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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced that Terry J. Stigdon, RN, MSN will be Indiana’s next director at the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) and that he has requested a complete assessment of the department. Stigdon is currently the clinical director of operations at Riley Hospital for Children …

For troopers working out of the Indianapolis Post, heavy holiday travel coupled with slick roads resulted in numerous crashes and calls for service the entire weekend.  Troopers stayed busy Friday through Tuesday answering more than 300 traffic related calls for service. Troopers responded to 150 non-injury crashes and 25 personal …

Sullivan County—This afternoon at 4:02, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from the First Financial Bank at 819 West Main Street in Farmersburg. Bank employees reported a robbery and the suspect fled from the bank on foot. No injuries were reported. Within minutes, Farmersburg Town Marshal Cody …

Brownsburg residents may put natural Christmas trees at the curb for pickup beginning January 2. Please make sure to remove all lights and ornaments from the tree. The pickup route runs through the town Monday through Wednesday. The route runs in neighborhoods every other week. Thursday and Friday are make-up …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives are pleased to announce that an arrest has been made in the shooting death of 19-year-old Fairley Griffie that occurred on 06/04/2017. Detectives have identified and arrested 20-year-old Jordan Taber for his involvement in the death of Fairley Griffie. Through the …

Sullivan County—Once again, Indiana State Police Plane 1 with pilot Sergeant Lee Wright, assisted Putnamville Troopers with speed enforcement efforts. This afternoon from 2:00 to 5:00, units patrolled southern Sullivan County on US 41. During this period, troopers issued (15) traffic citations and (29) warnings. The highest speed of the …

Washington, D.C. – The bipartisan Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, originally introduced by U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Todd Young (R-IN), is headed to President Trump to be signed into law.  Donnelly and Young introduced the bill in the Senate in early April and it passed unanimously …

INDIANAPOLIS—Today the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) announced its ruling in favor of complainant in a discrimination case alleging disability discrimination in housing in violation of the Indiana Civil Rights Law (Ind. Code 22-9 et. seq.), Indiana Fair Housing Act (Ind. Code 22-9-5.5 et seq.), and the Federal Fair Housing …

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Southwest (SW) District Narcotics, SW District Flex Unit (FX) developed a drug investigation from information gathered by Detective (Det.) Lona Douglas.  The initial information was just a nickname (“Chi”) of a rumored high level drug dealer. “Chi” was allegedly involved in the illegal distribution of …

The Town of Brownsburg is partnering with INDOT to interconnect traffic signals near the I-74 interchange to improve traffic flow. The Town’s lights along W. Northfield Drive at McNees Drive and at N. Green Street will be timed with the state’s lights at the interstate ramps and at County Road …