- Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding To Lead Training Committee for Indiana Sheriffs’ K-9 Academy
- Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding has been tapped by his 91 fellow sheriffs statewide to lead training and policies at the new not-for-profit Indiana Sheriffs’ K-9 Academy.
Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Director Steve Luce said Wedding was selected because of “his strong commitment to effective law enforcement training and his longtime, professional experience as a K-9 handler.â€
Part of expanded training offered by ISA, the K-9 Academy is the first in-state facility dedicated exclusively to law enforcement canines. Opened in the fall of 2016, the center offers kennels, classrooms and tactical search facilities. Handlers and dogs from all county, city and state agencies are welcome to enroll.
“Canines have extraordinary talents in sight, smell, agility and diligence that can be invaluable policing tools in making our communities safer,†Luce said.
“A well-trained K-9 unit can help find lost children and others who have wandered from caregivers,†Wedding added. “What’s more, canines and handlers can speed searches of parcels, vehicles, and buildings when every moment counts for citizen safety.â€
Luce said the K-9 Academy is housed at the new Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch, a privately funded project under construction to provide free leadership camps to future deputies, troopers and police officers, as well as at-risk youth.
“Part of the K-9 facility already existed as a veterinary clinic on the recently purchased Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch property located near Brazil, Ind.,†Wedding said. “The existing vet office was remodeled to accommodate classroom training and team teaching. A new structure was added to tactical simulations and evaluations of building and vehicle searches.â€
Based on best practices of other states, Indiana’s police service dogs will now be able to receive in-state patrol certifications on obedience, tracking, searches and control as well as detection certifications on narcotics and explosives, Wedding said.
“Our hope is Indiana taxpayers will save money through the K-9 Academy’s lower training fees. Local law enforcement agencies will benefit from uniform training standards, less out-of-state travel and therefore more time with those we serve and protect,†Wedding said.
Indiana Sheriff’s Association: Sheriff Dave Wedding To Lead Training Committee for K-9 Academy
Camm Prosecutor Reprimanded For Book Deal
Camm Prosecutor Reprimanded For Book Deal
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The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a public reprimand against a Floyd County prosecutor charged with violations of three Professional Conduct Rules after he failed to recuse himself from a case he planned to write a book about.
The justices issued an order Friday imposing the public reprimand against Keith A. Henderson, who was the lead prosecutor in the case against David Camm, a former police officer charged with and eventually acquitted of the murder of his wife and two children after multiple trials.
Days after a jury found Camm guilty during a second trial, Henderson entered into an agreement with a literary agent to write a book about the case. Then, when the Indiana Supreme Court reversed Camm’s convictions and remanded the case to a third trial, Henderson told the agent that he now had a “bigger story.â€
Although the book contract was eventually dropped, Camm petitioned for a special prosecutor to be appointed in his third trial, a motion that was denied at the trial court level but granted at the appellate level, when the Indiana Court of Appeals ordered Henderson’s removal from the case. The Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission then began an investigation into Henderson’s conduct, so he hired private counsel to represent him and sent payment vouchers, which included invoices from his private counsel, to the Floyd County Auditor.
The commission eventually found that Henderson had violated Indiana Professional Rules of Conduct 1.7(a)(2), 1.8(d) and 8.4(d) based on the conflict between his duties to the state and his own personal interests in the book deal, and the effect that conflict had on Camm’s trial. The commission also found Henderson to be in violation of Rules 8.4(c) and 8.4(d) based on the invoices he gave to the auditor, which the commission said he presented as requests for reimbursement related to his work on the Camm case, not the disciplinary action.
Judge David L. Pippen, who acted as the hearing officer, agreed with the conflict of interest charges against Henderson, but found that there was a lack of “clear and convincing evidence that (Henderson’s) submissions to Floyd County were fraudulent.†The justices of the Supreme Court agreed with the hearing officer’s report and found Henderson to be in violation of Rules 1.7(a)(2), 1.8(d) and 8.4(d), but found in his favor on the invoices charge.
While the Disciplinary Commission called for Henderson to be suspended, but Pippen recommended the public reprimand.
“The violation is serious and adversely affected the administration of justice in this case,†the court wrote in its Friday order explaining its decision to impose the public reprimand. “However, noting Respondent’s misconduct occurred in connection with a single, unusual case and is an aberration from what otherwise has been a long and distinguished career as a public servant, we conclude a suspension is not warranted in this case.â€
All justices concurred except Geoffrey Slaughter, who did not participate. The full order can be read here.
