Crime
Man arrested after firing shots at neighbors during a dispute
AVOCA- A Bedford man was arrested on Sunday, June 9th after a 911 call reporting shots fired in the area of Graves Addition and Mitchell…
Man sends threatening messages to a co-worker, arrested
BEDFORD – A Bedford man is facing a charge of intimidation after police say the operations manager of Rural King came to the police department…
State Police seeking help from the public identifying a person
FISHERS- Indiana State Police Detectives ask for assistance identifying a person of interest in a harassment case. In October of 2023, the Indiana State Police was…
Man chokes woman during argument and is arrested
BEDFORD – On Friday, June 7, at approximately 12:05 a.m. Lawrence County Central Dispatch received a call from a female advising that a male was…
Illegal immigrant who murdered for hire to remain behind bars, thanks to Attorney General Todd Rokita’s appeals team
INDIANAPOLIS – An illegal immigrant who killed another man in Columbus, Indiana, in exchange for $3,200 must continue serving a 55-year sentence after Attorney General…
Man arrested after police say he injured an autistic child
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested on a warrant after police say he injured an autistic child. Russel Harting, 48, Bedford, was arrested on…
Couple steals credit card charging more than $5,000, arrested
BEDFORD— In March 2019, a Fort Wayne couple was arrested on theft, fraud, and forgery charges. Police arrested 35-year-old Devin and 28-year-old Haley Bovenschen. According…
Woman arrested after harvesting and selling trees from a neighbor’s property
BEDFORD— A third person has been arrested after Department of Natural Resource officers say they harvested and sold mature trees from a property on Bartlettsville…
Man threatens woman with a sledgehammer, arrested
HELTONVILLE – Lawrence County Police Central Dispatch received a call on Monday, June 10, reporting an unwanted person in the 6000 block of Bartlettsville Road….
Man sentenced to 45 years after pleading guilty to killing Teresa Michael
BLOOMINGTON — A Georgia man was sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering 32-year-old Teresa Michael and setting fire to her Bloomington apartment….
