Matthew Woolard PLAINFIELD- On Monday, January 6, 2020, at approximately 9:40 p.m., the Plainfield Police Department was tipped off by a citizen of a suspicious vehicle parked at a dead end of a parking lot in the Gladden Farms apartment complex. Upon arrival, the officer approached an SUV occupied by …
Read More »Applications now open for Quick Impact Placebased Grant
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 13, 2020) – Today, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs along with the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced that the Quick Impact Placebased Grant Program, is open for applications. This matching grant is designed to fund transformational projects that spark community-wide conversations and creativity. A new partnership …
Read More »Putnam County Traffic Stop Nets DUI and a Wanted Subject
Putnam County – January 12, 2020, at 5:30 p.m., Trooper Colton Maynor was patrolling Interstate 70 near the forty-three mile marker, when he stopped a 2004 Chevrolet for following too closely. The driver was identified as Taylor M. Branson, age 27, of Greencastle, IN. Further investigation by Trooper Maynor revealed that …
Read More »The Traffic Signal at the I-74 eastbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway will be activated Tuesday Morning
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the traffic signal at the I-74 eastbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway (Exit 68) will be operational tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14. Crews will activate the signal around 9 a.m. INDOT urges motorists to be attentive to the new traffic …
Read More »Traffic Stop Led Troopers to OWI Arrest and a Subsequent Child Neglect Arrest
Indianapolis, IN – Two men are now under arrest after a traffic stop led troopers to find drugs in the car and a runaway juvenile, then led to the arrest of another man on child neglect charges. January 11th, 2019, around 12:15 a.m. Trooper Matthew Helbrecht stopped a vehicle near 82nd Street …
Read More »State Police Detectives Investigating Indianapolis Area Interstate Shooting
Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Police detectives spent the day Saturday investigating an early morning interstate shooting along I-70. Troopers were called to the area of I-70 and Keystone Avenue yesterday morning just after 4:00 a.m. for reports of a person shot. The victim of the shooting, who was driving along …
Read More »Indiana State Hemp Program Plan submitted to USDA
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 10, 2020) —The Indiana State Hemp Plan was formally submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 26, 2019. Robert Waltz, Indiana State Chemist & Seed Commissioner, and Bruce Kettler, Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director, were the co-signers of the submitted plan. Below are …
Read More »Criminal apprehended after applying for auto dealer license
INDIANAPOLIS (January 10, 2020) — A criminal attempting to own an auto dealership was apprehended in Indianapolis after he unknowingly agreed to meet with an investigator from Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s Auto Dealer Services Division. Timothy Luther had been on federal supervised release for months. In Indiana, it …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives Make An Arrest
INDIANAPOLIS – Just after 8:19 p.m., on December 31, 2019 officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Southwest District were dispatched to the intersection of North Belmont Avenue and St. Claire Street in response to a report of two people shot. When Officers arrived, they located an adult male who …
Read More »Crouch announces 21 communities to receive more than $12 million
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 9, 2020) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced that 21 rural Hoosier communities will receive more than $12.3 million in federal grant funding. “I’m thrilled to kick off the new year by awarding these 21 rural communities with over …
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