Connersville man sustains self-inflicted gunshot wound after Wednesday night chase

Indiana State Police press release A Connersville man led law enforcement on a pursuit Wednesday evening before sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Detectives from the Indiana State Police Pendleton District have assumed the lead on the investigation. ISP detectives learned that at approximately 7:24 p.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from …

Police are searching for missing woman from Richmond

Indiana State Police press release Investigators with the Indiana State Police are still attempting to locate a Richmond woman who was reported missing on Saturday May 1. Mikaela Grace Estes was traveling from Indianapolis to her home in Richmond along I-70. Family members told investigators Estes called and told them she was planning to stop …

Georgia truck driver did not have a happy Valentine’s Day

Indiana State Police press release Sunday, February 14, a truck driver was arrested on numerous charges after leaving the scene of a crash on I-65 in Jackson County. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Trooper Tia Hunt responded to a semi tractor trailer parked on the shoulder of Interstate-65 Northbound near the 53 mile marker, just north …

Knightstown man arrested for narcotics after traffic stop

An Indiana State Police press release Henry County – A Knightstown man was arrested early Wednesday morning after his car was stopped for a traffic violation in New Castle. At approximately 2:40 a.m., Trooper Mark Dupart was driving on 18th St. in New Castle, when a black pickup truck pulled out in front of him from Shopp …

ISP updates Ripley County homicide investigation

Indiana State Police press release Monday, January 11, detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began a homicide investigation after an adult female was located deceased in a residence in rural Ripley County. The investigation began shortly after midnight Monday morning when deputies from the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office and troopers from the ISP-Versailles Post …

Officer involved shooting update from ISP

From an ISP press release Indiana State Police detectives continue to investigate an officer involved shooting that occurred on Sunday November 1, in Seymour, that resulted in the death of a Beech Grove man. The incident began at approximately 8:30 p.m., when two officers with the Seymour Police Department responded to a report of a theft …

Pendleton District sergeant to retire after 29 years of service

From an ISP press release Pendleton – The Pendleton District Public Information Officer, Sergeant John Bowling, will soon be retiring after completing 29 years of service with the Indiana State Police. Bowling, a Wayne County native, graduated from Centerville High School in 1979, and I.U. East in 1982 with an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. After college, …

Fatal motorcycle accident in Northern Indiana involves reserve police officer

Indiana State Police press release Shortly after 9:30 p.m., Sunday, September 6, Indiana State Police troopers from the Fort Wayne Post responded to a reported single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the 5000 block of South West Fox Lake Road, west of Angola.  Arriving on scene, troopers located a 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle off road that had …

Seymour man aircared after Jackson County head-on crash

From an Indiana State Police press release Thursday afternoon, August 27, shortly after 2 p.m., the Indiana State Police investigated a two-vehicle, head-on crash near Seymour that sent a Jackson County man to an Indianapolis hospital with serious injuries. The initial investigation by ISP Sergeant Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police-Versailles, indicated a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, …

Police are searching for a male and female in 2000 silver Chevrolet Silverado believed to be involved with Wednesday shooting in Harrison Co.

By John Estridge from an Indiana State Police press release Indiana State Police are looking for a male and female in connection with a shooting near O’Bannon Woods State Park in Harrison County, which is near Louisville with Corydon as the county seat. Police are looking for Timothy E. Sargent of Ohio. He is 41 …