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Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Reports

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ.
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Friday, September 03, 2014

Lonnie Rowley          Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-Level 5 Felony

Kaylee Smith           Fraud-Level 6 Felony
Theft-Class A Misdemeanor

James Whitney             Battery with Moderate Bodily Injury-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 pro

Same-sex marriage rulings stand

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IL for wwww.theindianalawyer.com

The Supreme Court of the United States has let stand rulings from the 7th Circuit and other federal courts that will end laws against same-sex marriage in Indiana and other states.

Certiorari was denied Monday in the Indiana case, Bogan v. Baskin, 14-277, and other cases that overturned bans at the Circuit Court level in Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Bogan was one of seven cases justices reviewed in conference Sept. 29.

Stays that had been in place are lifted as a result of the ruling, according to the ruling from the 7th Circuit, which on Sept. 4 struck downIndiana’s law banning same-sex marriage.

This story will be updated.

Facebook Page launched to find fugitives

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SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ.
DON’T GO TO COURT ALONE. CALL IVAN ARNAEZ @ 812-424-6671.

A joint effort has been launched between the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office, Evansville Police Department, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Department, and Indiana State Police via social media.

A facebook page has been set up at www.facebook.com/VanderburghsMW or by searching Facbeook for Vanderburgh’s Most wanted. This page will be updated once per day with the photo and information of a suspect with an active warrant.

We are asking for the community’s support to share this page and increase the reach to increase its effectiveness. Any information regarding a suspect is asked to be reported to WeTip at 800-78-CRIME or to a non-emergency number for an individual department.
For further information, please contact Kyle Phernetton at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at kphernetton@vanderburghgov.org

Rocktober

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 Raging Moderate by Will Durst

Welcome to Rocktober, Baby. That’s what all the rock and roll radio stations call this, the 10th month of the year. Doesn’t require more than a casually cocked ear to realize the airwaves are flooded with concerts and giveaways and promotional tie-ins. All in the name of Rocktober, Baby.

This amiable etymological contraction of Rock & October is just another example of how impatient our society has become. No one has the time to say… Rocking October. We’re busy people, here. It’s Rocktober, Baby. And the “Baby” is permanently attached like a vestigial accentuater.

This blended word invention was described by Lewis Carroll as a portmanteau. But linguistic compression has picked up considerable generational speed since Humpty Dumpty explained to Alice how “mimsy” is mix of miserable and flimsy; a word that today is often used to describe the Democratic Party’s chances of recapturing the House.

Our enormous appetite for abridgement can also be seen in how Beefalo, frenemy, bromance and Sharknado have squirreled their way into the national lexicon. As has the manner of conjoining proper names: Bennifer, TomKat, Brangelina and Hillbilly. Won’t be long before history books laud the adventures of the outlaws Clonnie. The majesty of Antopatra. Turner Classic Movies hosting a Traburn Film Festival. Ken & Barbie become Karbie.

Most baffling is why more folks aren’t jumping on this phonetic phenomena bandwagon. Why doesn’t ESPN celebrate the only month where all the major sports; baseball, football, basketball and hockey are televised, as Jocktober?

Star Trek fans could enjoy 31 days of Spocktober, maybe with an assist from the Baby Doctor people who could piggyback on the same push. Create a hybrid of baby Trekkies. Pointy ears and pacifiers. Often referred to as Comic- Con.

Socktober and Frocktober for department stores. Chinese restaurants featuring Woktober specials. Bachtober, a staple of classical radio stations. Pawn shops hawking Hocktober. And pet stores hocking Hawktober. Crocktober for the Society of American Casseroles: Slow Cooker Division. Cocktober for chicken restaurants, right wing political donors and porn sites.

Easy to envision Doctober as the Mother of All Tobers hosting such tober tributaries as… 1. A paean to the advancement of polio research with Jonas Salktober. 2. Biological Clocktober saluting all the brave women who didn’t start mothering until the age of 50. And finally… 3. Extolling the virtues of that diverse group of Americans who go to work every day wearing green cotton with Smocktober. Wouldn’t this be the perfect opportunity for the NRA to focus on 2nd amendment rights with Glocktober? And what keeps The CW from plugging their sit- com lineup as Mocktober? Oh, because they’re not funny. That’s right. Well then, why not substitute Schlocktober?

