LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Lafayette Police Department is investigating a missing person case and is asking for the public’s help to find 16 year old Quinta Leathem of Lafayette, Indiana.

Leathem is 16 years old, 5’5” tall and weighs around 274 pounds. She has brown eyes and long dark brown hair that is usually worn rolled into a bun. She has no known medical or mental conditions.

Leathem was last seen around 4:00pm last evening (Thursday) heading to the Tippecanoe County Library at Ivy Tech. A statement released by the LPD indicates that her disappearance is “suspicious in nature”, but no additional details were provided.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Lafayette Police Department detective section at 765-807-1250 or the WeTip anonymous hotline at 1-800-782-7463.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Lafayette Police Department along with the FBI have identified and arrested William Ray Hagood for the June 1, 2009 robbery of the Bank of Indiana located at 5 Executive Drive.

Hagood currently is in custody in Putnam County, Tennessee for warrants unrelated to the Lafayette Bank of Indiana robbery. Hagood is also suspected in two robberies in or around the Putnam County, Tennessee area.

After receiving a tip from the public, Hagood was identified as a possible suspect. Information developed after his arrest in Tennessee link Hagood to Lafayette robbery.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Lafayette Police Department responded to a report of a bank robbery at the Bank of Indiana on Executive Drive on the city’s east side (across from Caterpillar on SR26).

According to a statement released by the police department, the suspect entered the bank and presented a note stating this was a robbery and then fled the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect description is a white male, mid 20’s, 150-180 lbs, approximately 5’8”-6’ feet tall.

Security cameras caught the man on tape and show the suspect wearing a blue long sleeved dress shirt, a white cap, blue jeans and white tennis shoes. The suspect fled the bank on foot to the east.

No weapon was displayed and there were no injuries.

Anyone with information should contact the Lafayette Police Department detective section at 765-807-1250 or the WeTip hotline at 1-800-782-7463.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Tippecanoe County Sheriffs Office and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the attempted bombing of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse.

On Aug. 2, 1998, at approximately 10 p.m., a Tippecanoe deputy sheriff responded to the courthouse to investigate a report of a fire. The deputy found a pickup truck had been driven into the Fourth Street entrance. An improvised explosive device was contained in the bed of the truck. The explosive device did not detonate, but the ensuing fire caused significant damage to the courthouse.

Investigators are asking for the public’s help in solving this case. Evidence and leads have been explored, but more information is needed. Now is the time for those persons with information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator(s) to come forward as the statute of limitations will expire soon. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-78CRIME (1-800-782-7463). Callers may remain anonymous.

The Tippecanoe County Sheriffs Office, ATF, FBI, Indiana State Police, and Lafayette Police Department are jointly investigating the case.