LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — A statewide silver alert has been declared for a 9-year-old boy from Lafayette.

Indiana State Police describes Ricky Reveles as a Black male, 3 feet 10 inches tall, 55 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Reveles was last seen on Friday at 8:30 a.m. wearing a tan hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, white shoes, and carrying an orange backpack.

He is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance. 

If you have any information on Ricky Reveles, contact the Lafayette Police Department at 765-807-1216 or 911.

BROAD RIPPLE, Ind. (WISH) — The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed multiple charges Friday against Victor Garcia-Lopez who is accused of shooting an Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer and attacking a woman and her landlord on May 8.

Garcia-Lopez, 24, of Indianapolis, is facing the following 10 charges:

• Attempted Murder (two counts).
• Burglary.
• Criminal Confinement.
• Theft.
• Intimidation (two counts).
• Resisting Law Enforcement.
• Strangulation.
• Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury.

Court documents say Garcia-Lopez was having dinner, drinking and smoking cigars with a woman and her landlord on the evening of May 8, in the guest house located on a property in the 6300 block of North Washington Boulevard, near East 63rd Street and Meridian streets.

The woman told investigators Garcia-Lopez was a friend from work who had stayed at her house the night before and stayed at her house while she was working that day.

The landlord told investigators in a follow-up statement he had asked Garcia-Lopez and the woman about “getting together sexually” and stepped outside so they two could speak privately about his proposal. During the private conversation, Garcia-Lopez became angry. The landlord said he overheard Garcia-Lopez yelling and called the woman “a wh***.” The landlord said he intervened to protect the woman, and convinced Garcia-Lopez to return with him to the main house to grab alcohol to bring back to the guest house.

Once inside the main house, Garcia-Lopez became aggressive towards the landlord. Court documents said Garcia-Lopez choked the landlord from behind until he was unconscious. The landlord told investigators he believes he was unconscious for five to 10 minutes. He said his phone was gone when he woke up.

The woman said that when Garcia-Lopez had returned to the guest house, he told her the landlord “wasn’t getting up.” The woman at the time believed Garcia-Lopez murdered the landlord, so she ran, locked herself in the bathroom and called 911. Garcia-Lopez broke into the bathroom where the woman was hiding and began assaulting her, court documents said.

The landlord said he returned to the guest house after he woke up to find Garcia-Lopez pinning the woman down and hitting her while holding a gun. Garcia-Lopez demanded the landlord check the woman’s phone to see if she had called police. Garcia-Lopez threatened to kill them and himself. The landlord either did not see the 911 call or lied to Garcia-Lopez, court documents indicated.

The landlord told investigators that he had convinced Garcia-Lopez to leave. On his way out, he took some crystals and and candle he had made for the woman, court documents said. Police arrived as Garcia-Lopez and the landlord were leaving the guest house.

Responding officers said they had met the three at the guest house. They briefly spoke with Garcia-Lopez and the landlord before speaking to the woman separately. She told officers Garcia-Lopez attacked her and took her firearm.

Court documents said while speaking with police, Garcia-Lopez became hostile and tried to return to the main house. Officers tried to stop and detain him when he pulled away, grabbed a gun from his rear waistband and fired eight shots. One bullet struck the officer in the right arm, three bullets struck the windows of the main house and one bullet struck the window of a Jeep parked in the driveway. The officer who was shot returned fire, striking Garcia-Lopez.

Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment. IMPD arrested Garcia-Lopez in the hospital. The officer, whose condition was stable condition at the time of the shooting, was released from the hospital the following day. IMPD is not releasing the identity of the officer who was shot.

The IMPD Critical Incident Response Team is leading the criminal investigation. A separate administrative investigation is being conducted by IMPD Internal Affairs.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Kyle Hoover at the IMPD Homicide Office at 317-327-3475, or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous. 

HOBART, Ind. (WISH) — Three juveniles, all not wearing seatbelts, died early Friday morning after the driver of their vehicle fell asleep on Interstate 65 and crashed into a parked semi.

Indiana State Police were called to the scene on I-65 near Hobart around midnight, soon learning a Ford Explorer, going a high rate of speed, had rear-ended a white Freightliner semi with an attached box trailer.

The semi had been parked on the shoulder at the time of the crash due to mechanical problems.

According to state police, the driver of the Explorer, 31-year-old Renee Foster of Gary, had been driving southbound on I-65 when she fell asleep and veered off the road.

The SUV sustained “catastrophic damage,” resulting in significant damage to the trailer and the deaths of three children.

A juvenile passenger sitting unrestrained in the front seat was ejected from the vehicle. The two other juveniles, sitting without their seatbelts in the backseat, also died.

