Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s provision requiring a comprehensive strategy from the Administration and the Department of Defense to confront the threat posed by North Korea is heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law. His provision was included in the final national defense bill that …
Read More »Indiana State Police Honor Guard Raises Over $2300 for Hurricane Harvey Relief
The Indiana State Police Honor Guard completed a short fundraiser to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief, supporting the efforts of 11 other State Police Honor Guard teams with over $2300 in contributions. During the week of September 25th, troopers from across the nation, including five members of the ISP …
Read More »IMPD Homicide detectives are investigating female found dead in a car
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead in a vehicle. On 11.15.2017 at approximately 8:15 a.m., officers with the IMPD were dispatched to 1300 block of S. Senate Avenue on a report of a person shot. When officers arrived they …
Read More »Nearly 51 Million Thanksgiving Travelers Expected; Highest Volume in a Dozen Years
Indianapolis, IN – Nov. 16, 2017 – AAA projects 50.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 3.3 percent increase over last year. The 2017 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005 with 1.6 million more people taking to the …
Read More »Donnelly-Rounds Bill to Help Address Veterans’ Opioid Abuse Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. – Last evening, the U.S. Senate passed the VA Prescription Data Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation introduced this summer in the Senate by U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Mike Rounds (R-SD), and in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-2) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-2). The …
Read More »Hendricks County Community Foundation Awards $3,300 Project Grant to the Master Gardeners
The Deedee Daniel Opportunity Fund, a fund of the Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) awarded a $3,300 community project grant to the Hendricks County Master Gardeners to begin work on a Demonstration Garden at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds and Conference Complex. An active partner of the Purdue University Cooperative …
Read More »IMPD and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force foil plans of career criminal
INDIANAPOLIS- Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force foil the plans of career criminal. During the summer of June 2017 thru the fall of October 2017, several vehicles break-in were reported Downtown and Broad-Ripple. One of those vehicles belonged to a Special Agent with the …
Read More »Putnamville Trooper Finds Approximately Two Pounds of Suspected Marijuana during Traffic Stop
Vigo County—Last night at approximately 8:20, Indiana State Police Trooper Ian Portteus stopped a black Buick passenger car for a turn signal violation on westbound Hulman Street at Center Street. While conversing with the driver, Trooper Portteus noticed what appeared to be an odor of raw marijuana coming from the …
Read More »Loss of Control on Wet Pavement Injures Driver
Parke County—This afternoon at 12:33, Indiana State Police Sergeant Joe Watts came upon a crash in the northbound lane of US 41, just north of State Road 163. The crash injured the driver and only occupant. Preliminary investigation revealed 66-year-old Valerie S. Cole of Montezuma, IN. was operating her …
Read More »Three Vehicle Crash Injures Two
Vigo County—This morning at 5:55, Indiana State Police First Sergeant Matt Mischler came upon a three vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of US 41 at Oregon Church Road. The crash sent two drivers to Terre Haute Regional Hospital for substantial injuries. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2014 Peterbuilt Republic …
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