Indiana Crime

JAILED BY MISTAKE: 12-Year-Old Put Behind Bars When Cops Mistake Him For Older Brother

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 05.18.2012

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At the age of 12, Jacob Magruder has already seen the inside of a jail cell. But not because of anything he's done wrong -- the cops in Jasper Coun...

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SENTENCED: Birthday Cookout Shooter Gets 135 Years In Jail

AP | Posted 05.17.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS -- A man convicted of murder in a shooting at an Indianapolis birthday cookout has been sentenced to 135 years in prison. A Marion Count...

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Naked, Gun-Toting Man Gets Shot Twice By Police

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.12.2012

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A naked, gun-wielding man went on a wild shooting spree on a quiet street in Bloomington, Ind., this morning, cops said. Nobody was hurt -- except ...

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Birthday Blowout: Man Convicted For Deadly Shooting At Party

AP | Posted 05.03.2012

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INDIANAPOLIS -- A jury has convicted one man of murder in a shooting at an Indianapolis birthday cookout that killed two people and injured six others...

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'He Was Naked And I Thought It Was A Prank'; Turns Out It Was A Rampage

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.30.2012

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When Blake Bullock stopped his truck for a naked man in the street on Thursday, he thought he was the victim of a sick joke. If only he were that l...

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Man Stole From Woman At Funeral, Stuffed Items In Underwear: Cops

Posted 04.18.2012

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An Indiana man was caught red-handed allegedly stealing a woman's purse at a funeral and then stuffing its contents into his underwear. The Herald ...

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Woman Named Fellony Gets Slapped With Ironic Charge

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 04.16.2012

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Sadly, this child really did live up to her mother's expectations. A suspect named Fellony was arrested and charged with felony battery on Sunday a...

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Man Says He Went For Naked Walk Because 'It Was Opposite Day'

Posted 04.10.2012

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An Indianapolis man was arrested last week for wandering along a city street naked --reportedly because it was "Opposite Day." Leonard Fodera, 19, ...

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Man Charged In Convenience Store Clerk's Shooting Death

Posted 03.07.2012

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Updated story A northwest Indiana convenience store clerk was fatally shot Sunday during an armed robbery. Judi Simpson-Beaver, 48, was killed w...

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CAUGHT ON TAPE: Thieves Steal Jewelry By The Bucket

Posted 03.01.2012

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Authorities in Indiana are searching for three men who allegedly stole valuables by the bucket from a jewelry store early Sunday morning. Surveilla...

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Domestic Dispute Leads Woman To Throw Dog Off Balcony

Posted 02.24.2012

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An Indiana woman is now facing animal cruelty charges stemming from an apology letter she wrote to the dog she allegedly threw to its death from a sec...

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WATCH: Student Attacks Principal Over Unidentified Flying Cheetos

Posted 02.16.2012

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An unidentified flying bag of Cheetos led to a brawl between a 17-year-old student and his assistant principal, school officials in Indiana say. Au...

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Indiana Cops Kill Man Who Charged Them With Butcher Knives

Posted 01.20.2012

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Indiana State Police killed a man in his home on Sunday after the resident -- described by his neighbors as "quiet" -- charged officers with butcher k...

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Handcuffed Man Who Stole Cop Car Gets Caught

AP | Posted 03.14.2012

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KNOX, Ind. — A man accused of stealing a police cruiser while handcuffed in northwest Indiana, then using the police radio to ask how to unlock ...

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Report: Theft Suspect Threatened To Eat Officers, Dogs

Posted 01.12.2012

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LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Police say a man in Indiana accused of stealing a car threatened to hunt down and eat his arresting officers, their families a...

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Alleged Child Killer Was Accused Earlier Of Stalking Teen Girl

Posted 01.10.2012

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Two experienced Indiana public defenders have been named to represent the man accused of murdering and dismembering 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon just a f...

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Man Accused Of Murdering 9-Year-Old Ind. Girl Pleads Not Guilty

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 03.05.2012

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — An Indiana magistrate entered a not guilty plea Wednesday for a man accused of bludgeoning and dismembering a 9-year-old girl...

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Friend Mourns Loss Of Murdered 9-Year-Old Girl

Posted 01.03.2012

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As relatives and friends mourn the killing of 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon, one girl in particular is missing her best friend. "Why did he have to do ...

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Trusted Family Friend Faces Murder Charge In 9-Year-Old Girl's Death

AP | By TOM COYNE | Posted 03.02.2012

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A trusted family friend who confessed to police that he bludgeoned to death a 9-year-old Indiana girl in his care then dismembered...

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Mother Of Butchered Girl Worried About Sex-Offender Neighbors

AP | TOM LoBIANCO and TOM COYNE | Posted 02.26.2012

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — To assist her dying father, Tarah Souders made a choice: She moved her three young girls to a run-down trailer park in rural ...

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Body Of Missing Indiana Girl Found; Family Friend Arrested

AP | TOM LOBIANCO | Posted 02.25.2012

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A missing 9-year-old Indiana girl has been found dead, and the family friend who was watching her before she disappeared was ...

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Murder-Suicide Facebook Post: 'Someone Call 911. Three Dead Bodies At...'

Posted 12.12.2011

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A Washington woman alerted police to a murder-suicide in Indiana after she saw an acquaintance's Facebook status that said he'd killed two people and ...

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LOOK: Half-Naked Man Drives SUV Up Indiana Memorial

Posted 11.23.2011

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State Police arrested an Indianapolis man on Tuesday after he allegedly drove his SUV up the steps of the Indiana War Memorial, wrapped himself in an ...

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Cops: Man Beat Girlfriend Senseless With Shake Weight

Posted 11.18.2011

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A 19-year-old West Lafayette man faces two felony charges after he allegedly beat his girlfriend senseless using a Shake Weight dumbbell. Police sa...

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Police: Disgruntled Customer Rammed Wheelchair Through Taco Bell Window

Posted 11.15.2011

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Restaurant employees refused to serve a woman who rolled up to the drive-through in a wheelchair -- so she allegedly took out her anger on the front d...

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