Evansville Police have arrested a 17 year old in connection with the Wednesday afternoon shooting of another 17 year old on Jeannette Benton Dr. The suspect turned himself in early this morning. He has been charged with Criminal Recklessness and Possession of a Handgun by a Child.
The victim was shot in the abdomen and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He is expected to recover.
Investigators believe the suspect and the victim knew each other prior to the shooting. The investigation into the events surrounding the shooting continues.
Juvenile suspect charged in connection with shooting on Jeannette Benton Dr
Tax Bills
The tax bills will go in the mail on Friday, April 15th. The deadline for mailing the bills is April 23rd, so we’re early.
TAX DEADLINE DATES ARE MAY 10, 2013 AND NOVEMBER 12, 2013
1. Visit any area OLD NATIONAL BANK. We highly recommend this option as it will help you to avoid long lines and parking issues. You MUST have the bill that was mailed to your home in order for the bank to process this information. If you do NOT have your bill you CANNOT pay at Old National Bank.
2. Pay online using any major credit card. Visit WWW.VANDERBURGHTREASURER.ORG. There is a 2.60% user fee to take advantage of this feature. NOTE: There is a flat fee of $3.95 for VISA DEBIT. All other Credit/Debit have a 2.60% transaction fee.
3. Pay online using the E-Check option at WWW.VANDERBURGHTREASURER.ORG. NOTE: There is a $1.95 fee to take advantage of this feature.
4. Pay by phone using any major credit card. Call 1-800-2PAYTAX (1-800-272-9829). You will need to provide the following “jurisdiction code†– 2405. NOTE: There is a transaction fee of 2.60% to use this feature. The transaction fees are identical whether paying by phone or mailing in your credit card information.
5. *NEW* Monygram option at any Wal-Mart or CVS. With this CASH-ONLY service, you must have your bill and use code #2910 for Real Estate and #2909 for Mobile or Home/Business Properties. NOTE: Use the convenience fee schedule below to figure the additional fee.
6. Pay by electronic deduction from your bank account. To set up the Debit Option payment plan, mail the application included with you bill. The application is available online at WWW.VANDERBURGHTREASURER.ORG or contact the Treasurer’s Office at 435-5248 to have an application faxed or mailed to you. There is NO CHARGE for this payment option.
7. Mail in your Credit Card payment with your information filled out on the application provided with your tax bill. The application is available online at WWW.VANDERBURGHTREASURER.ORG or call us at 435-5248 and we’ll mail or fax you the form. NOTE: There is a transaction fee of 2.60% to take advantage of this feature.
8. Mail in your payment with check, money order, cashier’s check, or above methods to VANDERBURGH COUNTY TREASURER, PO BOX 77, Evansville, IN 47701-0077.
9. Drop off your payment in our DROP BOX in front of the Civic Center. The drop box is available to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. You may drop your spring property tax installment in the box on MAY 10 until midnight, and again on NOVEMBER 13 until midnight, without having a penalty imposed.
10. Visit the Vanderburgh County Treasurer’s Office at The Civic Center, 1 NW MLK Jr. Blvd., Room 210. To avoid long lines, parking issues, and enhanced Civic Center security measures, we recommend any of the previous payment opportunities.
*MoneyGram Fee Schedule*
Payment Amount
Fee
$0.00 – $100
$4.25
$100.01 – $500
$5.25
$500.01 – 1,000
$6.25
$1,000.01 – 2,500
$7.25
$2,500.01 +
$8.25
IS IT TRUE April 11, 2013
IS IT TRUE your Evansville Redevelopment Commission has finally done something that no one with any common sense whatsoever would have ever even dreamed possible?…the ERC under the thumb of and the recommendation of the Mayor of Evansville has signed an agreement that has been christened as a “pre-development†agreement in which the party that the City of Evansville is in the middle of a negotiation with will be paid to negotiate by the City of Evansville?…we should all step back a minute and think about this one and the tone of utter desperation that it sends when one is so hard up for business that they are willing to pay a prospective supplier to sit down at the negotiating table?…this takes desperation way beyond paying stipends to build lofts or $600,000 parking lots, this makes this fair city look as desperate and dumb as desperate and dumb can get?
IS IT TRUE that this “pre-development†agreement does put some pretty good estimates on just how much money the City of Evansville will be spending to get this development completed?…the DIRECT SUBSIDY for this $70 Million project that now includes retail space and some condos is stated to be $37.5 Million?…when one throws in the value of a certain to be 10 year tax abatement the public contributions to this $70 Million project rise to $48 Million or 69% of the total estimated cost of the project?…$20 Million of the city hand outs are specified as for the hotel?…we hope you all remember back in 2010 that the City County Observer was the first to predict that the City of Evansville would have to cough up $20 Million to get a hotel developer interested in putting a convention hotel in downtown Evansville?…at that time the ERC, the Office of then Mayor Weinzapfel, and members of the County Commissioners repudiated our article and denigrated the author?…those who are willing look into the mirror of time on this issue and many others need to think carefully about the judgment of a cast of characters who just agreed to do what was accurately predicted yet scoffed at by them?…all of the players in the hotel game in 2009 and 2010, here is a big raspberry and a we told you so from the City County Observer?…we wonder if ARITHMETIC or common sense are requirements for public office or political appointment?
