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Nationally, as of March 25, 2020, VA is tracking the following Veteran patients with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. This is a rapidly evolving situation and the VA will provide updated information as it becomes available and verified.
365 Positive Veteran Cases
Deaths: 4 (up 0 from yesterday)
More can be learned through the following CDC sites, about:
Auto Repairs: This is the Perfect Time to Get Your Car in Tip-Top Shape
by JOE ‘JACK” WALLACE
It was a relief to see that the service departments of automobile dealerships and independent auto repair outlets were included on the list of essential services.
Knowing this, I decided to get some deferred maintenance done since my mechanic is only 2 miles from my home. I called for a quote and got it back pronto. I accepted the quote and drove the car over for some work. The shops are open but do not appear to have much to do. I personally overheard a conversation at a local mechanic shop where the staff was being advised that their hours on a given day were not to exceed 6.5 hours. Now I am looking for more work to have done because these people need work.
After driving over, instead of getting a ride home from the shop, I decided to walk the 2 miles back and get some outdoor exercise that really improves my mental health in times like these. I will be expecting a call this afternoon to come to pick my car up with a brand new set of brake shoes. I could have put this off but this is the perfect time to do the work. This is a win-win solution. My car is updated and my favorite shop kept a mechanic on the payroll for another day.
Those of you who are able and secure, please consider getting all of your deferred maintenance done to help out the essential service workers who fix our cars and keep us mobile.
This policy does not provide leniency for intentional criminal violations of law.
The policy does not apply to activities that are carried out under Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action enforcement instruments. EPA will address these matters in separate communications.
EPA’s policy will apply retroactively beginning on March 13, 2020. EPA will assess the continued need for and scope of this temporary policy on a regular basis and will update it if EPA determines modifications are necessary. In order to provide fair and sufficient notice to the public, EPA will post a notification here at least 7 days prior to terminating this temporary policy.
To read the EPA Policy on Enforcement during the COVID-19 outbreak:Â https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/enforcement-policy-guidance-publications.
Members of the public can help protect our environment by identifying and reporting environmental violations. Learn more here:Â https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/report-environmental-violation-general-information.
Attorney General Curtis Hill today offered guidance to consumers who purchased tickets to events that have been canceled or postponed in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“Hoosiers who were looking forward to gathering with friends and enjoying concerts, sporting events and other activities with their peers have surely been disappointed by this wave of cancellations and postponements,†Attorney General Hill said. “To make the best of this difficult situation, we want to help consumers obtain any refunds or other remedies that are available to them.â€
If you have issues securing remedies promised by the entity from which you bought your tickets, the Office of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division may be able to help you. Here’s what consumers should know:
If you have questions for the Office’s Consumer Protection Division, you may call 1-800-382-5516.
For up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic, please visit the Indiana State Department of Health website at www.in.gov/coronavirus/. You may also call the department 24/7 at 1-877-826-0011.Â
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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Teena Renee Bartlett: Theft (Level 6 Felony)
Donald Ray Brigham Jr.: Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony), Theft of a firearm (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor), Reckless driving (Class C misdemeanor), Disregarding stop sign (C infraction), Disregarding automatic signal (C infraction)
Antwion D. Daniels: Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Michael D. Jewell: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 4 Felony)
Destiny May Glover: Invasion of privacy (Level 6 Felony)
David Allen Townsend: Operating a motor vehicle after forfeiture of license for life (Level 5 Felony)
Trepan David John Williams: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony)
Jeffrey D. Waltman: Strangulation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor)
Attorney General Curtis Hill today warned Hoosiers to beware of work-from-home scams during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“Fraudsters have long tried to make money by offering bogus work-from-home opportunities,†Attorney General Hill said. “Typically, these scammers lure would-be victims to spend money up front by falsely promising future earnings.â€
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that many fraudsters are currently using illegal robocalls to make such pitches. Work-from-home scams might also come via emails, websites or print publications. Learn more at the FTC website.
“Obviously, people are particularly susceptible to these kinds of tactics during the current health crisis,†Attorney General Hill said, “when many individuals are already staying home and sometimes facing layoffs or job uncertainties.â€
Anyone receiving an automated call from an unknown source offering a work-from-home opportunity is best-advised to hang up immediately, Attorney General Hill said.
Common “opportunities†supposedly available include starting an internet business, stuffing envelopes, craftwork, rebate processing, medical billing, undercover shopping/dining, or illegitimate multilevel marketing.
The FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule requires many sellers of work-from-home opportunities to supply a one-page disclosure that identifies the seller; certain legal actions involving the seller; refund and cancellation policies; a separate earnings claim statement (if making specific promises about how much one might earn); and a list of references. These disclosures are required seven days before an offeree signs a contract or makes any payments.
If a seller offers a disclosure, one should review it closely and independently research the company. One should consider asking specific questions about the job duties; the nature and frequency of compensation; and any costs that the at-home worker is expected to pay in advance.
Go online to report any suspected scams to the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Indiana Attorney General. If you need additional information regarding the Office’s Consumer Protection Division, please call 1-800-382-5516.
On March 25, 2020, Evansville Police Department officers were dispatched to 1825 Conlin Avenue in reference to check welfare. The caller reported Michael Meador had made a statement that he wanted to die with all his children. The caller stated they were concerned with Meador`s health and mental state and had information that Meador was in possession of an explosive from a former military friend and that the explosive was located in his backpack which was inside the residence. Â
When officers arrived at the address, Meador was located in the driveway of the home. Meador advised the officers he had simulator explosives in a backpack inside the home. They were described by him as large fireworks. Once it was determined there was an explosive device in the home all the residents were taken out of the home and moved down the street. The Evansville Police Department Hazardous Device Unit (HDU) was called to the scene to investigate. HDU officers located the backpack and recovered four devices inside. Â
Meador advised HDU that his wife and three children recently drove to Florida for vacation. He said that he got into an argument with his wife and she left Florida and returned home to Colorado. Meador stayed in Florida with his three children. At a later time, he began driving back to Colorado. Meador stated he stopped at a military friend’s home in Georgia and his friend gave him the explosive devices. Meador advised he transported the devices from Georgia to Indiana in the bed of his truck. He stopped in Evansville to visit his family and planned on continuing back to Colorado.Â
The devices located included three military-ordnance burst charges and one military-use smoke grenade. Possession of these types of explosive devices pose a danger when not handled properly, are not generally found outside the military and illegal to possess across the country. The Evansville Police Department takes finding these devices seriously; our professional Hazardous Devices Unit is charged with removing such items when called upon. The suspect was charged with Possession of a Destructive Device. If you are aware of items like these in the (illegal) possession of others, please report them to law enforcement by calling 911 or the WeTip line at 1-800-782-7463. Â
Meador was charged with Possession, Transportation, Delivery of a Destructive Device (L5) and booked into the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center. Â
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed a new executive order in a continuing effort to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here to see the executive order: https://www.in.gov/gov/2384.htm
Gov. Holcomb outlined these new additional efforts in the executive order:
Click here to download public service announcements (PSAs) recorded by the state for your use: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/egf210ognxxyx4h/AADYd7E-tBn7P6gtiLSZUiVBa?dl=0
More information may be found at the ISDH website at coronavirus.in.gov and the CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.