A fourth juvenile, seated in the third row of the Explorer – also not wearing their seatbelt – was severely injured. Medics flew them by helicopter to the University of Chicago for treatment. Police described their injuries as “potentially life-threatening.”

Foster received injuries to her upper body and was rushed to a hospital in Crown Point for treatment; the semi driver was unharmed.

Results from the blood draws of both drivers are still pending, but ISP says they believe alcohol is a factor in the crash.

Foster has been preliminarily charged with four counts of neglect of a dependent, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, and four counts of violating child restraint rules, which is an infraction.

As of noon Friday, Foster was still in the hospital and has not been arrested.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Oscar-winning actor and beloved “Mummy-fighting soldier” Brendan Fraser will wave the green flag as honorary starter for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced Fraser’s 500-related role Friday morning.

Born in Indianapolis, Fraser’s return to the Hoosier State is a natural fit, according to IMS and IndyCar Pres. Doug Boles.

“We’re incredibly excited to give him a warm Hoosier welcome as he returns for ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,’” Boles noted in the release.

Fraser’s Indy 500 appearance comes ahead of the release of his new film, “Pressure,” which follows Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser) and Capt. James Stagg (played by Andrew Scott) during the tense 72 hours before D-Day.

In those 72 hours, the men are faced with an impossible choice: launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.

Boles also said that Fraser’s new film is fitting as Indy 500 falls on Memorial Day weekend.

Brendan stars in a movie about one of the most pivotal moments in World War II,” Boles said. “His presence atop the flag stand is fitting as we honor the service and sacrifice of our military heroes on Memorial Day Weekend and prepare for another iconic edition of the world’s greatest race.”

The 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 is set for Sunday, May 24.

More about Brendan Fraser’s life, career

Born in Indianapolis and raised in Europe and Canada, Fraser began attending theater at age 12 while his family lived in London. He attended high school at Toronto’s Upper Canada College and earned a BFA in acting from the Actor’s Conservatory at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.

Fraser is widely recognized for his role as Rick O’Connell in Universal’s “Mummy” franchise. The 1999 action-adventure film reimagined the 1932 horror classic, casting Fraser as an American soldier in the French Foreign Legion who becomes entangled with an English archaeological expedition and the ancient forces they disturb.

Fraser reteamed with Sommers and co-star Rachel Weisz in 2001’s “The Mummy Returns.” Universal released “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” in 2008.

The franchise has grossed over $1.4 billion worldwide.

Fraser’s work in recent years has drawn widespread critical recognition.

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” which premiered in December 2022.

The role also earned him a Critics Choice Movie Award, SAG Award, AACTA International Award and Satellite Award, along with nominations for a BAFTA Award and Gotham Independent Film Award.

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — The Noblesville city government has approved the construction of a new police station.

Police Chief Brad Arnold tells News 8 that the facility will cost more than $50 million to construct. The new station will be located directly south of Division Street, in the general area of 17th and 18th streets, on a site that was formerly a Firestone factory.

Aaron Smith, vice president of the Noblesville Common Council, said Thursday, “It is so long overdue for us to make this investment.”

The new station was expected to be roughly triple the size of the current police station. The larger facility accommodates a police department, which has grown substantially over the last three decades, a result of the city’s ballooning population.

“We’ve been in this building since 1992,” said Smith. “At that point, Noblesville, I think, had 20,000 residents. And we’re bordering on 80,000 now.”

Unlike its current building, which Noblesville police share with firefighters and the City Court, the new facility will solely belong to the police.

“We will be a little bit more spread out and not really be on top of each other,” said Chief Arnold. “About six years ago, we had to start moving officers offsite. (Now) Everybody will be in the same building, which is a long time coming for us.”

“I hink this investment, on behalf of the taxpayers of Noblesville, shows that we are committed to public safety first,” said Smith. “It’s really important that our police department has what they need each and every day in order to do their job to keep the taxpayers safe.”

Both Arnold and Smith predict a groundbreaking in Fall 2026 and a construction time frame of 18-24 months.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A growing number of Indiana K-12 schools are becoming victims of cyberattacks, according to data obtained by I-Team 8.

These incidents can cost schools time, money and even put your child’s personal information at risk.

I-Team 8 requested the data in light of last week’s attack on Canvas, a platform used by K-12 schools and universities across the country.

In Indiana, a new law took effect in July 2021 that requires schools and local government agencies to report cybersecurity incidents to the state’s Office of Information Technology within 48 hours.

