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City police calls – July 23
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies. Jeremy R. Bowley, 40, Bedford, Bartholomew County warrant, 3:04 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, released on $10,000 bond. Adam S. McCollum, 39, of 7981 W. Georgetown...
Good Samaritan killed in roadside collision near Indiana Premium Outlets
EDINBURGH, Ind. (WISH) — A good Samaritan was fatally injured in a roadside collision while helping another motorist on Thursday. At 12:11 p.m. Thursday, deputies with the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an accident with injury near the intersection of North U.S. 31 and West 800 North. That is near the […]
2 Columbus back-to-school vaccination/immunization programs slated for early next month
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Health Department is collaborating with community partners for a Back to School Health Fair on Saturday, August 3, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Bartholomew County Health Department, 2625 Foxpointe Dr., in Columbus. Back-to-school vaccinations will be available at the event. Those...
Good Samaritan struck, killed in Bartholomew County
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a fatal crash Thursday afternoon that resulted in a Good Samaritan being struck and killed. According to the BCSO, officers were called to the intersection of N US31 and W 800 N. There, they found a...
'Good Samaritan' struck and killed helping stranded driver in Bartholomew County
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department is investigating after a good Samaritan was struck and killed Thursday afternoon south of Edinburgh. According to the BCSO, a car broke down on the side of U.S. 31, near West 800 North, around 1 p.m. July 18 when what police are calling a good Samaritan stopped to help the stranded driver.
Minor impact reported in Bartholomew County from Microsoft outage
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County and Columbus emergency services are working normally this morning except for access to other databases used in law enforcement, such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, officials said this morning. A Microsoft global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off...
Minor disruptions reported locally from CloudStrike outage
Bartholomew County and Columbus emergency services were working normally Friday except for access to other databases used in law enforcement, such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, officials said. A Microsoft global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption...
City police calls – July 22
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information is summarized from the records of city, county and state police, fire and hospital agencies. Zachary E. Berryhill, 37, Indianapolis, Bartholomew County warrant, 4:27 p.m., by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, released on $10,000 bond. Christopher W. Clem, 49, Franklin, Bartholomew County warrant,...
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