Crime & Courts

Official charges filed in killing of 1-year-old

The men were arrested last week on preliminary charges of murder and aggravated assault. 

Weekend blotter: sexual assault, neglect and attempted truck theft

Two women made reports of sexual assault to BPD this weekend.

Subject of IU-Notify alerts found without firearm

The person was reported near Seventh Street and Indiana Avenue.

Attempted murder suspect dies Tuesday after shooting himself in the head Friday

Bloomington police searching for man charged with attempted murder

 Police said they consider Brandon Richardson, 34, armed and dangerous. 

Three rapes reported this week, no arrests

There are suspects in two of the three cases.

Bloomington is home to 144 registered sex offenders

Nearly 63 percent of registered sex offenders on Bloomington are registered for life.

Counterfeit bills located at IU’s baseball, softball fields

At least three fake $20 bills were recovered over the weekend.

Car chase leads to felony charges for Bloomington man

The car chase and foot pursuit lasted a total of six minutes.

Car stolen from North Lincoln Street apartment

The car reported stolen was a 1997 green Chevrolet Cavalier.

Bloomington man arrested in California charged with arson, murder

The man gave police a false name and claimed a woman was his mother who was not.

How the sting to catch firefighter Robert Sears unfolded

 A Bloomington Police Department detective posed as a 14-year-old girl on the app Whisper to catch Sears. 

Police arrest 19-year-old Tuesday for sexual misconduct with minor

Dylan Jacobs, 19, told police he knew the girl he had sex with was 14.

Bloomington woman says she was robbed at gunpoint by ex-boyfriend Monday

Police have not located the suspect.

Firefighter accused of child solicitation, sexual misconduct has not returned to work

Bloomington's Board of Public Safety will convene to review the case against the firefighter.

IU student tells police she thinks she was drugged at Pi Kappa Phi

The investigation is closed due to lack of evidence, police said.

Appeals court upholds school protective order against armed parent

The parent, licensed to carry, was armed near Seymour Middle School.

Duo allegedly stole $2,800 of music equipment

Mia Naifeh acted as a lookout while Farron Lake stole the items, according to police.

1-year-old killed in shooting over social media dispute

The motives of the shooting fueled by a social media feud are still unclear. 

Bloomington firefighter charged with child solicitation, sexual misconduct

Sears will be placed on administrative duties that will prevent public interaction.