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An Indianapolis police officer is out of a job after the police merit board voted 4-1 this week to fire him for using excessive force during an arrest. Witnesses say Officer Nhat Nguygen choked a suspect he was trying to arrest during a domestic dispute in May. The merit board followed the recommendation of Chief Paul Ciesielski, who agreed Nguygen did use excessive force.

Metro police are investigating an armed robbery of a northeast-side gas station.  Authorities received a hold up alarm about 3:15 a.m. Thursday from inside the Speedway gas station near 71st Street and Binford Boulevard. The clerk described the suspect to police as a black male, about 5 feet tall, dressed in all black, wearing a black bandana around his face and carrying a black semi-automatic hand gun. The suspect got away with an unknown amount of money and was last seen running toward Avalon Lakes Apartments across 71st Street.

Toyota is recalling 1.53 million cars and SUVs, including about 740,000 in the United States, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems. The majority of the vehicles have a problem with the brake master cylinder, which could lead to weaker braking power, said spokesman Paul Nolasco in Tokyo. He said no accidents have been reported. The models affected by the latest recall include the 2005 and 2006 Avalon, 2004 through 2006 non-hybrid Highlander and Lexus RX330, and 2006 Lexus GS300, IS250 and IS350 vehicles, the company said in a news release. Over the past year, the automaker has recalled more than 10 million cars and trucks worldwide for a variety of problems, dealing a major blow to its reputation for quality.