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Accused of trying get jury list, Brown Co. commissioner pleads guilty to drunken driving
Brown County commissioners’ president Jerry Pittman has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge and received a one-year suspended jail sentence. Pittman, 75, is serving the last year of his second term on the rural county’s Board of Commissioners. He lost his bid for a third term when Tim J. Clark beat him by 89 votes in the May Republican primary.
Bloomington Police Department Detectives Receive Award
BLOOMINGTON – On June 21, 2024, detectives with the Bloomington Police Department (BPD) received an award from the Indiana State Police (ISP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The award named the Bloomington Police Department as the 2023 Indiana ICAC Task Force Affiliate of the Year. It was...
Dog shot during an argument between two men
MARTINSVILLE— A dog was shot during an argument between two men near Martinsville. Morgan County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the dispute on Thursday afternoon at State Road 67 near Martinsville. Police say both men were in an argument when one man pulled out a gun and began...
ISP: Indianapolis man arrested, charged with attempted murder after shooting on I-70 in Morgan County
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police arrested an Indianapolis man for his alleged role in a shooting on Interstate 70 in Morgan County. According to a press release, 18-year-old Dean A. Watson was taken into custody on Monday afternoon. He was subsequently booked into the Morgan County Jail on a preliminary charge of attempted murder. Police […]
Columbus firefighter promoted to Lieutenant
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) announced Monday the promotion of firefighter Cory Hampton to the rank of Lieutenant Officer. Hampton is a graduate of Hauser High School and has been with CFD for 10 years. While with the department, he has been a member of the...
Ex-Danville firefighter arrested for domestic battery
DANVILLE, Ind. — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a recently-resigned Danville firefighter on June 20 for a domestic battery charge. According to court documents, police responded to a disturbance around 4:09 p.m. at a Johnson County residence. There, they found 39-year-old Joseph Gourley — an employee of the Danville Fire Department from July 2023 […]
IUPD raised its base pay. Now Bloomington PD is lowest paying agency in Monroe County
Editor's note: This story has been updated with the proper spelling for city council member Isabel Piedmont-Smith. Bloomington Police Department (BPD) is now the lowest-paying police department in Monroe County, after the Indiana University Police Department raised its statewide base salary nearly $7,000 — an increase city officials worry will exacerbate the difficulty BPD already has with recruiting and retaining officers. ...
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