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Community: No Holiday Break From Scams

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Community: No Holiday Break from Scams; Beware the IRS Scam & the Bank Credit Card Scam

Indianapolis – A reminder about two scams that are becoming prevalent again during the holiday season; the IRS scam alleging back taxes are owed and threatening immediate arrest if funds are not wired as directed, and the bank credit card scam alleging your credit card has been suspended and asking for the credit card number to be key stroked over the phone to reactivate the card.

About the IRS Scam:

As with past warnings, Hoosiers should be suspect of any person calling that purports to be with the IRS and is trying to coerce payment of delinquent taxes over the phone. The caller usually threatens immediate jailing of the citizen for not cooperating with the demand for immediate payment.

NEVER give any of personal information to the scam caller, such as:

Bank Account Numbers
Social Security Number
Birth Date
Credit Card Numbers
For more details on IRS scams, visit this website: http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Warns-of-Pervasive-Telephone-Scam

About the Credit Card Scam:

The typical credit card scam starts with a phone call to your home or cell phone number with a computerized voice stating your credit card has been suspended. The computer voice will reference a major issuer of credit cards and instruct you to keystroke your credit card number to have the card reactivated. If you follow this instruction you end up giving the scammer YOUR credit card number and are now susceptible to future fraudulent charges.

NEVER key in your credit card number based on a computerized and unsolicited phone call. And if the call is from a live person making similar claims of fraudulent activity on your credit card, simply tell them you will call back using the 800 customer service phone number that is listed on the backside of your credit card. That is the most secure way to determine if the call was legitimate.

To learn more about other credit card scams click this link: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/8-hot-scams-1282.php

Things to Remember:

Whenever you receive a call, be it computerized or from a live person, claiming legal action is pending, or asking for your credit card number, or any of the hundreds of various scams that have the common thread of trying to get people to part with large sums of money; the call is most likely fraudulent.

A quick check citizens can make to confirm if a phone number is associated with a scam it to type the phone number into your favorite search engine. You’ll typically see the number has been reported as being associated to scam activity.

Regrettably, these scams nearly always trace back to a foreign country and it is virtually impossible to successfully prosecute the persons responsible for these criminal acts. Unfortunately these scams will continue as long as a percentage of the population responds by sending money to the scammers.

When an unsolicited call comes to your home, business or cell phone, and has the common factors of being threatening and demanding money, be assured that 99.9% of the time it is a scam. Just hang-up. They won’t call back. They will just move on to the next number looking for someone to victimize.

 

VCSO Prepares For Christmas With The Kids

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On Tuesday, December 08, 2015, members of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will participate in their annual “Christmas with the Kids” program. This year’s shopping event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Wal-Mart Super Center located at 401 N. Burkhardt Rd. Evansville, Indiana.

Members of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office have enjoyed providing this service to children of the Tri-State area for several years. Deputies, Confinement Officers and Administrative Staff will team up with the ARK Crisis Child Care Center for this special event.

During the shopping event, members of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will help the children pick out needed clothing and household items as well as Christmas toys that may be on their wish list. The children will also receive help picking out an item for their family members in an attempt to show the importance of giving during this holiday season.

The ARK Crisis Child Care Center is located at 415 Lincoln Ave. Evansville, IN 47713 and provides care to approximately 200-250 children per month. The majority of the children served are referrals from social service agencies, medical personnel, legal aid services and the court system. ARK provides emergency crisis care to children six weeks old through six years of age whose families are experiencing temporary life altering challenges. This program is funded and supported by the T. Wallis Christmas Foundation and private donations.

For information about the “Christmas with the Kids” program and the Wallis Christmas Foundation, contact Lt. Jim Martin or Det. Joe Beckwith at (812) 421-6200.

Pictured above: Sgt. Aaron Hunter shops with a young lady during the 2014 VCSO Christmas with the Kids event.

 

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Balentine scores 32 in 85-81 win at Murray State

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Seniors D.J. Balentine and Egidijus Mockevicius combined to score 54 points as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team defeated Murray State by a final of 85-81 in overtime at the CFSB Center.

For Evansville (7-1), it marked their first win over Murray State (5-4) since 1991. It also ended an 18-game home win streak for the Racers.

“Its one of those games. I loved the way our guys played, we were resilient and kept battling back,” head coach Marty Simmons said. “We were able to fight, grind and just find ways to come away with the win.”