Reported incidents by k-12 schools

• 2024: 27 incidents.
• 2025: 69 incidents.
• 2026: 40 incidents (so far).

Indiana is one of only a handful of states with a law requiring local government agencies to report cybersecurity incidents to the state.

Among the types of attacks include ransomware, business email compromise and vulnerability exploitation, according to records obtained by I-Team 8.

I-Team 8 spoke with Doug Levin, director at K-12 Security Information Exchange, a nonprofit aimed at protecting schools from cybersecurity risks.

“We see every week examples of school systems large and small across the US being affected by cybersecurity incidents,” said Levin. “Sometimes they’re ransomware attacks, sometimes they’re targeted phishing attacks, sometimes they’re something different than that, but there is a steady drumbeat of these incidents happening.”

They’re also seeing an uptick in attacks against companies that serve education like Canvas and PowerSchool.

“The data was stolen and a threat actor is trying to extort the company into paying the money,” said Levin.

Even when no information is compromised, cybersecurity threats can be quite costly to Indiana school districts.

I-Team 8 filed records requests and found Indiana schools have paid tens of thousands of dollars to help recover from cyberattacks and to improve their IT systems after the fact.

• Baugo Schools spent $10,000 to upgrade their firewall following a cyberattack.
• Logansport Schools paid a company $30,000/year to help monitor its systems 24/7.

It can also put your child’s information at risk.

“Practicing basic cyber hygiene is, is what remains important and what I would encourage people to do,” said Levin. “Certainly, if you reuse your username and password that you may use for Canvas, you’re probably going to want to change that and make sure that you have unique usernames and passwords across all your sites.”

If you know of a cybersecurity incident at a school, please let us know at kara.kenney@wishtv.com.

Tips for protecting your family from cyber attacks

• Ask your school district for their cybersecurity incident response plan.
• It should outline what they will do and who they will contact (parents, the FBI, etc.) if there is a threat
• Talk to your kids about good password practices on both their school and home devices.
• Use two factor authentication when possible, which makes it harder for someone to get into your accounts.
• Do a credit freeze so no one can open accounts in your name or your child’s name.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Colts 2026 schedule has been announced.

Week 1 (September 13): vs. Baltimore Ravens (1 p.m.)

Week 2 (September 20): at Kansas City Chiefs (8:20 p.m.)

Week 3 (September 27): vs. Houston Texans (1 p.m.)

Week 4 (October 4): Washington Commanders (London, 9:30 a.m.)

Week 5 (October 11): at Pittsburgh Steelers (1 p.m.)

Week 6 (October 18): vs. Tennessee Titans (1 p.m.)

Week 7 (October 25): at Minnesota Vikings (1 p.m.)

Week 8 (November 1): at Jacksonville Jaguars (1 p.m.)

Week 9 (November 8): vs. Dallas Cowboys (1 p.m.)

Week 10 (November 15): vs. Miami Dolphins (1 p.m.)

Week 11 (November 19): at Houston Texans (8:15 p.m.)

Week 12 (November 29): vs. New York Giants (1 p.m.)

Week 13: BYE WEEK

Week 14 (December 13): at Philadelphia Eagles (1 p.m.)

Week 15 (December 20): at Tennessee Titans (1 p.m.)

Week 16 (TBD): vs. Cincinnati Bengals (TBD)

Week 17 (January 3): at Cleveland Browns (1 p.m.)

Week 18 (TBD): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (TBD)

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — People were detained after authorities served a search warrant Thursday afternoon on the southeast side of Indianapolis, police say.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said the operation involving “a warrant service” happened on Wolfgang Drive in the Hanover North housing subdivision. IMPD did not say what type of warrant was served.

The FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security assisted IMPD.

Marion County’s computer-aided design system said Indianapolis police were sent to the 2900 block of Wolfgang Drive for an investigation at 3:26 p.m. Thursday.

Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public at this time.

No additional information has been released.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — No dangerous items were found, and a student was removed from the premises in connection with a possible explosive device Thursday morning at Crawfordsville High School.

Crawfordsville Police Department said it was dispatched around 11:13 a.m. to the school on the report of a student with an alleged explosive device. Police officers and school administrators coordinated evacuation procedures.

The student, who has not been named, was quickly found and removed from the scene. A news release did not say if the student was detained or charged.

Out of an abundance of caution, students, faculty and staff were taken to Crawfordsville Middle School while investigators searched the building.

The Crawfordsville Fire Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, and the Tippecanoe County Bomb Squad assisted the Crawfordsville Police in this investigation.

The investigation was ongoing. Anyone with information was asked to contact Detective Sgt. Geoff Payne at 765-367-1126.