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Police: Body found in dumpster at gas station
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The body of a dead man was found on Friday in the dumpster at a gas station in Columbus. The Columbus Police Department was dispatched at 10:01 a.m. to Get Go at 1711 25th St. on a report of a man found dead. Detectives and the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office continue to […]
Bartholomew County driver dead after truck runs off road into lake
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — A driver was found dead at the scene of an accident in Bartholomew County Monday afternoon after a truck exited the roadway and became partially submerged in a lake. Deputies with the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:43 p.m. to a lake located in the 8000 block of W. Old […]
Salem Man Dies In Fall From Jackson County Cliff
A 20-year old Salem man died in a fall at an abandoned quarry in southwest Jackson County last Wednesday. According to Sheriff Rick Meyer, his department received a report of a man falling off a cliff in the 10000 block of S 675 near Sparksville around 6 p.m. When deputies...
Man arrested outside of Jackson County fairgrounds after a vehicle pursuit
BROWNSTOWN — An Austin man was arrested Sunday on drug and resisting arrest charges after a vehicle pursuit began in Crothersville and ended at the entrance of the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Police arrested 53-year-old Richard Smith on felony charges of dealing meth, possession of meth and marijuana, and resisting...
Good Samaritan was killed while assisting other motorists on US 31
EDINBURGH – The Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office has identified the Good Samaritan who died in a Thursday accident on North US 31 near County Road 800 North as 39-year-old Pawel Wierzbicki of Pennsylvania. The cause of death is listed as massive trauma to the lower extremities. He was...
Man sentenced to supervised probation for his role in road-rage fatality
SEYMOUR – A man was sentenced in his role in an August 2023 crash south of Seymour that led to the death of a Greenfield woman Thursday afternoon in Jackson Circuit Court. Austin Robert Cooper, who was 22 and a resident of Austin when the crash occurred and left Ashlea Albertson dead, will not serve prison time but will spend five years on supervised probation.
Hayden man killed in accident on US 50
JENNINGS CO. – A Hayden man died after a crash yesterday on US 50 in Jennings County. According to the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, 82-year-old Jerry L. Bridges was taken to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour after the crash, where he later died. Deputies say the accident happened...
Traffic Stop Ends With Crothersville Man Going To Jail For Meth
A 50-year old Crothersville man was charged with possession or methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia following a routine traffic stop in Austin on Monday night, July 15. Dereck A. Hurt of the 100 block of South Bethany Road was stopped by Austin Police officer Anthony White for a traffic...
Rajon Rondo expected to plead guilty months after traffic stop in southern Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville native and former NBA star Rajon Rondo is expected to change his plea following gun and drug charges stemming from a traffic stop in southern Indiana. Court records show a change of plea hearing set for Sept. 3. Indiana State Police arrested Rondo in Jackson...
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