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Police Incidents – July 31
1:53 p.m. Monday — W. Jefferson St. and Drake Road. 12:07 p.m. Monday — Windstar Blvd. and Constellation Way. 9:30 a.m. Monday — N. Morton St. and Nineveh Road. 100 Crossroads Drive, DS Mechanical: Reported at 7:22 a.m. Tuesday that a fraud had occurred. Narcotics. N. Madison...
SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Today, Aug. 2, is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day Fridays. The Second Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church “I CARE” Food Pantry: is an in-person only supplemental pantry for persons in Shelby and Johnson Counties. Located at 1540 N 800E, Franklin, it is on the Shelby/Johnson County Line (Shelby County Road N 900) There are blue signs on State Road 44 from Shelbyville west to 900W and signs on 44 from Franklin east to 800E. Just follow the signs.
Coroner identifies man, woman killed in Johnson County crash
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — Two people died in a a crash in Johnson County Monday evening. Sheriff's deputies responded to the crash at State Roads 135 and 44 near Bargersville around 7:30 p.m. July 29. According to Johnson County Sheriff Duane Burgess, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a Ford F-450...
‘Would-be killer’: Man who tried to shoot, kill Edinburgh police officer gets 45 years in prison
EDINBURGH, Ind. — An Indiana man who tried to shoot and kill a police officer last year in Edinburgh has been sentenced on an attempted murder charge after his rifle malfunctioned. Joshua A. Burton, 28, was arrested by Edinburgh Police Department officers on Dec. 27, 2023, after a traffic stop ended with him attempting to […]
Fatal accident claims two lives in Johnson County
TRAFALGAR, Ind. – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to a double-fatality accident at the intersection of State Road 135 and State Road 44, between Trafalgar and Bargersville, on Monday, at around 7:30 p.m. The accident involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck. The intersection was closed...
Johnson County Sheriff: Motorcycle driver, passenger die after collision with pickup
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office has launched a fatal crash investigation in the area of State Road 135 and State Road 44. According to a press release, deputies were made aware of the crash around 7:32 p.m. that caused two fatalities. JCSO said preliminary information indicates the crash involved a Harley […]
Johnson County crash involving pickup truck and motorcycle kills 2
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Man Sentenced to 45 Years After Attempted to Shoot, Kill Police Officer During Traffic Stop
FRANKLIN, Ind. (WISH) — A man was sentenced on Monday in Johnson Superior Court 2 for attempting to shoot and kill an Edinburgh police officer during a traffic stop in 2023, officals say. Edinburgh resident Joshua Burton was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison following his conviction on...
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