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Indianapolis police are investigating a string of carjackings. Thieves are targeting victims at apartment complexes across the city. The latest happened Wednesday night on the city’s east side, near East 38th Street, where a female victim was held at gunpoint before the suspects drove off in her car. Police are still looking for her maroon 2002 Chevy Camaro. Detectives have responded to four other carjackings in the last 12 days

Indianapolis arson investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at a vacant two-story home at 31st Street and College Avenue early Friday morning—the latest in a string of suspicious fires. Fire crews responding to the blaze at about 1:30 a.m. smelled gasoline inside the home. Officials say someone used an accelerant to set the carpet on fire. Numerous homes have been set on fire in Indianapolis this week, including at least seven Tuesday morning.
 

Police caught two teenagers who led them on a high-speed chase through Lebanon early Friday after their car ran out of gas. The teens were spotted in a Kroger parking lot near downtown Lebanon at about 4:30 a.m. with a baseball bat. When police rolled up to see what they were doing, the pair drove off, driving up to 100 mph through Lebanon and onto Interstate 65. They ran out of gas just before State Road 39 and were taken into custody. The 18-year-old and 19-year-old face felony charges of evading police and possession of marijuana.