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What we’re listening to this month as we raise money for Francine’s Friends mobile mammography 🎶🎶🎶If you want to show yo...
10/12/2026

What we’re listening to this month as we raise money for Francine’s Friends mobile mammography 🎶🎶🎶

If you want to show your support, you can buy a Fort Wayne Police Department pink badge window cling in the Rousseau Center lobby, and we’ll donate the proceeds to Francine’s Friends!

Date: October 9, 2026Location: 700 Anderson Ave.Time: 09:51 a.m.Details/Summary:On July 14, 2026, at approximately 11:56...
10/09/2026

Date: October 9, 2026
Location: 700 Anderson Ave.
Time: 09:51 a.m.
Details/Summary:

On July 14, 2026, at approximately 11:56 p.m., Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to the area of 1900 Hillside Ave. and 1400 St. Joseph Blvd. regarding a shooting investigation. Officers arrived and located an adult male at each location suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the men died from his injuries. Detectives with the FWPD Homicide Unit responded and conducted a criminal investigation. During the investigation, FWPD Homicide Detectives identified Lorrina Sargent, 62 years old, as a suspect in the shooting. On Friday, October 9, 2026, at approximately 9:51 a.m. Lorrina Sargent was arrested in connection with the murder.

The Fort Wayne Police Department Homicide Unit, working in conjunction with the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, located Ms. Sargent in the 700 block
of Anderson Ave., and she was taken into custody and preliminarily charged with Felony Murder and Burglary.

Suspect Arrested #1: Lorrina Sargent, 62-year-old, Fort Wayne
Preliminary Charges: Felony Murder and Burglary

Date: October 9, 2026Location: 5500 Fairfield AvenueTime: 10:00 a.m.Details/Summary:On September 23rd, 2026, the Fort Wa...
10/09/2026

Date: October 9, 2026
Location: 5500 Fairfield Avenue
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Details/Summary:

On September 23rd, 2026, the Fort Wayne Police Department received a cyber tip through its
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) affiliate. A detective in the ICAC task force began investigating the cyber tip. Investigators identified a suspect, Benjamin Lloyd Dennis, a Fort Wayne resident. Today, investigators took Dennis into custody at his workplace. They transported him to the Allen County Jail.

Suspect Arrested: Benjamin Lloyd Dennis, 41, Fort Wayne.
Preliminary Charges:
Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material, a level 5 felony.

10/08/2026

Scam Alert!
Scam emails are being sent falsely claiming to be from the Department of Planning Services (DPS). These messages include fake invoices and requests for wire transfer - they are NOT legitimate.
Do NOT reply or send money & delete the email immediately.
Contact the Department of Planning Services if you’re unsure:
(260) 449-7607 | [email protected]

¡ALERTA DE ESTAFA!
Se han detectado correos electrónicos fraudulentos que aparentar ser del Departamento de Servicios de Planificación (DPS). Estos mensajes contienen facturas y solicitudes de transferencia bancaria fraudulentas. NO son reales.
Por favor, no responda, no envíe dinero y elimine el correo de inmediato.
Si necesita verificar la autenticidad de alguna comunicación, contacte directamente al Departamento de Servicios de Planificación: (260) 449-7607 | [email protected]

လိမ်လည်မှုသတိပေးချက်
Department of Planning Services (DPS) မှ ပေးပို့သည့်အဖြစ် လိမ်လည်သည် အီးမေးလ်များ ပေါ်ပေါက်လာနေပါသည်။ ထိုအီးမေးလ်များတွင် အတုဘောင်ချာများနှင့် ငွေလွှဲရန်တောင်းဆိုချက်များပါဝင်ပြီး ၎င်းတို့သည် အမှန်တကယ်မဟုတ်သောလိမ်လည် ခြင်းသာဖြစ်ပါသည်။

အီးမေးလ်ကိုမပြန်ပါနှင့်၊ ငွေမလွှဲပါနှင့်၊ အီးမေးလ်ကို ချက်ချင်းဖျက်ပစ်ပါ။
သင်မသေချာပါက Department of Planning Services သို့ဆက်သွယ်ပါ။
ဖုန်း - (260) 449-7607 အီးမေးလ် - [email protected]

With every flyer presented: each burger, fry, wing, and shake Red Robin sold the last two days - the Fort Wayne Police D...
10/08/2026

With every flyer presented: each burger, fry, wing, and shake Red Robin sold the last two days - the Fort Wayne Police Department Victim Assistance team raised money to help those exploited by crime in our community.

Thank you again to Red Robin and our community/media partners for making the event happen and calling attention to our cause.

10/07/2026

Fort Wayne Police Department officers joined the residents at Kingston of Dupont for coffee with a cop earlier today. Kingston of Dupont's residents live with cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and dementia. Officers learned about their lives while sharing coffee, donuts, and a look at an officer's day-to-day work.

We're back 🍔🍔Show this flyer when getting a burger, wings, or anything else at the Red Robin on 4201 Coldwater Road to s...
10/07/2026

We're back 🍔🍔

Show this flyer when getting a burger, wings, or anything else at the Red Robin on 4201 Coldwater Road to support victims of crime in Fort Wayne. 20% of sales from those orders today go toward the Fort Wayne Victim Assistance team.

𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧A reminder: after our friends at INDOT Northeast finished work at Maplecrest Road and I-469, you can no long...
10/07/2026

𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧

A reminder: after our friends at INDOT Northeast finished work at Maplecrest Road and I-469, you can no longer turn left to head west on I-469. Instead, turn right onto the loop on-ramp to head west.

Officers have noticed that traffic is not readjusting to the normal pattern and want to make sure that you stay safe when getting on the interstate.

Chief of Police P.J. Smith brought the Fort Wayne Police Department’s budget before council tonight. As the department l...
10/06/2026

Chief of Police P.J. Smith brought the Fort Wayne Police Department’s budget before council tonight. As the department looks to next year, we are excited for our 71st recruit class to begin in January and hit the street by the end of the year. In addition to striving for a budgeted strength of 510 sworn officers, the department will use those officers more efficiently.

In January of 2027, the downtown district will become the Fort Wayne Police Department’s 5th fully staffed uniform police division. The move will help keep police officers more involved in the heart of Fort Wayne day and night.

Overall, the department continues to look for ways to maximize the city’s safety with our 2027 budget.

Want to help victims of domestic violence?Visit Red Robin on Coldwater Road and show them the attached flyer; 20% of you...
10/06/2026

Want to help victims of domestic violence?

Visit Red Robin on Coldwater Road and show them the attached flyer; 20% of your food sales will go to the FWPD Victim Assistance Team. As we continue to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, this is a great way to support the staff who work closely with victims.

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