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  • Postal worker killed in Shelby County crash

    SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. (May 3, 2015 )– A United States Postal employee  delivering packages for Amazon was killed in a crash Sunday afternoon. A spokesperson with the U.S. Postal Service confirms that the employee was killed in an accident involving a Postal delivery vehicle. Mary Dando of the Postal Service said, “Our hearts and prayers go out to the employee’s family.” Dando went on to say the accident is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Inspection […]

  • Missing 2-year-old found, mom charged with neglect

    DANVILLE, Ind. (May 3, 2015) —  Hendricks County sheriff’s deputies say a Danville woman told them she could not find her 2-year-old daughter or her car early Sunday. The child was found safe inside the vehicle, which was parked along a Hendricks County Road. The mother now faces charges of neglect. Initial reports on the missing toddler came from the child’s mother, Logan Wardle, 27, Danville, who reportedly woke up at home and said she couldn’t locate the child or […]

  • Greenwood rape suspect reportedly confessed to mother about crime

    GREENWOOD, Ind. (May 3, 2015) — The man accused of raping a Greenwood senior citizen Friday reportedly confessed to his mother what he had allegedly done and then tried to kill himself. Ira Link, 42, was apprehended by Beech Grove police Saturday morning after he bolted from his mother’s car in the 1100 block of Bethel Avenue. The woman then called 911 and Link was arrested not far from his home near the site of his former employer. “Unbelievable,” said […]

  • Man dies after shooting on east side of Indianapolis

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 3, 2015)–Indianapolis Metropolitan police are investigating after a man died in a shooting on the east side Sunday night. Police received a report of shots fired shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of First Cash Pawn in the 500 block of North Rural Street. When they arrived, officers reported an adult male with a gunshot wound to the head. The 41-year-old victim was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition. Police said he later died […]

  • Driver in Shelby County hit and run captured

    SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. (May 2, 2015)-A driver who fled after striking another vehicle along Interstate 74 Saturday evening has been captured by police. Around 7:15 P.M., Shelby County Sheriff’s dispatch got a call about a car that was struck in the West bound lanes of I-74 near London Road. An Indiana State Trooper on his way to the scene reported seeing a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle wanted in the hit and run and began a pursuit. The […]

  • Police investigating teen shot

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 2, 2015) – The Indianapolis Metro Police Department is investigating a shooting on the city’s near west side. Police were called to Lafayette Road and Pike Plaza around 9:30 p.m. Saturday for a person shot. A 19-year-old male was walking on Pike Plaza heard shots fired and then realized he had been shot in the right wrist. He found a security guard who was working at a nearby carnival. The teen was taken to Methodist hospital in […]

  • Bloomington police arrest Indianapolis man accused of firing shots at party

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (April 26, 2015) – One person is in jail after shots were fired during a party early Saturday morning. Indiana State Police say just after 1 a.m. Saturday officers witnessed a large fight break out during a party, in the parking lot across from Indiana University’s Memorial Stadium. Troopers ran toward the fight and officers heard three shots being fired. As they crossed Dunn Street toward the fight, two more shots were fired and party goers ran from […]

  • Police investigating fatal accident on I-65

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 26, 2015) – One person has died after a crash on Interstate 65 Sunday afternoon. Indiana State Police say they were called to I-65 South bound near the Keystone Avenue exit ramp for an accident. When police arrived, they found a vehicle flipped onto its roof and into the embankment next to the highway. ISP investigated the accident and say the driver was deceased at the scene but are still investigating what caused the car to flip […]

  • Police investigating shooting on near North side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 26, 2015) – Police were called to the 2900 block of North Capitol Avenue for a report of a person shot just before 6:30 Sunday evening. When Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers arrived, they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to Methodist hospital in critical condition. We have a crew headed to the scene and will have more information as it becomes available.

  • Dogs get to walk around the famed yard of bricks for a good cause

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 25, 2015) – It’s the greatest spectacle in dog walking- the Mutt Strut. Thousands of dog owners brought out their four-legged family members to walk around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. The Mutt Strut is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Humane Society of Indianapolis. Money raised goes toward caring for the thousands of animals that come through the shelter, from medical exams to micro-chipping. “We really rely on and depend on events like […]

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