Stocktober is an umbrella name designed to encompass the NYSE, the Cattlemen’s Association, warehousemen all over the country, road company productions of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and makers of broth. And who can forget Stalktober, dedicated to the appreciation of celery, asparagus, fennel and rhubarb?

Bangkoktober for the Asian tourist industry. Shocktober for Halloween and midterm election fans. And of course, let us not forget, the very reason for this column, Writer’s Blocktober. Bringing us to the future: and isn’t it about time we see an impassioned push for Blowvember? Gleecember? Pecanuary? But until then, enjoy it while you can. Talking about Rocktober, Baby.

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Copyright ©2014, Will Durst, distributed by the Cagle Cartoons Inc. syndicate.

 

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Reports

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Overnight Traffic Accident Results in Injuries

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 SPONSORED BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY IVAN ARNAEZ.
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On Monday, October 06, 2014 at approximately 1:16am, deputies were dispatched to the intersection of St. Joseph Avenue and Diamond Avenue for an accident with injuries.

On scene investigation suggests that a Dodge Durango driven by Andia Barthlow of Wadesville, Indiana was west bound on Diamond Avenue and struck a Chevrolet Lumina driven by Ellen Holding of Eldorado, Illinois that was north bound on St. Joseph Avenue.

Seat belts were worn by both drivers and a 12-year-old female passenger in the Durango. Air bags in both vehicles were deployed on impact. The west bound lanes of Diamond Avenue were closed for approximately 30 minutes while the vehicles were removed and the roadway cleaned up.

Both drivers were transported to Deaconess Hospital for non life threatening injuries. The 12-year-old was transported as well but had no apparent injuries.

DRIVERS:

Andria Barthlow, Wadesville, Indiana

Ellen Holding, Eldorado, Illinois

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IS IT TRUE October 6, 2014

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Mole #??IS IT TRUE that after much wailing and gnashing of teeth the City County Observer will unveil our new format later this week?  …we hope you find this as worthy of your readership as you found us back before our poor experiences with the programming and layout design of our previous theme in April?…that bad experience is now behind us and we intend to continue with our daily IS IT TRUE column along with lots of other interesting content from a number of contributors?…what we assure you as our readers is that the best is yet to come from the City County Observer?…we are enthusiastically looking forward to the 2015 local election cycle in the City of Evansville and will continue to fill in the blanks that other local media leave out when it comes to pragmatic scrutiny and the analysis of reality?  Please just give us a couple more days to tweak the new CCO layout design?

 

IS IT TRUE  that the repeated Facebook confessions of 2nd Ward Councilwoman Missy Mosby about all of the substantive budget discussions that happened in a so called “caucus” at the office of City Council Attorney Scott Danks about 5 democrat members of the City Council is just flabbergasting?…the things that she has posted and boasted about are precisely the things that are forbidden from being done behind closed doors?…the other four members and Danks had the good sense to concoct a story that at least sounded like this was a caucus?…Councilwoman Mosby with her intended self serving FB posts along with Councilman Jonathan Weaver’s tweets have removed all doubt about whether or not the closed door meeting was a caucus or a violation of Indiana Sunshine Laws?…the “Sunshine Five” clearly violated the law?…the real question is whether or not there will be any consequences for what they did or if once again the people of Evansville will sit complacently on the couch while our elected officials violate both the spirit and will of the law?…the CCO is shocked and amazed but encouraged to see that the Courier & Press has at least temporarily exhibited some level of enlightenment and called the Sunshine Five out for their tasteless back room budget session?…it will be interesting to see if even one member of the general public takes the Sunshine Five to task in the public comments section of tonight’s City Council meeting?

IS IT TRUE City Councilwoman Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley is rightfully questioning local government tradition in the handling of indigent properties that land in the annual tax sale?…she is entirely correct that some fortune seeking bidders vastly underestimate the cost to refurbish a long abandoned house?…the reality of the “flip that house” prospects with the older abandoned properties like many of the ones that end up in the tax sale is that there is absolutely no way that there is a profit to made in the refurbishment?…a typical 1,200 square foot older home can cost at least $60,000 to refurbish properly with modern HVAC, plumbing, and electrical service?…some such projects with structural issues and roof repairs needed can run as high as $100 per square foot?…the reality is that even the exemplary refurbishment jobs do not even offer an investor or starry eyed landlord the prospect of breaking even in a lifetime?…the only rational action to add long term value for these lots is to tear down the houses so the land can be repurposed?…when it costs more to fix up an old house than it does to build new as it does in vast areas of Evansville, the wrecking ball is the correct thing to do?

