It was just before noon. The two retirees, partners now for half a century, were taking care of emails and enjoying the beautiful day when the startling knock came at the door. “We’re here to take your marijuana plant,” the lead trooper told Burden who answered the door. Burden looked outside and took in three unmarked Indiana State Police vehicles - a black F-150 and two silver Dodge Chargers - as he tried to collect himself.

Five of the six charged who - Douglas Zuber, Christopher Yoho aka Chris Woho, Ryan Minick, Jerrad Impton and Wert - are scheduled to appear Sept. 26 in front of Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull. Vard Warnock, the sixth defendant charged a week later after a misidentification, still has a hearing on Aug. 25, according to online court documents.

The stabbing Jan. 4 of this year around 7:30 p.m. sparked outrage and further fear among some residents that it just isn’t safe to go downtown. What happened was a drama in the local homeless community on display through video, testimony and evidence this week in Allen Superior Court. 

But when Damontre Burnett pulled out a gun in a church parking lot on West Rudisill Boulevard after Kaedan Mowery handed over the money, Mowery shot and killed Burnett, according to a probable cause submitted by homicide detective Ben MacDonald.

Vard Warnock, the sixth suspect in a May 30 bar beating at Pike's Pub in Waynedale, doesn't have long before the Allen County Sheriff's Department warrants officers are at his door.

He was already in trouble when he fled from police and wrecked his white Cadillac sedan at North Clinton and Wallen Road Monday around 1:30 p.m. Now Tyler Alberding, Jr. is in more trouble. He is accused of causing a crash that killed a woman and left a man driving a red pick up truck with numerous injuries. 

Bryan Eugene Gramling, 57, of Woodburn, apparently didn’t see anything wrong with collecting “thousands of photos of child pornography” and having online conversations with girls he thought were nine or 12.

This time around, at a second trial, hope turned to disappointment. Thursday, a jury found Allen guilty on two counts: child neglect resulting in death and aggravated battery. Both are Level 1 felonies meaning considerable prison time. On each count, he could be sentenced between 20 to 40 years.

Allen was charged in March 2021 with neglect of a child resulting in death and aggravated battery, both Level 1 felonies that carry potential prison sentences of between 20 and 40 years.

The Fort Wayne Police Department this week arrested two people accused of various counts of child exploitation.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. ---Patrons at the American Legion Post at Hanna and Lewis streets had to hustle Isaiah J. Wilson out of the bar in the...