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Ex-husband charged; body still missing

Megan Stembol — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:34 GMT

The Whitley County Prosecutor has charged Rodney Houser with the murder of his ex-wife, Debra Houser. Cadaver dogs have been brought in to look for her body.

State Police make drug bust worth $700K

Myra McCain — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:28 GMT

A six week long investigation resulted in one arrest after police found a grow operation inside a Rochester home with 704 marijuana plants inside, equaling a street value of about $700,000.

Officer arrested on meth charge

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:58:18 GMT

A Deputy Town Marshal with the Topeka Police Department has been arrested on preliminary charges of Official Misconduct and Conspiracy to Deal Methamphetamine.

Traffic stop nets 240 lbs. of pot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:17:58 GMT

Fort Wayne police found 243 pounds of marijuana inside a delivery truck on Tuesday. Four people were arrested as the result of what was a week long investigation.

Robbery suspect photos released

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:54 GMT

Police in Celina, Ohio are investigating an apparent armed robbery attempt at a video store from the weekend. The suspect may be the same person who robbed a different store in October.

Family Dollar suffers AM robbery

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:29:03 GMT

Fort Wayne police are trying to find two men who robbed the Family Dollar on Bluffton road Monday morning.

Robbery suspect gets away on bicycle

Myra McCain — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:44:28 GMT

Police say a man who robbed a Blockbuster Video store at gunpoint Sunday got away with the cash deposit while riding a bicycle.

2 rob Low Bob's at gunpoint

Myra McCain — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:21:13 GMT

Police are looking for two men who robbed Low Bob's on Lafayette Street at gunpoint Saturday afternoon.

Robbers heat up bottle for crying baby

Hyacinth Williams — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:38:37 GMT

Indianapolis metro police say two suspects forced their way into a home with the intention to rob those inside Friday morning. But, what the suspects did while committing the crime has police puzzled.

Former residents charged with murder

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:25:26 GMT

Two former Fort Wayne residents are charged with the murder of a South Dakota teenager.

Ireland seeks extradition of IN priest

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:07:28 GMT

An 81-year-old Catholic priest living in northern Indiana faces possible extradition to Ireland on charges that he raped a teenage boy in 1968.

Foster parent charged with molesting

Mark Mellinger — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:44:37 GMT

Police say victim was not one of his foster children.

Meth lab found on moped

Annie Ilnicki — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:40 GMT

In DeKalb County, police seized a mobile meth lab that was on a moped.

Trooper of the Year arrested for DUI

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:41:37 GMT

A state trooper in northwest Ohio who was once honored for making the most DUI arrests has been charged with drunken driving.

Victim of drive-by shooting identified

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:12:41 GMT

The Allen County Coroner's office has identified the man who died after a drive-by shooting in Fort Wayne Sunday afternoon. He is Michael Lamont Causey, 20, of Fort Wayne.

Local man plays game, shoots himself

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:10:28 GMT

Police have identified a man they say shot himself in the head while playing a game with a gun over the weekend.

Cross burning lands 3 in federal pen

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:54:07 GMT

Three central Indiana men have been sentenced to federal prison after they pleaded guilty to burning a cross in the yard of a black family's home in 2008.

4 kids taken from Huntington meth house

Myra McCain — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:56:24 GMT

A Huntington man is in jail after police seized 70 HCl generators and other components used in making methamphetamines from he and his wife's property Monday.

ISP warns citizens of jury duty scam

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:42:50 GMT

The Indiana State Police would like to warn citizens of a jury duty scam that has now been reported in 11 states.

No bond for rapist w/ 10 bodies at home

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:10:07 GMT

Anthony Sowell appeared Wednesday before Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine on five counts of aggravated murder.

Sentencing for mom who neglected kids

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:51:59 GMT

A Fort Wayne woman will spend the next two years in prison for child neglect.

Execution date set for Indiana killer

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:30 GMT

The Indiana Supreme Court has set Dec. 11 as the execution date for a man convicted of the 1994 slayings of his estranged wife and two of her relatives in Evansville.

Motorized chair from DWI posted on eBay

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:06:38 GMT

Police in Minnesota have had to start over again an online auction for a motorized recliner used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk.

Arrest made in church thefts case

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:03:15 GMT

Police in Celina, Ohio have arrested a man believed to have stolen items from a church on three different occasions. Some of the stolen items were thrown into a lake.

Sheriff says crime is up

Aishah Hasnie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:58:02 GMT

As Wells County authorities investigate the first two homicides in three years, the sheriff says domestic calls are up too.

Trial starts Mon. in officer's shooting

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:38:26 GMT

The trial of a man accused of shooting an Indianapolis police officer in the head starts Monday in Valparaiso in northwest Indiana.

Cops find up to 6 bodies in OH home

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:28:36 GMT

Police spokesman Lt. Thomas Stacho says 50-year-old Anthony Sowell was arrested about noon Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood in Cleveland. He says charges are pending.

Man shot in head in near downtown Indy

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:25:55 GMT

Indianapolis Metro Police are trying to figure out who shot a man in the head Saturday morning. The shooting happened just after 6 o'clock on 28th Street near Capitol.

5 arrested in trailer park meth bust

Myra McCain — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:13 GMT

The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force arrested five Thursday night in a Warsaw trailer after police found them with numerous “one pot” meth labs.

McDonald's robbed, police seek tips

Lindsay DeWitte — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:19:01 GMT

Police are asking for the public's help to find two men who robbed the McDonald's at 1103 Goshen Ave. Tuesday, Oct. 27.