INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were on routine patrol when they conducted a traffic stop which yielded narcotics, a firearm, and the arrest of a Serious Violent Felon and one other suspect. James Saucerman Just after 3:30 p.m. on 04/11/2019, a Northwest District officer with the IMPD …
Read More »Bowen Center to host annual Indiana Health Workforce Summit
INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2019) – The Indiana University School of Medicine Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy will host its annual Indiana Health Workforce Summit on May 21 at the Indiana Government Center South at 10 N. Senate Ave. in downtown Indianapolis. The vision for the summit is to …
Read More »Johnson County Prosecutor Pleads Guilty
Hancock County, IN – With the consent of Doug Brown, the Chief Deputy Prosecutor for Decatur County, Indiana, the Indiana State Police can confirm the current Johnson County Prosecutor, Bradley Cooper, appeared late this morning in Superior Court II of Hancock County, Indiana. Mr. Cooper appeared before Special Judge Dan …
Read More »Indiana State Police Celebrate Public Safety Telecommunicator Week April 14 – 20, 2019
Indiana – On behalf of all Public Safety organizations and First Responders, the Indiana State Police express our combined thanks and appreciation to Gov. Holcomb for declaring in Indiana the week of April 14 – 20, 2019 as “Public Safety Telecommunicator Week”.
Read More »IMPD Officers arrest Serious Violent Felon
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) East District officers apprehend armed suspect, who was also a serious violent felon. Just before 12 p.m. on 04/14/2019, officers with the IMPD East District were dispatched to the intersection of 10th and Rural St on reports of a person in a red …
Read More »Sheriffs Buy Youth Ranch Property
BRAZIL, IND. (April 15, 2019) – Using private donations and no tax dollars, Indiana sheriffs and deputies this weekend purchased their 62-acre not-for-profit Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch for future law enforcement officers, at-risk kids, young witnesses and victims of crime. Until now, the 62-acre property had been rented by Youth …
Read More »Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigation Yields Two Convictions
INDIANAPOLIS (April 11, 2019) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) receives wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is employed and receiving compensation. The agency’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation taskforce examines claims of individuals who intentionally provide false, misreported or unreported information in order …
Read More »Lane closures on I-465 to continue through next week
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will close lanes of I-465 Eastbound and Westbound into next week to continue the demolition of the Ditch Rd bridge. Only one or two lanes will be closed at a time throughout next week. Crews began removing part of the bridge deck this …
Read More »Rep. Jim Banks & Sen. Mike Braun Introduce Pell Grant Flexibility Act
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced companion versions of the Pell Flexibility Act of 2019 in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The legislation would reform the Pell Grant program to allow for grants to be used by students in skills-based programs, in …
Read More »Avon Education Foundation Receives $20,000 Grant from the Duke Energy Foundation, Avon Schools to Benefit
The Duke Energy Foundation announced Monday that the Avon Education Foundation (AEF) will receive grant funding to start a project seeking to provide STEM Labs in 9 schools serving grades K-6. The grant will provide $20,000 in seed money that will allow Avon Schools to incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and …
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