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Social media push boosts calls to Evansville’s legal advice service

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indianalawyerby Marilyn Odendahl, for www.theindianalawyer.com,

The Evansville legal community, worried that its monthly talk-to-a-lawyer program was losing popularity, turned to the place where it seems everyone gathers – cyberspace.
Calls coming to talk-to-a-lawyer had dropped to an average of 35 to 50 per month, according to Scott Wylie, president of the Evansville Bar Association. Also, the questions many of the callers asked had been shifting from the family law and landlord-tenant issues to estate planning and probate. Many attorneys wondered what was happening when they realized the program’s advertising was limited largely to newspapers which often attract an older demographic.

To engage younger people, the legal community began touting the free advice program on Facebook. The Evansville Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee wrote a blurb, giving the time and phone number of the talk-to-a-lawyer event and invited callers. Then members of the bar association, the Evansville Bar Foundation and the Pro Bono District posted the blurb on their Facebook pages.

In addition, the access committee also created a Facebook page, “Free Legal Advice Evansville.”

So far, the social media push has been successful. March 6 at the EBA offices in Evansville, the phones rang almost non-stop and call volume increased to almost 70 during the two-and-a-half-hour event. Wylie believes the message on Facebook not only alerted the public to the call-in program but also enabled attorneys to direct people, who they could not assist, to legal help.

The boost that appears to have come through social media, said Wylie, “has allowed us to remember that it’s important for us to reach all members of the general public. It’s more about being thoughtful and making sure legal help is available to everyone.”

Tropicana Evansville Announces General Manager

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Jason Gregorec brings over 20 years of experience to his new role

Tropicana Evansville today announced the appointment of casino executive, Jason Gregorec, to general manager of its popular riverfront gaming and entertainment complex.

“Jason (Mr. Gregorec) has both a proven industry track record and an innovative operational (corporate) vision,” said Tony Rodio, president & chief executive officer of Tropicana Entertainment Inc. “He’s exactly what we need to make Tropicana Evansville a continued success in our portfolio of thriving casinos.”

Gregorec began his gaming career as a gaming host at Harrah’s Joliet before climbing the executive ladder at Majestic Star Casinos and Hotel in Gary, Indiana with notable titles such as vice president of table games and VIP services. He then made the leap to the Vegas gaming market, serving most recently as Station Casinos’ vice president/assistant general manager of the Green Valley Ranch resort.

In addition to his impressive gaming career, Gregorec has also dedicated himself in service to his country and his community. He served in the 12th Special Forces Group of the Army Reserve for eight years—a tour which included deployment to the Middle East for various operations. In addition to organizing casino night fundraisers for numerous charities throughout the Chicagoland area, Gregorec has held leadership roles with two leading organizations—sitting on the board of directors for South Shore Arts and TradeWind Services.

Gregorec, his wife and three young sons have recently moved back to the area from Henderson, Nevada to build a life and career in Evansville.

About Tropicana Evansville.  Tropicana Evansville is a $110 million entertainment facility that includes a 2,700 passenger riverboat casino, a 250 room hotel, a 96 room boutique hotel, an executive conference center, a 1,660 vehicle parking garage and Riverfront Pavilion housing pre-boarding facilities, retail shops, restaurants and lounge area.

About Tropicana Entertainment.  Tropicana Entertainment Inc. is a publicly traded company that, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates eight casinos and resorts in Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey and Aruba. Tropicana properties collectively have approximately 6,385 employees, 6,040 rooms, 7,090 slot positions and 218 table games. The company is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

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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 Wednesday, April 02, 2014

 

Joshua Adams                   Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance-Class C Felony

Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

Unlawful Possession of Syringe-Class D Felony

 

Hassan Alyami                  Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person-

Class A Misdemeanor

Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .08 or More-Class C Misdemeanor

 

Romie Ellis                         Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony

Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor Enhanced to D Felony

Dealing in a Synthetic Drug or Synthetic Drug Lookalike Substance-

Class D Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor

(Habitual Substance Offender Enhancement)

 

Daymond Foster              Residential Entry-Class D Felony

Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanor

Criminal Mischief-Class A Misdemeanor

 

Misty Love                          Auto Theft-Class D Felony

Operating a Vehicle as an Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony

Invasion of Privacy-Class A Misdemeanor

 

Myles Martin                    Armed Robbery-Class B Felony

Carjacking-Class B Felony

Felon Carrying a Handgun-Class C Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony

Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor

 

