Indy Crime & City Updates

This is an opinion column, not reporting, arguing that Democratic city leaders and prosecutors should answer for public safety records. Its main...

Here's how the case unfolded Saturday:

• Welfare check: Officers were sent to the 3200 block of Lupine Drive just after 10 a.m.
• Man found dead:...

The building's Emergency Plan, revised 10/16/2026, is worth a quick review before you need it:

• Use the nearest exit: It may not be the main...

A man accused of beating a northeast side resident now faces felony charges.

• Victim's injuries: The victim has multiple skull fractures and...

IMPD says crews found a man's body in the White River early Sunday, around 3 a.m., near Kentucky Avenue and Drover Street.

• Still unknown: how long...

Thompson Road near Thompson Park has no sidewalk, crosswalk or shoulders, even though the park was recently renovated. The speed limit is 40 mph, and...

• Sentence: Dominique Lamont King received eight years in prison as part of a plea deal.
• Pleas: King pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an...

A former apartment maintenance worker has been sentenced to 140 years in prison for the rape and murder of 15-year-old Janiya Carr. A jury found Tevis...

Andrea Hunley's mayoral campaign proposes a set of education, childcare, and small business priorities:

• Free pre-K and affordable childcare,...

The primary non-emergency number for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is (317) 236-6201. The guide describes it as a single, consistent...

Marion County has 695 documented license plate reader cameras, the most of any Indiana county. Indianapolis accounts for 634 of them. The map is...

The Jaguars' 42-7 win was the Colts' largest defeat in nearly four years, and it puts Indianapolis's rebuild options in focus.

• Draft capital:...

Democrat Ryan Mears won a third term as Marion County prosecutor, beating Republican Philip Foust by nearly 30 points in unofficial results. The...

Cottage Home has a B- safety grade, but its crime index of 187 is 87% above the national average and 88% higher than the Indianapolis average.

• How...

An IMPD officer was reportedly hurt during an auto theft arrest downtown, and much of the account is still unverified.

• The call: Officers were sent...

Five security postings are listed, with pay from $16.00 to $18.50 an hour:

• Weekday guard: Allied Universal full-time, $17.51/hour, Mon–Fri 9 AM–5...

The sheriff's report for November 6 lists 32 calls for service in the prior 24 hours. The list is described as "not limited to" these types:

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Two boys were shot Saturday night in the 1600 block of North Warman Avenue on Indianapolis' west side, according to IMPD.

• Condition: Both were...

Good news: 15-year-old Journey Mitchell has been found and is safe, according to an update dated November 6. She had been missing since leaving her...

Preliminary results show Greg Ballard drew 70,016 votes, or 3.6%, in the Secretary of State race. That clears Indiana's 2% threshold, so Lincoln Party...