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Indiana State Police Seeks Recruits for 76th Recruit Academy

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The Indiana State Police is now accepting applications for the 76th Recruit Academy.  Individuals who are interested in beginning a rewarding career as an Indiana State Trooper may apply online at http://www.in.gov/isp/2368.htm.  This website will provide a detailed synopsis of the application process as well as information on additional career opportunities with the Indiana State Police Department.

Applications must be received via e-mail by 11:59 pm (EST), on Wednesday, January 6, 2016.  Applications received after the deadline will notbe accepted for the 76th Recruit Academy.

Basic Eligibility Requirements and consideration factors for an Indiana State Trooper:

1. Must be a United States citizen.

2. Must be at least 21 and less than 40 years of age when appointed as a police employee.     (Appointment date is October 21, 2016)

3. Must meet a minimum vision standard (corrected or uncorrected) of 20/50 acuity in each eye and 20/50 distant binocular acuity in both eyes.

4. Must possess a valid driver’s license to operate an automobile.

5. Must be willing, if appointed, to reside and serve anywhere within the State of Indiana as designated by the Superintendent.

6. Must be a high school graduate as evidenced by a diploma or general equivalency  diploma (GED).

The starting salary for an Indiana State Police Department recruit is $1,445.75 bi-weekly during the academy training.  At the completion of academy training, the starting salary is $39,213.00 a year.  The Indiana State Police also offers an excellent health care plan, which includes medical, dental, vision and pharmacy coverage for both current and retired employees, along with their families.  The Indiana State Police pension program provides a lifetime pension after 25 years of service.  Additionally, the Indiana State Police Department provides comprehensive disability coverage and a life insurance program.

Interested applicants can obtain additional information about a career as an Indiana State Trooper by visiting http://www.in.gov/isp/3041.htm to find the recruiter assigned to your area.

Indiana State Police Increase Patrols during Thanksgiving Holiday

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To help ensure the safety of all motorists during the Thanksgiving holiday period, Indiana State Police will be joining more than 250 other Indiana law enforcement agencies in participating in the annual Safe Family Travel campaign. Beginning today and running through Sunday, December 6, Indiana State Police will be conducting high visibility enforcement efforts including sobriety check points and saturation patrols looking for impaired and dangerous drivers. Troopers will also be specifically looking for drivers who speed, follow too closely, make unsafe lane changes, drive aggressively and fail to buckle up or properly restrain children.

According to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), there were 520 alcohol-related crashes across Indiana resulting in 235 injuries and three fatalities just last year in November.
Please help do your part to make the Thanksgiving holiday travel period safe by observing the following safety tips:

• Make sure you are well rested if you plan to travel.  A fatigued driver is a dangerous driver.
• Avoid tailgating; remember the two-second rule.
• Make sure everyone is buckled up.
• Avoid using your cell phone while driving. Distracted driving is dangerous driving.
•Don’t drink and drive.
• MOVE OVER, SLOW DOWN for emergency and highway service vehicles.

Increased enforcement during the Thanksgiving holiday period is an annual statewide effort supported by federal funding allocated from the Traffic Safety division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

Driver Arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Meth

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Last night at approximately 10:54, Trooper Brent Gramig was patrolling SR 62 when he observed a vehicle with an expired temporary tag.  Gramig stopped the driver of the vehicle on Lakeview Drive at SR 62.  The driver was identified as Michelle Wiggins, 40, of Mt. Vernon.  While talking to Wiggins, Trooper Gramig detected an odor of marijuana inside the vehicle.  A search revealed a small plastic bag containing meth between the driver’s seat and center console.  A series of field sobriety tests revealed Wiggins was impaired. Further investigation revealed she was under the influence of meth. Wiggins was arrested and taken to the Posey County Jail where she is currently being held on bond.

Arrested and Charges:

  • Michelle Wiggins, 40, Mt. Vernon, IN
  1. Possession of Meth, Level 6 Felony
  2. Driving While Intoxicated (Meth), Class C Misdemeanor

Miranda sets single-season kill mark for UE

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University of Evansville sophomore Genesis Miranda set the Purple Aces single-season kills mark as UE fell to Indiana State by a 3-1 final on Friday night at the Carson Center.

 

Miranda posted a game-high 19 kills to lead UE (8-21, 2-13 MVC).  She now has 463 on the season, breaking Julie Groves’ mark of 454.

 

“I am excited for that, I did not expect to do that in my sophomore year,” Miranda said.  “It is special and that will motivate me to help our team take it to the next level in my junior year.

 

Stephanie Cerino had 12 kills on the night while Kim Deprez posted 20 digs.  Jelena Merseli had a team-best 24 assists.  Pacing the Indiana State (17-14, 6-10 MVC) offense was Cassandra Willis, who had 13 kills.  Kynedi Nalls and Melody Burdett registered 12 apiece.