Rodriquez Mathis            Residential Entry-Class D Felony

Criminal Mischief-Class A Misdemeanor

Disorderly Conduct-Class B Misdemeanor

(Habitual Offender Enhancement)

 

Andrew Miles                   Burglary-Class B Felony

Theft-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)

Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor

 

Howard Phipps                 Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

 

Danielle Tucker                Burglary-Class B Felony

Theft-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)

Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor

 

Brian Bridge                       Burglary-Class B Felonies (Two Counts)

Robbery-Class C Felonies (Two Counts)

Theft-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)

 

Laquita Crenshaw            Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-

Class C Felony

 

Robert Fitzpatrick            Domestic Battery-Class A Misdemeanor

(Enhanced to D Felony Due to Prior Convictions)

 

Carl McCarty                      Theft-Class D Felony

 

Jesse McCaslin                 Operating a Motor Vehicle after Forfeiture of License for Life-

Class C Felony

 

Colton McKinley               Attempted Murder-Class A Felonies (Two Counts)

Intimidation-Class C Felonies (Two Counts)

Criminal Recklessness-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)

 

Austin Miles                      Burglary-Class B Felony

Theft-Class D Felonies (Two Counts)

Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor

 

Michael Simmons            Intimidation-Class C Felonies (Two Counts)

 

 

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

 

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Same-sex couple’s bid for recognition expedited due to grave illness

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by Dave Stafford, for www.theindianalawyer.com images-33

The chief federal judge in Indianapolis quickly summoned lawyers to address a same-sex couple’s emergency request that Indiana recognize their Massachusetts marriage because one of the women is gravely ill.

Nikole Rai Quasney and Amy Melissa Sandler of Munster on Mondayasked for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would enjoin the state from enforcing laws against same-sex marriage. The couple requested an expedited hearing because Quasney, mother of two young children, has stage IV ovarian cancer.

“Because of this aggressive cancer, Niki measures the rest of her life in weeks, not years,” a brief in support of the request says.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Richard Young of the Southern District of Indiana on Tuesday summoned attorneys for a telephone conferenceset for 2 p.m. Friday. Young advised them to be prepared to address the request for an injunction and temporary restraining order.

Quasney and Sandler also seek a court order that, in the event of Quasney’s death, the Indiana Department of Health be required to complete a death certificate listing her as married, with Sandler recorded as the surviving spouse.

Continued enforcement of the ban, the supporting brief argues, “will cause grave harm to a loving couple confronted with an impending tragic loss. The public simply has no interest in denying Amy the rights she is entitled to as a surviving spouse upon Niki’s death.”

The couple is one three who sued the state March 10 backed by the national organization Lambda Legal. The case is Baskin et al. v. Bogan et al., 1:14-cv-00355, and names as defendants the clerks of Boone, Porter and Lake counties, along with Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller.

Zoeller has vowed to defend Indiana’s prohibition on same-sex marriage in at least four cases to date, including Baskin, that seek to overturn Indiana’s ban in federal court.

Young presides in all the cases. He has also set a phone conference on Friday for scheduling purposes in the related matters.

IS IT TRUE April 3, 2014

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IS IT TRUE April 3, 2014

IS IT TRUE that we would like to belatedly congratulate the people of Evansville and the Evansville Sports Corporation on getting a good crowd out for the NCAA Division 2 national championship game at the Ford Center last Saturday?…an announced crowd of nearly 5,000 showed up for the final which is quite excellent for this particular tournament in recent history?…the first two rounds of the tournament as we previously reported had disappointing crowds of well below 1,000 people per session dragging down the overall attendance but the final game made up for it and got Evansville some good national TV exposure?

IS IT TRUE in examining the claims made by Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke about the requirement of the Hilton Corporation to require that a prospective franchisee have final loan approval before being granted a franchise, the CCO took on the task to get a copy of one of the agreements and looked it over?…the document is nearly 400 pages long and rather than spend all night reading it we did a scan and that scan did not confirm the Mayor’s claim?…in the franchise agreement the fees, and estimated cost to establish the brand are all laid out very clearly but there does not appear to be a requirement to prove loan approval?…on the other hand having dealt with banking it would seem very uncharacteristic of any bank to commit to fund a loan without a franchise agreement in solidly in place?…if a bank did not require a franchise agreement to be in place with sufficient covenants and conditions to constitute a proven operating plan they may end up loaning money in expectation of a Conrad Hilton but end up with a Motel 6 as collateral?…the Mayor of course comes from the banking world and should understand such things?…perhaps he just got it backwards?

