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Less Regulation, More Recycling

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This year’s gathering of the General Assembly is nearing the halfway point.  Lawmakers are dedicating many hours in session debating policies, listening to testimonies from fellow Hoosiers and voting on proposals for new laws. While the hours can be long, the outcome of enacting new laws to keep Indiana moving forward is always worth the time commitment.

All legislative proposals authored by members of the House of Representatives must be heard in their assigned committee by Thursday, Jan. 28. If a bill isn’t heard in committee before that date, it can no longer be considered for a new law this year. Those bills that are heard and approved by committee members can move forward in the process and considered by all 100 House members.

One of my proposals, House Bill (HB) 1053, is progressing through the legislative process. If enacted into law, this proposal would ensure uniform guidelines for “auxiliary containers” like grocery bags, cups and bottles while supporting vital recycling programs.

Currently, there are units of government considering taxing or banning recyclable containers like grocery bags and soda cans. My proposal will streamline the regulation of packaged goods, so every unit of government is uniform with state policy.

In addition, HB 1053 would promote keeping our environment clean by encouraging all packaging material to be recycled at local recycling plants. Recycling is important because it helps protect the environment, cut down on waste placed in our landfills and preserves natural resources for future generations. Because of the many benefits of recycling, it’s vital we develop a system that fosters participation, which can more easily be established if we work together as a state to develop guidelines on the tax placed on these auxiliary containers.

After being supported by the House Committee on Government on Regulatory Reform, my bill can now be considered by all members of the House. As this bill moves through the process, please contact me at (317) 232-9833 or through email at h75@iga.in.gov. To watch committee meetings and session hearings online, visit www.iga.in.gov.

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GOD’S GIFT TO AMERICA

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Police Seeking Info On Missing Evansville Man

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Evansville Police are seeking info on the whereabouts of 25 year old RANDALL AUSTIN Jr. Austin has not been in contact with family members since late November. His family is concerned for his safety and is asking the public to help find him.
Austin is a white male, 6’3″ and 185lbs. He has blonde hair and blue eyes.
He is known to frequent the are of N Main St. and may possibly be in a purple Pontiac Grand Am.
Anyone with information should contact . EPD at 812-436-7979

 

Vincennes Man Arrested for DUI, BAC .34%

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Knox County – Last night at approximately 10:43, Trooper Nick Hatfield was patrolling on Willow Street in Vincennes when he observed a Ford pickup truck pull out of Montana Mikes restaurant and drive over the curb. The vehicle continued south on Willow Street striking the curb three more times.  Hatfield stopped the vehicle on Willow Street near US 41. The driver was identified as Matthew Carie, 36, of Vincennes. A strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected while talking to Carie.  The driver also had blood shot eyes and slurred speech.  Further investigation revealed Carie had a blood alcohol content of .34%.  He was arrested and taken to the Knox County Jail where he is currently being held on bond.

Arrested and Charge:

  • Matthew R. Carie, 36, Vincennes, IN
  1. Driving While Intoxicated, Class A Misdemeanor

Police seeking info on missing Evansville woman…Emily Gwaltney, 27

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Evansville Police are seeking info on 27 year old Emily Gwaltney. Her family reported her missing last week and have not had contact with her since early January. They are concerned for her safety.
Emily is a white female and is 5’6′ / 125lbs. She has brown hair and green eyes.
If you have any info about her location, please call EPD at 812-436-7986.

Hopkins County Kentucky Shooting Victim

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The 14 year old gunshot victim from Hopkins County Kentucky has dies. He died at 14:05 hours today at St. Mary’s Hospital where he was brought for treatment. The Kentucky State Police and the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. An autopsy is scheduled for 1:00 PM tomorrow 01-26-2016. The autopsy will be conducted at the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office.

 

Victim

Wyatt Whitaker

Age 14 of Nortonville, KY

 

Steven W. Lockyear

Chief Deputy

Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office

VCSO Confinement Officers Trading in their Uniforms for those of the EPD

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Three Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office confinement officers will soon be trading in their uniforms for those of the Evansville Police Department. Officer Cory Little, Officer Jackie Snow and Officer Dillon Powers will report to the Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academyafter being sworn in on Monday, January 25, 2016 as the Evansville Police Department’s newest recruits.

The Evansville Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office have a long history of recruiting police officers and sheriff’s deputies from the ranks of confinement officers. Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin explained, “Many of our officers get their start as confinement officers at the jail. The training and skills officers acquire working at the jail is readily applicable to police work. The majority of the criminals we catch on the outside have spent time in the jail before.” Chief Bolin added, “Confinement officers who make the transition to the police department hit the street already knowing the names and faces of Evansville’s repeat offenders.”

