Type of Crime: Criminal Recklessness with a Handgun
Date of Crime: 081312 12:30AM
SUMMARY
Evansville Police arrested 26 year old WILLIAM LAMR THOMAS on multiple charges after officers responded to a shots fired call.
Myron Matthews told officers THOMAS had shot at him near the intersection of SE 6th St and Chandler Ave. Officers found a bullet hole in Matthews’ car. HE told officers THOMAS was in a maroon Mercury SUV and left the area.
Officers spotted the SUV near Lodge and Washington and tried to pull it over. The driver refused to stop and led officers on a slow speed pursuit to the intersection of Morgan and Weinbach. Officers identified the driver as WILLIAM THOMAS and placed him into custody. An empty holster was found in the SUV. Officers checking the area where the SUV was first spotted located a handgun.
THOMAS was arrested on the following charges:
Possession of a Handgun by a Serious Violent Felon (previous dealing meth conviction)
Possession of an Altered Handgun (serial number was altered)
Resisting Law Enforcement
Criminal Recklessness (two counts)
Driving without ever receiving a license
HAYNIE’S CORNER ARTS DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Haynie’s Corner Arts District Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Kirby’s Private Dining, 1119 Parrett Street Evansville, IN.
This feature is sponsored by Chris Walsh For Vanderburgh County Clerk. Chris Walsh is a veteran county administrator that strongly supports our local law enforcement professionals . Chris is a candidate that possess a non-partisan attitude with a consumer friendly demeanor. Chris also stands against unification of city and county governments.
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Evansville, IN – Below is a list of felony cases that were filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday, August 13, 2012.
Scott Blaylock Aggravated Battery – Class B Felony
Breona Fletcher Neglect of a Dependent – Class D Felony (Two Counts)
False Informing – Class B Misdemeanor
Raymond Petrie Domestic Battery – Class A Misdemeanor
(Enhanced to a Class D Felony due to Prior Convictions)
Criminal Mischief – Class A Misdemeanor
Resisting Law Enforcement – Class A Misdemeanor
Public Intoxication – Class B Misdemeanor
Frederick Schleter Burglary -Class B Felony
Theft – Class D Felony
Vashon Sherman Attempted Battery by Means of a Deadly Weapon – Class C Felony (Two Counts)
Carrying a Handgun Without a License – Class A Misdemeanor
Criminal Mischief – Class A Misdemeanor
Darius Spence Operating a Motor Vehicle After Forfeiture of License for Life – Class C Felony
For further information on the cases listed above, or any pending case, please contact Carly Settles at 812.435.5688 or via e-mail at csettles@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
A Felony 20-50 Years
B Felony 6-20 Years
C Felony 2-8 Years
D Felony ½ – 3 Years
A Misdemeanor 0-1 Year
B Misdemeanor 0-180 Days
IS IT TRUE CCO Mole #31 tells us that Chris Cooke the Superintendant of the City of Evansville cemeteries has resigned his position as a Democrat precinct leader?…Mr. Cooke allegedly resigned his Democrat party position over becoming angry over a position paper written about the dilapidated condition of the Oak Hill cemetery that was written by Evansville City Council President Connie Robinson that was published in the City County Observer?…that Mr. Cooke who like President Robinson was a vocal supporter of the Winnecke for Mayor campaign has now followed in Robinson’s footsteps right out of circle of Vanderburgh County Democrat Party elites?…in the big picture that both Mr. Cooke and President Robinson have liberated themselves by leaving the confines of party leadership and will be better voters through the eyes of independence?
IS IT TRUE that at the latest count eleven Olympic athletes have gone missing in London and are suspected of defecting?…that seven of these athletes are from Cameroon and four are from Congo?…that both of these countries are continually mired in civil wars, poverty, and oppression?…the CCO wishes these athletes good fortune in whatever country that they choose to seek asylum in and fully understand the risk they have taken to liberate themselves from the yoke of political oppression?…that we as Americans take many things for granted that people from the world of less freedom are willing to risk death for?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville budget hearings have started and that now is the time for competent and engaged members of the Evansville City Council to look diligently for any line items that have been snuck into the 2013 budget?…that the line to look for is that increase line from the previous budget?…that we have already had Mole Alerts that at least some of the raises that were deferred by the City Council last month have been put back into the 2013 budget in hopes that they will be approved when they are done the old fashioned way?…this is indeed the right way for department heads and even for Mayor Winnecke to give our merit raises but that the reason and motive behind every one of them needs to be fully vetted before approval?
