Crime

Convicted January 6th rioter detained in Canada

By News Staff · Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025

The Canada Border Services Agency says Antony Vo, 31, was arrested on a warrant under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Man arrested for taking fries and drink during late-night Taco Bell break-in

By Ashton Hackman · Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

Brandon Harden, 37, is charged with burglary, a Level 5 felony, theft with a prior conviction and possession of meth, both Level 6 felonies.

Public Safety Advisory issued for suspicious activity on IU Bloomington campus

By Ashton Hackman · Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025

IU Police received two separate reports on Jan. 8 and 11 about suspicious activity targeting students, according to the PSA.

Man charged with firing gun, crashing into police car during chase

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

William Garrett, 32, is charged with battery against a police officer, a Level 5 felony; resisting law enforcement with a vehicle and criminal recklessness, both Level 6 felonies.

Bloomington police investigating fatal shooting

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

BPD says the people involved are known and knew one-another and that there is no ongoing threat to the community.

ISP: Police shooting suspect shot dead by police in Kentucky

By Ashton Hackman · Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025

Indiana State Police confirmed 33-year-old Austin Schepers was shot and killed by police after he was located in a home on Wheeler Avenue in Louisville.

ISP shares new photos of man wanted for shooting Indiana sheriff's deputy

By Ashton Hackman · Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025

Anyone who thinks they have found Schepers is asked to avoid making contact and instead call police.

Man wanted for shooting southern Indiana sheriff's deputy

By News Staff · Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

Police are searching for Austin Schepers, who is described as a 33-year-old white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, brown hair with hazel eyes, with a tattoo of a cross under his left eye, along with multiple tattoos around his neck.

Stolen tractor investigation lands three in jail on theft, drug charges

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

Police later obtained and served a search warrant at a home on South Cardwell Road and reportedly found both stolen vehicles and most of the power tools.

Bloomington Police warn of recent phone scam

By News Staff · Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024

Anyone who receives a phone calls that seem like a scam from someone claiming to be from the Bloomington Police Department is ask to hang up and call the department to verify.

UPDATE: Richard Allen handed 130-year prison sentence in Delphi murders case

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

Allen, 52, was convicted last month on two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder.

Luigi Mangione extradited to New York to face terrorism, murder charges

By Tribune News Service · Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

Mangione, a 26-year-old Maryland native, only replied to questions from the judge and simply replied “yes,” when asked whether he understood his rights and the extradition process.

Columbus man arrested on child pornography charges

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024

The investigation into the 56-year-old man began after a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Police investigating possible road rage shooting

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024

Pedigo says the driver described the truck as an older vehicle with rust and was possibly a Chevrolet pickup.

Woman sentenced for stabbing IU student on bus in 2023 hate crime

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

Davis will spend six years in federal prison and will be on monitored release for three years after her sentence is complete.

IUPD searching for person of interest in theft case

By News Staff · Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Cartwright at briacartw@iu.edu or 812-856-7139.

20-year-old man charged with child molesting, possession of child porn

By News Staff · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Gabriel Hensley, 20, of Camby, is charged with child molesting, a Level 3 felony, and possession of child pornography, a Level 6 felony.

Charges filed against IU student accused of vandalizing Herman B. Wells statue

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

IU Police used security cameras to identify the suspect, and connected the images of the vandalism to photos allegedly found of Summers' phone.

Man arrested after state police K-9 hints to three kilos of cocaine

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

ISP says during the traffic stop, a K-9 from the Warsaw Police Department responded to assist the trooper with a free-air sniff.

Woman charged with providing her brother drugs that caused fatal fentanyl overdose

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Kurstie Purtlebaugh, 34, was arrested Wednesday isandcharged with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony, more than eight months after her brother, Brian O’Bannon, died of a fentanyl overdose.

IU Greek life social events put on hold until late March

The IFC wrote in an email the pause will address student health and safety concerns.

Starbucks, poke bowl restaurant coming to Read Hall

IU announced in Nov. 2024 it would increase housing and dining rates on the Bloomington campus by 2% each.

Supreme Court strikes down Trump cuts to USAID

The decision, while temporary and tentative, is the court’s first clear defeat for Trump in his second term.

Transgender people banned from women's sports in Braun executive order

The executive orders aim to end what the governor's office labeled as "extreme gender ideology."

Water main break repaired at 10th Street and Fee Lane

The closure is expected to end around 10 p.m., the city said on their live dashboard.