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CORONER ID: Victim in fatal South Clinton Street motorcycle crash identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 21-year-old Fort Wayne man has been identified by the Allen County Coroner’s office as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash Monday evening. The coroner’s office says Brian Michael Scott Cook was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
Kendallville Police searching for 3 suspects accused of stealing an ATV
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Kendallville Police Department are searching for the three accused men they suspect of stealing an ATV, on Friday. Police released in a Facebook post on Friday that a yellow 2007 Honda Rancher 420, with no side panels, was reported missing before 3:00 p.m. Police shared...
Suspect holds household hostage, FWPD details the morning mayhem
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - A hostage situation occurred early this morning. Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) said they responded to a home near the 5200 block of Webster Street at 2:50 a.m., June 30th, to assist the residents inside the home with a man who was brandishing swords at them.
One man dead after t-boning a vehicle near the Downtown Post Office
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - One man has died after colliding with a vehicle on his motorcycle near the downtown post office today. The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) reported the crash today at 6:51 p.m., near South Clinton Street and East Brackenridge Street. The FWPD said when they arrived...
Fort Wayne men sentenced to prison for distributing drugs
FORT WAYNE — U.S. District Court Chief, Judge Holly A. Brady in the Northern District of Indiana, sentenced two Fort Wayne men in separate cases to prison for dealing illegal drugs, according to press releases on June 27 from U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Andre L. Hutchins, aged 53,...
Fort Wayne man, woman accused of using fake checks, names to steal vehicles
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A Fort Wayne man and woman are both facing felony theft charges after reportedly using fake checks and false names to steal expensive cars, according to Allen Superior Court documents. Jeffery Rogan, 34, and Amanda Mateen, 49, each face a Level 5 felony theft...
‘Riding to Remember’: Cops honor fallen officers, including Auburn’s Master Trooper Bailey
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Cops Cycling for Survivors will begin its 23rd annual ride around Indiana in honor of fallen law enforcement officers and their loved ones on Monday, the organization announced Wednesday. The 13-day bike ride around the perimeter of the state honors the seven Indiana law...
Fire consumes tractor on the east side of Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - A tractor ignited in flames while tending the fields of eastern Fort Wayne this evening. Witnesses sent in photos while Allen County Dispatch confirmed the details of the fire to FOX55. Dispatch said a tractor in the fields of Jefferson Park Township, near Webster Road,...
Fort Wayne woman dies after succumbing to crash injuries
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - One woman has died after being involved in a crash near the southwestern side of the city. The Allen County Coroner's Office announced the identity of Keey Renee Barnhart, 51, of Fort Wayne, as the woman involved in the July 1st accident. The Allen County...
Identity of the early Sunday morning Swordsman released by FWPD
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - FWPD has identified the man who brandished two swords at his roommates early Sunday morning. The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) said the man accused of threatening two of his housemates with swords on June 30th, around 2:51 a.m., was Trevaughn T. Adams, 23. The...
FWFD: No injuries following fire at southwest side hotel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) says crews are responding to a fire at a hotel on the city’s southwest side Monday afternoon. The fire was called in around 2:30 p.m. at Comfort Suites Fort Wayne Southwest, in the Village at Coventry. Firefighters say...
FWPD unveils boat for department’s water patrol unit
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — While the Fort Wayne Police Department is always patrolling the Summit City’s roadways, the department now has the final piece it needs to patrol the city’s waterways as well. On Tuesday, the FWPD unveiled its new patrol boat on social media that...
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