The Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg will conduct a Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Check Point in Washington County beginning in the evening hours of August 27, 2014 and ending in the early morning hours of August 28, 2014.
Motorists that are not impaired can expect only short delays of 2-3 minutes while passing through the check point.
The 2014-2015 fall hunting season has arrived with the opening of squirrel hunting season over the past weekend..
Squirrel season will continue through Jan. 31. Hunters may harvest both gray and fox squirrels, and can harvest up to five squirrels per day.
Indiana’s abundant squirrel populations offer great hunting, and squirrel season can be an opportunity to introduce beginners to hunting.
When hunting, be sure of your target and beyond, respect property rights and get permission, and drink plenty of water to prevent dehydration.
To hunt squirrels, Indiana residents must purchase the annual hunting license for $17 ($7 youth consolidated license), and nonresidents must purchase the $80 annual hunting license or the $31 five-day hunting license ($17 annual youth hunting).
The DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife has begun providing beginner squirrel hunting workshops as part of its “Hunt, Fish, Eat” program.
To purchase a hunting license, go to IndianaOutdoor.IN.gov.
Additional information on regulations and licensing is at wildlife.IN.gov.
INDIANAPOLIS – Josh J. Minkler, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana today announced the appointment of a new supervisor to lead the Criminal Division. Winfield D. Ong, 56, will become the Acting Criminal Chief supervising attorneys who work fraud, public corruption, child exploitation, human trafficking, environmental, and other criminal cases.
Ong is a 25 year veteran of the U. S. Attorney’s Office specializing in white collar cases. He most recently was the lead federal prosecutor in the Tim Durham case resulting in a sentence of over 50 years.
Ong graduated law school from Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR., in 1985, and DePauw University, 1980. He and his wife Jennifer have three adult children. He begins his assignment immediately.
Police just released the name of a Salem man killed last Thursday in a one-vehicle crash on State Road 60 East.
Brian Schuler, 27, Salem, was killed this morning when a Ford F-150 crashed and burned up in the accident near Powers Road .
According to Washington County Coroner Rondale Brishaber, Schuler died from injuries in the accident.
The investigation is continuing.
The truck was registered to Amtek Signs in Salem. Police are not sure who was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.
One other passenger was ejected from the truck and taken by helicopter ambulance to University of Louisville Hospital.
Andew J. Stingel, 27, of Hayes Avenue of Salem was ejected from the Ford F-150. He is still a paitent at UofL with non-life threatening injuries.
According to Chief Deputy Sheriff Roger Newlon, Stingel was conscious and able to speak with officers. He was flown by hellicopter ambulance to U of L Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Based on officer’s observations of the crash scene, the was traveling West on State Road 60 west of Powers Road when it drove off the north edge of the roadway.
The driver over-corrected, causing the vehicle to slide sideways across the highway and strike a concrete culvert.
The vehicle overturned several times, stopped on its side and caught on fire.
The license plates and registration information was burnt and police are working to identify who the vehicle belonged to and who exactly was driving.
The accident was reported at approximately 1:36 a.m. to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.
Indiana State Police, Salem Police, the Washington County EMS, Pierce-Polk Volunteer Fire Department assisted with this accident as well as Trooper Travis Baker, Newlon, Deputy Allen Taylor and Lt. Ryan Larrimore.
