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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Evansville Woman Arrested for Public Intoxication, BAC .43%

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An Evansville woman was arrested last night north of Vincennes for public intoxication after an investigation revealed she had a blood alcohol content of .43%

At approximately 10:45 last night, Master Trooper Jim Dotson was patrolling SR 67 when he spotted a Black 2013 Honda CRV parked in a driveway near Hagemeier Lane.  When Dotson approached the vehicle he found it was occupied by Sandra Dee Goshinska, 51, of Evansville.  Dotson detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and Goshinska displayed signs of extreme intoxication.  Goshinska’s vehicle was not running and the keys were not in the ignition. She was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes where it was revealed she had a BAC of .43%.  Further investigation revealed Goshinska had a suspended driver’s license.  She was arrested for public intoxication and taken to the Knox County Jail where she is currently being held on bond.

EPA Names January “National Radon Action Month”

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated January as “National Radon Action Month”.  According to the EPA’s website (www.EPA.gov/radon), radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.  Overall, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer.  Radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year – with about 2,900 of these deaths occurring among people who have never smoked.

“In this past year alone, Radon Systems of Indiana has mitigated dozens of potentially fatal radon issues in homes right here in the Tri-State.  Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas that enters homes through cracks in the foundation and openings around pumps, pipes, and drains.  The only way to know if you and your family are at risk is to test your home,” said Joe Neth, owner of Radon Systems of Indiana, the only locally-owned, full-service, state licensed residential radon mitigation services specialist serving Southwest Indiana and Kentucky.

A considerable number of homes in Evansville and the surrounding areas are predicted to be above the acceptable limits for radon. The only way to reduce the risk of radon exposure is to test.  

                Radon Systems of Indiana (www.RadonSystemsIndiana.com) is owned and operated by Your Basement Solution, LLC. Your Basement Solution, LLC also owns and operates B-Dry Waterproofing Systems of Southwest Indiana, the nation’s basement waterproofing and crawl space waterproofing specialist serving the Tri-State since 1984; Ram Jack of Southwest Indiana, the nation’s top foundation repair specialist; and the area’s only Owens Corning® Basement Finishing System™ provider.  

For more information about Radon Systems of Southwest Indiana, please call 812.842.0728 or visit www.RadonSystemsIndiana.com. 

Bill Authored By Sens. Becker, Glick to Strengthen Hoosier Women Veterans’ Program Passes Committee

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STATEHOUSE (Jan. 20, 2015) — A bill authored by State Sens. Vaneta Becker (R-Evansville) and Sue Glick (R-LaGrange) that would strengthen the Hoosier Women Veterans’ Program passed the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Military today by a 7-0 vote. SB 424 now moves to the full Senate for consideration.

This measure would require the director of the Indiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) to designate a coordinator for the Hoosier Women Veterans’ Program. The DVA’s Women Veterans’ Program is devoted to helping women veterans access resources and services available to them through the State of Indiana and the federal government.

“This program needs a strong leader to ensure women veterans are given the attention they deserve,” Becker said. “The role of women in the military continues to grow and their gender-specific needs should be addressed appropriately.”

“Female veterans are often unaware of the benefits and services available to them and we want to make sure they have the help they need when returning to civilian life,” Glick said. “To do that successfully, women veterans should be given particular consideration, attention and the best possible care.”

Currently, over 33,000 female veterans reside in Indiana who have served in every war period, including World War II. For more information on the DVA’s Women Veterans’ Program, click here.

First Lady Karen Pence to Visit Dayspring Center, Indiana Women’s Prison’s Wee Ones Nursery 

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Indianapolis – Tomorrow, First Lady Karen Pence will visit Dayspring Center, which has provided shelter for homeless families in Marion County for more than 25 years. Later in the morning, the First Lady will visit Indiana Women’s Prison’s Wee Ones Nursery. This program was implemented in 2008 for offenders who are pregnant at the time they enter prison and allows them to care for and bond with their baby after birth. Details below.

Wednesday, January 21:

10:00 a.m. EST – First Lady Karen Pence to visit Dayspring Center

*Media are welcome to attend.

Dayspring Center, 1537 Central Avenue, Indianapolis

11:00 a.m. EST – First Lady Karen Pence to visit Indiana Women’s Prison Wee Ones Nursery

*Media are welcome to attend and are asked to check in at the administration building.

