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Infant’s body found in local creek

March 18, 2013

Indianapolis police are investigating the discovery of an infant’s body in a creek on the city’s east side. Police say they received a call Sunday morning from a man who told them he’d found the body behind his home in the 1500 block of Fenwick Avenue. An autopsy was scheduled for Monday to determine more information about the body and the cause of death.
 

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Carmel police shoot armed man

March 18, 2013

Carmel police shot a 25-year-old man early Monday morning after he allegedly made threats to his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. Aaron David, 25, was shot about 3:15 a.m. in a neighborhood near 96th Street and Ditch Road. He was taken to the hospital for surgery and is expected to live, officials said. Police said they opened fire on David after he ignored their commands and displayed a handgun.
 

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Trucks hits, kills man on I-70

March 15, 2013

States troopers investigating a reported deer strike along Interstate 70 instead discovered the body of a pedestrian. Johnny Cole, 33, died after being struck by a semi at about 1:30 a.m. Friday on the city’s far-east side. Police do not suspect alcohol was a factor in the accident. They believe Cole was standing in the center lane when he was struck.
 

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Man, 67, killed in home invasion

March 15, 2013

A 67-year-old homeowner was shot to death at about 6:30 a.m. on the north side of Indianapolis by a home invader who fled in the victim’s car. Moments before he was killed, Thomas Teft and his wife were drinking coffee in their home in the 7800 block of Harcourt Spring Place when they heard someone enter through an unlocked sliding back door. Teft went to investigate and was shot by a man dressed in a ski mask and hoodie. The shooter escaped in a 2009 black Hyundai Sonata with license plate IW813 that had been parked in the driveway.
 

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Driver urged to speed, survivors say

March 14, 2013

Two teenage survivors of a single-vehicle crash that killed three people Sunday near Yorktown told police a front-seat passenger repeatedly urged the driver to speed before the deadly crash. The SUV was traveling 110 mph and ran a stop sign before wiping out. The crash killed driver Lisa Crane, 47; her boyfriend, Kent Kalley, 47; and Andrew Lackey, 12. Crash survivors Trace Joiner and Jessica DeLong, both 13, said Kalley urged the driver "to go faster like five or six times." Savannah Kalley, 13, also survived.
 

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Man killed in car at local mall

March 14, 2013

A man shot to death Wednesday afternoon in a sport-utility vehicle parked at Lafayette Square Mall has been identified as Robert Mitcham, 21, of Indianapolis. Mitcham was in the SUV driven by his cousin for a meeting with another man. The cousin told police the man pulled the gun after a brief conversation and shot Mitcham in the head. Police are investigating.
 

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Man shot to death on northwest side

March 13, 2013

A man was shot to death Tuesday night on the northwest side of Indianapolis. The unidentified victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds at about 7 p.m. at Creekside Square Apartments, in the 5700 block of Fraser Court. He died at St. Vincent Hospital.
 

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Two die in rest area crash

March 13, 2013

Two men died Wednesday morning after their car lost control and collided with the back of a semitrailer parked near a rest area entrance ramp off Interstate 74 in Hendricks County. Lizton emergency officials said the men were trapped in the vehicle after the crash, but died a short time later. The semi driver was sleeping and not injured. Icy roads may have contributed to the accident.
 

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NFL taps Purdue brain-injury expert

March 12, 2013
Professor Larry Leverenz, director of the athletic training program at Purdue University, has been selected by National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell to be part of a $60 million effort to prevent head injuries and concussions. The Head Health Challenge, sponsored by the NFL, GE Corp. and Under Armour, plans a $40 million research program to develop new brain-imaging techniques, and a $20 million innovation challenge that hopes to find new diagnosis and prevention technology. Leverenz has helped Purdue gain national attention for its concussion research.
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Fishers school evacuated for smoke

March 12, 2013
About 1,000 students at Riverside Intermediate School in Fishers were evacuated Tuesday morning after smoke filled the building. Fire officials determined a malfunctioning air handler caused the problem. Students spent a short time outside before returning to the building about 9:45 a.m.
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Cop faces drunk-driving charge

March 12, 2013
A Shelbyville police officer was arrested Sunday, accused of driving while under the influence. Aaron Calvert, an officer with the department since March 2011, was taken into custody following a car accident. He was placed on suspension without pay pending the outcome of the case.
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Ball State issues all-clear following gun alert

March 11, 2013

Ball State University issued an all-clear notice Monday morning after warning students and staff that a man was seen with what appeared to be a handgun near a campus library. A spokeswoman said campus police investigated that report and deemed the campus secure about 90 minutes after a text alert was sent Monday morning.
 

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Fountain Square man hurt by intruders

March 11, 2013

A 79-year-old Indianapolis man said three people burst into the back door of his Fountain Square-area home Sunday about 10 p.m. before beating him up and stealing his wallet. One intruder hit the victim in the chest with the barrel of a rifle and threatened to kill him while the other two searched the home in the 1600 block of Draper Street. The man suffered cuts to his hands and needed treatment at an area hospital.
 

