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Recovery Works expansion will allow Hoosiers charged with or convicted of misdemeanors to receive services

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Recovery Works expansion will allow Hoosiers charged with or convicted of misdemeanors to receive services

Program expansion currently is a pilot program offered in 26 Indiana counties (not yet in Greene County) but in the future may expand to be offered statewide.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction recently announced that its Recovery Works program will expand to serve Hoosiers charged with or convicted of misdemeanor offenders.

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Fatal crash in Knox County claims lives of two WRV students early Friday morning

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Fatal crash in Knox County claims lives of two WRV students early Friday morning

A tragic crash involving two vehicles near Bicknell early Friday morning, December 18, claimed the lives of two senior students of White River Valley High School.

In a post on their Facebook page this afternoon, WRV High School expressed deepest condolences and prayers to the families and friends of Braiden Haton and Ethan Hayes, who were both killed in the crash.

The crash, which occurred around 7 a.m. Friday on State Road 67 approximately two miles north of Bicknell in Knox County, involved a dump truck and a passenger SUV.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department reported the SUV had drifted left of center on the highway and crashed into the truck.

Haton and Hayes were occupants of the SUV. Both were pronounced deceased according to Knox County Coroner Brian Hagen.

The driver of the truck, Terry Fish of Linton, was not reported to have been injured.

WRV High School will have grief counselors available tomorrow morning, Saturday, December 19, from 10 a.m. until 12 noon for anyone that would like to talk to a counselor – enter the building through the front entrance.

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Elsewhere: Greenwood man charged federally for alleged $14 million fraud scheme

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Elsewhere: Greenwood man charged federally for alleged $14 million fraud scheme

Allegedly spent stolen funds from a Kentucky investor on Ferraris, horses, Rolex watches, and escorts…. Indianapolis – Acting United States Attorney John E. Childress announced today that Daniel R. Fruits, 46, of Greenwood, Indiana, was charged by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in three separate fraud schemes, including a nearly $14 million fraud on an investor, an attempted mortgage fraud, and a vehicle title-washing scheme.

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Fifty-two police agencies in Indiana have a new tool to combat drug-impaired driving

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Fifty-two police agencies in Indiana have a new tool to combat drug-impaired driving

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is providing 52 Indiana law enforcement agencies with a new roadside tool to identify and keep drug-impaired drivers off the road. The device, called the SoToxa Mobile Test System, is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of six kinds of drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, cannabis (THC), amphetamine and benzodiazepines. Officers will begin using the devices in the field this month in response to the emergence of drugged driving taking place in the state and nationwide.

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Greene County Prosecutor elected to Board of Directors of Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys

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Greene County Prosecutor elected to Board of Directors of Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys

INDIANAPOLIS – Huntington County Prosecutor Amy Richison has been elected president of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. for 2021, and Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors.

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ISP to increase patrols during holiday season

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ISP to increase patrols during holiday season

Bloomington – The Bloomington State Police Post will be increasing patrols during this upcoming holiday season, as part of the winter Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over national enforcement mobilization. Now until January 1, troopers will be looking for impaired drivers and those drivers and passengers not buckling up.

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Indiana DWD reports rise in fraudulent unemployment insurance activity

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Indiana DWD reports rise in fraudulent unemployment insurance activity

For the week ending Dec. 5, 26,910 initial unemployment claims were filed with the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, a number likely inflated by the rise in fraudulent attempts to file UI claims. Indiana and many other states continue to combat the increase amid new and emerging fraud schemes and across the state, more Hoosier employees are reporting their identities having been stolen to file even more claims. DWD is working closely with the Indiana State Police, U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, FBI, Secret Service and the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, as well as several banking partners, to ensure appropriate prosecution and recovery of funds where possible, once identity theft is discovered.

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GCSD asks for tips on first responder equipment stolen from fire department

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GCSD asks for tips on first responder equipment stolen from fire department

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is asking for information from the public about a burglary that occurred earlier this month at the Hendricksville Community Center in eastern Greene County. A Bobcat on a trailer that belonged to the Eastern Volunteer Fire Department was stolen and GCSD has been investigating.

Greene County Sheriff’s Detective David Elmore said when Eastern Fire Chief Brandon Eads arrived at the Hendricksville fire station on Tuesday, December 8, he saw the fire department’s Bobcat was missing along with a trailer and other equipment.

Det. Elmore reported the burglary occurred sometime between Thursday, December 3, and Tuesday, December 8.

Stolen items included a 2019 3400 side-by-side Bobcat, a Diamond C 12 x 77 trailer, and approximately $8,415 worth of first responder equipment.

According to Det. Elmore, the total value of all items stolen amounts to $27,700.

Anyone with information about this incident or the whereabouts of any of these items should call GCSD Dispatch at 812-384-4411 or contact any law enforcement agency.

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