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Elsewhere: Troopers see increase in shooting incidents on Indianapolis area interstates

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Elsewhere: Troopers see increase in shooting incidents on Indianapolis area interstates

Indianapolis, IN – The Indiana State Police would like to urge motorist to be patient and courteous while traveling through the holiday weekend. Troopers in the Indianapolis District have had an increase of interstate shooting investigations in 2021. So far this year Troopers have investigated 30 incidents that involve gunfire on Indianapolis area interstates. The majority of these investigations determined road rage initiated the incident that led to gunfire. Troopers are asking for the public’s help to immediately report any instance of road rage by calling 911. Callers should attempt to gather as much identifying information about the vehicles involved, even if a license plate number can not be obtained.

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Indiana Department of Insurance warns damage from fireworks may not be covered by insurance

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Indiana Department of Insurance warns damage from fireworks may not be covered by insurance

Indianapolis - As Independence Day celebrations kick off, the use of fireworks may increase in your area. The Indiana Department of Insurance is warning Hoosier homeowners and renters that accidental damage caused by fireworks that are banned in their counties may not be covered by their homeowners or renters insurance policies.

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Indiana State Police to have extra 4th of July patrols

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Indiana State Police to have extra 4th of July patrols

Troopers from the Indiana State Police Posts around the state would like to encourage safe travels during this 4th of July holiday weekend.

To help ensure the safety of all motorists, the Indiana State Police will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) and DUIEP (Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Project) from July 1 to July 5. These are federally funded programs that allow extra troopers to patrol Hoosier highways during the upcoming holiday period.

Efforts will be focused on distracted drivers, impaired drivers, and drivers and passengers not buckled up. Last year throughout Indiana from July 1 through July 5, there were 2,345 crashes that resulted in 425 injuries and 13 fatalities.

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UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY..... Wanted: Suspect in aggravated assault with a baseball bat

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UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY..... Wanted: Suspect in aggravated assault with a baseball bat

UPDATE: The suspect in an assault with a baseball bat last summer, that left a Greene County man with serious injuries, is in custody. A warrant was issued a year ago for the arrest of Russell J. Lyttaker, now 41, but he fled the area and the state. Lyttaker then wound up in jail in Missouri and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department picked him up yesterday, Wednesday, June 30, and transported him back to Greene County to face charges of aggravated battery – assault posed a substantial risk of death, a Level 3 felony, and battery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Level 5 felony. Lyttaker was booked into the Greene County Jail at 6:01 p.m. He is currently being held without bond. GCSD Det. David Elmore was the arresting officer……. EARLIER STORY A YEAR AGO: A warrant is out for the arrest of a 40-year-old male suspect from Denver accused of an assault with a baseball bat that left a Greene County man seriously injured with skull fractures, a brain bleed, a ruptured spleen, broken wrist and loss of hearing.

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Governor directs flags to half-staff in honor of former Indiana First Lady Pat Whitcomb

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Governor directs flags to half-staff in honor of former Indiana First Lady Pat Whitcomb

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in Indiana to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance for former First Lady, Pat Whitcomb. Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on Monday, July 12, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.

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Woman accused of breaking into a Bloomfield apartment is back in jail

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Woman accused of breaking into a Bloomfield apartment is back in jail

UPDATE: A woman accused of breaking into an apartment in Bloomfield last week was arrested then bonded out of jail. But she’s back this week after a warrant was issued for her arrest. Dawn Marie Johnson, 31, Bloomfield, was arrested yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, June 29, by GCSD Deputy William C. Walker on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke bond in a pending case involving felony possession of a syringe and misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment, operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of paraphernalia. She is being held without bond.

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