IS IT TRUE what has been happening with the tax sale properties is that the starry eyed would be flippers come face to face with reality when they “win” the properties at the tax sale and just cut their losses and let the taxes lapse again?…18 months later these properties are abandoned to the tax sale and the cycle repeats itself?…Councilwoman Riley is exactly right that finding a way to stop the cycle of abandonment would be a good thing?…it will be interesting to see of it is possible to change a failing tradition to make the perpetuation of dilapidation end?

EPD Activity Report October 6, 2014

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EPD Activity Report

West Side Nut Club Fall Festival begins Monday

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The 93rd annual West Side Nut Club Fall Festival begins Monday, October 06, 2014. The weeklong event has been an Evansville tradition since 1921. The festival occupies over four city blocks and will feature food, rides, music, pageants, contests and parades.Once again the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office will maintain a tent at the intersection of W. Franklin Street and N. 11th Avenue next to the lost and found booth. At this location, sheriff’s deputies will be passing out yellow wristbands to children. The underside of the wristband can display a parent or guardians’ phone number, which may be used to reunite a child with a missing parent.The Evansville Police Department will be providing law enforcement services throughout the festival grounds and will have a mobile command center stationed at W. Franklin Street and N. 10th Avenue.The Sheriff’s Office offers the following safety tips for your visit to the Fall Festival:

  • When you arrive at the festival, identify and point out officials your child can approach if they become separated from you. Describe the sheriff’s deputy and police officer uniforms, the Nut Club member hats and the fire official uniforms so your child knows who is safe to approach.
  • Nothing takes the place of your supervision. Younger children can become distracted with all of the sights, sounds, smells, and crowds at the Fall Festival.
  • If your child is old enough to be out of your eyesight, make sure they take a friend with them. There is safety in numbers (as well as more fun to be had). Remember to have your child check in on a regular basis. Identify where you will meet them and what time they should be there.
  • If you become separated from your child, notify a sheriff’s deputy or police officer as soon as possible.
  • Heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic will create an increased risk of accidents. Take your child by the hand when walking to and from the festival. Use caution when leaving the sidewalk. Consider using a paid parking lot to support a worthy cause.

Stop by the Sheriff’s Office Fall Festival tent, where you can talk to a sheriff’s deputy and pick up a free munchie map. Sheriff Dave Wedding and the entire Sheriff’s Office hopes everyone has a safe, fun and memorable time at the Fall Festival!

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Bucshon Just Doesn’t Get it

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Last week, Congressman Bucshon made a spectacle of telling 8th District voters how he planned to speak with President Obama during his visit to Gibson County. The congressman published a piece in the Evansville Courier, which once again served as a testament to his obsession about the so-called “war on coal.”
Our congressman made national headlines a few weeks ago regarding his statements on global climate change. He embarrassed himself and, more importantly, our district with his uninformed claims about the growing number of climatologists who are warning us about the dangers of many of the pollutants we are putting into our air and how they affect our environment. He warned against “scare tactics on both sides,” when in reality he consistently resorts to scare tactics on this issue. And why not? He has effectively convinced a large number of the 30,000 coal miners here in Indiana’s 8th District that, without Bucshon, they will lose their jobs.
Congressman Bucshon is convincing in his attempts to portray himself as someone who protects the working man. He will send out mailings on the taxpayers’ dime telling these individuals he is here to protect their jobs. In reality, his loyalty lies with the giant corporations who regularly fill his campaign coffers—Peabody Energy, Murray Energy, and Koch Industries. We saw this a few years ago when he specifically blamed coal miners for contracting black lung disease.
We need to change the conversation. It is time to start finding cleaner alternative energy solutions, and a congressman who continues to receive tens of thousands of dollars from Big Coal is not going to have an interest in doing so. Coal will work in the short-term, but it’s time we start asking ourselves: don’t our children and grandchildren deserve clean air?
The future is now. And it is time to truly stop with the scare tactics and find better solutions for the well-being of those who come along after us.
To learn more about my campaign to represent Indiana’s 8th District in Congress, visit my website at www.spanglerforcongress.com.

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