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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
Credit Card Fraud
 The Evansville Police Department is asking for help in locating the person in these pictures. This person is accused of using a compromised credit card to order 2 Apple watches, she then has them delivered to Walgreen’s on First Ave. on April 19.Â
She arrived in a black sedan, signed a false name and left with the Apple Watches.Â
If anyone recognizes this person, they are asked to call the Evansville Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit at 812-436-7959, or the WeTip Line at 1-800-78-CRIME. 
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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Man Arrested After Barricading Himself Inside Residence
On the evening of May 5, 2021, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call of a domestic disturbance at a residence on Nicole Drive. As deputies approached the home they observed, Joseph Parker, standing in the doorway of residence loading a firearm.
Deputies repositioned themselves and secured a perimeter of the area. In the process they learned of another person inside of the home that was being prevented from leaving. Deputies were able to safely remove the person inside of the residence while the standoff continued. Eventually, Parker came outside in an attempt to flee on foot, but his efforts were quickly stopped. Parker was uncooperative and damaged a patrol vehicle during the arrest.
Arrested: Joseph Benjamin Parker, 24, was transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail and charged with Criminal Confinement as a Level 5 Felony, two counts of Intimidation with a Deadly Weapon as a Level 5 Felony, Pointing a Loaded Firearm Level 6 Felony, Criminal Mischief as a Class B Misdemeanor and Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A Misdemeanor.
Case Number 21-61938
Southwest Indiana Legislators: State Awards Nearly $450K To Help Drive Local Road Projects
Southwest Indiana Legislators: State Awards
Nearly $450K To Help Drive Local Road Projects
STATEHOUSE (May 6, 2021) – Vanderburgh County and the town of Darmstadt were recently awarded a total of $448,628 in state matching grants to local communities for road and bridge improvements, according to local lawmakers.
“Over the last several years, Vanderburgh County has made roads a top priority, and this investment in our infrastructure is paying off with more regional projects coming our way,” said State Rep. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville). “With these additional funds, Southwest Indiana is living up to its reputation as a central hub for business, transportation and a thriving place to live.”
Through the Community Crossings Matching Grant program, 218 Hoosier cities, towns and counties received a combined total of over $100 million. This program was established in 2016 and expanded a year later in 2017 through laws McNamara supported. The Indiana Department of Transportation oversees and distributes these grants twice each year.
According to State Rep. Matt Hostettler (R-Patoka), Vanderburgh County received $255,263, and Darmstadt received $193,365.
Hostettler said communities can use these funds for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements and signage. Smaller municipalities must provide a 25 percent match in local funds, while large communities must provide a 50 percent match.
“Our roads face significant wear and tear that requires continuous upkeep,” Hostettler said. “Local governments can use these funds to invest taxpayer dollars in much-needed road and bridge projects.”
State Rep. Tim O’Brien (R-Evansville) said state law requires that 50 percent of the available matching funds be awarded annually to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer.
“Indiana is a great place to call home, and with more than $931 million awarded to communities throughout the state since the grant’s beginning, there’s no mystery why we’re ranked at the top in the nation for infrastructure,” O’Brien said. “This announcement is a win for Hoosiers, as cities and towns are able to cross important projects off their lists.”
More information about the program and recipients can be found online at in.gov/indot/communitycrossings. The next call for projects through Community Crossings will open in July 2021.
FOOTNOTE: State Rep. Matt Hostettler (R-Patoka) represents House District 64, which includes Gibson County and portions of Knox, Pike, Vanderburgh, and Posey counties. Click here to download a high-resolution photo.
 State Rep. Wendy McNamara (R-Evansville) represents House District 76,
which includes portions of Posey and Vanderburgh counties.
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 State Rep. Tim O’Brien (R-Evansville) represents House District 78,
which includes portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick counties.
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Indiana State Park Inns Are Currently Looking To Add Passionate People To Their Team!
Indiana State Park Inns Are Currently Looking To Add Passionate People To Their Team!
The Indiana State Park Inns are hiring. It’s possible that your favorite destination for relaxation is also a great place to work.
With 7 locations and a variety of operations, we employ about 600 full-time, part-time, and seasonal staff. If you are looking to work in a fun environment with the best staff around – check us out at IndianaInnsjobs.com.
Guest Service Agents – Housekeeping and Laundry – Maintenance – Food ServiceÂ
Sales and Events Staff – Management – Manager Trainees
Interested? Fill out the online form and someone will contact you. You can also take the initiative and head to your nearest inn and apply in person.
Yesteryear: Artes Pool
Artes Pool
by Pat Sides
In the 1920s, Evansville officials pursued an aggressive program of expanding the city’s recreational areas, which had been prompted by the development of Garvin Park in 1915. By the end of the decade, five public pools offered swimmers an opportunity to beat the summer heat, making “our little folks happy,†as the Recreations Department reported.
The largest pool was at Garvin, situated where the Deaconess Aquatic Center is currently under construction. Other municipally operated swimming facilities were in Howell and on the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and Ninth Avenue, as well as the Booker T. Washington pool for African Americans.
This image depicts a busy Artes Pool on Evansville’s north side in the 1940s. It had opened in the 1920s on Keller Street, a block south of Cedar Hall School, in a neighborhood conveniently populated with many children. Artes attracted thousands of swimmers annually for many decades before closing; a large athletic field and playground now occupy the site.
PAC Applauds Passage of High Tech Crime Units Legislation
The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council announces that the High Tech Crimes Unit program has officially been signed into law and funded via the new biennial budget.
House Enrolled Act 1082, authored by Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, will establish up to 10 different High Tech Crime Units throughout Indiana with the potential for college students, focused on digital technology and/or criminal justice, to team up with local prosecutor offices to investigate cyber crimes. Digital forensic evidence is increasingly tied into criminal investigations and opening more of these High Tech Crime Units will allow for serious, violent crimes with digital technology evidence to be reviewed in a more expeditious and rigorous manner.
“Computers, cell phones and other electronic devices may contain valuable information to assist in the prosecution of criminal acts, but it takes knowledge and expertise to extract and analyze that information,” Steuerwald said. “By encouraging collaboration between law enforcement and higher education institutions, we can be more efficient while providing students real-world, hands-on experience. It’s a win-win for everyone involved, especially victims who deserve justice for the crimes committed against them.”
The new units will be built similarly to current programs in Tippecanoe County and St. Joseph County who have working agreements with Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame, respectively. Â In these agreements, college students studying criminal justice or forensics get deputized by the prosecutor and work on investigations. These existing units in Tippecanoe and St. Joseph counties have worked on homicides, sexual assaults, burglaries and many other types of cases, analyzing cell phone data, cameras and computers to either connect evidence to the target of an investigation or exonerate persons of interest.
Over the next several months, the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council will review proposals by county prosecutors and Indiana colleges to determine where the 10 new units will go. The units will be spaced out throughout Indiana and one unit will serve multiple counties in that geographical area.
“We’re very excited about this new statewide resource.,†said Chris Naylor, Executive Director of IPAC. “We want to thank Rep. Steuerwald for his leadership, the chairs who heard this bill in committee, Rep. Wendy McNamara and Sen. Mike Young and fiscal leaders Rep. Tim Brown and Sen. Ryan Mishler. The expansion of this framework, pioneered by Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington and St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter is a great step forward for criminal justice in Indiana and we look forward to getting these new units up and running in the near future.â€
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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