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High speed police pursuit in Whitley County ends with arrest in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A man is in custody after he led police on a high-speed police pursuit across two counties. According to police, the pursuit started in Whitley County Sunday morning when Indiana State Police tried to pull over a driver on U.S. 30. The driver took off and headed east into Allen County where sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit.
Fort Wayne man facing a slew of felonies after late night Friday pursuit with Indiana State Police
GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) — Numerous law enforcement agencies came together to arrest a Fort Wayne man after a lengthy pursuit that began in DeKalb County and ended in Noble County. The incident started around 9:30 p.m. Friday night when a state trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on...
Police: Fort Wayne man charged with child molesting, solicitation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A 38-year-old Fort Wayne man is now facing child molestation and solicitation charges after a Fort Wayne Police Department investigation, the agency said Friday afternoon. Police arrested Joseph Offerle Friday morning. He is facing several preliminary felony charges, including three counts of child molesting and...
Glenbrook mall shooter sentenced to 2 years in prison
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – An Allen County judge accepted a plea deal for the man who shot at another man after an argument over a woman at Glenbrook Square Mall, according to court documents. Gregory Normil, 28, changed his plea to guilty to two felony charges, which reduced...
McDonald’s hosts fundraiser to cover cost of employee funeral who died in crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Friday, McDonald’s employees at the South Anthony location are raising money to support the family of one of their own, who died in a car crash. 29-year-old Fernando Pizano and 32-year-old Mayra Vivar, died in a crash on Fort Wayne’s south side early morning on July 6.
Man accused of fondling teen receives sentencing
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — A Fort Wayne man received a sentencing for fondling a teen. Fort Wayne police took Jerry Hunt, 58, into custody on March 7 after he was reported by a 15-year-old girl. He faced a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor, a Level 5...
Fort Wayne native graduates from 85th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, the Indiana State Police held their 85th Recruit Academy Graduation with some new troopers having area ties. The graduation took place at the Indiana State Capitol Rotunda for the 21 new State Police Troopers. Graduates heard remarks from ISP Superintendent Douglas Carter and the Honorable Justice Christopher Goff of the Indiana Supreme Court.
Fort Wayne Urban League launches initiative to improve teen encounters with police
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Urban League hosted a press conference Thursday to announce their initiative titled “Mothers for the Movement, Every Child Home Alive”. The initiative is working to develop training and language to educate youth about proper protocols when interacting with police...
‘Cain and Abel all day long:’ Jury finds teen guilty of killing his half brother
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — An Allen Superior Court found Leland P. Hairston, 19, guilty of killing his half-brother, Divoryan Warren Hill in February. He will be sentenced Sept. 6. Closing arguments had barely finished when the parties were called back around 4 p.m. for the verdict. Hairston, wearing...
Global cyber outage impacting Fort Wayne International Airport, police
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A global cyber outage has impacted numerous businesses, including flights. A Microsoft Windows issue has halted major operations. “Insofar as I can tell, right now it appears to be with large enterprise platforms,” said Michael Hicks, Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research. “Hospitals that are tracking patients, airports, large retailers, maybe transit systems. Anybody with a large database that has to be accessed frequently.”
Romero Arrested For Allegedly Driving Under Influence With Three Children In Vehicle
WARSAW — A Fort Wayne man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence while three children were in his vehicle. Hugo Romero Jr., 35, Fort Wayne, is charged with operating a vehicle with an ACE of 0.15 or more with a passenger under the age of 18 and three counts of neglect of a dependent, all level 6 felonies.
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