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Indiana Attorney General Consumer Alert: Watch out for home improvement scammers

Indiana Attorney General Consumer Alert: Watch out for home improvement scammers

As summer begins, many homeowners across Indiana will begin planning for home improvement and repair projects. For some, those projects may become needlessly expensive and frustrating if they hire an unscrupulous contractor who does not perform the work they promised. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers to take extra care and do their research before hiring a home improvement contractor.

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UPDATED with bonds: Carlisle shooting suspects arrested Saturday morning

UPDATED with bonds: Carlisle shooting suspects arrested Saturday morning

Vigo County - This morning, Saturday, June 12, 2021, the two persons of interest in the Carlisle shooting, which occurred on June 10, 2021, have been located. Matthew T. Earle and Kyle R. Johnson were taken into custody after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 1700 block of S. 12th St. in Terre Haute………. UPDATE with bonds: The Indiana State Police, along with the Sullivan County Prosecutor’s Office, continue to collect and analyze evidence related to this crime. The preliminary charges are merely probable cause to make an arrest. Formal charges will be determined by the Sullivan County Prosecutor upon a full review of the evidence, at which time it is anticipated further charges will be added. Both Kyle R. Johnson and Matthew T. Earle are currently incarcerated and being held on a $30,000 bond with no 10%. Again, this an active and ongoing investigation.

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Carlisle shooting suspects arrested Saturday morning

Carlisle shooting suspects arrested Saturday morning

Vigo County - This morning, Saturday, June 12, 2021, the two persons of interest in the Carlisle shooting, which occurred on June 10, 2021, have been located. Matthew T. Earle and Kyle R. Johnson were taken into custody after a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 1700 block of S. 12th St. in Terre Haute.

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More drugs and money seized in string of drug busts in eastern Greene County

More drugs and money seized in string of drug busts in eastern Greene County

Another individual was arrested and charged when officers from the Greene County Drug Task Force, the Indiana State Police, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Linton Police Department and Jasonville Police Department showed up a residence in eastern Greene County in a recent string of drug busts that have dealt a blow to a stream of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin into the county.

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Over 1000 grams of meth plus cocaine and heroin seized during search

Over 1000 grams of meth plus cocaine and heroin seized during search

When officers executed a search warrant at a residence in eastern Greene County in late May, one man was arrested and they seized over 1000 grams of methamphetamine plus quantities of cocaine and heroin.

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Eastern Greene man charged with heroin possession

Eastern Greene man charged with heroin possession

Last week when deputies arrived with a warrant for an eastern Greene County man, they said they found him hiding between a mattress and a wall. The suspect, who allegedly admitted he uses about a gram of heroin a day, is facing charges involving possession of heroin and syringes.

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ISP seeking assistance from the public to identify two individuals of interest in Carlisle shooting

ISP seeking assistance from the public to identify two individuals of interest in Carlisle shooting

Sullivan County - Detectives with the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post are seeking public assistance regarding the fatal shooting that occurred in Carlisle on June 10, 2021. Detectives have identified two male individuals of interest and need the public’s assistance in identifying and locating them. Please take a moment and review the attached photo of the male individuals. Anyone with information that may help detectives identify these two individuals are asked to contact the Putnamville State Police Post by calling (800)225-8576 or (765)653-4114.

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Elsewhere: String of pursuits after thefts by out-of-state women ends with crashes and arrests

Elsewhere: String of pursuits after thefts by out-of-state women ends with crashes and arrests

Yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, June 9, two Tennessee women were arrested on numerous charges after they stole numerous items from an Edinburgh, Indiana, store and then fled in a vehicle from troopers who attempted to stop them on I-65 in Jackson County. The women were taken into custody after being involved in a crash with a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy in Scott County, Indiana.

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