When a sheriff’s deputy, police officer or state trooper makes an arrest, the accused is brought to the intake area of the Vanderburgh County Jail. Referred to collectively as “booking”, this intake area contains a workspace for law enforcement officers to complete the required documentation of a fresh arrest. All confinement officers know first-hand how the booking process works, which gives police officers and sheriff’s deputies who have a jail background a tremendous advantage.

Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “When I was hired as a jailer in 1981, arrest records and affidavits were entirely paper based. Now a large portion of the training our confinement officers receive consists of learning our computerized records system and jail management system. Nothing that involves the inmates within our jail occurs without proper documentation. Our officers learn how to write reports, complete arrest affidavits and document incidents. These skills are directly translatable to general law enforcement, particularly for the Evansville Police Department who shares our records software.”

The training process for new confinement officers begins with the Sheriff’s Office Confinement Officer Training School (COTS). A new confinement officer will initially undergo three weeks of classroom training. The officer will then be assigned to a Field Training Officer (FTO) for an additional eight weeks before being permitted to work alone. The entire COTS program is modeled after the same program used to train sheriff’s deputies.

“Confinement officers in the jail are sworn law enforcement officers while they are on-duty. Our confinement officers make arrests for offenses observed or reported to them, restrain violent individuals and file required reports,” Sheriff Wedding explained. “Just like a police officer who patrols a beat or a sheriff’s deputy who patrols a district, our confinement officers patrol the jail and keep the peace in their assigned housing units.”

Chief Bolin added, “I know Sheriff Wedding hates to lose good employees, but we both recognize the benefits of this informal partnership. The Police Department gains trained and tested officers and the Sheriff’s Office maintains a reputation as a great place to begin a career in law enforcement.”

  

Pictured above (left to right): Officer Cory Little, Officer Dillon Powers and Officer Jackie Snow.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

EDITORIAL: We Hope The Mayor Can Turn IceMen Loss Into A Positive

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The City-County Observer accurately predicted the departure of the Evansville Icemen from the Ford Center and the City two weeks before it became fact. The move to Owensboro came as something of a surprise, as Louisville appeared to offer a more suitable venue. In the end, Icemen owner Ron Geary and the Mayor of Owensboro struck a bargain that appears to be a win-win for both of them.  We wish IceMen the very best in the future.

On the face of it, the loss of the Evansville IceMen Hockey team that was the centerpiece of the design of the Ford Center is not a “positive” for the facility, the Winnecke Administration, or the people of Evansville in general. With some thinking “outside the box” we hope that the Mayor and his team can turn this loss around and make lemonade out of the lemons we were given.  We hope that the Mayor will find a replacement for the Icemen that will draw simliar crowds.  It’s obvious that a new agreement won’t get approval by ECHL because the IceMen have territorial right protection.  We also hope that in addition to another Hockey team, the city leaders will look to other oppurtunities that will attract people to the Ford Center.  Arena Football, Professional Wrestling and Roller Derby come to mind, but there are many possibilities that deserve consideration.

There are some who point to the management of VenuWorks with an accusing finger.  At this time is we feel VenuWorks is doing a good job attracting events that fits Evansville limited marketing demographics.

There are a couple of bright spots on our horizon. The new Health Professions Education Center (formerly known as IUSM, Evansville) is expects to bring economic benefits to the Downtown campus.  New downtown Convention hotel.  Tropicana coming on land has a strong likelihood of resulting in positive economic results for the City and Downtown.

It is time to stop expecting the Zoo,  city parks and golf courses,  community swimming pools, the Ford Center, the Victory, and Old National Bank Event Center to make a profit for the City.  Its time to recognize them as a quality-of-life facilities.   We should stop expecting them to make a financial profit. because its obvious that that won’t happen.  Fact, if they can come close to breaking even, we should be glad that they are not taking any more money from the City’s coffers.

After last City election its obvious that the taxpayers have chosen to allow Mayor Winnecke to do more of the same he has done during his first term.  However,  we expect that in order for him to maintain the present and to enhance the quality-of-life venues in Evansville a tax increase will be in order for the public.

Very few, interested parties showed up to protest any of the future spending of capital projects, during the last City election.  We are not saying “We told you so” even though we did. It is apparent that a majority of the public wanted the Mayor to spend more public money on future “shiny things.”

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