On Thursday, June 27, 2013, at approximately 4:40 AM, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 5900 block of Moline Dr. regarding harassment in progress. Deputies were advised that a male was outside 5915 Moline Dr. screaming at a female. Dispatch then advised the male had slashed a tire on a vehicle with a knife and was threatening to kill people.
Upon their arrival, deputies spoke to the victims, Brian Woolsey and Donald Cardin, separately. Both victims stated they heard a female screaming outside their residence and then someone knocking on their door. Woolsey stated he opened the door to a female who stated someone was chasing her. Woolsey stated he allowed the female inside. Once inside, a male subject, later identified as Charles Oldham, walked up the front steps holding a knife in his hands. Woolsey advised he told Oldham to leave. Oldham then stated, “I will get you guys and her tooâ€. At this time, Oldham walked toward Woolsey’s vehicle and stabbed the driver’s side tire with the knife he was holding. Afraid of what Oldham might do next, Woolsey grabbed a baseball bat and Cardin armed himself with a pair of “nunchucksâ€.
Woolsey and Cardin stated they went outside to look at the damage to the vehicle. Woolsey advised this is when Oldham made the statement he would kill both of them. Woolsey stated at this time Cardin hit Oldham over the head with the “nunchucks†causing a laceration to his head.
As deputies were speaking with Oldham, he stated he did not have a knife during the incident. He also continued to yell at Woolsey and Cardin and stated, “If I had a knife I would have killed youâ€.
The female victim left the scene prior to deputies’ arrival and could not be located.
Oldham was transported to Deaconess Hospital by AMR where he was treated for the laceration on his head and a chipped bone in his elbow. Oldham was then transported to the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center where he was booked on several charges.
OFFENDER
Charles Edward Oldham
W/M 38 YOA
Evansville, Indiana
The Evansville Police Department has made multiple arrests following an investigation into vandalism at the Garvin Park Pool last week.
All of the suspects that are in custody are juveniles. Their names are not being released due to their ages.
Police are still trying to locate additional suspects. The remaining suspects are juveniles as well.
At this time, investigators from the EPD Juvenile Crimes Detective Unit believe as many as 6 individuals are responsible for the damage at the pool.
Due to the on-going search for additional suspects, no other information is being released at this time.
Joe Wallace, Managing Director, Coachella Valley Innovation Hub
Visionary Investment is the Key to Solving Big Problems
By: Joe J. Wallace, Managing Director
Coachella Valley Innovation Hub
and Editor of the CCO
Venture-backed entrepreneurship is essential to the development and commercialization of technological innovations. In ‘Why We Can’t Solve Big Problems” Jason Pontin writing for the MIT Technology Review called out both timidity in government research and a recently developed aversion to risk of the venture capital community for the shortage of big solutions being introduced into the marketplace since the turn of the 21st century. With banks still shying away from making loans that are not securely collateralized by hard assets and positive cash flow and the venture capital industry enamored with funding incremental problems over fundamental problems the opportunities for visionary entrepreneurs who aspire to the greatness that comes with solving big problems are diminished. Bruce Gibney, a venture capitalist at the San Francisco-based Founders Fund offers an even harsher critique of his own industry simply stating that “Venture Capital has ceased to be the funder of the future, and instead has become a funder of features, widgets, irrelevances.”
Investors from friends and family to Angels and even VCs respond that they’re still looking for the big ideas, so long as they are attached to a reasonable business model. Visionary George Bernard Shaw’s famous quote “The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him…The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself…All progress depends on the unreasonable man†is a pretty good description of why our ability to solve big problems seems to have been afflicted with a case of arrested development of late. Visionary entrepreneurs of the late 70’s like Bill Gates who just wanted to ““put a computer in every home and on every desktop,†and Apple’s Steve Jobs who wanted to make the “best computers in the world†may find themselves with no funding options in the absence of investors with the vision and courage to match their own.
The missing link in the options for funding a start-up or emerging businesses is the visionary investor that looks at what can be as opposed to what can be audited, underwritten, and proved beyond the shadow of a doubt through past performance. The personal traits of a vision investor are closer to those of an entrepreneur than they are to the bankers masquerading as venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. The vision investor sees opportunities where others see obstacles to shy away from. The vision investor embraces change and seeks out ways to step up to the plate and get their hands dirty participating in the entrepreneurial process. The vision investor is eager to learn new things on a daily basis and is an early adopter of new technologies. Finally, the vision investor seeks out deals that will either make a mint like Apple and Microsoft did for early investors or a big financial flop. Vision investing is no place for the faint of heart or a disengaged mind.
