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Presidential Proclamation on Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week 2021

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Presidential Proclamation on Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week 2021

Every day, we ask a great deal of the men and women of our Nation’s law enforcement agencies; from ensuring public safety, to serving as front-line workers, to responding to incidents involving domestic violence, substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and homelessness, often with limited resources. Every morning, our Nation’s law enforcement officers pin on a badge and go to work, not knowing what the day will bring, and hoping to come home safely.

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Presidential proclamation directs flags to half-staff until sunset April 6 to honor victims of violence today at Capitol

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Presidential proclamation directs flags to half-staff until sunset April 6 to honor victims of violence today at Capitol

A Proclamation on Honoring United States Capitol Police Officers

As a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of the victims of the attack at the United States Capitol on Friday, April 2, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, April 6, 2021. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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DOJ Southern District of Indiana: Five face federal charges for alleged nationwide elder fraud scam

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DOJ Southern District of Indiana: Five face federal charges for alleged nationwide elder fraud scam

Indianapolis – Acting United States Attorney John E. Childress announced federal charges and arrests of five individuals for their roles in a nationwide elder fraud conspiracy…. “Stealing the hard-earned money of seniors by preying on the love and commitment they have for their families is hard to comprehend,” said Childress.

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President orders flags to half-staff until sunset on March 27 in honor of Boulder victims of violence

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President orders flags to half-staff until sunset on March 27 in honor of Boulder victims of violence

As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 22, 2021, in Boulder, Colorado, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, March 27, 2021. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth. JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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President orders flags to half-staff in honor of victims of violence in Atlanta

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President orders flags to half-staff in honor of victims of violence in Atlanta

The president of the United States has issued a proclamation for display of the United States flag at half-staff until sunset on Monday, March 22, 2021, as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on March 16, 2021, in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Indiana: Child predator and cyberterrorist sentenced to 75 years for threatening to kill children and bomb high schools in Indiana

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Indiana: Child predator and cyberterrorist sentenced to 75 years for threatening to kill children and bomb high schools in Indiana

Indianapolis – Acting U.S. Attorney John Childress announced Friday that Buster Hernandez was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Hernandez used sextortion and made death threats to at least 375 minor victims and he threatened to use explosive devices at Plainfield and Danville high schools. A list of usernames Hernandez used to communicate with victims is included in this story and anyone who believes they may have been a victim of sextortion by Hernandez is asked to contact the Indianapolis FBI Office.

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Motorists encouraged to check for recalls

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Motorists encouraged to check for recalls

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) and Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) are encouraging motorists to check for vehicle recalls during Vehicle Safety Recalls Week, observed March 8 to 12 this year.

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FBI tipped after Bloomfield women posted on social media about storming the Capitol on January 6

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FBI tipped after Bloomfield women posted on social media about storming the Capitol on January 6

After two Bloomfield women posted on social media, with photos, about their involvement in the events on January 6, the FBI received tips. One of the women posted that the two of them stormed the Capitol and were among the first 50 people into the Capitol building. The women were arrested by the FBI last Wednesday and appeared in federal court last Friday.

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Bloomfield women arrested by FBI for role in Capitol violence

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Bloomfield women arrested by FBI for role in Capitol violence

Two area women were arrested Wednesday, February 24, on multiple charges in connection with the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. According to FBI Indianapolis, both women are from Bloomfield.

Dona Sue Bissey, 52, and Anna Morgan-Lloyd, 49, Bloomfield, were taken into custody on charges that included knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.

Information about their actions on January 6 have not yet been released.

Both were reported to have been booked into the Vigo County Jail. They are expected to appear in a federal courtroom on Friday morning for initial hearings.

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President orders flags to half-staff in memory of 500,000 lost to COVID-19

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President orders flags to half-staff in memory of 500,000 lost to COVID-19

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., has ordered flags across the nation to half-staff on Monday, February 22, through sunset on Friday, February 26, in remembrance of the 500,000 lives that have been lost to COVID-19. A Proclamation, included in this story, was issued on Monday, February 22.

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Fallen Law Enforcement Officers to be honored during Virtual Candlelight Vigil at 8 pm tonight, May 13

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Fallen Law Enforcement Officers to be honored during Virtual Candlelight Vigil at 8 pm tonight, May 13

Washington DC – The annual National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Candlelight Vigil will take place virtually this year due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. For over 30 years, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has held a Candlelight Vigil to honor those who have died in the line of duty. This year, the names of fallen U.S. law enforcement officers will be formally dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial during a virtual Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday, May 13 at 8 p.m. ET.

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