Crime & Courts

Bloomington family returning from vacation finds man in home

By Alex Hardgrave · Sunday, Jan. 6,2019 4:58 p.m.

Jacob Boomsma was charged Saturday with alleged burglary.

Monroe County saw 208 arrests over IU's winter break. Catch up here.

By Alex Hardgrave · Thursday, Jan. 3,2019 6:11 p.m.

The highest number of arrests in one day was 20 while the fewest was 4.

Bloomington man arrested on rape charge

By Alex Hardgrave · Friday, Dec. 28,2018 10:03 p.m.

The man told police he heard the woman say no.

Bloomington man found dead outside parking garage at 7th and College

By Cody Thompson · Sunday, Dec. 9,2018 8:29 p.m.

Sgt. Ben Burns said it appears the man jumped from the parking garage.

A fight broke out at Rockit's Famous Pizza Saturday night over leftover food

By Joe Schroeder · Sunday, Dec. 9,2018 4:27 p.m.

A couple offered their leftovers to three women in line.

Bloomington man suffers broken jaw, chipped tooth in Kirkwood Avenue fight

By Joe Schroeder · Sunday, Dec. 9,2018 3:01 p.m.

The 19-year-old had a chipped tooth after trying to stop the argument.

Purdue, IU named in lawsuit against 2017 research study gone wrong

By Emily Isaacman · Thursday, Dec. 6,2018 7:28 p.m.

The study was marketed as a seven-week summer camp.

Former Bloomington resident arrested for alleged California sexual assault

By Sydney Tomlinson · Thursday, Dec. 6,2018 6:37 p.m.

The man has a long criminal history in Bloomington.

Bloomington men arrested for graffiti around city

By Caroline Anders · Wednesday, Dec. 5,2018 4:24 p.m.

Combined, the two were charged with 22 different instances of vandalism.

Former IU employee arrested after allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman

By Joe Schroeder · Tuesday, Dec. 4,2018 7:12 p.m.

The woman told police her arms, legs and mouth were bound with duct tape during the assault.

Man dies after falling from ladder while decorating Pi Beta Phi house

By Joe Schroeder · Tuesday, Dec. 4,2018 10:04 a.m.

The man was hanging holiday lights when he fell and later died.

Apparently drunk man found asleep on Bloomington man’s stairs

By Caroline Anders · Sunday, Dec. 2,2018 1:32 p.m.

The man told officers he was looking for a place to sleep.

Bloomington police remove a suspicious package resembling a pipe bomb from storage unit

By Joe Schroeder · Thursday, Nov. 29,2018 5:36 p.m.

Indiana State Police’s bomb disposal team came to destroy the package.

Indiana sues Purdue Pharma over opioid drug addiction costs

By Sydney Tomlinson · Wednesday, Nov. 28,2018 7:48 p.m.

Indiana is the 28th state to sue the company over the opioid crisis.

23-year-old man arrested for allegedly riding a Lime scooter while drunk

By Joe Schroeder · Tuesday, Nov. 27,2018 7:21 p.m.

Police said the man refused to take a blood alcohol test.

TV’s and laptops reported stolen from apartment over Thanksgiving Break

By Joe Schroeder · Sunday, Nov. 25,2018 5:46 p.m.

Three roommates reported around $500 worth of electronics stolen.

Former IU student arrested on charges of murdering mother in California

By Caroline Anders · Sunday, Nov. 25,2018 5:11 p.m.

A University spokesperson said Lazar was not enrolled as of Fall 2018.

Six mangled, burnt Lime scooters found in field

By Caroline Anders · Wednesday, Nov. 14,2018 5:08 p.m.

The scooters were near the Lower Cascades Ball Fields.

Raffaella Stroik performs during rehearsals in 2016 at the Musical Arts Center. Stroik was found dead Wednesday morning in Monroe County, Missouri.

Former Jacobs School of Music student found dead in Missouri

By Matt Rasnic · Wednesday, Nov. 14,2018 3:43 p.m.

Raffaella Stroik was found over 115 miles from St. Louis.

Bloomington woman reports rape at ex-boyfriend’s apartment

By Joe Schroeder · Monday, Nov. 12,2018 6:16 p.m.

Bloomington police are trying to find the suspect.

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