At the Coachella Valley iHub we have a saying that “we are not just about mentoring companies that create jobs; we are really wanting to mentor more Steve Jobsâ€. Part of the necessary mix for the success of the next Steve Jobs who comes along are access to capital and talent to support good original ideas. There is no shortage of opportunities in this world that visionary entrepreneurs can tackle. The Coachella Valley is geographically at the nexus of the best natural laboratory for renewable energy and earthquake detection, while offering easy access to the massive Southern California markets. The plethora of big problems in need of solutions creates a continuous need for visionary people and investors with vision to match.
A billion people on this earth need electricity, millions are without clean water, the climate is changing; manufacturing is inefficient, traffic snarls cities, education is a luxury, and dementia or cancer will strike almost all of us if we live long enough. If you are a visionary or a visionary investor with the knowledge, courage, and work ethic to tackle problems like these wherever you are, please get on about the visionary business of doing what our governments, our companies, and our financial institutions no longer have the vision, know how, or courage to do. The American way of life may just depend on it.
The following letter is posted by the CCO without edit, bias, or opinion
Dear Ted;
Please be advised that I have had several Council members express concern about the current status of the I.T. assessment being conducted by McGladries.
Specifically, it has been explained to me that the original completition date was to have been in March or April 2013 and that the completion date has now been moved to August. They would like to know whether this is correct and, if so, why.
Secondly, they have been informed by a source within the administration that McGladries has already provided the administration with a preliminary report (either in writing or verbally) and that the report was rebuffed by the administration and that McGladries was instructed to make revisions to said report. The Council members would like to know whether this is, in fact, correct and, if so, would like a full explanation of such.
Lastly, they would like a current general status report of the I.T. assessment by McGladries .
The Council members are requesting that McGladries respond to the above stated concerns, in writing, directly to the Council via my office.
I appreciated your cooperation in this matter and apologize for any inconvenience that it may cause.
Scott A. Danks, Attorney at Law
for the
Common Council of the City of Evansville
Until We Reunite, David Cosby’s Final Earthly Journey
By: David’s sister, Anita Cosby
Dear Mom,
By now you have Dave in your arms; he left us at 10:50 this morning. I never thought I would say this but I saw his face light up when he saw Heaven. He had all the family there: Missy, Dave, all the Grand Kids, and brothers Ron and Sammy. I put a cross in his hand, it was a wooden cross. There is a story to it and I am sure he will be telling you all about it. During his final moments I played him that song by Elvis that you and he loved listening to, Amazing Grace, and everyone was crying. His son David said the most beautiful prayer I think I have ever heard. I held his hand like I promised him; I could never break a promise to him. I talked to him about our life and about the things he would teach me. How he would chew me out when I did wrong. He would squeeze my hand every time I would mention you, God, or Heaven. His breathing had declined to the point that he struggled for each breath. The body he left down here with us was simply worn out. I talked and talked to him, held his hand, cried, laughed, and then cried some more. I told him I had to go to the bathroom but he would not let go of my hand. Though the room was full of family and friends, he did not want me to leave. I have never watched anyone pass before, honestly I thought I would be scared, but I wasn’t. As I looked into his face I began to feel at peace. It appeared the pain had left him, his eyes opened and his breathing slowed. We took the final journey together, hand in hand, as far as I could go. I told him you were waiting for him, Momma, I told him it was alright to let go. That he did. I let go of his hand, knowing he was safe with our Mamma and God.
P.S.
Dear Momma,
Give him hugs and kisses from all of us. Until we see each other again,
IS IT TRUE another Evansville athlete has accepted the opportunity to play basketball for an elite program?…incoming senior JaQuan Lyle of Bosse High School has signed a letter of intent to play for Coach Rick Pitino and continue wearing the red and black at the NCAA Champion University of Louisville Cardinals?…it will be good for local fans to be able to take the short two hour drive to the YUM Center to see JaQuan play as many did when Evansville Memorial’s Kyle Kuric played for the Cards?…those who wish to get tickets had better get on the list soon as the YUM Center sells out for every UL game and sometimes even for the Lady Cards who were the NCAA runner-up this year?
