Police in Indianapolis are investigating after the discovery of a dead newborn in a park on Monday. The infant’s body was found in a wooded area of Brookside Park by a passerby at about 3 p.m. Investigators believe the male child was less than a day old, WXIN reported. It’s not clear when or how …
An off-duty police officer held a murder suspect at gunpoint Friday night after a deadly shooting at an Indianapolis steakhouse. The officer and restaurant employees broke up the initial brawl between Randy Godfrey, 34, and Robert “Blaine” Smith, 32, in a Texas Roadhouse aisle, giving Smith time to escape outside, WISH reported. But Godfrey broke …
An Indianapolis woman charged with neglect after her toddler daughter was found dead underneath a dresser has now been charged with murder. An autopsy revealed that 2-year-old Skylar Gardner died from hypothermia and that she had several injuries, some of the post-mortem and believed to have been caused by a rodent, WRTV reported. Chantell Gardner …
An Indianapolis man was arrested on Saturday after he assaulted a 14-year-old boy solely because the kid was on his motorized bike. Jason Harrell told police he yelled at the boy “about the habitual behavior” of being a kid on a bike but denied shoving and hitting him, WXIN reported, even though the entire episode …
An Indiana man has been charged with attempted murder and feticide after her shot his estranged wife in the back, ending her pregnancy. Jeremy McBride, 36, reportedly told police he’d bought a gun a few days earlier and intended to kill Kayla Netherland, her baby, and himself, WXIN reported. McBride and Netherland were estranged, police …
An Indiana man was found dead in a Planet Fitness tanning bed Monday morning, three days after he entered the south Indianapolis gym. Gym members said they noticed a foul smell Monday morning that was worse near the tanning rooms, WTHR said. Derek Sink’s family reported him missing on Friday, but he wasn’t found until …
A rideshare driver has been charged with the murder of an Indianapolis woman who went missing Sunday morning and was found dead in the woods on Monday. Police said Chanti Dixon called for an Uber around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning and was not heard from afterward. Her family reported her missing Monday morning, according to …
A family of five in Indiana hasn’t been seen since July 4, and police are concerned the three children may need medical help. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department issued a statewide Silver Alert for Frankie Terrell, 4; Queen Terrell, 3; King Terrell, 1; and their parents, 50-year-old Willie Terrell and 31-year-old Jessika Terrell. “Frankie, Queen, …
A German shepherd helped save her own life and the the life of a feline companion last month when the two were locked in a hot car in an Indianpolis hotel parking lot. Unfortunately, a second dog in the vehicle died before public safety officers could rescue the animals, but Abby, the shepherd, got the …
An Indianapolis man was arrested on Saturday for the murder of his kindergarten teacher wife after he allegedly confessed to police officers arriving on the scene. Inside the home, officers found Amber Cooley, 26, with a gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead on the scene, Indianapolis Police said. Officers also found a baby, unharmed, inside. …
A 5-year-old girl died earlier this month, shortly after she was found obviously malnourished, weighing less than she did at 2, and covered in fecal matter with lice on her head. Prosecutors have now charged Kinsleigh Welty’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend, and her grandmother with her death, WXIN reported. “This happened over a long period …
“Poor parenting … is not criminal,” the judge said.