WITH CHARITY FOR SOME, WITH MALICE FOR OTHERS By Jim Redwine
Gavel Gamut
By Jim Redwine
www.jamesmredwine.com
(Week of 16 January 2017)
WITH CHARITY FOR SOME, WITH MALICE FOR OTHERS
James Mattis is President-Elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense. According to former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Mattis is a student of history who understands the dangers of Thucydides’ Trap. Thucydides (471 – 400 B.C.) was an Athenian historian who lived through the Peloponnesian War (431 – 404 B.C.), which exhausted both the loser, Athens, and the eventual winner, Sparta. This thirty years of internecine carnage sowed the seeds of Greece’s vulnerability to Roman conquest.
Thucydides observed it was the rise of the upstart Athenians and the fear and resentment of that rise in the more powerful Spartans that led to war. Archidamus, the Spartan king, had cautioned his citizens to not be hurried into conflict out of any sense of offended honor or an attitude of superiority. However, hotter heads prevailed.
The United States is unquestionably the strongest nation on Earth militarily and economically. We may have the power to dictate terms to most other countries. We are the Sparta of our time.
On the other hand, we may wish to learn from history, not repeat it. If Russia attempted to influence our elections, we should address this serious issue with all due diligence. Due diligence is not a euphemism for dueling.
If China builds artificial islands in international waters and declares them China, we need not make a bellicose response. Maybe negotiation from strength might be better.
If the United Nations Security Council passes a unanimous resolution that calls for Israel to follow international law, due diligence does not require that Congress withhold funds from the United Nations unless Israel gets a retraction.
Now that Secretary Clinton and President-Elect Trump have ended their election cycle neither they nor their supporters should precipitate a Pyrrhic Victory for our country by continuing to attempt to delegitimize their opponents or their opponents’ positions by the technique of circular firing squads.
Perhaps it is time to once more look to the wisdom of some of those marvelous ancient Greeks and even our own President Lincoln and not let a misguided sense of offended honor or an overestimation of our own righteousness lead us to another long series of self-destructive attitudes and actions.
{This article relied heavily on an article dated May 6, 2015 by Leon Whyte that drew upon the scholarship of Harvard Professor Graham Allison and appeared in The Diplomat.}
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Exhibit To Feature Work Of 2016 Efroymson Bridge Year Fellow
Cornell William Brooks, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will be the keynote presenter at the University of Southern Indiana’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, January 16, 2017, in Carter Hall.
As president of the NAACP, Brooks serves as the leader of the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Prior to joining the NAACP in 2014, he served as president of the New Jersey Institute of Social Justice, the executive director of the Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington, senior counsel for the Federal Communications Commission, and as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice.
Brooks received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Jackson State University, a Master of Divinity degree from Boston University and a doctorate in law from the Yale Law School, where he served as senior editor of the Yale Law Journal. He is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
This event is sponsored by the USI Foundation and the USI Multicultural Center, and also will include entertainment by student and community groups.
“2017 will mark 60 years from when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began to collaborate with the NAACP on civil rights campaigns,†said Pam Hopson, director of the USI Multicultural Center. “It is our desire that this luncheon continues to inspire solutions on how we protect our rights in our community, state and country.â€
Tickets are available now and may be purchased online or at the USI Multicultural Center, located at Room 1224 in University Center East. Tickets are $5 for USI students, $10 for USI employees and $15 for the general public. Call 812-465-7188 or visit USI.edu/mcc for more information.
Hazardous Road Conditions Anticipated This Weekend; Public Safety Agencies Urge Caution
The Indiana State Police is rebroadcasting this release, issued earlier today by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Hoosiers are encouraged to read and heed these safety precautions.
Hazardous Weekend Weather Predicted; Evaluate Travel
Weather reports are predicting the potential for a variety of weather conditions across the state, including freezing rain and ice. Some of the main risks are downed power lines and potentially unsafe travel conditions.
State authorities – The Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Indiana State Police, Indiana Department of Transportation and the National Weather Service – are advising Hoosiers to be ready to keep a close eye on weather and road conditions, and make some basic preparations.
Monitor Conditions
Stay in touch with dependable weather sources. These include the National Weather Service:Â http://www.weather.gov/.
Before deciding to drive, check road and traffic conditions at http://indot.carsprogram.org, 800-261-ROAD (7623) or by turning on the traffic feature on a mobile mapping app. County governments post color-coded travel advisories on the Homeland Security website at http://in.gov/dhs/traveladvisory.
The state homeland security travel advisory map is also available for mobile devices. Search for Indiana Travel Advisory app for iPhone (https://appsto.re/us/QHVw4.i) in the App Store, and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.in.traveladvisory) in the Google Play Store.
