Parents sue Mishawaka over fatal police pursuit crash
The parents of a northern Indiana teenager who died along with her boyfriend when a vehicle being chased by police crashed into their car in 2020 is suing the city of Mishawaka.
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Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty
A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty to using excessive force.
Law enforcement, public health experts still targeting fentanyl
With the highly lethal synthetic substance fentanyl being trafficked across state and country borders, often laced with other drugs on the black market, law enforcement and public health experts are trying to keep up with its increased use and distribution.
Fort Wayne mayor arrested for drunken driving after crash
The mayor of Indiana’s second-largest city apologized Sunday after an overnight arrest for drunken driving.
COA: Officers didn’t violate motorcyclist’s Fourth Amendment rights during stop
A southern Indiana man who argued police conducted an illegal search and arrest on him because they were looking for a different man with a warrant couldn’t convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana his resisting law enforcement and drug possession charges should be dropped.
Senators push to reform police’s cellphone tracking tools
Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts.
Senators push to reform police’s cellphone tracking tools
Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that would limit U.S. law enforcement agencies’ ability to buy cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts, including back years in time, and sometimes without a search warrant.
Slain Indiana officer’s fiancée recalls her life at funeral
An eastern Indiana police officer who died last week after being shot in the head during an August traffic stop was remembered by her fiancée Monday during her funeral as an upbeat person who was the love of her life.
Clark Co. sheriff responds to ‘night of terror’ accusations, posts alleged surveillance videos from incident on personal website
Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel has responded — both in court filings and through posts on a website he created — to the allegations made by 28 female inmates who claim they were attacked by male inmates after a guard sold an access key to the men while on duty at the Jeffersonville jail last year.
Ex-Indiana jailer gets probation for driving into protesters
A former Indiana jail officer accused of driving into a group of people in 2020 as they were protesting the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police has been sentenced to probation.
Funeral Monday for Indiana officer shot during traffic stop
The public funeral for an eastern Indiana police officer who died Sunday night after being shot in the head during a traffic stop will be held next week at a high school, her department said.
Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death
A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.
Officials: Indiana police officer shot in August has died
An eastern Indiana police officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in August has died more than two weeks after she was removed from life support, authorities said.
Clarksville, Justice Department come to agreement in reserve officer’s HIV discrimination suit
A southern Indiana reserve police officer who sued the town of Clarksville after it withdrew his conditional offer of employment due to his HIV diagnosis has reached a settlement with the town, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
7th Circuit rules partially for defendant, officers, city in police-impersonation case
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed, reversed and vacated multiple partial summary judgment awards for a man who was cleared of impersonating police and who later sued the officers who arrested him.
Evansville OKs paying $1.75M in deadly police chase crash
The city of Evansville has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a woman’s lawsuit stemming from a 2017 police chase crash that killed her two children and her husband and left her seriously injured.
School gun case sparks debate over safety and second chances
Keyon Robinson was just a month away from graduating from high school when he took a loaded gun, placed it in his backpack and headed to campus.
Elected officials, police chiefs on leaked Oath Keepers list
The names of hundreds of U.S. law enforcement officers, elected officials and military members appear on the leaked membership rolls of a far-right extremist group that’s accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Marion Co. prosecutor Republican candidate shares public safety plan
Using a former mass shooting site as a backdrop, Marion County prosecutor candidate Cyndi Carrasco on Wednesday unveiled her plan for improving public safety in Indianapolis.
Former Elkhart officer pleads guilty to beating prisoner
A former northern Indiana police officer has pleaded guilty to beating a prisoner who was handcuffed to a chair.