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Governor signs bill that holds habitual offenders fully accountable for out-of-state crimes

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Governor signs bill that holds habitual offenders fully accountable for out-of-state crimes

INDIANAPOLIS - 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.

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Indiana to receive $10.9 million to combat opioid crisis

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Indiana to receive $10.9 million to combat opioid crisis

WASHINGTON, 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.

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New law results in DNA matches in new and old criminal investigations

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INDIANAPOLIS – 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).

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Greene County Trooper Klun earns 2017 ISP Bloomington District "Trooper of the Year"

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Greene County Trooper Klun earns 2017 ISP Bloomington District "Trooper of the Year"

BLOOMINGTON - 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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