Graffiti is an eyesore and a crime. While you can be arrested for tagging someone else’s property, that property doesn’t always get cleaned up. In one of many efforts towards decreasing graffiti in the area, Indy is looking to pass its first graffiti ordinance. [Read more…]
Court Rules No Warrant Needed for DNA in Indiana
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled a few weeks ago that the police do not have to obtain a warrant to collect DNA evidence at the time of an arrest. [Read more…]
DUI/OWI Crackdown Nets 800 Indiana Arrests
There were 809 arrests made over the last few weeks in a crackdown on impaired Indiana drivers. Local and state officials collaborated to make “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” a busy two week period. [Read more…]
Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Child Molester Conviction
The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man accused of of child molestation. His court challenge was based on the US Supreme Court’s Melendez-Diaz decision concerning the right to confront one’s accuser when it comes to forensic and scientific evidence, such as in DNA reports. [Read more…]
Former Indy Colts Star Blair Kiel Arrested for Battery, Resisting Arrest
This past Saturday, former Colts quarterback Blair Kiel was arrested for an incident involving his girlfriend at Victory Field. [Read more…]
Driver in Fatal Indiana Hit & Run Charged
A man accused of driving the vehicle that killed a 6 month old and sent another to the hospital has been formally charged with hit and run in Indianapolis. [Read more…]
Indiana OWI – Dad Tries Seat Swap to Fool Cops
What would your first reaction be when driving under the influence and about to get pulled over? Hopefully that will never happen and if it does, hopefully you won’t shove a child in the driver’s seat to fool the cop.
That’s exactly what happened this past week in Muncie when Delaware County Sherriff’s Deputy Bill Curtis pulled over a suspected drunk driver. [Read more…]
Indiana Heroin Use on the Rise
Heroin was a big deal back in the 1970s and 80s. It is on the rise again as the drug becomes far more potent and pure than it once was, allowing people to get a strong high without injecting the drug intravenously.
Heroin is cheap and readily available. It is getting more popular among suburban teens and surrounding areas are seeing the effects. This article from the Indy Star details how the drug is experiencing resurgence. At about $5 a high, heroin is much more affordable than many prescription drugs that are popular among recreational drug users. [Read more…]
Indiana Domestic Violence Cases Turn Deadly
All one has to do is look at the daily news to get the feeling that domestic violence offenses are on the rise. Take a look at this post from a few weeks back where an Indy Post article showed a marked increase in domestic assaults since last year. Just in the past week we have lately seen several higher profile cases in the local news.
Across the country links are being drawn between higher incidence of domestic violence and the troubled economy. Whether or not this is the case can’t really be proven but what is a fact is the recent cases seem particularly heinous. [Read more…]
Domestic Violence Up In the Indy Area
People are blaming the economy for everything these days and the increase in domestic violence is no different. There may be a connection here, however, as households are under large amounts of stress, leading to more fights and violence. Unfortunately, as reported incidences are increasing, funds for prevention and protection programs are decreasing.
This article from the Indy Star points out that in the first five months of 2009, the police department has investigated 1,950 cases of domestic violence, up 13% from the same time last year. This dramatic increase is casually linked by many to the economy. [Read more…]