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The Carmel Police Department is investigating a series of wheel thefts at apartment complexes over the past month. The suspects jack up the vehicles, steal all four wheels, then leave the vehicles on concrete blocks. The Lakes of Carmel, Woodland Springs Manor and Main Street on the Monon have been hit by the thieves. The thieves apparently got interrupted during one theft attempt and left just one lug nut on each wheel of a targeted car. The car’s owner heard something while driving and pulled over before a wheel could come off.

Carmel police are investigating a 12-year-old’s report that she was assaulted by a man while walking to her grandmother’s house in Carmel. The incident occurred by Brookshire Golf Course near 126th Street and Gray Road about 4 p.m. Friday. According to the report, the girl walked to a drugstore and was on her way back when a male in his 20s or 30s attacked her. The report says "he felt inside her clothing, tried to remove her pants, and attempted to choke her into submission" The girl said she managed to escape and ran to a nearby school for help.

Carmel police are investigating the shooting deaths of a woman and her ex-husband, found dead on Tuesday morning in a townhouse after one of the woman’s two children called 911. Police arrived at the home, located in the Traditions on the Monon development at 136th Street and Rangeline Road, around 6:50 a.m. after receiving a call from the woman’s 14-year-old son. Both children were in the home when they heard the couple arguing, and left after hearing shots. Police said it was too early to determine if one of the gunshots was self-inflicted.

Carmel City Council members on Monday night voted to give themselves health and life insurance benefits. The proposal passed 5-2. The plan will cost taxpayers about $20,000 per council member. Council members John Acceturo and Joe Griffiths voted against the measure.