 

Indiana State opened the night with a 25-17 win in the opening frame.  Carly Wishlow had four kills on five attempts.  With ISU up 8-7, they went on an 11-2 run and pulled away for the win.  Evansville got a little closer as Lorena Marquez did the serving in a 5-0 stretch, but the Sycamores hung on for the win.

 

Evansville got its revenge in the second game.  Trailing 11-10, UE scored nine of the next 11 points as Kim Deprez helped the Aces score four in a row as she notched an ace in the run.  Hanging on to a 23-17 lead, Mildrelis Rodriguez recorded the final two kills to lead UE to the win.

 

Early in the third game, Evansville had the hot hand, taking a 6-3 lead on a Gabriela Roman kill.  Indiana State responded as Kynedi Nalls had back-to-back kills to give them an 8-6 lead and cap off a 5-0 run.  They went on to lead by six points at 19-13 before the Aces stormed back.  Rodriguez did the serving and also notched a killas the Aces scored four in a row.  Later, they tied it up at 21-21.  With the score knotted at 22-22, the Sycamores scored the next two before a Wishlow tally gave them a 25-23 triumph.

 

The Aces rallied once again in the fourth frame.  Trailing 20-13 and later by a 22-16 tally, UE fought back.  Miranda notched a pair of kills in a run that saw the Aces get within one at 23-22.  Following two timeouts, the Sycamores were able to regroup and hang on for the 25-23 win to clinch the match.

 

Tomorrow, UE completes its home slate against Illinois State at 6 p.m.  Seniors Stephanie Cerino, Kim Deprez, Lorena Marquez, Tathianna Cordero and Gabriela Roman will be recognized before the match.

 

 IF IT’S NOT BROKEN-DON’T FIX IT

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IF IT’S NOT BROKEN-DON’T FIX IT

By George Lumley

If it is “NOT BROKEN” then “DON’T FIX IT”.  That short phrase says a lot.  I believe in it strongly.  Yes, we need to adjust for the times and change things for the better occasionally; however, the government is always trying to fix what ain’t broken.  Yes, even the local government, CITY/COUNTY, is often trying to fix what is not broken for the benefit of those (special interest) claiming it needs to be fixed.

If it “IS BROKEN” then by all means “DO FIX IT”; however that doesn’t happen.  Yes, you heard me right. Something is broken but they (city/county officials) do not want to fix it.  Why you ask?  Well I don’t know but maybe you can help me figure this out over the next few months.  I suspect it is because there are special interest that are getting in the way of what is right for everyone’s best interest.

The tax sale process in Indiana was Broken.  In Evansville there was even a cry to stop the tax sale because it was contributing to the Blight.  The C & P even had a series to embarrass the people living in the blighted structures that had ties to the tax sale.  While Evansville seemingly did nothing to fix the problem the rest of the state worked on a solution. Legislation to improve the process was passed in 2012, 2013, and 2014.  The 2014 legislation hit a little snag but the legislators quickly hammered that out in early 2015 and made it retroactive to January 1, 2015 for those forward thinking local governments that wanted the latest and best fixes to the problem. Now while all this was going on around the state, Evansville leaders turned a blind eye and deaf ear.  I suspect this was not because they were ignorant of the problem or the legislation to fix it, but because the legislation was not serving their special interest.  I will present facts over the next few months and you can reach your own conclusion.

I want to be positive and need your help in steering our officials in fixing the problem.  With this in mind I am happy to announce the launch the “Let’s Fix That Tax Sale” series of essays.  Oh, and there will be video. Please blog and comment positively to bring the problem to light.

This is going to be a positive series without the negativity and put downs presented by the C & P in their “who owns that” series.  We will be covering the tax sale on Monday not to humiliate people and frame them as stupid but to present the real issues of the tax sale.  Unlike the C & P, we will not be advocating to stop the tax sale, but to implement available provisions in state law to make the tax sale work for everyone’s best interest.  The essays and video will present individual tax sale properties, associated people, issues and positive solutions on how to make the tax sale process work for everyone’s best interest.

Please read my first in the series “Lets Fix That Tax Sale” here on the CCO Monday morning.  It will detail some of the upcoming content and your feedback will help mold each essay.  See you Monday.

