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Putnam County—On Monday afternoon, April 30, at 12:45 p.m., an Indiana State Police trooper from the Drug Enforcement Section stopped a Freightliner tractor pulling a box trailer for an equipment violation eastbound Interstate 70 near the 41 mile marker.
Read MorePUTNAM COUNTY —Today, Sunday, April 29, Indiana State Police Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators, along with Putnam County Coroner Dave Brown, returned to the scene near Van Bibber Lake where skeletal human remains were found at 12:46 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018.
Read MoreThe summer camps have been a long tradition of the Indiana State Police; dating back to the first camp program in 1970.
Read MorePUTNAM COUNTY — Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators from the Putnamville Post, along with the Putnam County Coroner’s Office, are currently investigating the discovery of what appears to be human skeletal remains in the Van Bibber Lake area of northwestern Putnam County.
Read MoreOn Saturday, April 28, 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 15th nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative. The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs. … In addition to the Bloomington District Post of the Indiana State Police, other participants in Greene County include: the Greene County Sheriff's Department and Greene County General Hospital.
Read MoreBLOOMINGTON – Troopers at the Bloomington Post stayed busy over the Little 500 Weekend, documenting 22 OWI’s and nearly 100 criminal arrests, 20 of which were felonies. Troopers handed out hundreds of traffic citations…
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Prosecutors applauded the signing today by Governor Eric Holcomb of HB 1033, a bill that allows courts to consider the full weight of out of state convictions for murder and other high level felonies in sentencing for habitual offenders.
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today welcomed the announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar that Indiana will receive $10,925,992 to help combat the opioid epidemic. The Opioid State Targeted Response grant funding will help support evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts at the state level.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – This week the Indiana State Police Laboratory completed compilation of information for the Indiana Legislature about SB322, which was passed in the 2017 legislative session and became law on January 1, 2018. The change in the law resulted in the expansion of samples that are entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Supreme Court will travel to Owen County on Friday, April 20. The Court will hold oral argument in a juvenile delinquency case.
Read MoreKNOX COUNTY – On Thursday, April 12, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Indiana State Police and the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force arrested Bicknell Police Lieutenant Kevin Carroll, 47, for Official Misconduct and Criminal Recklessness.
Read MoreBLOOMINGTON - The Indiana State Police 2017 “Trooper of the Year” Award was selected by the Command Staff from the Bloomington Post. ... The Trooper who achieved outstanding efforts for 2017 in those areas and who exemplified the character expected of an Indiana State Trooper was Trooper Richard Klun.
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