Indiana Women’s Prison Wee Ones Nursery, 2596 Girls School Road, Indianapolis

VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 19 New Officers

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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated nineteen (19) new confinement officers from the Jail Officers Course this past Friday, January 16, 2015. Officers from Vanderburgh, Gibson, Warrick, Perry, Dubois and Pike counties attended.

In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional training site for this forty (40) hour course, which is required of all newly hired jail officers during their first year. The new officers were instructed in subjects such as: ethics, standards of conduct, report writing, jail operations, physical security, searches, evidence gathering, sexual misconduct, response to physical resistance, blood borne pathogens, first aid, cultural awareness, suicide prevention, mental illness and legal issues.

The regional officers returned to their respective agencies this week in order to continue additional facility specific training. Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office confinement officers will spend the next two weeks attending additional classroom and practical training, which will include topics such as: housing unit supervision, gang identification, defensive and physical tactics, record keeping and practical scenarios.

Upon completion of the classroom training, each new Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office confinement officer will be assigned to a Field Training Officer (FTO) for an additional seven (7) weeks before being permitted to work alone.

Sheriff Dave Wedding stated, “I can’t thank my staff enough for putting together a top notch training program. New confinement officers who come through this program will be well equipped to face the challenges of operating in a jail environment.”

At any given time the Sheriff’s Office houses over 500 inmates and nearly 100 work release participants within the confines of a 156,722 square foot facility. As an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy accredited provider, the Sheriff’s Office accepts applications from outside agencies to attend the Confinement Officer Training School at our facility.

Pictured above: Jail Officers Course Class #2015-60

 

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 on Friday, January 16, 2015

Donald Clark                  Failure to Register as a Sex or Violent Offender-Level 5 Felony

Matthew Dormeier      Burglary-Level 5 Felony

Theft-Level 6 Felony

Christopher Martin        Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

Jessica Martin               Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 6 Felony

Jefferey Frueh               Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator-Level 6 Felony

Brent Green                  Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 6 Felony

Darnell Holmes               Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon-Level 4 Felony

Kamion Melton              Carrying a Handgun without a License-Level 5 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class B Misdemeanor

False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor

Clinton Mobley             Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-Level 5 Felony

Justin Rider                   Burglary-Level 5 Felonies (Two Counts)

Theft-Level 6 Felonies (Two Counts)

Calvin Robinson        Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-Level 5 Felony

Brian Welden           Possession of Methamphetamine-Level 6 Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class B Misdemeanor

Kevin Woolsey            Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator-Level 6 Felony

For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at kphernetton@vanderburghgov.org

Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law

Steve Davis to File for City Council Seat in Evansville’s 2nd Ward

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On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, Steve Davis will file his candidacy for City Council to represent the 2nd Ward of Evansville as a Democrat at 4:00 pm in the Vanderburgh County Election Office on the second floor of the Civic Center.

Steve is a 1991 graduate of F.J. Reitz High School and a Journeyman Carpenter, graduating from his carpentry apprenticeship program in 1996. He also received Associate Degrees in Business Management and Arts in 2004 from American Intercontinental University. Steve is employed by CSX Railroad and in 2012 earned Federal Railroad Administration Certifications as a Conductor and Remote Control Operator.

Jacob Davis is 21 years old and Steve’s oldest son. Jacob is an Army Reservist and employed by Berry Plastics. Jacob is married to Alexandria, and they have Steve’s first grandchild, Jameson, who is just a few months old. Joshua Davis is Steve’s youngest son at 18 years old and is a student and NCAA Division 2 wrestler at Lake Erie College.

Steve is the younger brother of the late Rick Davis, former Vanderburgh Co. Treasurer and Democrat candidate for Mayor in 2011. Steve is a dedicated Democrat and has worked within the Democrat Party for various candidates over the last 10 years. He understands that no party membership always agree, but that disputes are to be resolved privately and not at the expense of other members or their families. Steve is running to help bring back unity to City Council and respect for the Democrat Party and stated, “No one member of City Council is so important that they can publicly attack other members, and the future of Evansville depends on putting differences aside to work for progress in the community.”

##Davis will be available to members of the media for questions after filing##

Woman loses claim for additional retroactive retirement benefits

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Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com

A retired teacher is not entitled to an additional six months of retroactive retirement benefits from the Indiana Public Retirement System, the Indiana Court of Appeals held Tuesday. Indiana law limits an INPRS member to only six months of retroactive retirement benefits.

