Innocence Project set to open Indiana chapter
The new chapter is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Criminal Justice and Maurer School of Law, with funding support from a Herbert Simon Family Foundation grant.
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IMPD says curfews helped curb youth violence, but it hasn’t been tracking violations
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced in April that officers would begin enforcing the city’s juvenile curfew law.
Groups launch hospital-linked violence intervention program
The program aims to reduce the likelihood of future violence by engaging victims of gun violence and their families with long-term services and support.
INDOT to launch camera speed-enforcement pilot for highway construction zones
The agency will kick its pilot off Aug. 14 in Hancock County’s Interstate 70 construction zone and plans to add other sites to the program “over time,” it said.
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and the bill’s two other sponsors, Judiciary Committee Chair Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., launched the Senate Bipartisan Prison Policy Working Group in February 2022 amid turmoil at the Bureau of Prisons.
Governor, attorney general seek execution date for Allen County murderer
Joseph Corcoran was found guilty of the murder of four people in 1997. He exhausted his appeals in 2016 and has been awaiting his execution since.
Indy auto dealer sentenced to 3 years in $5.6M international fraud scheme
Investigators say Tochukwu Nwosisi, who owns used car dealership Indy Rides LLC, served as a money launderer who accepted victim funds into his bank accounts and directed the proceeds to the ringleaders in Nigeria.
City adds chief violence prevention officer in effort to reduce youth crimes
Ralph Durrett Jr. plans to focus on supporting teens and young adults who have been involved with the legal system by connecting them with services.
How Biden’s new order to halt asylum at the U.S. border is supposed to work
The measure takes effect immediately because the new policy is triggered when arrests for illegal entry reach 2,500. About 4,000 people already are entering the U.S. each day.
Carmel man sentenced for role in $2.1M institutional fraud scheme
A 35-year-old Carmel man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after helping steal more than $2.1 million from a credit union, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Indianapolis police to step up enforcement of curfew law after weekend shootings
IMPD Chief Chris Bailey said police would “do what is necessary to keep our children safe and alive.”
Old National places CFO on leave following criminal charges
Evansville-based Old National Bank disclosed Monday that it has placed its chief financial officer, Brendon Falconer, on leave. Falconer was charged last week with two counts of felony child molestation.
UPDATE: Mayor decries youth access to guns after 7 wounded in downtown shooting
The violence took place near the intersection of Illinois and Maryland streets, in the vicinity of numerous restaurants and other businesses.
Alcohol permit lifted at Indianapolis bar where shooting killed 1, wounded 5
The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission voted unanimously to revoke a liquor license extension for 11:11 Bar & Grille on the city’s far-east side.
Families sue gun shop that sold AR-15 used in bank shooting that killed 5
The civil suit alleges River City Firearms should have noticed red flags when the shooter bought the gun six days before killing five Old National Bank co-workers..
Indianapolis women sentenced after embezzling $270K from WFYI
A woman who worked as an accounting specialist at WFYI Public Media from 2018 to 2020 and her co-conspirator have been sentenced to three years of probation.
Indianapolis gun violence plan showing progress, officials say
After a record high of 271 murders in 2021, the city has seen declines exceeding expectations over the past two years.
Indianapolis schools struggle with five-year city high in youth homicides
While total homicides in Indianapolis are down this year by over 20% from the record set in 2021, the number of homicides in the 19 and under age group has reached its highest mark since 2018.
IMPD’s expanding use of tech raises privacy concerns
The department is poised to invest $9 million in COVID-19 recovery funds into cameras and other technology. Some critics are raising privacy and efficacy concerns; others say the city hasn’t adopted the new techniques quickly enough.
Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters
More than 60 of the defendants have alleged connections to organized crime, the department said, including members of a criminal gang accused of using stolen pandemic aid to pay for a murder.