This morning, officers from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department and troopers from the Indiana State Police Lowell Post were dispatched to a theft of a tractor-trailer from the Love’s Truck Stop located on S.R. 10 east of I-65. 

Officers spoke with the victim who had been inside the truck stop and determined when the driver went outside, his truck was missing. During the investigation, officers were able to determine that the vehicle was at another truck stop located in Remington, IN. 

This truck stop is approximately 30 miles south of where the original theft took place.

Officers soon determined that the vehicle was again traveling south on I-65 and notified troopers at the Lafayette Post. 

Trooper Corey Brown located the vehicle traveling southbound near the 152 mile-marker in Clinton County.  Trooper Brown noticed that the vehicle had been altered from the original theft. 

Numbers on the trailer had been freshly spray painted over, the license plates had been switched, and a different tractor had been hooked up to the trailer.

A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle and the driver was taken into custody without incident. 

The driver, Dalwy DeArmas Rodriguez, 36, from Louisville, KY, was transported to the Clinton County Jail where he is preliminarily charged with Possession of Stolen Property- Level 5 Felony. 

Charges will be filed in Jasper County by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department.

The company who owned the product in the trailer reported that the contents inside the stolen trailer were valued at $914,000.00. 

All the property was recovered and undamaged.

At approximately 11:00 a.m., Trooper Kurtis Jones located the original stolen semi-tractor abandoned northbound at the 232 mile-marker on I-65.  That vehicle was later released to the original victim. 

Assisting agencies: Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, and Zore’s Towing.

All suspects are presumed innocent until/unless proven guilty in court.

The Louisville and Indiana Railroad plans to close the S.R. 258/6th Street rail crossing in Seymour for repairs starting as early as 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30.

The crossing is located just west of S.R. 11 at Indianapolis Avenue, and is expected to reopen the evening of Thursday, September 1.

Traffic may use the detour route, which follows S.R. 58, I-65 and S.R. 11.

This work will be rescheduled if needed due to inclement weather. Motorists are reminded to slow down, use extra caution, and drive distraction-free in and near work zones. 

Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc. plans to close S.R. 39 for up to 30 days starting on or after Tuesday, September 6, for a box culvert replacement project in Washington County.

Contractors will be working just north of S.R. 56 near Little York. Traffic will be detoured along S.R. 56, I-65 and S.R. 256. 

The $1.3 million contract was awarded to Dave O’Mara in January and also includes a structure replacement project on S.R. 56, located 1.75 miles east of S.R. 39, that is currently scheduled to begin later this year in Scott County.

INDOT reminds drivers to slow down, use caution and remain vigilant of workers and equipment in active construction zones. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change. 

Indiana State Police detectives have arrested Melissa Wade, 48, of Mt. Vernon, for allegedly shooting her husband during an argument that occurred inside their residence on August 26.

Wade has been released from Deaconess Midtown Hospital and is currently being held without bond in the Posey County Jail.

Herbert Wade is still being treated for his injuries.

Wade is charged with:

1. Attempted Murder, Level 1 Felony
2. Aggravated Battery, Level 3 Felony
3. Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Level 5 Felony

Friday night, August 26, at approximately 8:42, Posey County 911 Dispatch received a call from a residence located at 160 SR 62 West in Mt. Vernon reference to a man and a woman who had been shot.

Moments later, Mt. Vernon Police arrived and located Herbert Wade, 58, on the living room floor with a gunshot wound.

Melissa Wade was in a rear bedroom with a gunshot wound.

A male juvenile relative was also inside the residence during the shooting, but he was not injured.

Indiana State Police detectives have been investigating the shooting.

According to detectives, Herbert and Melissa Wade were married and were involved in an argument when Melissa Wade allegedly shot Herbert Wade in the chest with a handgun.

Detectives believe Melissa accidently shot herself in the leg.

They were both transported to Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville.

Investigating Officers: Sergeant/Detective Chandler, Detective Wilson, Sergeant Clamme, Sergeant Staggs, Trooper Roberts, and Trooper Vennekotter, Indiana State Police

Assisting Agencies: Mt. Vernon Police and Posey County Sheriff’s Office