Balentine led the way with a game-high 32 points for UE while Mockevicius recorded 22 points to go along with 12 rebounds. As a team, Evansville shot 56.1% while holding the Racers to 50.9%. Leading MSU was Bryce Jones, who totaled 21 points and 7 rebounds to lead his squad.

“We were very strong and played a great game,” Mockevicius said. “Everyone did their job and we were able to come away with the win.”

Murray State got off to a blazing hot start, hitting 9 of their first 11 shots of the night. D.J. Balentine notched six early points to make it an 8-8 game. After that, the Racers scored 13 in a row, taking a 21-8 lead.

The experienced Aces squad came back to score 10 in a row to trail by only three, but the Racers had the answer once again. Shooting 63% in the opening half of play, Murray State pushed the lead back out to 11 at 33-22 before Evansville fought back again to trail by just three at the half. Jaylon Brown and Egidijus Mockevicius had a hand in the rally as each finished the half with 8 points. Spurring MSU’s string first half performance was an 8-for-12 effort from outside the arc.

Out of the break, the Aces roared back. Just five minutes into the half, Adam Wing got UE within two before a put-back by Mockevicius tied it up at 50-50. After several chances to take their first lead of the game, Mislav Brzoja finally helped the Aces do it with under 12 minutes remaining. He put the Aces on top 55-53.

Evansville added to the lead, going up as many as five at 59-54 midway through the latter half. Murray State made the edge disappear as Gee Mcghee nailed his third trey of the game to tie it up at 59-59. Four-consecutive turnovers by the Aces helped the Racers go back on top at 61-59.

As the minutes dwindled down, Evansville retook the lead thanks to a 12-5 stretch to lead 71-66 with three minutes left. Murray State used an and-one and another make to battle back to tie it up at 71-71. On the ensuing play, Balentine hit a pair of free throws to put UE back on top at 73-71, but Bryce Jones hit two of his own to send the game to overtime.

UE got on the board first in the extra period as Balentine scored his 29th point of the evening. Just a minute later, Jones gave the Racers their first lead since the halfway point of the second half as his free throws put MSU back up 77-76 with under three minutes left. The back-and-forth play continued as Jaylon Brown knocked down two free throws to put the Aces back in the lead before Balentine drained his 12th bucket to give the Aces an 80-79 lead with just over a minute remaining in the extra session.

After forcing a miss, Brzoja scored off of a Balentine feed to make it an 82-79 game. A free throw by Balentine gave the Aces an 83-79 advantage in the final minute. From there, the Aces would hold on for the 85-81 win.

A trip to Arkansas is next for the Aces as they will play the University of Arkansas beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening.

CLIMAT SUMMIT

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VENEZUELA’S DOOR OF CHANGE

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Adopt A Pet

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Puppy season has arrived at VHS! Twilight and her five siblings (named after “times of day”) were surrendered as an unwanted litter from an unfixed family pet. They are just over 9 weeks old, and are black Lab/pitbull mixes. They will be large dogs in just a few months, likely 40-50 lbs. or larger. Twilight’s $120 adoption fee includes her spay, microchip, and first vaccines & deworming but additional boosters are adopters’ responsibility.  Call (812) 426-2563 or visit www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption information!

UE Announces Dates of Annual Engineering Summer Camps

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The College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Evansville has announced the dates for its annual engineering OPTIONS summer camps. Participants in these programs will gain a better understanding of what types of opportunities are available in fields most closely related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Engineering OPTIONS for High School Girls Career Exploration
Sunday, June 12 – Friday, June 17

This summer career exploration program is a week-long residential opportunity at UE for high school girls currently in grades 9, 10, or 11 who have completed geometry.

Engineering OPTIONS for Middle School Boys Career Exploration 

Monday, June 6 – Friday, June 10

This summer career exploration program is a week-long day camp opportunity at the UE for middle school boys currently in grades 6, 7, or 8.

Engineering OPTIONS for Middle School Girls Career Exploration 

Sunday, June 19 – Wednesday, June 22

This summer career exploration program is a 3 ½ day residential opportunity at UE for middle school girls currently in grades 6, 7, or 8.

For more information, or to obtain an application, see www.evansville.edu/options.

DNA evidence properly excluded in rape trial

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Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com

A trial court was correct in not allowing evidence in a rape trial that DNA of an unknown male was collected from the victim two days after the incident, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed.

