Fort Wayne Police Department

On May 6, 2024, the Indiana Department of Child Services notified the FWPD of alleged child sexual abuse that was initially disclosed to a School Counselor.

On November 18, 2024, William Tolbert Jr. was taken into custody by the FWPD without incident in the 7200 block of Wayne Trace Road in connection with the Showgirl 1 homicide investigation.

On Saturday November 16, 2024, at 11:30 pm, the FWPD responded to a residence located in the 600 block of Tennessee Avenue in reference to a deceased individual inside an apartment.

The FWPD is investigating a shooting that occurred on November 15, 2024, just after 10:30 pm in the 600 block of Fifth Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting involving three individuals outside the Showgirl 1 at 2910 Goshen Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

On November 15th, 2024, at 16:03, 21yo Jalan Carpenter was arrested in a high-risk traffic stop at the intersection of Lima and Wallen Roads.

On November 13, 2024, Tommy Harris Jr. was taken into custody without incident in the 4400 block of Lillie Street on a warrant for Felony Murder and Burglary in connection to the cold case homicide of Larry Lovelace Jr. that took place on June 27, 2001.

On November 12, 2024, at 18:05, the FWPD took Xavier Velez into custody without incident in the 1800 block of East Pontiac Street in connection with the homicide of Corbin Cornett that occurred on November 9, 2024.

Antion Hill was arrested on November 12, 2024, after allegedly stealing items from a local grocery store, for a warrant on an earlier, unrelated charge of Obscene Performance which is a level 6 Felony.

On November 10,2024, at 22:49, the FWPD responded to a call regarding multiple individuals walking up and down the 4200 block of Avondale Drive with firearms making threats to shoot.