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2 weeks ago | 
indystar.com | Noe Padilla |Ryan Murphy
This article will update. Monument Circle was shut down Friday afternoon after Indianapolis police got into a standoff with an armed man carrying a "Free Haiti" flag. Just before 4 p.m., police got a report of a man firing a gun in Monument Circle. Officers who arrived confirmed the man was armed and requested SWAT officers for backup. Police quickly closed the streets around Monument Circle. The man was arrested after police fired a bean bag round at him.
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1 month ago | 
indystar.com | Noe Padilla |Ryan Murphy
After a months-long investigation, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday that it had arrested seven people, some of whom were affiliated with a local branch of the Sureños gang, on several firearms and narcotics-related charges. The Sureños, also known as Sur 13, is a street gang that originated in Southern California before growing into a transnational gang closely tied to the Mexican Mafia, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
msn.com | Noe Padilla |Ryan Murphy
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
msn.com | Sarah Nelson |Ryan Murphy
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
indystar.com | Sarah Nelson |Ryan Murphy
Twenty-eight Hoosiers swept up in the investigation scoping the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will likely have their charges relating to that day wiped away. President Donald Trump in one of his first acts in office pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in the attack and also commuted the sentences of those still fulfilling their punishment.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
usatoday.com | Sarah Nelson |Ryan Murphy
Twenty-eight Hoosiers swept up in the investigation scoping the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will likely have their charges relating to that day wiped away.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
indystar.com | Ryan Murphy |Noe Padilla
Here's how much has been reported to the National Weather Service so far: Indianapolis area snow totals Avon: 1.5 inches (3:30 p.m.) Carmel: 1.6 inches (4:30 p.m.) Eagle Creek Reservoir: 1.8 inches (3:13 p.m.) Fishers: 2 inches (4:18 p.m.) Greenfield: 2 inches (4:35 p.m.) Indianapolis: 1.1 inches (1 p.m.) Southern Indiana snow totals Bloomington: 3.7 inches (3:50 p.m.) Columbus: 3 inches (4:32 p.m.) Evansville: 2 inches (1:12 p.m.) Contact IndyStar reporter Noe Padilla at...
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
indystar.com | Ryan Murphy |Caroline Beck
This article will update. Snow began falling rapidly throughout Central Indiana shortly before noon Friday, adding another layer to the already-covered ground. The National Weather Service is predicting 2-4 inches of accumulation. Kids who didn't get their fill of snow days earlier this week just may be in luck. Here is a list of what Indianapolis area schools have announced so far for Jan. 10:Avon Community School Corp.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
indystar.com | Ryan Murphy
After a months-long battle in Marion County court, Henry and Minh Cheng will receive nearly $43,000 cash that was intercepted by police inspectors at Indianapolis' FedEx hub while en route to the couple in April. The couple's class-action lawsuit alleging an unconstitutional pattern of similar seizures remains pending. A process called civil forfeiture allows law enforcement to confiscate property from people suspected of criminal activity, even if they haven’t been accused of a specific offense.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
indystar.com | Ryan Murphy
The trial of two Indianapolis officers charged in the death of Herman Whitfield III continues Friday with closing arguments. Whitfield, a 39-year-old gifted pianist, died after police responded to a 911 call from his parents — Gladys Whitfield and Herman Whitfield Jr. — for a mental health emergency about 3:20 a.m. April 25, 2022. Five officers and one recruit trainee responded. Whitfield was shocked, handcuffed and restrained chest-down before falling unresponsive and losing a pulse.