Jordan Pribie was accused of raping C.G., the ex-girlfriend of his roommate, Josh Curl. Curl invited C.G. to his home, where the two drank alcohol with other people. They became extremely intoxicated and C.G. threw up on herself. Pribie told C.G. he would give her a clean shirt if she would have sex with him. She declined, but later he woke her up and had sex with her over her protests. He did not ejaculate. She had consensual sex with Curl several hours later.

C.G. did not report the rape or have an exam done until two days later. The test did not disclose any DNA consistent with Pribie’s but did reveal sperm from an unknown male.

At his trial, Pribie wanted to introduce the rape kit evidence, but the state objected. The trial court ruled that this evidence was barred under Ind. Evidence Rule 412 as “evidence offered to prove that a victim or witness engaged in other sexual behavior.” The jury did hear that a rape kit was performed and it did not reveal Pribie’s DNA. He was convicted of Class B felony rape and sentenced to 10 years in the Department of Correction with two years suspended to probation.

Pribie raised five arguments as to why the evidence should have been admitted, including that Rule 412 does not apply or that the evidence falls under certain exceptions, but the Court of Appeals rejected all of his claims. They also did not find that the state opened the door to the evidence in its direct examination of C.G. or a biologist.

Pribie also claimed juror misconduct required overturning his conviction. One alleged instance of misconduct involved an ex parte conversation between a juror and the bailiff. The juror told the bailiff she knew people on both sides of the case; the bailiff asked her if the recognized people were close friends, to which she said no. She also said it would not prejudice her decision.

While the bailiff should have told the judge about this conversation and allowed the judge to question the juror, the bailiff’s actions were harmless error because the bailiff asked the same questions as the judge would have.  Following the correct procedure would not have yielded a different result for Pribie, Judge John Baker wrote.

The case is Jordan Pribie v. State of Indiana, 12A02-1412-CR-836.

Eagles use big second, fourth quarters to run by Prairie Stars

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University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball used big efforts in both the second and fourth quarters to run away with a 79-64 Great Lakes Valley Conference victory over the University of Illinois Springfield Saturday afternoon at the Physical Activities Center.

 

USI (6-1, 2-0 GLVC) used a 13-2 run that spanned the closing minute of the first quarter and the first four minutes of the second quarter to jump out to a 29-18 lead. Three Screaming Eagles finished the first half with 10 points each as USI outscored the visiting Prairie Stars, 22-14, in the second quarter to take a 41-30 advantage into the intermission.

 

The Prairie Stars (3-4, 0-2 GLVC) slowly chipped away at USI’s lead in the third quarter, trimming it to five points on a pair of occasions.

 

Junior forward Hannah Wascher (Rantoul, Illinois), however, used a feed from sophomore guard Randa Harshbarger (Philo, Illinois) to score a layup in the final 20 seconds of the third quarter to give USI a 57-50 lead heading into the final period.

 

Back-to-back three-pointers by junior guard Kendyl Dearing (Huntingburg, Indiana) put USI up 63-50 two minutes into the fourth quarter, while an old-fashioned three-point play by sophomore guard/forward Kaydie Grooms (Marshall, Illinois) put USI up by 16 with 7:36 to play in the game.

 

A layup by junior center Ruta Savickaite (Vinius, Lithuania) 30 seconds later ended what turned out to be a 13-0 USI run, putting the Eagles up 68-50.

 

Grooms had a three-pointer with just under six minutes to play to give USI a commanding 72-52 lead, its largest of the contest.

 

USI, which shot 50.0 percent (15-30) from the field in the second half, outscored the Prairie Stars, 22-14, in the fourth quarter to finish with the 15-point win.

 

Wascher, who scored USI’s last six points in the third quarter, led the Eagles with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Junior guard Tanner Marcum (New Albany, Indiana) had 12 points, three assist, and three steals to aid USI; while Dearing and sophomore forwardMorgan Dahlstrom (Grayslake, Illinois) each had 12 points for the Eagles.

 

Grooms added nine points, four assists, and seven rebounds, while Harshbarger chipped in six points, three steals, and a career-high nine assists.

 

Senior guard Meredith Marti had 15 points to lead the Prairie Stars, while junior forward Syerra Cunningham had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

 

USI, which was 19-of-21 (.905) from the free throw line, including 16-of-18 (.889) in the first half, returns to action Tuesday at 6 p.m. when it takes on Salem International University at the PAC. The Tigers are 0-7 to begin the 2015-16 season.

 

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