2020 was already a difficult year. And for the City of Lima it was an unusual year when it comes to crime. Lima Police Department handled 12 homicides, up from the average 5 murders a year for the last few years. LPD has arrested at least one person in each case.

Jan. 20 Dan Jackson was shot and killed while standing behind pappy’s lounge after the bar had closed. Police believe two teens are responsible and they have since been arrested.

On Feb.4, Levels Lounge was the site of a violent triple murder. A gun fight left Terrell McGraw and Devontae Upshaw dead inside the bar and Timothy White was found dead on a nearby sidewalk. Deontray Forrest has been charged for two of the murders with criminal gang charges attached to them. The bar has since closed.

Michelle Alves had a mental competency review and was determined to be able to stand trial. Following that determination, her attorney filed a motion to change Alves' plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Alves is charged for the deaths of Charles and Tarissa Sanders on June 3.

An Allen County Grand Jury has released their indictments from their August session. Some of these people are involved in recent crimes we’ve been keeping you up to date on.

Michelle Alves’ case will head to a grand jury next. But in her hearing on Monday, the detective on the case says what happened right before and after the incident, that led to her arrest.

Probable cause was found in Alves' preliminary hearing, transferring the case to common pleas court. The detective on the case took the stand, filling in those missing pieces.

He and Michelle Alves were named persons of interest in the shooting deaths not long after police were called to 413 South Atlantic Street where they found the Sanders. Tarissa was dead and Charles was transported to the hospital where he later died.