IS IT TRUE the fact that there is no franchise agreement in place between HCW and Hilton on April 3, 2014 would support the reasonable conclusion that they DO NOT HAVE FINANCING NAILED DOWN?…it has been exactly 24 days since the GOLDEN SHOVEL PHOTO OP when it was clearly stated that they did have financing in place and that the DOUBLETREE (Hilton brand) would be opening in the fall of 2015?…that is conveniently just before the next mayoral election?…today the development agreement has expired without HCW showing the ability to move forward?…we have been down this path three times before with Browning, Woodruff, and Kunkel?…here we go again with a dozen eggs on the face of City officials for FAILING TO VET THIS DEAL?…this agreement needs to be extended if this project is to stay alive?…that will take a public meeting of the Evansville Redevelopment Commission to do that?…the question then becomes how long should the extension be?…we wonder if the 80 days that Mayor Winnecke spoke of is sufficient or if 180 days would be more appropriate?…this is not getting any easier and the powers that be do not seem to be learning from their mistakes?

IS IT TRUE it would be wrong to blame Dunn Hospitality for this delay?…it is distinctly possible that this whole delay came about because of the management of getting a franchise agreement in hand pushed that task to the very last minute?…that the franchise agreement already in place between Dunn Hospitality and Hilton may indeed call for a market study to allow Hilton to grant another franchise that will compete with Dunn’s property?…that even the Hunden study said that any new hotel would be competing for the same business as the other hotels in town?…perhaps this is just the Hilton Corporation doing their job and VETTING THIS DEAL?…even if HILTON determines that they cannot enter a franchise agreement for a Doubletree in downtown Evansville there are other options?…Kunkel was planning to use the Sheraton brand, Browning was going with Marriott, and Woodruff was talking a Hyatt Place?…we were treated to beautiful renderings of each of these?…none of these brands would have a problem with competing with a Hilton brand?…they would all require a market study just as it seems that Hilton is doing?…Evansville is once again sitting in the corner, wearing a dunce cap, and thinking “WE GOTTA START VETTING OUR DEALS”?…this is looking more like Earthcare every day?

McNeil Walk Across The 8th District Getting Attention

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Andrew McNeil Freedom, IN- Republican Congressional Candidate Andrew McNeil had a busy week meeting with the voters of the 8th District. With only Sunday off for rest and Monday spent writing letters, Andrew spent every day on the road.

Saturday began bright and early with a GOP breakfast in Warrick County. From there Andrew took the opportunity to visit the Evansville Gun Show at the Vanderburgh fairgrounds. Saturday afternoon was capped off with Andrew speaking with the Vanderburgh Tea Party Patriots at the Evansville Public Library.

Tuesday saw Andrew stopping to visit with the residents of Loogootee and Shoals in Martin County. Many townspeople aired their discontent with the unresponsiveness of Washington. The night ended with Andrew at a Tea Party meeting at Hulman Street Wesleyan church in Terre Haute.

On Wednesday Andrew braved the cold snap to visit businesses in Jasper and Huntingburg. One of the many highlights of the day was a visit to Sturm Hardware, which has been in operation since 1886.

Boonville, Mount Vernon, and Chandler each saw Andrew walking downtown on Thursday. Many enthusiastic Hoosiers came out to meet with Andrew and thanked him for running.

On Friday Andrew traveled back to Newburgh to visit with more businesses. While there Andrew met Dennis Webb, a physical therapist in the area who was closing up his business after more than 20 years operating in Newburgh. Mr. Webb was closing up shop because the new insurance provisions being implemented through Obamacare could no longer sustain his business. Mr. Webb was excited to hear that Andrew is for defunding and repealing Obamacare as soon as he can.

Saturday brought Andrew back to Dubois County for two meet and greets. Azura in Jasper hosted Andrew for lunch and Cool Beans in Huntingburg hosted breakfast. Between meals Andrew again went door to door in the neighborhoods of both cities in the pouring rain.

“I have met so many wonderful people while out traveling. People take great pride in their businesses and love showing them off. They are proud of the work they have put into their businesses and the benefit they have brought to their communities. I am for anything that will promote the strong work ethic and sense of responsibility that I see in Hoosier families—even if that means doing nothing more than stepping out of the way and letting small business owners run their own businesses.”

