Vigo County—Last night at 11:30, Indiana State Police Trooper Brad Fyfe responded to the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near Exit 11 (SR 46) for a motor vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a white 2016 Volvo tractor pulling a semi-trailer, driven by 28-year-old Harjot Singh of Alberta, Canada, was following …
Read More »Indianapolis Colts Player Among Two People Struck and Killed Along I-70 by a Suspected Drunk Driver
Indianapolis, IN – Two people are dead after being struck by an alleged drunk driver along I-70 just west of Holt Road. A state trooper discovered the wreckage just before 4 o’clock this morning. Preliminary investigation determined a passenger car was stopped on the side of I-70 near the 76.4 …
Read More »Donnelly Praises Continuation of HIP 2.0 as Opportunity to Increase Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Indiana’s Medicaid waiver extension application. The waiver extends Indiana’s HIP 2.0 through December 2020, and today’s approval from HHS will allow Indiana to enhance HIP 2.0 with …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives arrest Fredrick Ford for the murder of Catrina Russel
INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 3:00 p.m. on January 28, 2018 officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to a person shot in the 2800 block of East New York Street. Officers were updated as they arrived of a grey Lexus sedan which fled from the incident scene. Officers …
Read More »Traffic Stop in Vigo County Yields Alleged Sex Offender
Vigo County—This afternoon at 1:50, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Don Farris was patrolling State Road 63 in northern Vigo County, when he clocked a northbound red 2014 Chevrolet Cruze at 96 miles-per-hour in a 60mph zone. During the traffic stop, the driver was identified as 19-year-old Eshaun D. Green …
Read More »Sullivan County Driver Nearly Impaled by Post during Crash
Sullivan County—Friday afternoon at approximately 1:45, Indiana State Police and Sullivan County emergency agencies responded to a one-vehicle crash near 11422 North US 41, Farmersburg, IN. Preliminary investigation revealed a gray 2005 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by 30-year-old Kenneth Trey Bolinger of Terre Haute, IN., was northbound on US 41 …
Read More »The IMPD and MCSO Gang Units, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force in Partnership with Marion County Probation Officers Seize Multiple Guns
Indianapolis – On February 1, 2018, detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Gang Unit, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Gang Unit, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, seized multiple weapons while conducting a compliance check in partnership with Marion County Probation Officers. Detectives and officers went to the …
Read More »Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department assists Emergency Medical Services during 21-24 medical overdoses
INDIANAPOLIS – On January 30, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to Wheeler Mission reference unconscious individuals with delayed responses and catatonic. As a result of this incident, Downtown District officers began gathering information and creating a plan of action. Investigators learned that the substance had the street name …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb, Secretary Azar announce federal approval to continue and enhance the Healthy Indiana Plan
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar at Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital to announce that Indiana has gained approval to continue its successful alternative to traditional Medicaid—the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP)—through December 2020, allowing the state to continue health coverage for more …
Read More »Equifax Responds to Donnelly/Heller Call to Provide Servicemember-Specific Tools for Those Impacted by Data Breach
Washington, D.C. – Following requests by U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Dean Heller (R-NV), Equifax has gone live with a website with tools specifically for servicemembers who may have been impacted by the recent data breach at the company. In September 2017, Donnelly and Heller sent a letter to Equifax …
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