Metro police are looking for a man accused of robbing a local Radio Shack store on Thursday. Surveillance video shows that it was anything but the perfect crime. The thief pulled a gun inside the store on East Washington Street, and when the clerk handed him cash, he dropped it all over the floor. The suspect scrambled and tried to exit the store, but instead fumbled again, dropping the money outside. Witnesses say the thief took off in a silver Nissan Altima with front-end damage.

The Tippecanoe County Coroner is issuing a warning to residents who still must shovel snow. In the past week, three people in the Greater Lafayette area have died while shoveling snow. All the victims were between 50 and 80 and had underlying heart conditions, officials said. Fox59 will talk to the coroner at 4 p.m.

Frigid temperatures are being blamed for the death of southern Indiana man. Richard Glotzbach, 51, was found dead behind a New Albany shopping center Wednesday morning. Investigators said he probably lost his balance and fell down. Unable to get back up, he later died of hypothermia, police proposed.

Thieves broke into dozens of cars parked at two hotels on Indianapolis' west side early Thursday morning. Police say they hit at least 30 cars at Crowne Plaza Hotel near Indianapolis International Airport, and about 20 other vehicles at a nearby hotel. The break-ins happened between midnight Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday.

Investigators are looking for a bold and calculating thief who broke into a Zionsville church Sunday night and stole a safe that was bolted to the ground. Representatives from Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church do not have an exact count of how much money was inside the safe. Surveillance video caught the burglar Sunday around 10 p.m. stealing the safe and taking it away in a minivan.

An Indianapolis police officer was treated on the scene after he lost control of his squad car Wednesday morning and slid into the path of an SUV on West 56th Street in front of the Colts training facility. The driver of the SUV had minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. The crash was just one of many this morning as drivers traveled slick roads. Conditions are expected to improve throughout the day. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

A central Indiana community is mourning the death of a teenager who was killed Tuesday in a car-train crash caused by icy roads. Titus Justus, 17, died when his truck slid into the path of a train in Fairmount. Justus was a senior at Mississinewa High School and played on the varsity basketball team.

The shooting death of a Hamilton County teenager is being called a tragic accident. Carson Wallace, 16, was shot in the chest Tuesday when a gun went off at his family’s home in Cicero. Wallace was in the garage with his 14-year-old brother when the gun discharged. He was rushed to Methodist Hospital, but died during surgery.

An Eastern Hancock County school teacher has been suspended with pay and charged with battery. Middle school teacher Steve Hilton is accused of inappropriately touching seven of his young students. The girls, ages 11 and 12, told investigators that Hilton would cause them pain by pushing on their pressure points. They say he touched their buttocks and even turned one upside down in a trash can. Hilton was released from jail Tuesday after posting a $1,500 bond.

Plows are out in central Indiana, clearing the streets of snow that clogged Tuesday morning's rush hour. The heaviest snow has stopped for the day, but another 1 inch to 3 inches are expected tonight. In Indianapolis, 83 crews are working around the clock to remove snow and spread chemicals on the streets. However, the wind will pick up later, causing visibility to be reduced for commutes on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

No one was hurt after an Indianapolis International Airport Police officer returned gunfire on two men in a west-side neighborhood. The officer said the men in a pickup truck shot at him as he was visiting a relative on Cossell Road. Investigators say the airport officer was standing outside about 11 p.m. Monday when the men shot at him. He used his personal firearm to fire back. No one was hit.

The president and CEO of the Indiana University Alumni Association is resigning after three years in the position. Thomas Martz gave no reason for his resignation, which is effective at the end of February. A university spokesperson says the process for hiring a replacement will start in a few weeks.

Indianapolis firefighters battled a pair of fires Sunday night that displaced almost 20 residents. The first fire was reported just before 9 p.m. at Avalon Lake Apartments on the city's northeast side. A male resident returned home from the store to find his apartment in flames; he had been heating grease on the stove. Three other apartments also were damaged, and nine residents of the apartment complex now are in temporary housing. The second fire call came in around 10:20 p.m. Sunday at a private residence on Indianapolis' east side. A woman came back to her Dewey Street home after a Super Bowl party and found one of the bedrooms ablaze. Another woman who lives in the house says she left a candle burning and thinks one of her dogs knocked it over. The four adults and six children who live in the house were not home when the fire started, but two pit bulls died.