Recognizing Indiana’s rich agricultural heritage

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During session, I make the drive between our Southwest Indiana community up to our State Capitol every week. This drive always presents spectacular views of Indiana’s rich agricultural heritage and the strong economy agriculture brings to Indiana.Every year, Indiana takes a moment to honor this rich heritage through the Hoosier Homestead Award Program. This award recognizes families with farms that have been owned and maintained by the same family for 100 years or more. Last week, I joined the lieutenant governor and the agriculture director at the Statehouse to congratulate the award recipients.The Hoosier Homestead Award Program began in 1976 to acknowledge the contributions these families have made to Indiana agriculture. More than 5,000 farms have been recognized since the program was established. Two awards ceremonies are held each year, in the spring and summer, to commemorate the achievements of the many outstanding Hoosier farmers across the state.

I am happy to say that Posey County had two award recipients this year. The Droege farm owned and operated by Arvin and Anna Droege of Wadesville, Ind., were recognized for the farms sesquicentennial. Arvin and Anna’s family farm has been in operation since 1850. Also, Ann Pfister Scarafia of New Harmony, Ind., was at the Statehouse to be recognized for her family’s farm being owned and operated for 150 years. Both of these family farms should be congratulated for their contribution to Indiana’s agriculture heritage and economy.

Agriculture has always played a significant role in our state’s livelihood, even before its founding. The most valuable crop grown in the U.S. is field corn. Indiana is located in the heart of the Corn Belt and our grower’s rank 4th in the nation for production of corn. According to the Indiana Farm Bureau, Indiana’s largest general farm organization, there are 61,000 farms in Indiana covering about 14.7 million acres.

The next Hoosier Homestead Ceremonies will take place this August during the State Fair. The deadline for the August ceremony is May 1st. For more information on the Hoosier Homestead Award Program, click here.

I am looking forward to being back home in District 76 now that session is over. It is an honor to represent our community.

Abell’s Speech to the Vanderburgh Republican Women: THE TRANSCRIBED TEXT VERSION

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Marsha Abell

I spoke recently to two college classes of poli science, political science classes. And one of the things that I found about young people is they don’t have any idea why we think they should be involved in our system. And in talking to them, I said I can think of three really good reasons.

You see at my age it isn’t going to be long and I’m going to retire so I won’t be paying that local option income tax any more. And at my age, it won’t be long and I won’t be looking at a two story home. I’m going to look at a little small one story home that won’t pay big taxes. And at my age I won’t have a mortgage on that house so the banks are not going to be getting my interest on a mortgage.

So we need young people to stay here to pay local option income taxes, to build their homes here, to mortgage their houses here to keep this community moving. This community cannot survive on retired people. We don’t put into the system what we pull out of it. It has to have young people. The only way to get young people here is a firm belief if mine and I happen to know a firm belief of the mayor and the county councils is you have to have the jobs here for them to work. They can’t stay here just because they like it. They’ve got to be able to find a place to work.

We’ve been very, very fortunate in the last few years to bring in PGP to the local VIP park, Wayne Supply decided to not go to Louisville where the owner lives but to expand here in Vanderburgh County, and those are the kinds of jobs that keep our people working here, our people have our career tech centers.

You know it’s really nice to talk about those high tech, good paying jobs, but high tech computer people, do not produce one dime. They support production. We have to have production for those jobs to follow. And those are the Wayne Supply jobs and the PGP jobs and the jobs that are going to come when we continue the expansion of University Parkway up to I-64 and we can pull more business into this area.

That is the number one job of government. Not to provide a job for you but to provide an environment where a job can grow in your community. That is exactly what these county commissioners are working on right now. What we continue to work on. We have so many things in the pipeline. I am so excited about what’s going to happen in Vanderburgh County in the next few years with the leadership of our mayor and the leadership of the county council and county commissioners that are in there right now.

You will see an Evansville in the next 10 years that you won’t recognize. You will say my gosh why didn’t we get there before now. We didn’t get there before now because you didn’t have good solid republicans running it but you’ve got ‘em now. So let’s go forward and I appreciate your vote May 6.

FOOTNOTE:  The above speech was recorder and professional transcribed and posted by the City County Observer without opinion, bias or editing.  If Ms. Abell would like to respond to the above post we shall post it on her behalf without opinion, bias or editing.

