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(DeKalb County, IN)- The Indiana State Police is mourning the loss of one of its own as a result of a vehicle crash incident which occurred last Friday afternoon on Interstate 69 south of Auburn. The crash claimed the life of Master Trooper James R. Bailey, 50, of Auburn, IN, who served with the Indiana State Police for more than fifteen years.
Read MorePutnam County - On March 3, 2023, at approximately 10:35 a.m., the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post responded to the area of Interstate 70 eastbound near the 45-mile marker to investigate a single vehicle accident that claimed the life of one individual.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is extending the application window for Motor Carrier Inspectors (MCI).
Read MoreIndiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter recently announced the promotion of Detective (Trooper) Ian Matthews, who lives in Greene County, to the rank of Sergeant to serve as a Crime Scene Investigator for the Bloomington District.
Read MoreDugger - On February 20, 2023, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sullivan County Prosecutor Ann Mischler contacted the Indiana State Police Post Criminal Investigation Division requesting assistance with an alleged shooting that had occurred at 7681 East Laughlin Street in Dugger Indiana, for a domestic dispute between a husband and wife.
Read MoreThe driver of a semi-tractor pulling a loaded box trailer involved in a one-vehicle crash on I-69 early Sunday morning was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated before he was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital.
Read MoreSullivan County - Thursday, February 16, 2023, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Austin Robertson was completing a traffic stop on State Road 48 near Hymera, when another passenger vehicle traveled past him.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Bloomfield man found himself behind bars in the Greene County Jail after traveling at a high rate of speed – in excess of 115 miles per hour on Interstate 69 – on a motorcycle and eluding an officer’s traffic stop.
Read MoreA 55-year-old Terre Haute man was arrested on Feb. 8 on various charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated which stemmed from a July 2021 accident that occurred on State Road 54 West near Ridgeport Lane.
Read MoreMitchell, IN - An early morning traffic stop in Mitchell led to shots being fired, leaving two police officers wounded and a suspect deceased.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS- Jacob Magness, 23, of Bloomington, Indiana, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession and distribution of fentanyl and other controlled substances. Magness spent a few days in the Greene County Jail back in August of 2021 on a charge of driving while suspended - a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years.
Read MoreIndiana Conservation Officers (ICO) have arrested three individuals after they illegally shot a deer from a roadway in rural Sullivan County.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police has announced dates for this year’s summer camps and info to find out how to be a camper or a sponsor.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man accused of touching a woman he didn't know and making an inappropriate sexual comment to her is facing a charge of battery.
Read MoreHendricks County - On January 12, at approximately 3:50 p.m., an Indiana State Trooper stopped a semi tractor-trailer for a motor carrier inspection on Interstate 70 near the fifty-nine-mile marker.
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