State, county and city law enforcement officials remind citizens that the best sources for accurate road and weather information are the links included in this release, as well as local radio at TV news stations. Please do not call police agencies to ask about road conditions. Avoiding such calls helps keep phone lines open for true emergency calls.
Is Travel Necessary?
Hoosiers should carefully consider if travel is necessary during times of bad weather. Can travel be delayed? Sometimes travel is better during daylight hours when ice is more likely to melt.
If travel is necessary, let someone know the route, expected time of arrival and how to make contact. Charge cell phones before leaving. For safe driving tips, go to http://in.gov/isp/3253.htm.
If stranded, do not leave the car unless there is a better shelter within view nearby that can be easily accessed. While in a vehicle, even while stranded, continue to wear seat belts. Call for help. If unable to call for help, tie a brightly colored cloth to the antenna for rescuers to see. Run the engine for 10 minutes every hour to stay warm and keep the exhaust pipe free of blockage to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
Make a Car Preparedness Kit
Gather supplies for vehicles in the event travel is necessary.
- Cell phone and mobile device chargers
- Bottled water
- Shovel
- Sand or kitty litter
- Extra blankets
- A hand crank flashlight or battery powered flashlight with extra batteries
- Booster (jumper) cables
- Nonperishable food, such as high protein snacks
- First-aid kit
For more winter weather preparedness information, visit GetPrepared.in.gov, isp.in.gov or indot.in.gov.
To keep up with developments on social media, for state homeland security visit https://www.facebook.com/IndianaDHS or @IDHS on Twitter​. For INDOT, visit: http://bit.ly/INDOTsocial. For ISP, go to http://in.gov/isp/.
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Air Quality Forecast
Air quality forecasts for Evansville and Vanderburgh County are provided as a public service. They are best estimates of predicted pollution levels that can be used as a guide so people can modify their activities and reduce their exposure to air quality conditions that may affect their health. The forecasts are routinely made available at least a day in advance, and are posted by 10:30 AM Evansville time on Monday (for Tuesday through Thursday) and Thursday (for Friday through Monday). When atmospheric conditions are uncertain or favor pollution levels above the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, forecasts are made on a daily basis.
Ozone forecasts are available from mid-April through September 30th. Fine particulate (PM2.5) forecasts are available year round.
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* Not Available and/or Conditions Uncertain.
Air Quality Action Days
Ozone Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when maximum ozone readings averaged over a period of eight hours are forecasted to reach 71 parts per billion (ppb), or unhealthy for sensitive groups on the USEPA Air Quality Index scale.
Particulate Alerts are issued by the Evansville EPA when PM2.5 readings averaged over the period of midnight to midnight are forecasted to reach 35 micrograms per meter cubed (µg/m3).
Current conditions of OZONE and FINE PARTICULATE MATTER are available in near real-time on the Indiana Department of Environment Management’s website.
National and regional maps of current conditions are available through USEPA AIRNow.
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Hoosier Men Remain Undefeated with Victory Over Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams split a dual meet with Big Ten rival Michigan on Friday afternoon at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.
The No. 5-ranked Indiana men improved to 9-0 in dual meets on the season, beating the No. 13 Wolverines, 167-133. The win marked the first for the Hoosiers over Michigan in a dual meet since the 1998-99 season.
On the women’s side, the No. 6 Wolverines beat the No. 13 Hoosiers, 211-87, as Indiana’s women moved to 6-3 on the dual meet season.
The IU men got the meet off to a great start, winning the 200 medley relay. The Hoosier team of Bob Glover, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza and Ali Khalafalla touched the wall in a time of 1:27.13. On the women’s side, the team of Gia Dalesandro, Lilly King, Christine Jensen and Ali Rockett placed second with a time of 1:40.72.
In the women’s 1000 freestyle, Stephanie Marchuk led the way, taking third with a time of 10:02.62, while Cassie Jernberg was fifth in a time of 10:08.30. On the men’s side, Adam Destrampe paced the Hoosiers, placing third overall with a personal-best time of 9:12.14 that ranks him as the 14th-fastest swimmer in the event in Indiana history. Marwan Elkamash took fifth with a mark of 9:12.76.
Pieroni touched the wall first in the men’s 200 freestyle with a NCAA B cut time of 1:36.43, while Mohamed Samy made a strong impression in his first Indiana swim, taking third in a time of 1:38.52. Anze Tavcar was fifth in 1:40.01.
