Police in Wolcottville, Ind., were conducting a welfare check in a home when they found 32-year-old Rebecca Hughes dead with her children: Evelyn Newell, 8, Allison Newell, 6, and Amelia Newell, 5, the Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post said in a statement.

Police are investigating after a woman and three children were found dead inside a home in Indiana Tuesday. According to Indiana State Police, troopers responded to a home on South Main Street in Wolcotville Tuesday morning for a welfare check.

ISP troopers are investigating after a woman and three children were found dead Sept. 17, 2024, in the 100 block of South Main Street in Wolcottville. WOLCOTTVILLE, Ind. — Indiana State Police troopers are investigating after finding a woman and three children dead inside a home in Wolcottville Tuesday morning.

A former Indiana deputy police chief was arrested and now faces federal child pornography charges after an investigation by the Department of Justice, officials said.

James W. Bond allegedly "enticed and coerced" the minor to produce sexually explicit content while a commander in Gary PD.

Higher pay, overlapping shifts and fees for security details could help with Indianapolis police shortage, officers' union president Rick Snyder says.