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Twin sisters, 69, charged in Lafayette stabbing
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Two 69-year-old twin sisters are being charged after prosecutors say they held a man at knifepoint and stabbed him in the chest. Police were called to the hospital Monday after a man showed up with a stab wound to the chest. He told officers his...
Delphi Police Department Announces Increased Patrols In Parks & Trails Following Two Logansport Assaults On Wednesday
The Delphi Police Department announced that officers will be conducting increased patrols at the parks, trailheads and on the trails utilizing the department’s golf cart after reports of two assaults that occurred in Logansport on trails. The Logansport Police Department announced that an investigation is ongoing into two assault...
Lafayette law firm employee arrested, suspected of theft from client
LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Molly Pellam found an uncashed 2022 check for $11,000 in the law office where she worked and cashed it, according to a Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office investigation. On Wednesday morning, detectives arrested Pellam, 30, of the 3300 block of Comanche Trail in Lafayette, on suspicion of...
Leaked group chat reveals defense strategies in Delphi case
DELPHI, Ind. (NETWORK INDIANA) — Leaked conversations between attorneys close to the Delphi murders case and YouTube true crime podcasters appear to reveal the defense team’s strategies going into the suspect’s October trial. The cohosts of “The Murder Sheet Podcast” told WISH-TV they were given thousands of...
2 shooting incidents reported early Thursday in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Cole Hoinaes is sporting two new gunshot wounds on his right arm Thursday after he mishandled a pistol, according to Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office. Hoinaes, 20, was inside his garage about 2:45 a.m. Thursday in the 3900 block of Chenango Place in West Lafayette when he dropped his sidearm, according to police. He reached to catch the gun, and his finger got stuck in the trigger guard, causing the trigger to be pulled, according to police.
WL man faces drug, gun charges after police called to local park
A 29-year-old local man faces three criminal charges after police responded to a call of an occupied vehicle in Happy Hollow Park after it was closed for the night. In the early morning hours Wednesday, police made contact with four people in the vehicle. As a result of the investigation, Dakota Lee Fields, of 506 Trace 5, West Lafayette, was charged with one felony, unlawful carrying of a handgun, and two misdemeanors, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, according to documents filed by the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office on July 17.
LPD swears in 5 new officers and presents 5 distinguished awards on Friday
In front of a packed audience, the Lafayette Police Department recognized several officers and civilians with distinguished awards. The five awards presented included Civilian Recognition, Years of Service, Live Savings, and the Merit Award. One of the award winners was Patrol Captain Adam Mellady, who has served with LPD for...
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