INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) – Indianapolis resident Amy L. Ortega, 27, pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court One to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class D felony. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an investigation and determined that Ortega was working …
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INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) — Indiana’s Primary Election is right around the corner. Tuesday, May 3rd is Primary Election Day and the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. If you can’t make it to the polls on Election Day, plan ahead and vote early. …
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Indianapolis – Early this morning around 3:30, the Indiana State Police, along with the Pike Township Fire Department, responded to a serious single vehicle crash on the ramp from I-465 northbound to 56th Street on the west side. Upon arrival, Trooper Jacob Wildauer located the vehicle in the ditch with one occupant …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Homicide detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department have recovered a possible human arm from the White River near the 10th Street bridge. The possible arm was discovered by people who were fishing in the area just after noon on Saturday. The recovered arm will be taken to the …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Branch are investigating the death of a male victim found on the city’s southwest side of town. Just after 7:00 a.m. officers were sent to the 2300 blk. of South Lynhurst Drive reference a body found. When officers arrived they …
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INDIANAPOLIS – In a coordinated effort, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Long Term Unit and the FBI arrested nine members of a criminal enterprise known locally as the Gett Money Gang or GMG on Tuesday during Operation Go Broke. Members of the gang have been involved in high profile incidents …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Unfortunate tragedy strikes a west side community after a 2-year-old suffers a gunshot wound and dies at the hospital. Just after 9:00 p.m., Wednesday evening, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were sent to the 5200 blk. of Alameda Rd. reference a child shot. When officers …
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced that Justin Philips of Indianapolis will be recognized as one of the White House’s “Champions of Change.” Donnelly nominated Justin Phillips in December last year in recognition of her continued work in the fight against Indiana’s prescription opioid abuse and heroin …
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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence and Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Commissioner Steven J. Braun today announced a new partnership with TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) which will allow elementary schools across the state the opportunity to receive free robotics kits to use for afterschool programs. This partnership, which …
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Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence recently made appointments to various boards and commissions. Athletic Trainers Certification Board Dr. John A. Knote [Tippecanoe County], reappointed to serve a four-year term through April 30, 2020 Indiana Dieticians Certification Board Michelle C. Plummer [Marion County], reappointed to serve a three-year term …
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