By George Lumley

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Hannah Gayle Powers Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor
Visiting a common nuisance, Class B misdemeanor

Cynthia Ann Davis Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony
Maintaining a common nuisance, Level 6 felony
Possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor
Possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor
Possession of paraphernalia, Class C misdemeanor

John Nathan Bartlett Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Possession of marijuana, Class A misdemeanor
Visiting a common nuisance, Class B misdemeanor

Henry Louis Lane Possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony
Possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony
Possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor
Possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor
Visiting a common nuisance, Class B misdemeanor

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Aces women’s basketball to open season on Saturday

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On Saturday at 1 p.m., the University of Evansville women’s basketball team will open up the regular season at Xavier.

 

The game, which is being played in honor of Lauren Hill, will be carried live on Fox Sports Ohio.

 

UE went 2-0 in its exhibition outings, including a 97-53 win over Berea last weekend as six players finished in double figures, led by Laura Friday, who hit 5 of her 6 3-pointers on her way to 15 points.  Kerri Gasper also scored 15 as she shot an accurate 70% (7/10) and hauled in five rebounds.  Newcomer Ashley Hawkins registered a double-double in the game, notching 11 points and 12 rebounds while also blocking a pair of shots.

 

“We are excited to begin our journey,” Aces head coach Oties Epps said.  “We feel comfortable with the work that we have put in up to this point and we look forward to the challenge of competing against Xavier.”

 

Saturday’s game will mark the first of three in a row on the road in Ohio; the Aces head to Miami Ohio on Monday before traveling to face Cleveland State on Wednesday, Nov. 18

It marks the first meeting against the Musketeers since the teams played together in the MCC.  The Aces look for their 4th opening-day victory in a row as they defeated Austin Peay at home by a 72-68 margin last season.  UE is on the road for its first six regular-season contests as they do not play at home until December 5.

 

Junior Sara Dickey set the single-season scoring mark last season with 602 tallies.  After scoring 546 as a freshman in 2013-14, Dickey has 1,148 career points and is just 79 points out of the top ten.  Should she follow up last year’s scoring pace, she would break the all-time program scoring mark in just three years.  Shelly Brand-Adlard is the all-time UE scoring leader with 1,713 points

 

The Aces have eight returning players including three seniors (Sara Dickey, sophomore guard Taloni Reese and junior forward Sasha Robinson). Additionally, the team brings back Peyton Langston, Kenyia Johnson, and senior guard Laura Friday.

UE has six newcomers on the roster this year (freshman forward Jordan Campbell, freshman guard Camille Coleman, freshman forward Kerri Gasper, freshman forward Tattenai Hall, freshman forward Erin Sinnott, and junior guard Camary Williams). The Aces will also benefit from having Aaliyah Gaines and junior forward Ashley Hawkins eligible after their redshirt seasons.

 

Xavier is coming off of an 18-15 campaign last season, which saw them win in 13 out of their 19 home contests.  They return their top two scorers from last year in Briana Glover and Raeshaun Gaffney.  Glover tallied 10.8 points per game while Gaffney finished the year at 10.4 PPG.

Temporary tag in rear window gets conviction tossed

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Marilyn Odendahl for www.theindianalawyer.com

A Hendricks County Sheriff’s deputy’s ignorance of where a temporary license plate can be displayed on a car led the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn a drunken-driving conviction.

Deputy Nathan Hibschman pulled over a vehicle because it did not have a license plate on its bumper. However, after he made the traffic stop, he noticed a temporary tag taped to the car’s rear window but he mistakenly believed state statute required the tag to be placed on the bumper.

Approaching the driver, Jeremy Darringer, the deputy noticed a strong smell of alcohol and subsequently administered a sobriety test. Darringer failed that test.

Before his trial, Darringer filed a motion to suppress the evidence, arguing the deputy had no reason to make the initial stop. However, Hendricks Superior Judge Stephenie LeMay-Luken denied the motion on the grounds that the stop was appropriate because the temporary tag was not clearly visible even though it was in the proper place.

Darringer was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor.

On appeal, Darringer renewed his arguments that the state failed to prove the stop was based upon a reasonable suspicion that he committed a traffic violation or that the deputy made an objectively reasonable mistake justifying the stop.

The state countered the stop was proper because the plate was not clearly visible. The Court of Appeals found the record revealed the deputy did not even look anywhere else on the vehicle except the bumper.

Judge Elaine Brown wrote, “While Deputy Hibschman testified that he did not see a plate on the vehicle, he also repeatedly stated that he did not look in the rear window and did not look anywhere else other than the bumper. Accordingly, we cannot say that the facts known to Deputy Hibschman would have otherwise provided a basis for the stop based upon the idea that the interim plate in the rear window was not clearly visible, where Deputy Hibschman specifically testified that he did not look in the rear window.”

The Court of Appeals reversed Darringer’s conviction in Jeremy Darringer v. State of Indiana, 32A01-1503-CR-86.

Judge Patricia Riley concurred in result without opinion.

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