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Three die in crash near Anderson

March 11, 2013

Three people were killed and three others injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon east of Anderson. Investigators believe the sport-utility vehicle was speeding south on County Road 600 West near Daleville about 4 p.m. when the driver hit a rise in the road and lost control. The SUV became airborne, struck a retaining wall, and flipped for a couple of hundred feet before stopping. Killed in the crash were driver Lisa Case, 46, of Anderson, and passengers Kent Kalley, 46, and Andrew Lackey, 12, both of Yorktown. The three other passengers, all 13, were in stable condition.
 

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Greenwood sees string of car break-ins

March 8, 2013
Greenwood police say thieves are breaking into cars during broad daylight and taking valuables. The break-ins are occurring outside of businesses on State Road 135. Police said the thieves break car windows and takes purses, lottery tickets or anything left out in the open that can be grabbed quickly.
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Murder suspect shoots himself in head

March 8, 2013
After a standoff at a Lawrence hotel that lasted nearly six hours, a murder suspect was hospitalized in critical condition Thursday night with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police cornered 41-year-old Brian Fegley about noon at the Value Place Hotel near 82nd and Shadeland Avenue. Fegley was accused of a shooting that killed Eli McAfee, 33, at the Free Spirit Lounge in Castleton earlier in the day.
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Suspected car thief nabbed after chase

March 8, 2013
Police arrested a 19-year-old driver following a high-speed chase and crash in Greenwood on Friday morning. Jimmy Roger Smith is accused of stealing a 2005 Acura from a garage in a Center Grove home sometime before 4 a.m. Greenwood police saw the vehicle fleeing the scene of another residential break-in at about 5:25 a.m. and gave chase. The pursuit ended a few minutes later when Smith’s vehicle, which reached speeds topping 100 mph, left the road and went airborne into an office building near Howard and Fry roads. Smith, who was apprehended after a brief foot chase, told police he thought he was overdosing on methamphetamine.
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Drunk-driving crackdown planned

March 7, 2013

Police throughout Indiana plan a 17-day effort to crack down on drunken driving starting Friday. The campaign, called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over," is aimed at preventing drunk driving during March sporting events and St. Patrick's Day. The effort runs through March 24. State troopers plan sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. Indiana had nearly 6,300 alcohol-related crashes last year with 97 fatalities.
 

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City sees string of bus crashes

March 7, 2013

School buses were involved in three crashes in the city Thursday morning, including one involving injuries. Ambulances took four children to Riley Hospital for Children after an Indianapolis Public Schools bus was involved in a crash at about 8 a.m. on the northeast side. The students suffered what are believed to be minor head injuries. A Pike Township bus carrying two students collided with a car on the northwest side, and another IPS bus crashed on the northeast side. No injuries were reported in those crashes.
 

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Police seek suspect in father’s death

March 7, 2013

Indianapolis police are trying to determine who killed a local man, possibly in front of his children. The body of David McMiller, 28, was discovered Wednesday afternoon in his Lynhurst Park Apartment on the southwest side. Investigators believe the victim had been shot or stabbed. His three children, ages 4 and under, were home at the time of the incident.

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One dead, 3 injured in shooting

March 6, 2013

One man was killed and three others injured in a shooting Tuesday about 8 p.m. at Wellington Apartments on the east side of Indianapolis. The dead man was identified as Michael Baker, 25, a resident of the apartments near East 16th Street and Interstate 465.
Two other men were taken to Wishard Hospital, with one in critical condition and the other in serious condition. The fourth man was treated and released at the scene. Police are looking for a dark vehicle with two males seen leaving the scene.
 

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Noblesville crash closes busy road

March 6, 2013

Two drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles and rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after a two-car accident in Noblesville at the intersection of State Road 37 and Field Drive. Southbound 37 was closed from about 9:45 to 10:45 for crash cleanup. The victims were taken to Riverview Hospital in unknown condition. State troopers reported about a hundred weather-related accidents in central Indiana from 6 p.m. Tuesday through this morning.
 

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Man crashes SUV into apartments

March 5, 2013

An Indianapolis man was taken into custody just after 7:30 p.m. Monday after he crashed his sport-utility vehicle into Forest Ridge Apartments on the far north side of the city. Terry Rowe, 53, was heading west on Wheatgrass Way before he drove into four apartment units, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage. Rowe and numerous residents were uninjured. Police didn’t cite a reason for the crash.
 

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Driver dies in wrong-way accident

March 5, 2013

A driver traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Johnson County died Monday night after he crashed his van into a semi. The fiery accident shut down I-65 between Franklin and Edinburgh from about 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Lee Wayne Oliphant, 67, of Indianapolis died in the crash. The 59-year-old semi driver suffered minor injuries.
 

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Boys arrested after house fires

March 5, 2013

Two boys were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with two house fires in the 1300 and 1400 block of North Olney Street on the city’s northeast side. The first fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. and caused an estimated $25,000 in damage. The second occurred at about 6 a.m. and created $35,000 in damage. Both homes were vacant and the fires appeared to be intentionally set. The boys also are suspected of causing a dumpster fire.
 

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