EPD Activity Report: April 2, 2014

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EPD Activity Report: April 2, 2014

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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CRIMINAL MISCHIEF TO VEH [BM]Case Number: 1461864Victim: LEIGH ANN LANNERTLocation: 525 HUNTERS GRN, EVANSVILLE INOn 04/02/14 at 2248 hrs, Deputies were dispatched to 6609 Henze Rd in reference to a criminal mischief to a motor vehicle. Deputies arrived and spoke to Leigh Ann Lanert who stated that Bradford Brothers had thrown a beer bottle at her vehicle damaging it. Deputies then spoke to Brothers who confirmed this story. He was issued a citation with the promise to appear in court. [04/03/2014 01:18, JPATTERSON, 1663]

Apr 2 2014 7:40PM

BATTERY-SIMPLE ASSAULT [BM]Case Number: 1461860Victim: JEFFREY DAVID GOFFLocation: 3918 UPPER MOUNT VERNON RD, EVANSVILLE INOn 4/2/14 at approximately 1940, deputies were dispatched to 3918 Upper Mt. Vernon Rd reference a fight in progress. Upon arrival I met with the victim, Jeffrey Goff. Goff informed me he was helping do some work around the house when Steven Soell arrived. Soell came over to speak to his ex-girlfriend, Theresa Blake. At some point, Soell became agitated and began to fight with Goff. Goff stated Soell struck him in the face and then ran off. Deputies drove around the area and went to an address nearby where he was believed to be staying, but did not locate Soell. Goff informed me he had no intentions of pursuing charges and wasn`t really worried about what happened. It was discovered Soell had been told he was not allowed on the property at a previous date so a barred/banned alert was placed on him. Goff did not appear to have any injuries and he stated he did not need any medical treatment. Blake was told about how to obtain a protective order due to her not wanting Soell on the property. This case can be closed out due to prosecution being declined. [04/02/2014 21:09, BTTAYLOR, 1593]

Apr 2 2014 6:33PM

THEFT OTHER < 50 [DF]Case Number: 1461855Victim: MAXINE L FRICKLocation: 1701 MCDOWELL RD, EVANSVILLE INOn 4/2/14 at approximately 1440, deputies were dispatched to 1701 McDowell Rd reference theft. Upon arrival I spoke with the victim, Maxine Frick, who advised she had approximately $24.50 stolen from a jar in her room. A report was completed. [04/02/2014 18:53, BTTAYLOR, 1593]

Apr 2 2014 7:00AM

INVASION OF PRIVACY [AM]Case Number: 1461843Victim: CHARLES NEAL GORELocation: 5052 AMSTEL DR, EVANSVILLE INOn April 2, 2014 deputies were dispatched to 5052 Amstel Dr reference an Invasion of Privacy report. Upon arrival, I met with victim Charles Neal Gore. Charles stated that Tierra Ferguson has again violated the protective order that he has against her (82D031311PO005175). He stated that he received a text message from her at 0128 hours this morning. The message read “Please let my son know how much I love and miss him. send me some pics ok, Thanks.” This active Protective order clearly states that Tierra is not to have any contact with Mr. Gore. Charles did not have any information on Tierra`s whereabouts, or any further information to assist deputies in locating her. I advised Charles that I would complete a case file to present to the prosecutor, if I was unsuccessful locating her. I was unable to make contact with Tierra, a case file will be completed. [04/02/2014 07:05, ANORRIS, 1180]

Apr 2 2014 12:00AM

INVASION OF PRIVACY [AM]Case Number: 1461857Victim: BETH ANN CONNERLocation: 3500 N HARLAN AVE, EVANSVILLE IN

Apr 2 2014 12:00AM

INVASION OF PRIVACY [AM]Case Number: 1461853Victim: HEATHER RENEE RIECKENLocation: 603 CRESTMONT DR, EVANSVILLE INOn 4/2/14 I took a report from Heather Riecken who advised that she had a protective order against Clarence Moore. Heather advised me that Clarence has been contacting her several times since the protective order was issued 3/5/14 by Judge Trockman.

Apr 1 2014 8:38PM

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF [BM]Case Number: 1461840Victim: KARLA JANE BUENINGLocation: 8533 ALLSOP PL, EVANSVILLE INThe Sheriff`s Office was dispatched to this address to investigate a report of criminal mischief and trespass. According to the victim, Karla Buening, reported that she had discovered a window screen in the rear of the residence had been cut and appeared suspicious. Mrs Buening was unable to provide a possible occurred from time as the window had not been opened for sometime, and no one in her household had been in that portion of the backyard for at least a couple of months due to the season. [01/2014 21:51, ETENBARGE, 525]

