Jim Scott

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  • Employee shot in east side Taco Bell robbery

    INDIANAPOLIS–Metropolitan police were on their way to a report of a robbery at and east side Taco Bell Sunday when they got a second call that someone had been shot. Shortly before 6:30 pm IMPD officers responded to the Taco Bell restaurant in the 1400 block of North Arlington Ave. When they arrived they found an employee with a gunshot wound.  Police described the injury as a graze wound and the employee was in good condition. The adult male was […]

  • Woman shot riding in car on Interstate 70

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana State Police detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred on Interstate 70 near Shadeland Avenue around 7:30 Saturday evening. Police say the female victim was a passenger in a gray 2010 Toyota driven by a male. The driver told police a white or blue Honda passenger car with two males pulled up along side them and began yelling something out the window and then fired at least two shots. The bullets entered the Toyota through the […]

  • Statewide Silver Alert issued for missing 79-year-old man

    UPDATE:  Statewide Silver Alert cancelled.  David Sutton has been found safe and unharmed. Johnson County, IN — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of 79-year-old David Sutton. Sutton is a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 238 pounds, gray hair with brown eyes, and driving a maroon 1941 Plymouth Sedan with Indiana license plate number 115TX. Sutton is missing from Greenwood, Indiana and was last seen Saturday, June 1 at 4:00pm. Authorities say he is believed […]

  • Motorcyclist dies in south side crash

    INDIANAPOLIS–A motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in a crash Sunday afternoon on the city’s south side. Shortly after 4 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were called to a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle at Bluff Road and W. Epler Avenue. IMPD officer Michael Hewitt says the motorcycle driver died at the scene.  The other driver remained on the scene and cooperated with investigators.  Police are still working to determine what caused the accident. On Tuesday, the victim was identified as […]

  • Arrest made in Bartholomew County shooting

    BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. –The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police have made an arrest in a shooting early Sunday afternoon in Jonesville, Indiana. Authorities were called to the 300 block of Jackson Street.  When they arrived, they found a 49 year-old man suffering from an apparent gun shot wound. The victim was flown by medical helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. Police arrested 51-year-old Vicki Shade on a preliminary charge of […]

  • Recovery effort underway for missing canoeist

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A recovery effort is underway for a missing canoeist at Riverside Park. Before 6 p.m., Saturday evening Indianapolis Fire Department received a call about a man who fell in the White River. According to IFD, a woman at the boat ramp on Burdsal Parkway says her fiancé went canoeing. She never saw him launch nor has she heard from him since. Farther down the river near 21st and Riverside Drive two witnesses tell IFD they saw a […]

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    Body found near White River in Anderson

    ANDERSON,IND — Anderson Police are investigating the discovery of a body in White River on the city’s west side. Around 6 p.m. Saturday someone discovered the body of an adult male near the banks of White River . Police described the scene as near the Derby Downs Park just east of North Madison Avenue. It is not known if foul-play may have been involved.  The Madison County Coroner will determine the cause of death.

  • 30 people displaced following apartment fire on Indy’s west side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Firefighters from five area fire departments battled a two-alarm fire at the Island Club Apartments Sunday night. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. in a three-story apartment building in the 7600 block of Island Club Drive.  The first engine on the scene reported flames through the roof.  Crews battled heavy fire at the rear and up the back side of the building.  Fire spread throughout the attic. Multiple people were safely evacuated from the burning structure. […]

  • Miss Benton County Halle Shoults crowned 2019 Miss Indiana State Fair Queen

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Miss Benton County Halle Shoults was crowned the 61st Indiana State Fair Queen at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Sunday. Shoults was selected over 84 other contestants after three days of judging.  The Indiana State Fair Queen will travel nearly 8,000 miles during June and July to some 45 counties to promote the Indiana State Fair, August 2-18, 2019. Shoults is a Purdue University sophomore majoring in Speech Language & Hearing Sciences with a minor in Critical Disabilities.  […]

  • 2 dead in Indy’s first homicide of the new year

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indianapolis homicide detectives are investigating their first homicide of 2019. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday, IMPD officers were sent to the 1100 block of Sharon Avenue on the city’s west side. A caller told police they could see someone inside the residence lying on the floor. Upon arrival police say the found the first male victim in the hallway. Police say the second victim was discovered when homicide detectives and the crime lab came inside to search […]

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