IS IT TRUE something is being floated in New York City that really makes you wonder about the minds of people who are drawn to elected office like a moth to a flame?…the disgraced former Congressman Anthony “wanna see my†Wiener has floated the idea of running for Mayor of New York City?…one would think that a person who was exposed (no pun intended) for intentionally exposing himself over a long period of time would have the good sense to get on with his life and try to earn a living outside of the scrutiny of politics?…Wiener must have an ego the size of Texas and have no concern for the negative publicity that will come upon his family to utter such ambitions?…the rigors and scrutiny of running for office does indeed take a person who is insecure enough to need the smiles and handshakes more than they value privacy?…there are such people and Anthony Wiener must really be an alpha version of a career politician for narcissistic reasons?…there are many such people and some live right here in Evansville?
IS IT TRUE the $18 Million ballfields are back and this time they are $13 Million ballfields?…if the song remains the same about “Million Dollar Ballfields Forever†then the argument against shall remain the same of “if the rest of the world can build ballfields for under $500,000 each then why can’t Evansville figure out how to do the sameâ€?…whether the location ends up being where a golf course is out by the airport or the Goeble Soccer Complex the price remains too high for 8 ballfields?…we do recognize that some people will come to town for tournaments and that there is some value to this project but still do not think over $1 Million per ballfield is a wise use of tax dollars?…we further predict and we have a pretty good record of predicting things involving irresponsible spending that the CVB and local government will invent some justification to bond the cash stream from the Innkeepers tax for the next 20 years so they can throw parties to entertainment today at the cost of all other projects for the next 20 years?…the CCO would like to nominate the crew from Duck Dynasty to run the City of Evansville?
IS IT TRUE we have TWO more predictionS?…the CCO predicts that even if 10,000 people take to the streets to protest against a $48 Million hotel hand out by local government that YOUR CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE YES?…we are beginning to believe the rumors about the City Council being in Mayor Winnecke’s pocket?…no matter what anyone says, proves, or does, this goose is cooked and you taxpayers of Evansville can not do one thing about it?…our final prediction is that THE PEOPLE OF EVANSVILLE WILL VOTE THESE SAME PEOPLE BACK INTO OFFICE REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY SPEND?
Meet Your Legislator
Greetings! I hope everyone has been enjoying the warmer weather. I would like to invite you to our Meet Your Legislator event that I will be attending this weekend.
This will be the final Meet Your Legislator session for this year. It is open to everyone interested in asking questions and/or learning about what has been taking place at the Statehouse, so far this session.
Where: Evansville Central Library
Browning Rooms
When: Saturday, April 13
9:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
(doors open at 9:00 a.m.)
I am looking forward to talking with you about legislative issues as we wrap up the 2013 session. See you on Saturday!
Man reported missing in Evansville, police asking for public’s help to locate him
Evansville Police are trying to locate a missing Evansville man. Larry Snider, 65, was last seen in the 2100 block of W. Columbia on April 2, 2013.
He has several medical issues that require daily medications. His medications were found in his house by a friend who reported him missing.
Snider is 5’07”, 160lbs, White hair, and blue eyes. He uses a walker to get around. He was last seen wearing a tan jacket, grey sweatpants, blue t-shirt, and black shoes.
If anyone knows where Mr. Snider is, please call EPD at 436-7979.
Firefighters Get “High†at USI
No, not on illegal substances, but off the ground. EFD’s High Angle Rope Rescue Team will be training this week using the City’s water tower on the USI campus. Training will begin today and tomorrow at 11:00 am and continue until early afternoon. The Rope Team will be using tower interior or the tower exterior for their training, depending on weather and scenario.
If you want to attend the training for interviews, pics, video, etc., I would recommend arriving around noon. That allows the Team Leader to establish the “rescue plan†for the scenario and start getting the rope systems in place.
Rope Training, Wednesday & Thursday, noon until 2:00pm (aprox) at
the City of Evansville Water Tower on the USI Campus.
You’re welcome to go either day. Please let me know if you’re going and I’ll be sure to meet you out there.
Questions? Dan Grimm, 436-4428
Family dispute leaves one man stabbed, another on the run
Evansville Police repsponded to 118 E Riverside Dr, Apt “A”, at 2:00 this morning for a battery with a knife complaint.
