At approximately 11:30 on yesterday’s date (10-6-2020), Officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of E Blackford Ave and S Grand Ave after observing the suspect vehicle, a black Ford Escape, with expired dealer plates disregard a stop sign. The driver of the Escape, identified as Russell Mooney (47), when asked to provide a driver’s license, registration, and insurance handed the officer on an ID card and provided no insurance. Officers then went back to their vehicles to run checks on the information provided by Mooney. A check of Mooney’s driver status showed that he was suspended and also had an active misdemeanor warrant out of Vanderburgh County.
When officers re-approached, Mooney fled in his vehicle to evade officers. Mooney was observed violating several traffic laws as well as throwing items out of his windows. Mooney eventually stopped and was apprehended by officers. A check of the area that Mooney was observed throwing items out of his window, revealed that he was attempting to get rid of narcotics packaged for dealing and paraphernalia. Mooney was arrested without further incident and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail under the several charges stemming from this incident.
