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INDIANAPOLIS – The Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana recently announced that its documentary film And Justice for All: Indiana’s Federal Courts has been nominated for two Emmy Awards by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Lower Great Lakes Region.
Read MoreA 23-year-old Jasonville man was charged with dealing methamphetamine after he allegedly sold a quantity of meth for $500 in Linton.
Read MoreA 64-year-old Linton man is facing a felony charge after an officer said he saw the man’s car traveling left of center then almost hit the officer’s cruiser head-on.
Read MoreAfter a concerned caller to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department requested a welfare check on a woman thought to have been battered, a deputy was dispatched to a rural residence in northeastern Greene County. The deputy reported nobody seemed to be at home, but he could smell the odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the house. He requested a search warrant, more officers arrived to assist, and the welfare check turned into an investigation into what officers said was a marijuana grow operation. Two individuals, one a Bloomington business owner, are now facing felonies involving dealing in marijuana.
Read MoreHAMILTON COUNTY - Indiana Conservation Officers have filed charges in Hamilton County against a man who shot a three-legged deer in January 2017. Local residents of Deming had frequently spotted the doe for several years, as it raised several sets of fawns. Local deer hunters had formed a pact to leave the deer alone.
Read MoreAn employee of a manufacturing facility on the east edge of Bloomfield is accused of felony criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon following an incident in the parking lot of the workplace.
Read MoreMONROE COUNTY - Indiana Conservation Officers arrested a male and female Tuesday on multiple charges in Monroe County.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff’s Department has issued an alert to area residents to be aware of the potential of becoming a victim of home improvement fraud. Det. Sgt. Jim O’Malley sounded the alarm following the GCSD’s investigation into an inflated payment made by an elderly Greene County resident for sub-standard work on her driveway.
Read MoreVIGO COUNTY - Officer Robert Shawn “Rob” Pitts, 45, was killed in the line of duty on Friday May 4, 2018, in Terre Haute. He was a 16-year veteran of the Terre Haute Police Department and prior to that was a six-year veteran of the Sullivan City Police Department. Rob was born June 16, 1972, in Vincennes, Ind. to George G. Pitts and Barbara Lynn (Pirtle) Pitts.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced on Wednesday, May 2, federal charges against 15 individuals who are alleged to have operated a drug trafficking organization bringing large quantities of narcotics into the Kokomo, Indiana area.
Read MoreVIGO COUNTY — An autopsy was completed Saturday, May 5, on fallen Terre Haute Police Officer Rob Pitts. The autopsy was performed by Pathologist Dr. Roland Kohr at Terre Haute Regional Hospital.
Read MoreScammers pose as U.S. Marshals and threaten arrest if victim does not pay a fine. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On November 28, 2017, Chief U.S. District Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson and U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler warned the public of a nationwide scam in which callers pose as U.S. Marshals or other government officials and claim that the victim is about to be arrested for not appearing for jury duty, but can avoid arrest by paying a fine. The Southern District of Indiana has recently received an increased number of phone calls from victims regarding these scams and deems it of the utmost importance to reissue this Press Release to promote awareness and prevent more people from falling prey to such scams.
Read MoreVIGO COUNTY - Late Saturday morning, Public Information Officer Ryan Adamson of the Terre Haute Police Department released the name of the THPD's fallen officer saying, "We are sad to report that Patrolman Rob Pitts #196…
Read MoreVIGO COUNTY — Indiana State Police detectives and crime scene investigators are currently investigating the death of a veteran Terre Haute Police Officer and a homicide suspect during an exchange of gunfire at an apartment building on Linwood Street in the Garden Quarter Apartment Complex, south side of Terre Haute, at approximately 6:32 last evening (Friday).
Read MoreThe Vigo County EMA and Sheriff's Office announced its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program became operational on Sunday, April 29. The team consists of personnel from the emergency management agency, sheriff's office, 911, local firefighters, and volunteers with the EMA communications group. The three aircraft are equipped with both high-resolution and thermal imagery cameras. The team is available to assist public safety agencies in Vigo County as well as surrounding counties in Indiana and Illinois in all aspects of public safety functions.
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