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Indianapolis – Saturday March 19th at approximately 11:30 p.m. the Indiana State Police were dispatched to reports of a serious crash on I-465 southbound at the 12 mile marker. Within minutes Trooper Cameron Bottema arrived on scene, he located an unresponsive female inside a Grey 2013 Chrysler. Bottema immediately began life saving …

(Howard County, IN)-Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers announced that 27 year old Deputy Carl A. Koontz, an almost three year veteran of the Howard County Sheriff Department died as a result of the gunshot injuries he sustained during a warrant service early Sunday morning. At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Koontz, …

INDIANAPOLIS – On Saturday, March 19th, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the VA Hospital to help three juvenile males who were threatened by a man with a gun.  At nearly the same time, the IUPUI Police Department was dispatched to the nearby area to investigate a …

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces State Road 240 (S.R. 240) will close on or after Friday, April 1 for a bridge rehabilitation project east of Greencastle over Deer Creek. Duncan Robertson, Inc. was awarded the $341,882 contract.  This project will overlay the deck located …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested two men in connection with the Thursday morning robbery of the Rich Oil located in the 6000 block of Brookville Road. The suspects, 31-year-old Kevin Jones and 18-year-old Theondre Matthews, were taken into custody following a crash and a short foot …

Indianapolis – Trooper David Ploog recently returned to his Indiana State Police duties after nearly a year long Military Deployment in North Kuwait. Ploog is a 2002 graduate of Arsenal Tech High School and a four year Indiana State Police veteran who primarily patrols Shelby County. He is also active in the Indiana National Guard …

Vigo County—At 11:00 this morning, Indiana State Police troopers and members of the Terre Haute Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 7.5 mile marker. The crash involved a camper and an INDOT vehicle. Preliminary investigation revealed a white 1991 camper, …

Indianapolis – Troopers and Motor Carrier Inspectors with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of the Indiana State Police joined neighboring states to raise awareness about human trafficking for the entire month of February. The Indiana State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Michigan State Police take the crime of …

HENDRICKS COUNTY – As warm and wet weather hits Hendricks County and central Indiana, public health officials from the Hendricks County Health Department want to remind residents to take steps now to prevent mosquito breeding and mosquito-borne disease on their property. “We have already received calls from residents concerned about …

Hendricks County – In celebration of 20 years of service to Hendricks County, the Hendricks County Community Foundation is presenting $1,000 grants to County nonprofits every 20 days in 2016. These 20th Anniversary Board Engagement Grants allow each member of the HCCF Board of Directors to designate a Hendricks County nonprofit …