Crime

Suspect arrested in murder of Bloomington man found in field

By News Staff · Thursday, July 25, 2024

OWEN COUNTY, Ind. — The Owen County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man they say is responsible for fatally shooting a 23-year-old Bloomington man and leaving his body in a field just outside Monroe County.

Bloomington woman accused of drugging, abusing, and sharing 12 year old

By News Staff · Monday, July 22, 2024

Warning: this article mentions and includes details of sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers.

16-year sentence for man cleared in 2022 murder case

By News Staff · Friday, July 19, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man will spend the next 14 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to meth possession tied to a 2022 murder case.

BPD: Man followed and sexually assaulted woman walking on sidewalk

By News Staff · Wednesday, July 17, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man is accused of following a woman walking on the sidewalk, pushing her into a wooded area, and sexually assaulting her until bystanders jumped into help.

Mother-son duo arrested for breaking into apartment, beating man with tire iron

By News Staff · Tuesday, July 16, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bedford man and his mother are in jail for allegedly kicking down a door to a man's Bloomington apartment and beating him with a tire iron.

Terre Haute sex offender handed 10 years in federal prison

By News Staff · Tuesday, July 9, 2024

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A convicted sex offender from Terre Haute will spend the next 10 years in federal prison for possessing sexual abuse material depicting babies and toddlers, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana.

Mooresville boy missing for two years found in Bloomington

By News Staff · Tuesday, July 9, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Nearly two years after a 3-year-old was reported missing from Mooresville, Indiana State Police found the boy safe at a home in Bloomington Tuesday.

Man acquitted for attempted murder back in jail for July 4 shooting

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, July 9, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man acquitted of attempted murder in December is back in jail for allegedly shooting a gun several times into a wooded area between apartment complexes on the Fourth of July.

BPD: Three teens arrested in video posted to social media

By News Staff · Wednesday, July 3, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Three teens were arrested Tuesday night and a video capturing the incident is getting some pushback on social media, with some claiming the arrest by police was violent.

Martinsville man arrested on child porn charge

By News Staff · Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Warning: this article mentions and includes details of child sex crimes that may be disturbing to some readers.

Bloomington Police awarded by Indiana State Police

By News Staff · Tuesday, July 2, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana State Police have awarded the Bloomington Police Department as the 2023 Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Affiliate of the Year.

70 arrested in Indiana State Police week-long saturation patrol

By News Staff · Monday, July 1, 2024

70 people were arrested over a week-long saturation patrol conducted by the Indiana State Police in north central Indiana.

Vehicle submerged in Ohio River leads to arrest of man for warrant

By News Staff · Saturday, June 29, 2024

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — A vehicle submerged into the Ohio River at a boat ramp Friday ended in the arrest of a Maukport man for an active arrest warrant, Indiana State Police said in a release Saturday.

FBI wants help identifying John Doe

By News Staff · Wednesday, June 26, 2024

The FBI is asking for help identifying a "John Doe" pictured in a video that may be able identify a victim of child sexual exploitation.

Holcomb, Rokita push for Indiana’s first execution since 2009

By News Staff · Wednesday, June 26, 2024

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a request Wednesday to restart executions in the state for the first time in 14 years.

Murder charge tossed after suspect takes plea deal

By News Staff · Wednesday, June 26, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Bloomington man accused in the 2022 "execution-style" murder of another man will have all but one charge dropped, including murder, after a judge accepted a plea deal last week.

Two dead, one injured in Harrison County shooting

By News Staff · Saturday, June 22, 2024

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — An 84-year-old man allegedly shot and killed an 82-year-old woman and injured her son after an argument Friday night in Harrison County, Indiana State Police said in a release.

Man caught three years after escaping hospital bed following police chase crash

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, June 21, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man is in jail after being wanted for nearly three years for a 2021 police chase that injured a woman in Morgan County.

Man charged in 2021 Bloomington murder given 45 years

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, June 12, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Monroe County judge handed a 45-year prison sentence this week to the man who police tracked down to South Carolina after a January 2021 murder in Bloomington.

Two Monroe County jail inmates charged with escaping cell, beating fellow inmate

By News Staff · Friday, June 7, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Two inmates at the Monroe County Jail are facing additional charges for allegedly escaping from their cell in May and beating another inmate to the point he had to be sent to the hospital.

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Crime

Suspect arrested in murder of Bloomington man found in field

Bloomington woman accused of drugging, abusing, and sharing 12 year old

16-year sentence for man cleared in 2022 murder case

BPD: Man followed and sexually assaulted woman walking on sidewalk

Mother-son duo arrested for breaking into apartment, beating man with tire iron

Terre Haute sex offender handed 10 years in federal prison

Mooresville boy missing for two years found in Bloomington

Man acquitted for attempted murder back in jail for July 4 shooting

BPD: Three teens arrested in video posted to social media

Martinsville man arrested on child porn charge

Bloomington Police awarded by Indiana State Police

70 arrested in Indiana State Police week-long saturation patrol

Vehicle submerged in Ohio River leads to arrest of man for warrant

FBI wants help identifying John Doe

Holcomb, Rokita push for Indiana’s first execution since 2009

Murder charge tossed after suspect takes plea deal

Two dead, one injured in Harrison County shooting

Man caught three years after escaping hospital bed following police chase crash

Man charged in 2021 Bloomington murder given 45 years

Two Monroe County jail inmates charged with escaping cell, beating fellow inmate

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