IS IT TRUE that the government of Vanderburgh County is broke and is being forced to consider all sorts of cuts to eliminate a $2 Million shortfall in their budget?…the County Council grudgingly admitted last night that layoffs and program cuts will be necessary if an additional $2 Million is not found soon?…there is a rainy day fund that has been set aside for emergencies but the Council is intelligent enough to know that the reason for the $2 Million shortfall has nothing to do with disasters or unforeseen spending requirements due to acts of God or nature?…this is an operational shortfall and while it may be a struggle to balance the budget it is the right thing to do and will set a good example for the people of Vanderburgh County to see its government choose to live within its means as opposed to borrowing to meet routine expenses?…we also do not expect to see the County Council propose to build new dog parks, ball fields, or other trivial items when the basics can’t be done?…some of the things on the chopping block other than new hires and possible layoffs are a free child care program and annual support stipends for the SW Indiana Economic Development Coalition and GAGE?…the CCO salutes the County Council for being honest and tackling the hard work of making ends meet?
IS IT TRUE the Evansville Police Department has concluded an internal investigation into the alleged beating of Robert Evidon and the conclusion is that Officer Mattingly acted appropriately?…evidence examined included cameras at the hospital where Evidon was taken, arrest photographs, the phone records of Officer Mattingly’s brother, and several private photographs taken of or near the incident?…it will now be up to Mr. Evidon and his attorney to take this forward with a formal complaint, a civil lawsuit, or to let it end?…the CCO hopes that justice is done in this unfortunate case for both Robert Evidon and Officer Mattingly and that life in the Haynie’s Corner area can return to normal?
Palm Springs Celebration IS IT TRUE that there are very few opportunities to watch the immediate reaction to history being made?…yesterday was such a day in Palm Springs, CA so this writer took that opportunity to attend the celebration of the Supreme Court decision that found that banning same sex marriage is unconstitutional?…in the special case of California that legalized same sex marriage only to see it overturned by a referendum, the referendum was struck down as unconstitutional making same sex marriage an option as quick as the courts can put the paperwork in place?…that is all detail but the moment that left no eyes dry and made the hair stand up on people’s arms came at the start of the celebration when the pledge of allegiance was said by all in attendance?…when the line “LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL†came the celebrants screamed at the top of their lungs with tears in their eyes because for the first time in their lives and the history of the United States those words became true for gay people?…that the United States is a better country today because of this Supreme Court ruling?…may our country continue to improve and our constitution continue to be affirmed as a guarantor of LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL?
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.Master Trooper Tim Wood retires after serving 34 dedicated years of service to the Indiana State Police and to the communities in which he served.
Wood is a native of Dundee, IL, but later moved to Mt. Vernon and then to Newburgh in 1970. He graduated from Castle High School in 1971.
He graduated from the Indiana State Police Academy in August 1979 and was assigned to the Lafayette District where he primarily patrolled White County. Wood transferred to the Evansville District in September 1981 and primarily patrolled Vanderburgh County. In June 1988, he was one of 20 troopers selected into the “High Performance Vehicle†program and was issued an unmarked Ford Mustang. Troopers in the program were responsible for patrolling high crash areas and reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities. In October 2005 the Indiana State Police started its very first motorcycle patrol division. Wood was one of 25 other troopers selected to patrol on Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Wood and his wife, Paula, have been married for 40 years and reside in Posey County. They have three children and 10 grandchildren.
Sofie is a gorgeous one-year-old female cat! She came to a nice family once who tried to keep her, but their other animals did not like Sofie, so they brought her to the VHS so they could help her find her forever family. Sofie is friendly and lives with over 20 other cats at the shelter, so she’s used to having to share her space! Her adoption fee is $30, which includes her spay, microchip, vaccinations, and a bag of food to take home.
The Indiana State Police Alliance and the citizens of Indiana lost a hero yesterday. K-9 Kilo was killed in the line of duty. Kilo’s handler was Nathan Abbott and their tour of duty with the ISP started January 5, 2007. Together they have spent the past six and one half years protecting all Hoosiers. Kilo will be missed by those who worked with him and those he protected.
Below is information for those wishing to make a donation in memory of Kilo. 100% of all donations will be used to support the ISP K-9 program in memory of Kilo. These donations are also tax exempt. If you have any questions please contact Wayne Flick at the Indiana State Police Alliance, 317-636-0929 or by email at: wayneflick@indianasfinest.com.
Please ensure you designate your donation is for the “Kilo Memorial Fundâ€. Donations may be made to the:
“Kilo Memorial Fundâ€
CFK/ISPA Foundation
1415 Shelby St.
Indianapolis, IN 46203