Jeri Good was a member of the Indiana Teachers Retirement Fund – now a part of INPRS – for 29.5 years. She purchased an additional six-month service credit to make her eligible to receive retirement benefits at age 55 based on 30 years of service. When she contacted INPRS regarding delaying her retirement benefits, the INPRS employee told her benefits would be paid retroactively, but did not say only for six months.

Good then delayed filing her application for one year and requested benefits retroactive to her 55th birthday. INPRS determined, and the trial court affirmed, that she is only entitled to six months retroactive.

Good acknowledged that the law limits an INPRS member to six months of retroactive retirement benefits but claims she is entitled to additional benefits based on the theories of equitable estoppel, unjust enrichment and breach of fiduciary duty.

The appellate judges in Jeri Good v. Indiana Teachers Retirement Fund, 25A03-1408-MI-278, rejected all of her claims.

“We conclude as follows: (1) equitable estoppel is inapplicable because the facts regarding Good’s retirement were equally available to both parties and she is charged with knowledge of the law regarding retroactive benefits; (2) unjust enrichment is also inapplicable in light of that imputed knowledge; and (3) her fiduciary duty claim fails because there is no indication that the INPRS employee was a fiduciary. Therefore, we affirm,” wrote Judge Terry Crone.

IS IT TRUE January 21, 2015

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IS IT TRUE that an arrest has been made as a result of the investigation of the shooting inside the C. K. Newsome Center the other day?…the arrested party is an 18 year old male named Anthony Stewart, who allegedly fired 2 shots in the gymnasium while about 50 people were in the facility playing and watching a basketball game?…the only casualty aside from the supposed tranquility of the place was a pair of pants that a bullet grazed?…it is indeed a sad day in Evansville when peaceful people can’t enjoy a basketball game without being shot at?…more and more in cities across America, this sort of dangerous behavior is ruining day to day life for perfectly good people?

IS IT TRUE it seems as though the United States of America has been guilty of lapsing into the neglect of infrastructure in much the same way that Evansville, Indiana has been?…with us it is the sewers, the sidewalks, the water distribution pipes, and the roads that are falling apart for lack of a system of maintenance?…yesterday in Ohio the failure to test and maintain bridges came home to roost when a bridge on the Dixie Highway (I-75) came crashing down?…even though this is Ohio, the CCO got a few emails affixing blame to President Obama, to Mitch McConnell, and even to John Boehner who is the only one of the three who actually is from Ohio?…every time something like this happens the political extremes point the fingers of blame at each other and proceed to do nothing about the problem?…there are in all likelihood thousands of bridges on busy roads that are on the verge of collapse and no one seems to be keeping track of what needs some pre-emptive maintenance?…perhaps if the hounds of Washington were required to commute on some crashed bridges and un-passable roads they would get their fingers working instead of pointing?…in this writers view there is plenty of blame to be placed on both parties and the fools who blindly support them?

IS IT TRUE that the group that launched the Facebook site to save the Owen Block Building keeps moving forward and making progress?…one of the real advantages to this process is that in the end the City of Evansville does not own the building?…the numbers seem to have worked out and the CCO sees this model as transferable to other historic properties?…just up the street the McCurdy Hotel sits rotting to the ground from neglect and from the interference of local government?…if former Mayor Weinzapfel would have kept his ambitions in check and his campaign fundraising machine in it’s cage, the McCurdy may well still be a functioning old folks home?…he didn’t as what we have now is a mess of colossal proportion with an open door policy being exploited by street people and teenagers for shelter and entertainment?…we have pondered the possibility of an Owen-Block model for the McCurdy and see it as a bit of a stretch but still possible?…in order to do this one must assume a value for the finished product that a developer can secure a loan against?…we assume that to be about $10 Million?…the cost to really do a good job of repairing the McCurdy with all of the damage it now has would certainly be in the range of $15 Million?…the challenge in this case would be in finding $5 Million to fill the gap between value and cost that plagues downtown Evansville?…before calling this one, we need to see if the Owen Block project really proceeds to a positive end?…if it does, there is hope for other properties?…if it does not, Evansville will have missed out on a golden opportunity to prove that citizen based adaptive reuse can be successfully implemented in River City?

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