Officers found 25 year old Franklin Northington at the home with a stab wound to the face. Northington told investigators he was arguing with a foster brother, Adrian Jones, when Jones grabbed a kitchen knife. Northington told investigators that Jones stabbed him in the face and then fled in a car.
Jones has not been located. Anyone with information about Jones’ location is asked to call EPD at 436-7979.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
Terry Adams Sr Attempted Armed Robbery-Class B Felony
Attempted Burglary-Class B Felony
Intimidation-Class C Felony
Donald Barnes Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury-Class C Felony
Intimidation-Class D Felony (Two Counts)
Interference with the Reporting of a Crime-Class A Misdemeanor
Andrew Barnett Attempted Armed Robbery-Class B Felony
Attempted Burglary-Class B Felony
Intimidation-Class C Felony
Carrying a Handgun without a License-Class A Misdemeanor
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Cruz Bolton Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance-Class D Felony (Two Counts)
David Carpenter Possession of a Narcotic Drug-Class C Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Rico Collier Dealing in Marijuana-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class D Felony
Brittany Constable Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor (Two Counts)
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor
Richard Fulton Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person-Class A Misdemeanor
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
Bryce Gresser Receiving Stolen Property-Class D Felony
Damien Haynes Receiving Stolen Property-Class D Felony
Joseph Mangold Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class D Felony
Cheryl Moser Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person with a Passenger less than 18 Years of Age-Class D Felony (Two Counts)
Brandi Rose-Beard Causing Serious Bodily Injury When Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Schedule I or II Substance in Body-Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person with a Passenger less than 18 Years of Age-Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
Sara Swenson Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
Kiyoe Tanaka Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Class D Felony
Possession of Paraphernalia-Class A Misdemeanor (Two Counts)
False Informing-Class B Misdemeanor
Jamie Torres Attempted Escape-Class C Felony
Receiving Stolen Property-Class D Felony
Battery by Body Waste-Class D Felony
Possession of a Schedule III Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Yvonne Ward Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated-Class C Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person-Class A Misdemeanor
Timothy Coble Criminal Recklessness-Class D Felony
William Cundiff Possession of Methamphetamine-Class D Felony
Karen Hart Dealing in Methamphetamine-Class A Felony
Tommy Henderson Jr Theft-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)
Stephen Lovelace III Theft-Class D Felony
Resisting Law Enforcement-Class A Misdemeanor
Criminal Mischief-Class B Misdemeanor
Darius McElroy Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator-Class D Felony
Eric Mullen Strangulation-Class D Felony
Theft-Class D Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class A Misdemeanor
Tyler Seal Possession of Schedule IV Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Bryan Wiley Jr Dealing in Schedule II Controlled Substance-Class B Felony
Possession of Cocaine-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Regene Newman at 812.435.5156 or via e-mail at rinewman@vanderburghgov.org
Under Indiana law, all criminal defendants are considered to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
SENTENCE CHART
Class Range
Murder 45-65 Years
Class A Felony 20-50 Years
Class B Felony 6-20 Years
Class C Felony 2-8 Years
Class D Felony ½ – 3 Years
Class A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
Class B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
Class C Misdemeanor 0-60 Days
Help Tri-State Food Bank win $45,000 for child hunger relief!
We are in the running for a grant from Walmart and you can help us get it by
voting online! Please vote for us and then, share on your Facebook wall and
recruit coworkers, friends, colleagues, and family to vote for Tri-State
Food Bank.
Together we can make a difference to help alleviate child hunger in our
area. Thanks to the Walmart Foundation, we have an opportunity to receive
$45,000 for our Weekend BackPack – Food for Kids program.
Through our Back Pack program, Tri-State Food Bank assists kids who do not
have enough food to eat on the weekends.
Good nutrition makes children better prepared for school. Kids become
healthier, better focused, have better attendance rates, and more eager to
learn. We are providing over 2,300 kids each week nutritious meals. Each
backpack contains 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 suppers, and 2 snacks.
40 grants of $45,000 each will be made to Feeding America members who get
the most votes- We need your vote! Now through April 30th, you can vote
once every day by following this link.
Thank you for supporting us! üVote now
Zeller leaving IU for the NBA
Cody Zeller is joining his teammate Victor Olidipo in leaving Indiana University for the riches of the NBA.
The 7-foot Indiana sophomore announced his decision to enter the draft in a statement before a press conference n Bloomington Wednesday.
Neither decision was a surprise. Both players are considered probable NBA lottery picks. But while Oladipo’s stock appeared to soar in recent months, Zeller’s play at times raised questions about whether he’s ready to compete in the NBA.
Zeller, a second team All-America pick by the Associated Press, scored 1,157 points in 72 games in his Indiana career, a 16.1 average. He also averaged 7.3 rebounds.
The Hoosiers were 56-16 with Zeller and made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16. This year, Indiana won its first outright Big Ten championship since 1993 and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament before falling to Big East runner-up Syracuse in the NCAA round of 16.