by teen

    MARION, Ind. –Marion Fire investigators say a teen intentionally set a fire that destroyed his family’s mobile home. Marion fire units were called to the 1500 block of Miller Avenue around 5:45 p.m., Saturday. As firefighters arrived, they found a mobile home fully engulfed in flames. The family of four was home at the time and attempted to put the fire out on their own. When the flames got too big, the family escaped to a neighbors house. Firefighters brought […]

  • Employee wounded in west side restaurant robbery

    INDIANAPOLIS–Metro Police are searching for an armed male who robbed and shot an employee of a west side restaurant Saturday night.  Shortly before 10 p.m., police were called to the Penn Station Restaurant in the 800 block of Beachway Drive. The restaurant was closed and employees were cleaning up.  No customers were in the restaurant at the time. Police say a male wearing a covering over his face, pointed a gun, forced his way into the restaurant and demanded money. The […]

  • Third homicide of the day under investigation on city’s east side.

    INDIANAPOLIS–Metro Police are investigating their third homicide of the day on the city’s east side. Around 8:45 p.m.  Saturday, police received a call of a possible person shot inside a vehicle that had just crashed into a large rock in a yard in the 3700 block of Celtic Drive.  That scene is near East 38th Street and North Post Road. Arriving officers discovered an adult male in the driver’s seat of a sport utility vehicle suffering from at least one […]