The Cookin’ Dutchmen will be at the Family Furniture and Matress store at 871 S. Greenriver Rd on March 23rd to help the Schroer family.They will be delivering pre-ordered smoked pork butts from 4pm-7pm.
If you did not pre-order, you can still stop by and pick up a pork butt sandwich. They will also be taking donations for the Schroer family.
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EPD 3rd Shift shaved their heads as a show of support for EPD Detective Nathan Schroer!!
“Shaving for Schroer” will be tonight at the Evansville IceMen game. There will be many others who have raised money for Nathan’s family and will have their heads shaved tonight at the Ford Center.
There will be Team Nathan T-Shirts and Wrist-Bands for sale in the entry lobby. Shirts are $20 and Wrist-Bands are $5. Every penny raised goes to the Schrer family to help cover expenses associated with his Luekemia battle. Please come out and help someone who has helped so many.
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Evansville Police have identified the suspect in a strong armed robbery that happened on the evening of March 21st.
Police are looking for 39 year old DAVID JAMES NALLEY. Police believe NALLEY entered the Chuckles gas station at 1601 S. Weinbach and demanded money from the clerk. NALLEY left the store after getting an undisclosed amount of cash. He did not display a weapon.
NALLEY was identified by a detective who saw the stores’ security camera footage recognized him from previous incidents.
NALLEY lives in the 800 block of E. Franklin, but has not been seen in the area for a few days. He drives a green 1997 Chevy Pick-up truck with Indiana license 1379499. He is 5’07†and 205lbs.
Anyone with information on NALLEY is asked to call 911.
Jacobsville Join In (JJI) is a quality of life planning initiative to develop residents and develop residents and stakeholders’ vision and goals for the stakeholders’ vision for Jacobsville neighborhood and to create a plan that can be used to leverage resources (including funding) implement the vision for neighborhood. Jacobsville residents and stakeholders’ are eligible to apply for early action grants beginning March 21, 2013.
The goals of the early action projects are:
ï‚· To have immediate impact on the quality of life in the targeted area.
ï‚· To involve a diverse representation of residents and stakeholders from the targeted area.
ï‚· To build collaboration among organizations and businesses in the targeted area.
ï‚· To build the foundation for future impact through the JJI process.
Guidelines:
ï‚· Grants will be awarded for a minimum $250 up to $1,000 total. Funds will be disbursed through the Jacobsville Join In convening organization (ECHO Housing Corporation).
ï‚· Projects should engage and bring together residents and stakeholders throughout the Jacobsville neighborhood, and/or provide visible result in the short-term (3-6 months).
ï‚· Grants requests should be for new projects or an expansion of an existing project (not for operating or ongoing staff costs).
ï‚· Applicants will need to show evidence of community support by having partners sign-off on letters of support. Additional leverage will be looked upon favorably, but is not required.
ï‚· Applicants will be asked to explain how they will sustain the project beyond the early action grant.
Process:
1. Complete two-page application and get sign-off from partners. Photos of project are encouraged to be submitted with the grant application. Mail application to Jennifer Mason/Community Mobilizer, Jacobsville Join In at 621 N. Main Street, Evansville, IN 47710 or by email to jennifer-mason5@sbcglobal.net. Applications are due by April 12, 2013 5:00 p.m.
2. Jacobsville Join In Early Action Grant Committee (subcommittee of the Steering Committee) will approve or deny the request. The discussion regarding the decision may include meeting(s), phone conversations, and/or electronic correspondence.
3. Applicants are required to give a brief presentation (3-4 minutes) about their project to the grant committee on April 25, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at the Jacobsville Join In office located at 621 N. Main Street.
4. Grant awards will be announced Friday, May 3, 2013. Awardees will be informed of the committee’s decision by phone or email, and a list of awardees will be posted on jacobsville.net website.
5. ECHO Housing Corporation will draft a grant agreement sent to the applicant via mail. Once the agreement is signed and returned to Jacobsville Join In, funds will be disbursed directly to the awardee. (This process usually takes 4 weeks to complete.)
