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Purdue Extension-Lawrence County Educator facing a theft charge
SALEM – Purdue Extension-Lawrence County Educator Ophelia Davis, 41 Campbellsburg, has been arrested on a misdemeanor theft charge after stealing from Walmart. Davis is the…
Habitual traffic offender flees from Columbus police, arrest made
BARTHOLOMEW CO. – A driver is facing felony charges after fleeing from a Bartholomew County deputy onto Interstate 65 early Friday morning. According to the…
Bedford man killed in motorcycle accident
BEDFORD – On Thursday, February 8th, at approximately 11:50 a.m., the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on…
Speeding in school zone leads to OWI arrest
SPENCER CO. – On Friday, February 9th, Master Trooper Trey Lytton stopped a vehicle for speeding on State Road 245 in the Lincoln Trail Elementary…
Division of Water Floodplain Mapping has been updated
INDIANA – Division of Water Floodplain Mapping is updated on the Indiana Department of Natural Resources website. The Best Available Flood data updates have been…
Traffic stop nets meth arrest
PAOLI – Paoli Police Chief Randy Sanders commends Officer Zachary Cook’s diligent efforts in apprehending suspects involved in drug-related activities during a routine traffic stop…
Escapee detained in Kentucky
DAVIESS CO. – The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department reports that the Kentucky State Police apprehended 63-year-old Joseph Smith of Odon in Fredonia, Kentucky. Smith appeared…
Judge Cline sentences man for multiple probation violations
BEDFORD – On Thursday, February 8, Lawrence Superior Court II Judge Robert Cline sentenced a Mitchell man to the Indiana Department of Correction after violating…
Indiana University faces federal civil rights investigation over anti-Semitism response
BLOOMINGTON – The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Indiana University over its alleged failure to respond to anti-Semitism on campus….
Canine Dusty finds meth, Oolitic woman behind bars
OOLITIC – In January, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office received information that 31-year-old Tanarra Fargo of Oolitic was involved in trafficking and dealing large amounts…