Apr 1 2014 7:27PM

TRAFFIC-ACCIDENT HIT & RUN /UNATT/PROP [BM]Case Number: 1461838Victim: BRENNAN JOSEPH REESELocation: 5404 PEARL DR, EVANSVILLE INOn 04/01/14 at approximately 1927 hours I was dispatched to 5404 Pearl Dr in reference to a hit and run. I arrived and spoke with Brennan Reese who stated he had parked his Ford F150 in the parking lot at Buffalo Wild Wings earlier in the evening. Reese said his truck was unattended and was apparently struck in the parking lot by another vehicle. The truck had scratches and a dent on the drivers side rear bed side. Next, I spoke to witnesses Danielle Bloebaum and Donna Mathena. They were together and were in the parking lot. They both said that they observed a red or possibly maroon mini van, possibly a Pontiac, that had struck Reese` at around 1915 hours. They said the driver of the van was out of his vehicle and was physically pulling the bumper of his van off of the truck. They said the man then threw the bumper in the van and left the scene. Bloebaum said she believed the plate on that vehicle to be either 704 BJB or 407 BJB. When those plates are run through Indiana, they do not come back to a vehicle matching the description given by the witnesses. The two went to Buffalo Wild Wings and had the restaurant page the owner of the truck. That is how Reese was advised of the situation. I also spoke to juvenile EK. EK said he was in his vehicle in the parking lot. EK said once he realized what was going on, he took out his cell phone and began taking pictures of the mini van. EK said he would email me those pictures as soon as possible and I provided him with my email address. I do not believe anyone actually observed the collision between the two vehicles, only the events that took place after. I took photographs of the damaged F150 and they will be downloaded to this case. I have no further information at this time. [04/01/2014 21:25, JWARGEL, 1569]

Apr 1 2014 6:58PM

BURGLARY-ATTEMPTEDCase Number: 1461835Victim: KATHY ANN MATTINGLYLocation: 5145 NITTANY WAY, EVANSVILLE INOn 04/01/2014 at 17:59 hundred hours, deputies were dispatched to 5145 Nittany Way in regards to an attempted burglary that occurred. The victim was given a case number and there are no known suspects at this time. [04/01/2014 18:57, RWRIGHT, 1721]

Apr 1 2014 2:37PM

THEFT-OTHR [DF]Case Number: 1461830Victim: CAROL MATILDA KISSINGERLocation: 2800 N SAINT JOSEPH AVE, EVANSVILLE INOn 04/01/14 at approximately 1437 hours I was dispatched to 111 N Eickhoff on a theft report. Upon my arrival there, I spoke to Caroll Kissinger who stated her credit card had been stolen and used several times with out her permission. Kissinger said the last time she used her card was on 02/03/14 at Rural King at 2800 N Saint Joseph Ave. Kissinger said she is unsure if she dropped it in the parking lot there or how someone else may have gotten it. She stated she was unaware the card was stolen until 03/30/14 when a subject named John contacted her and told her he had her card and that he had found it on the ground on the east side in a parking lot. Kissinger said she met John and that he drove a red Dodge Ram truck. She said he told her he had been a victim of a similar crime before and just wanted to return the card when he found it. Kissinger has contacted her bank and they are currently taking care of many of the charges on the card with no expense to Kissinger. It is unknown at this time if Kissinger will incur any debt as a result of this act but the financial institution has a clear loss. Kissinger has no suspects at this time. [04/01/2014 20:38, JWARGEL, 1569]

Apr 1 2014 9:30AM

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF TO VEH [BM]Case Number: 1461826Victim: OLA M GARLANDLocation: 120 N ELM AVE, EVANSVILLE INOn today`s date I was dispatched to 120 N Elm Ave reference a mischief report. Upon arrival I spoke to the victim Ola Marie Garland who stated that her vehicle, a Oldsmobile Ciera, had been damaged. Mrs. Garland showed me the drivers side window that was off track and pushed ajar outward. Mrs. Garland stated that her window was rolled up prior to the damage. Mrs. Garland stated that nothing was taken from her car.