6. A brief report describing results will be expected no later than six months after grant funds are disbursed. Project pictures are required with the report.
JACOBSVILLE APPLICATION FOR EARLY ACTION
Date:
Name of Organization/Community Group: ____ ____________________________________
Name of Project Leader(s):
Mailing Address for Contact:
Phone Number(s) for Contact:
Email Address for Contact:
Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
Hope Johnson Dealing in Marijuana-Class C Felony
Dealing in Hashish-Class C Felony
Maintaining a Common Nuisance-Class D Felony
Jeremy Miller Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Pregnant Woman-Class C Felony
Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance-Class D Felony
Possession of Marijuana-Class A Misdemeanor
Robert Parker Receiving Stolen Property-Class D Felony
Criminal Trespass-Class A Misdemeanor
(Habitual Offender Enhancement)
Joshua Perkins Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Pregnant Woman-Class C Felony
Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury-Class D Felony
Battery-Class B Misdemeanor
Jason Miller Theft-Class D Felony
(Habitual Offender Enhamcement)
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
Learn to identify materials used to make methamphetamine
Can you spot ingredients used to make methamphetamine? Do you know what to do if you suspect someone is making meth? Officials with the Evansville Police Department Meth Suppression Unit will conduct a presentation on identifying meth-making materials and reporting illegal meth production during the Traveling City Hall meeting Wednesday, March 27, at Red Bank Branch Library, 120 S. Red Bank Road.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a welcome by Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and introduction of city department heads and elected officials. Following a brief presentation on meth, residents will have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with the Mayor and other government officials to talk about specific issues or simply discuss the status of our community. The meeting ends at 7 p.m.
The next Traveling City Hall meeting will be Wednesday, April 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Potter’s Wheel, 333 Jefferson Ave.
IS IT TRUE the estimated mortgage on the new hotel will be approximately $37 million dollars?…at a 5% interest rate over 15 years the monthly mortgage will be $277,000 per month or $3,324,000 per year?…if one divides the debt service by the number of rooms that have been proposed [$3,324,000 by 250 rooms = $13,296], this is the annual debt service per room then divide this by 365 day = $36.43 per room per day?…the average capacity rate of hotels being monitored in Evansville is now 58% so one can divide the $36.43 by 58% = $62.81 per stay?..the other local innkeepers and particularly Aztar will challenge this hotel with a room rate of $99 per night?…this $36.19 (99-62.81) per one night stay will be left to handle all of the other costs including labor, maintenance, utilities, taxes, and of course unforeseen expenses?…the CCO wonders just how in the world can this venture achieve positive cash flow at this rate?…the unfortunate truth is that for a downtown Convention Hotel to work financially the taxpayers of Evansville will have to be treated like Mayor Winnecke’s ATM machine to subsidize an unsound venture?…the Mayor may have the ATM card of the City of Evansville in his pocket but the City Council has the PIN Code?…this means that if $37 Million is to be squandered on a venture that has no chance of unsubsidized success that it will be a joint effort by the Mayor’s Office and the City Council that sacrifices yet another significant pile of taxpayer dollars on the altar of downtown Evansville which has already consumed nearly about half a billion dollars without real sustainable progress?
IS IT TRUE while typing this column the CCO received notification that the CVS on Covert Avenue just north of Weinbach was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight?…the police reports have recently started creeping up and instances of violent style crime seem to be on the increase?…some people will rob you with a gun and be prosecuted for a crime while eventually landing in prison for their dirty deeds while others will rob you with a pen and contracts by committing YOUR MONEY on their pet projects?…cronyism and self indulgence using public money is unfortunately not a crime that can be prosecuted but it should be?…of just a few politicians (outside of Illinois) were sent up the river to work on the rockpile a whole lot less of the overpayment, sweetheart deals, and irrational spending would be happening?…trading a nice suit and tie accompanied by imported leather shoes for an orange jumpsuit is not a choice that most pampered politicians would ever make?
