Fort Wayne 46804 Alerts

Road Construction and Traffic Impacts

• 🔥 Illinois Road Lane Closure: Right westbound through lane of Illinois Road between Avenue of Autos and...

Recent incidents reveal a clear pattern in Fort Wayne police responses to barricaded suspects.

• Both cases featured suspects fleeing into apartments...

A report to NCMEC's CyberTipline enabled Fort Wayne police to identify and arrest an Indiana man during an investigation into suspected child sexual abuse. This case shows how cyber tips directly support local child safety efforts.

A local expert warns that proper training prevents accidental shootings in Fort Wayne.

• Trigger discipline is critical: keep finger off the trigger...

Allen County Commissioners meet Friday at 10 a.m. to review $3.75 million in weekly claims and several infrastructure contracts.

• $64,005 survey...

A Fort Wayne man with prior robbery and domestic violence convictions was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a firearm. The case highlights local enforcement under Operation Take Back America targeting repeat offenders.

Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill Tuesday allowing local and state police in Indiana to enforce federal immigration laws. This directly extends to Fort Wayne and Allen County officers, broadening their enforcement role.

Six people including the driver were injured when a semi truck veered into a Fort Wayne laundromat just before 1 p.m.

• The crash occurred on West...

Police arrested 23-year-old David Smilton II after a high-speed chase that turned into a foot pursuit and attic standoff.

• The chase: Gray Toyota...

• Officers responded to Howell Street for a mental health crisis and shot a man who pointed a gun at them from his door.
• Chief P.J. Smith said...

May 13 altercation at the Ice Way Tim Hortons left 75-year-old Anita Grayson dead after a confrontation with a 20-year-old shift leader. Police...

Three men were arrested in a drug trafficking operation distributing fentanyl and cocaine across Fort Wayne and New Haven.

• Local impact: Over six...

Allen County currently has 737 customers without power amid statewide outages totaling over 8,000.

• Local impact: This places Allen County third...

• Mayor’s office expressed deep disappointment, calling the two-year researched plan well-developed and vowing to continue addressing homelessness.
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Daquon Sincere Reed, a 24-year-old Fort Wayne man, was identified as the pedestrian killed in the weekend hit-and-run at Hanna Street and East...

• Viral clip showed an officer directing a man to leave Arab Fest after he recorded attendees, prompting claims of religious bias and free speech...

A 15-year-old Homestead High School student, Drew Stephen Saddington, died in a deadly I-69 pileup while riding in a driver's education vehicle. The...

Residents in 46804 should plan for Illinois Road disruptions this week.

• Westbound right lane closed between Avenue of Autos and Getz Road, 8 a.m....

8-year-old Mason Lencke raised over $1,000 selling lemonade to help Fort Wayne police buy stuffed animals for children in emergencies. The initiative...

A crash at Lafayette Street and Sherwood Terrace left one person critically injured Tuesday morning.

• Crash details: Happened around 8 a.m.,...