An Indiana man was found dead in a Planet Fitness tanning bed Monday morning, three days after he entered the south Indianapolis gym. Gym members said they noticed a foul smell Monday morning that was worse near the tanning rooms, WTHR said. Derek Sink’s family reported him missing on Friday, but he wasn’t found until …
A rideshare driver has been charged with the murder of an Indianapolis woman who went missing Sunday morning and was found dead in the woods on Monday. Police said Chanti Dixon called for an Uber around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning and was not heard from afterward. Her family reported her missing Monday morning, according to …
A family of five in Indiana hasn’t been seen since July 4, and police are concerned the three children may need medical help. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a statewide Silver Alert for Frankie Terrell, 4; Queen Terrell, 3; King Terrell, 1; and their parents, 50-year-old Willie Terrell and 31-year-old Jessika Terrell. “Frankie, Queen, …
A German shepherd helped save her own life and the the life of a feline companion last month when the two were locked in a hot car in an Indianpolis hotel parking lot. Unfortunately, a second dog in the vehicle died before public safety officers could rescue the animals, but Abby, the shepherd, got the …
An Indianapolis man was arrested on Saturday for the murder of his kindergarten teacher wife after he allegedly confessed to police officers arriving on the scene. Inside the home, officers found Amber Cooley, 26, with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead on the scene, Indianapolis Police said. Officers also found a baby, unharmed, inside. …
A 5-year-old girl died earlier this month, shortly after she was found obviously malnourished, weighing less than she did at 2, and covered in fecal matter with lice on her head. Prosecutors have now charged Kinsleigh Welty’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend, and her grandmother with her death, WXIN reported. “This happened over a long period …
“Poor parenting … is not criminal,” the judge said.
Seven juveniles were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown Indianapolis mall Saturday night. Indianapolis Metro Police Department officers patrolling the downtown area just after 11 p.m. heard gunshots near the Circle Centre Mall and responded to find six juveniles with gunshot wounds. One of the victims was taken to the hospital in critical condition …
A woman is dead and five other people hospitalized after an early morning shooting at an Indianapolis Waffle House. Indianapolis police say a altercation between two groups of people escalated into gunfire, and they recovered two guns — one at the scene and another in a vehicle at a hospital, the Indianapolis Star reported. Police …
Indianapolis police have arrested an 18-year-old man for the mruder of a 77-year-old grandmother. Mary Sims was found dead Friday night with “undisclosed” trauma, according to WXIN. Her granddaughter identified her to the station on Monday. Police detained Zakii Dawson, identified as a “friend of the family” in an online fundraiser, as a person of …
A 37-year-old Indianapolis man was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison and 20 years probation after pleading guilty to raping a child under 4 years old. Court documents say that investigators began looking at Devon Shane Mitchell in February “for criminal activity unrelated to child sexual abuse.” In the court of the investigation, …
Indianapolis police are looking for a 29-year-old person they say may be in need of medical attention. Cassandra Ritchison was last seen on December 2, police said. Ritchison, last seen on Eskenazi Avenue in northwestern Indianapolis, is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and 125 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. No further …