Apr 1 2014 8:44AM

THEFT OTHER < 50 [DF]Case Number: 1461825Victim: ERIC ALLEN HAZLETTLocation: 2925 N SAINT JOSEPH AVE, EVANSVILLE INOn April 1, 2014 at approximately 0944 Deputies were dispatched to 2925 N Saint Joseph Ave at Hazlett Family Medical Center in reference to someone obtaining credit card information and taking money out of the account. Upon arrival I spoke with the reporter Eric Hazlett. Hazlett advised he and his family recently returned from Panama City Florida. Hazlett advised when he returned, he found someone had used his account to make fraudulant purchases in El Darado Arkansas and Bernice Louisiana. Hazlett advised he had not been in any of those cities nor did he make any purchases in those cities. Hazlett advised he had already contacted his bank, to which they advised they would cancel the account and reimburse the funds. Hazlett advised he needed a report filed for the bank. Hazlett was given a case number for the incident and advised on how to obtain a copy of the report.[04/01/2014 11:40, JHATFIELD, 1599]

Apr 1 2014 12:00AM

BATTERY-HFF DOMESTIC PRESENCE OF CHILD < 16 [DF]Case Number: 1461832Victim: APRIL MARIE GRIMESLocation: 4505 ROLLING RIDGE DR, EVANSVILLE INOn 04/01/14 at approximately 1555 hours I was dispatched to 4505 Rolling Ridge Dr on a welfare check of a 10 year old girl. While I was on scene there, I witnessed Scott Grimes strike his wife in front of the 10 year old juvenile. Grimes was arrested and taken to Vanderburgh County Confinement Center. [04/01/2014 17:42, JWARGEL, 1569, VCSO]

Mar 31 2014 11:34PM

THEFT-FROM BUILDING [DF]Case Number: 1461818Victim: SCOTT DANIEL BEASLEYLocation: 2734 CORONA DR, EVANSVILLE INOn 3-31-2014 at approximately 2334 hours Sheriff Deputies were dispatched to 2734-B Corona Dr. reference a theft of electronics from the apartment of Scott Beasley (VI). An Apple Macbook Pro and an Apple IPOD were stolen. A report was taken.[03/31/2014 23:49, GROBERTS, 487]

Mar 31 2014 5:59PM

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF LOSS >$250 < $2500 [AM]Case Number: 1461809Victim: ADEINA RAE MARSLocation: 904 MCDONALD LN, EVANSVILLE INOn March 31st at 1704 hours, I was dispatched to 826-A Worthington Ln in reference to a criminal mischief report. Upon arrival, I spoke to the victim, Adeina Rae Mars. Mars told me she found a large scratch on the passenger rear quarter panel of her 2003 yellow Dodge Neon this afternoon at approximately 1700 hours. Mars said she knows the scratch was not there at approximately 1600 hours on 03/3014, but had parked her vehicle at the “back side” of her apartment building(904-B McDonald Ln) last night. There is no suspect information at this time. It should be noted the word “whore” is scratched into the paint of the vehicle across the hood and on every door. Mars said this damage has been on the vehicle for a long time. [03/31/2014 18:09, BFEIN, 1387]

Mar 31 2014 5:28PM

BATTERY-SIMPLE ASSAULT OTHER [AM]Case Number: 1461810Victim: TONY ODELL CLARKLocation: 2010 S RED BANK RD, EVANSVILLE INOn 03/31/14 at approximately 1728 hours I was dispatched to 2010 S Red Bank Rd on a hit and run. Upon arrival there, I spoke with Tony Clark. Clark said just prior to his call to 911 he was struck by a motorcycle. Clark stated the motorcycle intentionally struck him in his right leg and caused him substantial pain. Clark refused an ambulance several times and said he would go to the hospital later if need be. See OFC Narrative. [03/31/2014 19:46, JWARGEL, 1569]

Mar 31 2014 4:18PM

BATTERY-INJ VIC/ HEALTH CARE [DF]Case Number: 1461807Victim: CECIL EDWARD WESTLocation: 3700 WASHINGTON AVE, EVANSVILLE INThe victim, Cecil West, advised that he was bit on the left forearm by a patient at St Mary`s ER. Cecil is an ER nurse at St Mary`s Hospital. Cecil advised that patient, Diamond Venson, bit him on his left forearm while he and another nurse were trying to put restraints on her. I was working off duty in the ER and was notified of the incident and assisted with the patient. [03/31/2014 16:39, CGRIES, 401]

Mar 31 2014 4:17PM

THEFT-SHOPLIFTING/CONVERSON [AM]Case Number: 1461806Victim: KARISSA ANASTAZIA SUE LAWLYESLocation: 904 MCDONALD LN, EVANSVILLE INOn March 31st at 1536 hours, I was dispatched to 904-B McDonald Ln at USI in reference to a theft report. The two involved parties agreed to work out amongst themselves to replace the missing flat iron. [03/31/2014 16:51, BFEIN, 1387]

