IMPD says detectives will investigate after a predator‑catcher livestream allegedly captured a suspect admitting to sexual contact with minors; police warn vigilante evidence can complicate cases.

A person found with an apparent gunshot wound on South Lynhurst Drive was later pronounced dead; IMPD homicide detectives are investigating.

A suspected hand grenade found on a Columbus lawn prompted deputies to close West County Road 650N while bomb technicians responded. The scene remained blocked as specialists evaluated the device.

A retired Chicago SWAT leader and Crittenden County deputy was critically wounded during a guardianship call in Sturgis; the suspect died at the scene.

Two people were killed and two others injured in a pre-dawn two-vehicle crash on Indianapolis' south side; at least one occupant is detained and investigators remain on scene.

Early‑morning gunfire on Indianapolis’ west side left one person dead; detectives have blocked off the 5600 block of Oliver Avenue and are seeking tips.

A Lowell man was booked on six felonies after allegedly lunging at a police officer with a kitchen knife and threatening to kill him, authorities say.

A West Lafayette woman faces multiple charges after prosecutors say she hurled knives at a man playing video games, damaged the apartment and stomped on his car. Booking records show she is in Tippecanoe County custody.

Eighteen people were arrested and officers seized firearms and drugs after a search of a near-north side home; charges are under review.

A woman on Indianapolis’s near‑east side was found shot on April 1 and remains in very critical condition; police say the injury may have been accidental.

Boone County deputies are seeking 34-year-old David Long, who is named on warrants for failing to register as a sex or violent offender and for felony theft.

A 41-year-old Evansville man is accused of stealing a Bud Light truck and allegedly ramming a sheriff’s cruiser during a March 27 chase. Authorities released body-camera video and charged him with attempted murder.

A LaPorte man was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison after a jury convicted him of meth distribution and illegally possessing a firearm. Authorities credited multiagency work.