INDIANAPOLIS-From October 2022 through December 2022, IMPD robbery detectives have been investigating six business robberies involving a male suspect. In November of 2022, IMPD robbery detectives identified the suspect after the robbery of a Shell gas station as Damon Smithson. It was also learned during the investigation that Smithson had an active arrest warrant out of Marion County for robbery.
On December 13, 2022, IMPD robbery detectives observed Smithson exiting a residence in the 3600 block of Rural St. Smithson was immediately taken into custody without incident with assistance from North District Day shift. Detectives conducted search warrant and collected evidence believed to be connected with these incidents. Smithson is alleged to have committed the following robberies:
· IP220103876 - Circle K - 9599 N. Meridian St, Indpls, IN - 10/19/2022
· IP220105501 - Speedway - 5990 E. 71st St, Indpls, IN - 10/24/2022
· IP220113837 - Speedway - 6198 Allisonville Rd, Indpls, IN - 11/17/2022
· IP220117425 - Shell - 5020 E 62nd St, Indpls, IN - 11/28/2022
· IP220120074 - CVS - 2330 E 46th St, Indpls, IN - 12/06/2022
· IP220120745 - Family Dollar - 5135 N Keystone Ave, Indpls, IN - 12/08/2022
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) will make the final charging decisions.
Anyone with information about this incident should call Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317.262.8477 or (TIPS). Citizens can also download the mobile P3tips app for Apple or Android phones to submit a mobile tip or go to
www.CrimeTips.org to submit a web tip. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1000 if the information leads to a felony arrest. Only tips submitted directly and anonymously to Crime Stoppers are eligible for these cash rewards. This release may be updated as more information becomes available. Information given via Crime Stoppers should be considered anonymous.
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