IS IT TRUE in some areas of the country the market for new homes seems to be reverting back to the go-go days of the 1990’s?…there are reports from California of housing tracts selling out in advance and existing homes being bid up by multiple offers to prices of up to $50,000 above asking price?…in the case of one tract in Palm Desert called University Pointe every home was reserved the first day the renderings were released and the prices changed by the minute?…the last home which was reserved late in the day sold for $72,000 more than the first one that was reserved at 10 am the same morning?…it was the very same home on a different but equivalent lot?…whoever reserved that house at 10 am seems to have done very well for themselves?…real estate seems to be coming back strong in all but a few locations where people just do not want to live?…this is not as much an artifact of the economy as it is about the rock bottom interest rates and the fact that much of the demand is being driven by buyers who did short sales more than 2 years ago that are now eligible to get a mortgage again?
IS IT TRUE that the CCO wishes to congratulate the Harvard Crimson on their first ever NCAA tournament win?…many people had Coach Steve Alford’s New Mexico Lobos going to the Final Four and the smart guys from Harvard busted that bubble?…we wish good luck to the Indiana Hoosiers today as they start their quest for a 6th NCAA championship?
ISP Lieutenant Chuck Cohen was a Feature Speaker at the
2013 International Communications Data and Digital Forensics Seminar in UK
Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter is honored to announce Lieutenant Chuck Cohen was a returning featured speaker for the 2013 International Communications Data and Digital Forensics Seminar held in London, UK, March 18-21. Lt. Cohen was invited by the Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent. Cohen spoke on topics including the implications of online social networks in criminal investigations and criminal intelligence collection, cybercrime, money laundering and the investigation of skilled criminal offenders. He also conducted a four-hour class followed by two days of intensive training. Upon completion, attendees received a certificate from the Indiana State Police, Metropolitan Police and UK Home Office. The Indiana State Police was the only non-federal law enforcement agency that presented a program at the conference.
While attending the seminar, Cohen benefited from the interaction and presentations from other speakers who are recognized as leaders in their areas of specialization. The seminar attracted over 1,200 delegates from law enforcement and governmental agencies worldwide. Communications data is an important tool for investigators and provides an invaluable means by which law enforcement agencies can better safeguard the public, but our current capability was not designed to deal with the growth in the use of Internet-based communications. During the four-day seminar, law enforcement personnel was provided a forum to display, demonstrate and discuss new and emerging communications technology issues to help preserve these capabilities within the appropriate legal framework.
Lt. Cohen joined the Indiana State Police in 1994 and is currently the Commander of the Special Investigations and Criminal Intelligence Sections. Lt. Cohen is responsible for the cybercrime, organized crime and corruption, vehicle crimes and crimes against children units. He is also the Task Force Commander for Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
Lt. Cohen’s formal education includes a Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and an undergraduate degree from Indiana University with a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Cohen is also a Certified Fraud Examiner.
All expenses for this trip were handled by the inviting agency and no tax dollars were spent related to travel and lodging.
Hold press conference to discuss its impact on jobs and patient care
(Washington, D.C.) – Saturday, March 23, 2013 marks three years since President Obama and his allies forced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on the American people, without one bipartisan vote on the floor. Today, the House GOP Doctors Caucus held a press conference to highlight their concerns with this law.
Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-08) released the following statement regarding the three year anniversary:
“As a former cardiothoracic surgeon, I understand healthcare decisions are better made between a patient and their doctor – not by government bureaucrats.
“The Affordable Care Act takes the opposite approach and despite the President’s promises, premiums are on the rise for young people and middle class families, nearly 7 million Americans will lose their job-based health insurance plans, and care to our nation’s seniors is placed in the hands of 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats.
“Among the many new taxes, the Medical Device Tax is also particularly troubling for Indiana. The Hoosier state is home to a strong medical device industry and this 2.3% excise tax has already forced businesses to scrap plans for expansion. I have personally depended on these devices in the operating room to save the lives of my patients.