For the IU women in the 200 freestyle, Kenned Goss placed second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:47.11, while freshman Maria Paula Heitmann made her IU debut, taking fifth with a time of 1:52.38.
In the 100 backstroke, Glover won it for the Hoosier men with a NCAA B cut time of 48.11, while Wilson Beckman was fourth overall with a mark of 50.02. On the women’s side, Ali Rockett was fourth with a time of 55.48, while Rachel Matsumura was sixth in 56.45.
King, the reigning NCAA Champion in the 100 breaststroke had no problem winning on Friday, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 1:01.08. Mackenzie Atencio was sixth in 1:04.75.
Finnerty made it a Hoosier sweep in the event, winning the 100 breast with a NCAA B cut time of 54.01. Pieroni also had a nice swim in the event, coming in fourth with a NCAA B cut mark of 54.79.
Lanza was terrific in the men’s 200 butterfly for the Hoosiers, touching the wall in first place with a NCAA B cut time of 1:45.45. Brian Valedon was sixth for IU in a time of 1:52.36. For the Hoosier women, Dalesandro was second with a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.53, while Reagan Cook placed fourth with a mark of 2:01.76. Bailey Pressey was fifth in a time of 2:02.95.
In a showdown of two of the top sprinters in the country, Indiana’s Khalafalla beat Michigan’s Paul Powers, touching the wall first with a time of 19.87. Oliver Patrouch was fifth with a mark of 20.69. For the Hoosier women, Ali Rockett was fourth in a time of 23.89, while Heitmann was sixth in 24.26.
IU was dominant in the men’s 3-meter dive, sweeping the top-3 spots with NCAA qualifying scores. Michael Hixon led the way with a total of 443.33, while James Connor took second place with a score of 411.38. Cody Coldren took third for the Hoosiers with a total of 380.03.
In the women’s 1-meter dive, Jessica Parratto won the event with a NCAA qualifying score of 304.28. Parratto made it a clean sweep later in the 3-meter dive, winning with a NCAA qualifying total of 332.70.
The Hoosiers flexed their sprint muscles again in the men’s 100 freestyle, as Pieroni won his second event with a NCAA B cut time of 43.38. Samy was second overall with a mark of 44.43, while Tavcar was fourth in 44.71. On the women’s side, Shelby Koontz was fourth with a time of 52.48, while Heitmann was sixth in 52.87.
Glover led the Hoosier men in the 200 backstroke, taking third with a time of 1:47.67, while Beckman was sixth in 1:50.55. For the IU women, Goss placed fourth overall with a NCAA B cut time of 1:58.79, while Matsumura was sixth in 2:00.93.
King completed the breaststroke sweep, winning the 200 breast with a NCAA B cut time of 2:12.45. Laura Morley took fourth for IU with a time of 2:18.28. Finnerty also completed his sweep of the breast events, winning the 200 with a NCAA B cut mark of 1:58.30. Sam Apa was sixth in 2:07.039.
In the men’s 500 freestyle, Jackson Miller paced the Hoosiers, taking third with a mark of 4:27.57, while Elkamash was right behind him in fourth with a time of 4:27.71. For the IU women, Goss was fourth with a mark of 4:55.83, while Marchuk was fifth in a time of 4:59.30.
Lanza continued his great day, completing the sweep of the butterfly events with an impressive win in the 200, touching the wall in a NCAA B cut time of 47.17. Patrouch was fifth overall with a time of 49.27.
Dalesandro was second in the women’s 200 butterfly with a NCAA B cut time of 53.28, while Jensen was fifth with a mark of 55.73.
In the men’s 1-meter dive, the Hoosiers dominated again, going 1-2-3, as Hixon won his second event of the meet with a NCAA qualifying score of 430.43. Connor was second with a total of 416.10, while Coldren was third with a total of 339.90.
Finnerty continued his great day, winning his third event by touching first in the men’s 200 IM with a NCAA B cut time of 1:47.69. Lanza was fifth in 1:49.71. For the IU women, Dalesandro was second overall with a time of 2:03.52, while King took fourth with a mark of 2:04.70.
The Indiana men put an exclamation point on their win over the Wolverines with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay. The Hoosier team of Tavcar, Khalafalla, Pieroni and Samy touched the wall in a time of 2:56.77.
On the women’s side, the IU team of Rockett, Goss, Delaney Barnard and Heitmann placed third with a time of 3:28.67.
The Indiana University swimming and diving teams will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 21 when the Hoosiers head north to face Purdue in a Big Ten dual meet at 10:00 a.m. ET in West Lafayette, Ind.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.