American Legion deputy director among 11 jailed in Indiana child solicitation sting
Jeff Hendricks, deputy director of the Americanism division for The American Legion, was among 11 people arrested in a child solicitation sting.
Lawrence Andrea, Indianapolis Star
21-year-old charged with reckless homicide, prostitution in death of man missing from Avon
Jayvawn Birdsong, 21, was charged over a week after a tow truck driver found Harpreet Singh’s body in a car on the west side of Indianapolis May 2.
Carmel oatmeal killing: Man becomes second defendant to take plea deal in 2021 killing
Robert Walker’s plea agreement comes after his girlfriend, Logan Runyon, agreed to testify against her mother in the 2021 killing of Francis Kelley.
Advocates want a clinician-led response to mental health crises. Here’s what they mean
Calls for a change in how Indianapolis handles calls for help involving mental health grew after the in-custody death of Herman Whitfield III.
‘Prior beef’ preceded gunfire between two groups on Indy canal; IMPD searching for suspects
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officials said the Wednesday morning shooting on the Canal Walk downtown began as a prior beef between two groups.
Black faith leaders call for firing, prosecution of police involved in Whitfield death
Leaders in Indianapolis’ Black faith community on Monday said the officers involved in the death of Herman Whitfield III should be prosecuted.
Jury orders $1.2 million to estate of man killed by IMPD officers in 2018
A jury awarded the estate of Daniel Cedars $1.2 million last week, determining IMPD officers used unreasonable force during the Nov. 2018 shooting.
The Bail Project sues Indiana over restricting law, citing constitutional infringements
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, The Bail Project argues House Bill 1300 violates the organization’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
IMPD: Body found under ‘suspicious’ circumstances on old school grounds
A neighbor taking garbage to a dumpster on the ground of abandoned IPS School 11 Monday morning found the man’s body in a wooded area.
IMPD: Taser probes did not strike Herman Whitfield’s chest; officers involved identified
Indianapolis police on Friday identified the officers involved in the death of Herman Whitfield III and said the taser didn’t hit the man’s chest.