“This bottoms line is that the Affordable Care Act is bad for patients. My goal is quality, affordable healthcare for all of our citizens. Private sector reforms are needed, not a near government takeover.â€
BACKGROUND:
The GOP Doctors “Doc†Caucus is composed of 21 medical providers in Congress who utilize their medical expertise to develop patient-centered health care reforms focused on quality, access, affordability, portability, and choice.
During his time in Congress, Dr. Bucshon has voted to four times repeal the PPACA in its entirety and over 30 times to defund, dismantle, or repeal portions of the law.
In February, Dr. Bucshon co-sponsored legislation that repeals the medical device tax, the 2.3% excise tax on the medical device industry; because of the harm it is causing Indiana businesses.
The latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures show PPACA will increase spending by $1.88 trillion, double the estimate from 2010. And the Joint Committee on Taxation says taxpayers will be saddled with $1.1 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade.
The latest estimate from the Congressional Budget Office shows that 7 million people will lose their job-based health insurance due to the Affordable Care Act. This is double what was previously estimated (The Washington Times; 2/5/13).
IS IT TRUE March 21, 2013
IS IT TRUE the University of Evansville Aces are getting another game in Evansville in the CIT tournament that they advanced to the second round of with a victory?…this second round game will be at the PAC Center on the USI Campus as opposed to the Ford Center where the Aces drew only 2,300 ticket sales the other night?…people in attendance have estimated that the actual number of butts in seats was less than half of the official attendance?…the seating capacity of the PAC Center being 2,278 plus pull out end seats is about the right size venue for this game against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and is little enough to give the home team a crowd noise advantage along with the look of a capacity crowd that Ford Center only sees with IU or Butler comes to town?…the game will be at 12:30 Saturday and that the City County Observer encourages our readers to check it out and root for the Purple Aces and their hot shooting leader Colt Ryan who is on the doorstep of setting the all time scoring record for the University of Evansville?
IS IT TRUE that Mole #34 tells us that the spending total for accounting services paid to two accounting firms by the City of Evansville for the years 2011 & 2012 has increased by roughly $26,000 overnight?
IS IT TRUE that true to their independent nature the people of Cyprus through their governing unit have advised the European Union to stick their bailout plan where the sun does not shine?…the reason for rejecting the bailout of the banks was the provision that private deposits in banks in Cyprus would be taxed at roughly 10% of what was on deposit to help fund the bailout?…the Cypriots responded by taking to the streets and calling the Germans who as always are the biggest contributor to bailing out Euro Banana Republics ugly names they have not been called since the Third Reich was defeated?…while the independent nature of the Cypriots is to be admired, screaming in the streets and calling people names will not solve their collapsing economy?…departing from their entitlement based ways and getting down to real work that is marketable abroad is what will save the economy of Cyprus and other countries with a legacy of rewarding unproductive living?…it is also possible that what the EU is trying to accomplish is to get the Russians out of the Cypriot banking system?
IS IT TRUE in a case of government gone mad right here in the United States, a family in New Jersey had to endure an invasion of privacy and a violation of the 2nd amendment on a scale that no one would imagine?…it all started when an elementary school boy from a family that hunts posed proudly with his 22 rifle for a picture?…a 22 rifle is often a future hunters first rifle and is quite useful for shooting varmints like rats, snakes, and snapping turtles?…the picture was posted on Facebook and the New Jersey Child Protective Services Department went loco?…NJCPS went to the home of the boy and threatened to remove him from the house just based on a Facebook picture and an anonymous phone call from some gun hater wanting to exercise some authority?…in the end this all worked out but the fact that a group of storm-troopers from the government could act with such callous authority on the basis of an innocent picture and an anonymous story is not only terrifying but it is enraging?…this sort of bull#$%^ must stop?
IS IT TRUE we wish all of our readers one prosperous and enjoyable Thursday?