IS IT TRUE there have been some people that were so upset at the recent report that Indiana is the 4th worst polluter in the nation that a study was done to determine just how much of that pollution was coming from the greater Evansville region?…that if Evansville is the center of a large circle that has a radius large enough to be a small state that the CCO suspects that the “State of Evansville†may have an even worse pollution problem that the State of Indiana?…this study is expected to be released soon and that the CCO will publish the results however ugly or pretty they might be?
IS IT TRUE that the subject of the City of Evansville being able to recover tax and other incentives offered to companies that do not come through with their end of the bargain came up at last night’s City Council meeting?…a young man representing GAGE who seemed quite competent on the subject was grilled a little by some Council members who justifiably are interested in recovering any unearned incentives that can be recovered?…the conclusions were that there have been several beneficiaries of incentives that have not lived up to their end of the bargain?…it was furthermore concluded that there are no clawback provisions, contracts, or memorandums of understanding that City Council’s past have put into place to hold companies that are granted incentives accountable to their end of the bargain?…the young man from GAGE seemed to imply that adding contractual accountability to the incentives would actually put Evansville at a competitive disadvantage in the business attraction game because other places do not hold the companies accountable either?…this just makes the whole GAME wide open for corruption and over estimating economic impact because THE MORE ONE LIES THE MORE ONE GETS and THE BIGGER THE LIE IS THE BIGGER A LIE IS TRANSMITTED TO THE PUBLIC BY ATTENTION STARVED PUBLIC OFFICIALS?…a town without accountability is a town without honor?…this whole concept of no accountability does not lead to good companies or good government and violates the common sense axiom we are taught as children of “Just because Johnny stuck his hand in the fire or told a lie does not mean it is the right thing to doâ€?…this sort of poor public policy is the sort of thing that makes things like Earthcare, the McCurdy, the Hotel, Whirlpools departure, and the fall of AIG probable and adds to the already tarnished reputation of elected officials?
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USIThe University of Southern Indiana will break ground for its highly-anticipated $16.7 million Teaching Theatre at 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 14.
A brief groundbreaking ceremony will include a performance by USI alumni (and spouses) Kensington Blaylock Eck ’08 and Brandon Eck ’10, followed by remarks from Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett, president, Ted C. Ziemer Jr., chair of the USI Board of Trustees, and Elliot Wasserman, chair of Performing Arts and director of Theatre. The ceremony will be held at the future site of the theatre, next to University Center East on University Boulevard.
After the ceremony, a reception will be held in the newly renovated Loft on the second level of University Center West. USI alumni and friends are welcome to attend.
The Teaching Theatre will be constructed using locally-sourced and recycled materials such as those utilized in the construction of University Center East – clay pipe from Can Clay Corporation of Cannelton, chair legs from Jasper Chair Company, and Bedford limestone. In addition, the theatre will include a sound baffle system with acoustic panels created with Toyota Sienna dashboards donated by Princeton-based Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
The Teaching Theatre’s red sandstone exterior is an homage to the Smithsonian Institution’s Castle. Built in 1855, it is the oldest building on the National Mall. Congressman Robert Dale Owen (son of Robert Owen, founder of the second utopian experiment at New Harmony) was chair of the Smithsonian Building Committee. His brother, geologist David Dale Owen, recommended it be built from red sandstone. Both Owens resided in New Harmony for a time, and USI is one of the sponsors of Historic New Harmony, an initiative to create and retain interest in the history and current life of the village.
Like UC East, the Teaching Theatre was designed by Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture of New York. It will have a thrust stage with additional staging areas incorporated into the walls, a shallow proscenium to allow for greater sightlines, exceptional natural acoustics, and state-of-the-art light and sound technology.