The banks of the Wabash River will be getting a facelift soon. The Wabash River Enhancement Corp. is looking at ways to preserve the river. Plans could include trail development and improving water quality. Also on the drawing board: adding bridges for walking and biking as well as a great lawn along the shoreline south of West Lafayette.

Police made a gruesome discovery in a Bartholomew County home after neighbors noticed mail piling up outside the house. Investigators found Shaundra Hartner, 72, and Greg Thomas, 51, dead inside a home in Taylorsville. Police recovered a gun at the scene and say they think the deaths may be the result of a murder-suicide.

Johnson County authorities say that a former Indianapolis youth volunteer already in jail awaiting trial on child molestation charges tried to hire a hitman to kill witnesses, including teenagers and an infant. On Thursday, new charges were filed by the Johnson County prosecutor against 30-year-old Jonathan Hartman, who was arrested in April 2009. The youth volunteer at a Greenwood Salvation Army church allegedly had sexual relationships with three teenage girls over the course of several years. Authorities now say that one of Hartman's former fellow inmates reported that Hartman tried to hire him to kill witnesses who could testify against him. Hartman will be in court next week to face the new charges. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

Madison County authorities are investigating a gruesome creek scene in the town of Ingalls: the bodies of as many as 15 dead dogs, most of them decapitated. Police found the bodies in Fall Creek near County Road 750 West late Thursday. Most if not all of the dogs appeared to be greyhounds, officials said.

A City-County Councilman and metro police officer has been suspended. Lincoln Plowman is a Republican councilman from Franklin Township. He's also a high-ranking police officer and the focus of an internal investigation. Plowman commands IMPD's support service branch, which oversees reserve officers. Public Safety Director Frank Straub wouldn't say why Plowman is under investigation. He has turned in his gun, badge and squad car. A spokesman for the FBI says he can neither confirm nor deny a federal probe is taking place. Fox59 will have more on the story at 4 p.m.

IPS students won't be getting a two-hour Super Bowl reprieve after all. District officials wanted to start the school day two hours later on Monday to cope with the likelihood bus drivers won't report to work after staying up late to watch the game, but State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said such delays are allowed only in the event of an emergency. The last time the Colts were in the Super Bowl, so many bus drivers called in sick on the next day, school got delayed. IPS now plans to open one hour late and extend the school day by thirty minutes.

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay hopes to sign Peyton Manning to a contract extension after the Super Bowl that would make him the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, he says. Manning's contract is set to expire after the 2010 season, but Irsay doesn't want to wait. A new deal could keep Manning, 33, in Indianapolis for the rest of his career. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

An Indianapolis police officer appeared in court Wednesday morning, charged with sexual misconduct, criminal confinement, intimidation, official misconduct and obstruction of justice. A 26-year-old woman said she was attacked in an industrial area near 10th and Rural streets by Courtney Harris, who had threatened to throw her in jail unless she performed a sex act. At first, Harris denied everything, but later said he had consensual off-duty sex with the woman.

Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh has another challenger for his U.S. Senate seat this year--the man whom he succeeded in 1998. Today, former Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Coats is expected to announce his plans to run against Bayh, a Democrat. Coats retired from the Senate and went on to become ambassador to Germany. Coats joins at least four other Republican candidates with plans to run for the seat.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard plans to veto any plan that would let people bring guns into city parks, he said. Libertarian City-County Councilor Ed Coleman brought up the idea at a meeting Monday night, saying it's a matter of Second Amendment rights and would bring the city in line with recent changes in federal and state park laws.

Indianapolis Public Schools will delay school for two hours Monday morning. In a news release Tuesday, the district said the delay acknowledges that some staff might not arrive to work at their usual time, due to the late start of the game. Additionally, the district's dress code will be waived on Friday so students can wear clothing to support the Indianapolis Colts. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

Security measures for Sunday’s Super Bowl will be extreme, and somewhat akin to those at airports, according to officials. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano gave her seal of approval during a tour of Sun Life Stadium in Miami on Monday. The security team features federal, state, and local officers, as well as bomb-sniffing dogs at stadium checkpoints. The Colts have plenty of eyes watching over them, including a team of deputies to patrol the team's hotel and a motorcade for traveling around the city.