A program that teaches groups how to create spaces that promote safety and reduce crime is open to Marion County residents.

A Marion County grand jury indicted two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers Friday for the shooting of Anthony Maclin, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced Friday.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Thursday it will seek the death penalty for a man charged in the killing of Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy John Durm this week.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has significantly decreased the amount of charges it has filed in recent years – but Black and Hispanic populations are still disproportionately impacted.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will continue a program this year that helps people who are behind on child support payments get their driver's license reinstated.

Democrat Ryan Mears was re-elected Marion County Prosecutor in the 2022 midterm election.
The race was among four contested municipal races, including clerk, sheriff and recorder. The races for Marion County auditor and assessor were uncontested.

Two individuals contend for the position of Marion County Prosecutor: Republican candidate Cyndi Carrasco and incumbent Democrat Ryan Mears.

The two candidates for Marion County Prosecutor, incumbent Democrat Ryan Mears and Republican Cyndi Carrasco, spoke to the public on how they plan to address violent crime, the near-total abortion ban and prosecuting simple possession of marijuana cases, among other topics.

The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police announced Monday that the union voted to have “no confidence” in the Marion County prosecutor and the courts system.

Prosecutors said the charges, which can be refiled, were dropped following the deaths of two witnesses, including a woman who told police that Dunn told her he killed the victims.