“We will become the premiere theatre program in the state and region,†Wasserman said. “We already have the programs and now we’ll have the facilities to match.â€
The general contractor is Empire Construction, mechanical contractor Deig Brothers Construction, and electrical contractor Alva Electric with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering by Hafer Associates. Estimates are that more than 100 construction jobs will result from the two-year project.
The Teaching Theatre is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2014. Plans are also in the works for a theatre support building with costume and set shops.
The last USI groundbreaking was for University Center East in spring 2009.
THE SINGING SENSATION RETURNS TO
THE AIKEN THEATRE AT THE CENTRE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 AT 7:30 PM
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
(EVANSVILLE, IN August 2012) – Jam Theatricals is pleased to announce that due to popular demand the singing sensation Straight No Chaser will return to Evansville for one performance only at The Aiken Theatre at The Centre on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012 at 7:30 PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 17, 2012 at 10 AM. Patrons may purchase tickets at ticketmaster.com, by calling (800) 745-3000 or by visiting The Centre box office at 715 Locust Street, Evansville, IN, 47708. Tickets range in price from $22.00 – $42.00.
If the phrase “male a cappella group†conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape.
Originally formed over 12 years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon – with a massive fan base, more than 20 million views on YouTube, numerous national TV appearances, and proven success with two holiday releases. In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal – the captivating sound of 10 unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humor.
Evansville, August 13, 2012 – The Vanderburgh County Health Department will be performing Adult Mosquito Control (Adulticiding) beginning Wednesday, August 15th, 2012, weather permitting, in targeted areas of the City of Evansville.
The spraying will be within an area bound by Pollack Ave., I-164, Boeke Ave., and US Hwy 41. A map of the area to be sprayed is included with this release.
If weather conditions prevent spraying on Wednesday, August 15th, the Health Department will spray on the next available day.
The Health Department urges you to follow these simple guidelines to reduce your chances of coming into contact with mosquitoes:
¨ When outdoors, especially near dusk and dawn, use insect repellant. Be sure to read and follow the label directions when applying these products.
¨ Make sure screens on doors, windows, and porches are in good repair to prevent mosquitoes from getting inside.
¨ Reduce breeding habitats by emptying buckets, removing discarded tires, and changing the water in wading pools and bird baths once a week.
¨ Keep the grass cut and landscaping trimmed as adult mosquitoes use overgrown areas as safe places to rest.
For additional information please call 435-5667, or visit the VCHD website at: http://www.vanderburghgov.org In the left hand navigational links, Click on Environmental; then Click on Vector Control; then Click on Mosquitoes
Students at Glenwood Leadership Academy living in the Sweetser Avenue area were held after school for a brief time today due to a police incident in that area. Students remained at school, unless being picked up by parents, until local law enforcement notified the school they could go home, about 3:05 p.m. A message was sent to families through the EVSC’s family notification system at that time to let them know their children were leaving to come home.
From MoveOn.org email solicitation: Published without opinion, edit, or bias by the CCO: This is not a CCO Endorsement
Even though the Romney-Ryan ticket is front page news, barely anyone is reporting that their extreme economic policies would cost us one million jobs in just one year, and more than 4 million jobs by the end of 2014.1
Recent polling shows that our campaign to expose Romney as the 1% candidate is working!2 So now, with Paul Ryan on the ticket, voters need to know that Romney-Ryan will kill millions of jobs.
Because this election will be won or lost on the issue of jobs, we’re blowing up the disastrous job loss in the national media. If we can cast doubt on the 1% ticket right now, it will be harder for Romney-Ryan to recover with voters this fall.
Here’s the plan: This Thursday, August 16, we’re going to distribute one million Romney-Ryan pink slips by hitting the streets and getting this critical information literally into the hands of voters—right as we release a new ad in swing states and flood Facebook and Twitter. We’ll gather at post offices, malls, libraries, and other high-traffic areas to distribute the pink slip flyers and make sure voters get the message. And we’ll invite the media to amplify our message.
There’s a pink slip action in Owensboro at 5:00 PM, and we need a big turnout to make an impression.
