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Jasper ISP post dishes out 883 tickets; over 2200 warnings in May

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011, 4:42am
Jasper ISP post dishes out 883 tickets; over 2200 warnings in May

The Indiana State Police had the following enforcement activity for May 2011.  The Jasper State Police Post covers Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange, Perry, and Spencer Counties.

  • Traffic Arrests (tickets)                                                            &nbsp
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ISP: Out of staters arrested for meth at Dale motel

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, 12:40pm
ISP: Out of staters arrested for meth at Dale motel

Two men were arrested early Tuesday on meth related charges after officers responded to a disturbance call at Stone’s Motel in Dale.

Indiana State Police say a preliminary investigation reveals that at approximately 1:30 a.m. troopers from the Jasper Post along with Spencer County Deputies responded to Stone’s Motel, 410 S. Main Street, Dale for the report of several men fighting in the parking lot. 

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Spencer County man takes plea deal in aunt's death

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011, 8:29am
Spencer County man takes plea deal in aunt's death

A plea deal reached in the case of a man accused of stabbing his aunt to death two years ago.

Jason Watson, 40, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for the death of 54-year-old Terri Ann Smithers.

Authorities say at the time of the murder, Watson had just moved to Rockport from Florida to live with his aunt.

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Owensboro man jailed after Spencer Co. chase

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Friday, June 3rd, 2011, 1:48pm
Owensboro man jailed after Spencer Co. chase

An Owensboro man is in jail after Indiana State Police say he led them on a chase through Spencer County that reached 95 miles an hour.

Troopers say they originally pulled 37-year-old Jeremy Ammons over on 231 Thursday night about 10:30 because they believed he had false registration and he failed to signal.  The trooper said that during the traffic stop, he smelled alcohol on Ammons' breath.

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Caller says you've won a car? Run....run far

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011, 3:13pm
Caller says you've won a car? Run....run far

Scammers are using a new variation of an old method of conning seniors out of their savings.

It is a variation of the well-worn “lottery scam” involving the con man calling up his victim -often the elderly- and telling her that she is the lucky winner of a million dollar lottery and a brand new car (Lexus or Mercedes).

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Tickets, DUI, arrests part of ISP Jasper post activity in April

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011, 12:25pm
Tickets, DUI, arrests part of ISP Jasper post activity in April

The Indiana State Police had the following enforcement activity for April 2011.  The Jasper State Police Post covers Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange, Perry, and Spencer Counties.

 

  • Traffic Arrests (tickets)                                                          
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Indiana State Police increase patrols

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Monday, May 16th, 2011, 2:16pm
Indiana State Police increase patrols

In an effort to reduce injuries and deaths resulting from crashes on Indiana’s roadways, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) and the Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving is joining 250 state and local law enforcement agencies to launch Operation Pull Over Blitz 67, “Click It or Ticket”. The Indiana State Police will also participate in the Click It or Ticket enforcement effort.

Indiana’s 2011 Click It or Ticket effort is taking place through June 5, covering the heavily traveled Memorial Day holiday.

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