Indianapolis, IN
Students help crack crime cases in digital forensics internship
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana University Police Department teamed up with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to launch an internship program last fall.
Students earn credit hours toward their capstone requirement.
IUPD Detective Sarah McKalips leads the program. “We’re working on a lot of homicides, batteries, aggravated assaults. We do have some child abuse cases. The students typically don’t work on those cases because of the sensitive nature.”
Students are taught how to properly handle a phone or computer once it is checked into evidence. A log is taken each time someone checks the evidence out.
Much like searching a home, investigators need a warrant to search someone’s phone.
“It depends on what’s laid out in the warrant, text messages, emails,” Simpson said.
McKalips testified in a homicide and robbery case on some key digital evidence that helped deliver a guilty verdict. “One of the suspects was convicted and got 50 years that he has to serve as a result of text messages and call logs between him and the victim.”
As more people rely on their phones for nearly everything, there is a growing need for detectives to help solve crimes committed on these devices.
“There’s so much data on these devices and there are so many people in the world utilizing these devices, so the more people we have working on digital forensics to help solve these crimes and reduce that backlog,” she said.
Students who take the internship can also apply the skills they learn to help solve cases of intellectual theft and insider trading.
Indianapolis, IN
A Yard Of One’s Own – Indianapolis Monthly
REALTOR Summer Hudson was always waiting for the perfect midcentury modern home to hit the market and lure her away from her beloved Irvington. On Hudson’s popular TikTok channel, Find a Lot to Love, she cooed over original 1960s woodwork and intact bathrooms for the 207,000 followers who enjoyed watching her walk through houses for sale in Central Indiana. But the eXp Realty agent’s own family needed a yard for their 5-year-old daughter more than she needed a pristine Avriel Shull A-frame, so she gave her husband, Ryan Sloan, one criterion: Find a house with the exact same layout as their 3,000-square-foot Irvington ranch, plus a yard, and she’d move.
Lo and behold, he did, in Crows Nest. The three-bed, two-bath house has a circular layout with semi–open concept living, dining, and kitchen spaces and, as a bonus, a pool on the half-acre lot. “I always said I’d never turn down a pool,” Hudson says. The home had been sitting on the market for a while because, in Hudson’s opinion, the listing for 1,800 square feet was misleading; the homeowners couldn’t include the 1,200-square-foot finished attic because the ceiling was too low. Additionally, the photos didn’t do the home justice. “From the outside, it looks tiny and bungalow-ish, but you don’t realize how deep it goes,” she says, adding that the images didn’t showcase the layout’s attractive flow, either. The couple got it under list price for $410,000, and Hudson, who uses the attic as her office, has no regrets—her dream midcentury home can wait. Downsizing forced the couple to purge, and they discovered the joys of a simplified lifestyle. “I’m actually spending more time with my kid out- side. That has been the most amazing part of all of this,” Hudson says.
FAVORITE FEATURE
The nature-filled backyard
PURCHASE DATE
March 2024
NEIGHBORHOOD
Crows Nest
SQUARE FOOTAGE
1,800
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis man sentenced to 110 years for 2021 double homicide
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for his role in a north side shooting that resulted in the death of two men during a $20 marijuana deal in 2021.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced the sentencing of 21-year-old Camran Perry on Thursday, following a jury’s verdict after a two-day trial. In July, Perry was found guilty of two counts of murder and carrying a handgun without a license, a release said.
Andrew Jones, 21, and Blake Coffman, 20, died in a shooting about 6:45 p.m. Dec. 1, 2021, in the 8800 block of Westfield Way at the 9000 Westfield apartments. That’s just southeast of the intersection of East 91st Street and Westfield Boulevard.
Investigators interviewed a witness who reported hearing “three loud thumps” and seeing a man in a gray sweatsuit standing behind the victims’ vehicle before fleeing the scene. The witness, along with others, then approached the vehicle and called the police.
Two cellphones were recovered at the scene. Investigators obtained warrants for the phones, one of which belonged to Coffman.
According to a release, on Coffman’s phone, which was logged into his personal Instagram account, investigators found video chats and private messages indicating his intention to meet someone at the location of the shooting. The other user of this account deleted their account just hours after the incident. Digital forensics teams traced this account back to Perry.
Perry was taken into custody on Jan. 10. Initially, he denied knowing either of the victims, but later confessed to meeting up with them to make a purchase. Perry later admitted to engaging in a verbal altercation with Coffman and Jones, before shooting both men, police say.
Prosecutor Ryan Mears issued the following statement after the conviction:
“Young people having easy access to firearms leads to them making poor, split-second decisions that result in senseless deaths and tragedy,” stated Prosecutor Mears. “It is incumbent upon us to continue to empower young people with the tools to be mindful of the long-term consequences of gun violence in order to avoid tragedies like this.”
Indianapolis, IN
Indy promoter hopes education leads to a safer Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis event promoter Teddrick Hardy is disappointed that violence has become prevalent in the Circle City.
“It’s very frustrating because I’m going to like my eleventh year in promoting and myself, alongside other promoters, put a lot of work in having successful, safe and joyful events,” Hardy said.
Over the past couple of months, WRTV has reported on numerous parties and gatherings that have been held illegally or without proper permits.
In some cases, these events have ended in violence.
“Our goal is to gather groups of people to come and see these establishments to spend money, to bring their friends out to celebrate,” Hardy explained.
Now, promoters like Hardy are learning from various Indianapolis government agencies to ensure events can continue in a safe manner.
On Wednesday, these agencies hosted an ask the officials event aimed at answering promoters questions on how to properly organize and operate events.
“We all want safe events,” IMPD Deputy Chief Kendale Adams said. “We all want people to come and have a good time. It’s a part of what I did when I was young, and it’s important that we educate promoters on what that looks like.”
Hardy is hopeful the event will lead to safer events being held in Indianapolis.
“I want to see Indianapolis become a better place,” he said.
The full Ask the Officials meeting can be viewed here.
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