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Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 1:09 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Fort Wayne Police Department says they have arrested a 19-year-old after he led police on a pursuit that ended when he crashed into several cars Wednesday evening.
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Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A 20-year-old Fort Wayne man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a 2020 murder.
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Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says officers are investigating following an hours-long standoff on the city’s east side Wednesday.
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Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 8:00 AM EDT
|By Evan Harris
A Fort Wayne was arrested Tuesday morning following a traffic stop by Fort Wayne police.
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Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 12:37 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A stolen school bus chase that started in Cincinnati ended in an Indiana cornfield late Tuesday morning following a lengthy pursuit, police say.
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Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 3:06 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A 30-year-old Fort Wayne man was found guilty on Friday in the fatal shooting of three men back in 2018.
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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says a woman was seriously injured in a stabbing early Thursday morning.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By WPTA Staff
A Fort Wayne man is facing several child sex crime charges after court records say he assaulted three girls at his home.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 5:49 AM EDT
|By Evan Harris
A man was arrested after an early Tuesday morning armed robbery west of downtown.
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Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 5:21 AM EDT
|By Evan Harris
Fort Wayne police say they need the public’s information from a Monday night shooting.
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Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 11:54 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says a violent felon they asked for help tracking down back in March is now in custody.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 8:47 PM EDT
|By Brien McElhatten
The bodies were found in a room at the Quality Inn on West Washington Center Road shortly before 1:00 p.m. Investigators from the homicide unit took the case.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The man who police say hit and killed an Indiana State Police (ISP) Trooper in March appeared in court on Tuesday.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 11:48 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
Police in Indianapolis say they are investigating after a 5-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday evening at a home on the city’s east side.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman who was fatally shot at a home near the Indiana Tech campus on Tuesday, ruling her death a homicide.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says they have arrested a 38-year-old man for the fatal shooting Tuesday evening on Lillie Street.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 11:41 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
Police in Marion say they arrested a woman after a 15-year-old shot their 11-year-old brother at her home on Tuesday.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By WPTA Staff
A now-former teacher and coach at Bishop Luers High School is facing child sex crime charges after three students told police they had an inappropriate relationship with him while they were attending the school.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Prosecutors have charged an Indiana teacher with stalking after she allegedly sent a 15-year-old student more than 600 texts that included lewd jokes.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 11:03 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
Attorneys representing an ex-Huntington University cross country coach who was fired following accusations of sexual abuse involving student-athletes are seeking to have his case tried in a different county.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says a man wanted as a suspect in several robberies was arrested following a brief police pursuit on Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 12:37 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says they have made an arrest after an armed man held a woman hostage for several hours overnight on Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 12:33 AM EDT
|By Brien McElhatten
Officers clad in body armor and helmets were seen riding into the tree-lined neighborhood on board an armored truck called a “bearcat.”
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Marion County Prosecutor says investigators have recovered the body of 1-year-old Oaklee Snow, who has been missing out of Oklahoma since January.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 4:47 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A 17-year-old Fort Wayne police say was involved in the shooting of a 21-year-old in April of 2022 has been sentenced.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
Police in Lima, Ohio say they are searching for suspects after two men were shot Saturday evening.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says a three-day child solicitation investigation came to an end on Thursday, resulting in the arrest of over 30 people.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Allen County Sheriff’s Department (ACSD) says a New Haven man is now facing several charges after police found a large number of narcotics including fentanyl and meth in his home.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A 56-year-old Evansville woman has been charged with a federal hate crime after the U.S. DOJ says she stabbed an 18-year-old of Chinese descent in a racially motivated attack.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 10:48 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
An investigation into the leader of the Columbia City Parks and Recreation Department has resulted in several charges for the now-former official.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A Fort Wayne man accused of drowning a woman in a hotel bathtub and then attempting to stage the scene as a drug overdose has pleaded guilty.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 1:14 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
An audit released on Tuesday shows an Ohio official used public funds to buy animals and other goods for a personal roadside zoo attraction.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:39 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A southern Indiana nurse facing a criminal charge for allegedly removing a nursing home resident’s oxygen mask hours before his death from COVID-19 will avoid jail time under a plea bargain.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:03 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A 19-year-old man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a November shooting that left his stepfather dead in downtown Fort Wayne.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 5:11 AM EDT
|By Tylor Brummett
A man was badly hurt in a shooting early Sunday morning.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 8:18 PM EDT
|By Brien McElhatten
Police said a man was shot after an argument broke out within a group of people at the Villa Capri apartment complex on Fox Point Trail.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By WTHR
A judge will allow Richard Allen, the suspect in the Delphi killings, to be moved to a new prison.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Brien McElhatten
Police did not immediately offer a motive for the violence.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By Maureen Mespell
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified an 18-year-old man as the victim in the shooting death at McCormick Park Wednesday night.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 5:02 AM EDT
|By Evan Harris
The Fort Wayne Police Department responded to a shooting Tuesday that left a man and woman critically injured.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 10:01 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for help finding a wanted 22-year-old man who may be in the Ohio area.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 2:38 PM EDT
|By Maureen Mespell
The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) says a 21-year-old Fort Wayne woman has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Reed Road in August of 2022.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:42 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A now-former Fort Wayne Chase Bank manager has been sentenced in federal court after she admitted to assisting in a 2019 Christmas Eve bank robbery.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By WTHR
Attorneys for Richard Allen, the suspect in the Delphi killings, want him moved to a new prison immediately, according to a motion filed in court.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 10:18 PM EDT
|By Brien McElhatten
Concerned neighbors wondered what was happening as officers were seen with their weapons drawn, focused on a house.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By Brien McElhatten
Officer Daniel Nerzig said the victim was shot in the neck near Maplecrest and Trier roads around 6:30 p.m.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
One person is in custody after officials say they stole an ambulance from a Fort Wayne hospital Sunday evening.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:51 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
A Fort Wayne man who pleaded guilty to child molestation charges in a case out of Adams County has been sentenced.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:06 AM EDT
|By Jazlynn Bebout
The former Huntington University cross country coach who was fired following accusations of sexual abuse involving student-athletes was back behind bars Tuesday morning.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 8:26 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
A 16-year-old northeastern Indiana boy has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for fatally shooting a man during a robbery outside a Fort Wayne church.