Mar 31 2014 4:08PM

THEFT-FROM MOTOR VEH [DF]Case Number: 1461808Victim: JOHN ALBERT BIVINSLocation: 6018 LOCUST DR, EVANSVILLE INOn 03/31/14 at approximately 1608 hours I was dispatched to 6018 Locust Dr on a theft report. Upon my arrival I spoke with John Bivins who stated his prescription medicine had been stolen out of his work vehicle. Bivins said he parked and locked his JE Shekell service van in his driveway on 03/30/14 at approximately 1900 hours. He said he heard nothing through the night and when he went to his van at about 0650 hours on 03/31/14 he noticed nothing to be out of place and all doors to the van were locked. Bivins said his first run of the day was to Casino Aztar, now Tropicana, and that his van was parked there right in front of the security office and locked. Bivins said he went back to the van around 1200 hours to get one of his pills and realized that they were gone. Bivins showed me that he hides his pills in a drill bag and under his uniforms in the front area of his van. He said he had “torn the van apart” looking for them and he was confident that they had been stolen. Bivins was adamant that the van was locked at all times and said he was not sure how entry was made. He did say that on Chevy vehicles it is common for keys from other Chevy`s to fit and work in the door locks. I checked the van over well and found no evidence of forced entry. There was also no collectible evidence at the scene. [03/31/2014 19:25, JWARGEL, 1569]

Mar 31 2014 3:39PM

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF [BM]Case Number: 1461804Victim: STEPHEN JOHN KORESSELLocation: 5636 KNOB HILL RD, EVANSVILLE INOn 03.31.14, at 1507hrs, Deputies were dispatched to 5636 Knob Hill Road reference to possibly a .22 round that hit the home-owners garage. Upon arrival I spoke to Stephen Koressel who advised he hear several gun shots this past Saturday. Today about 1430hrs he noticed a hole in the vinyl siding. Koressel stated he would like a report because it`s happened a few times in 8 years. It appeared the damaged area had a bullet inside. We could not locate it without damaging the wall. Koressel advised he`s reported shots fired before. He has not noticed any of his property being damaged. He advised he did not know of a suspect. This report can be suspended. [03/31/2014 16:28, KALEXANDER, 1585]

Mar 31 2014 2:44PM

FC-FRAUD-IDENTITY DECEPTION [DF]Case Number: 1461805Victim: CHARLENE MARY BOUTWELLLocation: 1701 W HILLSDALE RD, EVANSVILLE INOn 03/31/2014, deputies were dispatched to 1701 W Hillsdale Rd,in referense to a possible theft of identification. Upon arrival deputies spoke to the reporter who stated his wife`s social security number had been used in Virginia to complete a tax return. Deputies took a report and instructed the caller to call back if he gets more information. [03/31/2014 15:50, ROMILLER, 1417]

Mar 31 2014 11:50AM

THEFT-FROM MOTOR VEH [DF]Case Number: 1461801Victim: STEVEN MICHAEL MCCULLOUGHLocation: 9231 CLEAR CREEK DR, EVANSVILLE INOn March 31St 2014 at approximately 1100 Hrs Deputies were dispatched to 9231 Clear Creek Dr in reference a theft report. Upon arriving deputies spoke with the victim a theft report number was generated and given to the victim on a business card. [03/31/2014 11:49, JHATFIELD, 1599]

Mar 31 2014 12:00AM

BATTERY-HFF INJ [AM]Case Number: 1461800Victim: DASHONE MARKEESH BURTONLocation: 3500 N HARLAN AVE, EVANSVILLE INA mutual combat battery occured at the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center. See officer narrative for further.[03/31/2014 15:13, KROLAND, 1448, VCSO]

Mar 31 2014 12:00AM

BATTERY-HFF INJ [AM]Case Number: 1461795Victim: SABRINA ELISE PADGETTLocation: 956 VARSITY DR, EVANSVILLE INOn 03-31-2014 at 0615 hours Deputies were dispatched to 956 Varsity Dr. in reference to a battery report. Through our investigation Anh Nguyen was found to have battered someone. He was placed into custody and transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail and charged with battery with injury. [03/31/2014 08:26, KSCHAPMAN, 1364, VCSO]

Mar 30 2014 7:29PM

BURGLARY-RES GARAGE ATTACHED [BF]Case Number: 1461788Victim: TIMOTHY CHARLES SORENSENLocation: 1901 AUDUBON DR, EVANSVILLE INTonight deputies were dispatched to 1901 Audubon Dr reference a burglary report. Items were taken from the reporting parties garage sometime last night. Investigation ongoing. [03/30/2014 20:48, SROBERTS, 1217]