Two men were arrested after Indiana Conservation officers received a tip of multiple whitetail deer being shot illegally.

Corporal Eric Doane conducted a series of interviews with multiple individuals, and was able to determine that 26-year-old Brook N. Hawkins, of Shoals, had shot and killed three whitetail bucks within a period of 48 hours with the aid of 27-year-old Brandon Clifton, of Loogootee.

Hawkins was arrested on the following charges:

• Hunting deer by illegal method
• Illegal taking-possession of whitetail deer
• Use of artificial light to take deer
• Hunting deer with the aid of a motor vehicle
• False informing

Clifton was arrested on the following charges:

• Illegal taking-possession of whitetail deer
• Use of artificial light to take deer
• Hunting deer with the aid of a motor vehicle

On November 10th between the hours of midnight and 2 a.m. Hawkins was searching for deer from a motor vehicle with a spotlight.

He located three deer and police say he shot a large 9-point buck from the vehicle with a .204 Ruger rifle with the aid of a spotlight.

He then left the area and returned later to claim the deer.

Then on Nov. 11th between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. Hawkins was in a burgundy Ford truck driven by Clifton, when Hawkins spotted a buck in his spotlight, and shot it from the vehicle.

When the buck dropped Hawkins ran into the field, cut off the head, and left the body lying in the field. 

Then around 6 p.m. Hawkins was again in a vehicle driven by Clifton when he saw a buck standing in a field and shot it with a .204 Ruger rifle. The deer was not retrieved. 

No. 15 Purdue (21-7, 11-6 B1G) served Rutgers (5-24, 0-17 B1G) off the floor with 11 service aces to sweep the Scarlet Knights 25-19, 25-11, 25-18 and earn its fourth straight victory at College Ave. Gym. The Boilermakers were locked in on defense, out-digging the Scarlet Knights 40-29 and holding the opposition to a .043 hitting percentage on the night. 

Five Boilermakers registered six digs or more with Azariah Stahl leading Purdue with nine saves complemented by three blocks and two aces in the contest. Ashley Evans and Brooke Peterseach finished with seven digs to their credit while Evans set the offense on 31 of its 33 kills, added a pair of aces and a pair of blocks. Carissa Damler and Jena Otec both earned six digs while the freshman, Otec, aced the Scarlet Knights three times to match Sherridan Atkinson for the team-leading total. 

Atkinson was one of two Boilermakers to tally double-digit kills as the right side hitter matched Danielle Cuttino with 10 kills. Cuttino registered a .333 hitting percentage while denying the Scarlet Knights three times. Shavona Cuttino was also efficient in the middle, adding four kills on six errorless swings to earn a .667 hitting percentage with three blocks. 

Purdue now has its sights set on its final road match of the regular season against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The matchup is set for 7 p.m. ET at Cliff Keen Arena.

A routine traffic stop leads to Meth arrest on Monday night.

Salem City Police Officer Mike Voelz initiated a traffic stop on the evening of November 13, 2017 and was assisted by Deputy Paul Ginkins and his K-9, Leny.

As a result of the investigation, Elisha R. Rainbolt, age 37 of Salem was arrested and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, unlawful manufacture distribution or possession with the intent to manufacture a substance represented to be a controlled substance, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of paraphernalia.

All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Yesterday afternoon just after 2 o’clock, a drug investigation by the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section (DES) and the ISP Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) led to a felony arrest. 

Arrested and charged was Jacob D. Tarter, 25 of Bloomington:

• Dealing Heroin, Level 3 Felony
• Possession of Heroin, Level 4 Felony
• Possession of Cocaine, Level 6 Felony
• Maintaining a Common Nuisance, Level 6 Felony

3 Felony Warrants ~ 1) Probation Violation on original charge of resisting law enforcement, 2) Probation Violation on original charge of battery resulting in bodily injury, 3) Violation of Pretrial Release on original charge of False Informing.

Troopers located Jacob Tarter in his vehicle, at the Ferguson Dog Park on Stone Mill Road, just north of Bloomington. 

Tarter was observed there conducting what appeared to be a transaction. As ISP Troopers approached the area, Tarter was taken into custody.

Tarter was wanted on three active felony warrants through Monroe County.

He was found to be in possession of approximately 9 grams of heroin and 1 gram of cocaine. 

Anyone with illegal drug information is encouraged to contact the Bloomington Indiana State Police Post at 812-332-4411. Your tip can remain anonymous and could save lives!

Officers assisting with the investigation included ISP DES, Sgt. Greg Day, Trp. Jeremy Cox and Trp. Mark Clephane.

Under the Law, criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The Indiana State Police Honor Guard completed a short fundraiser to raise money for Hurricane Harvey relief, supporting the efforts of 11 other State Police Honor Guard teams with over $2300 in contributions.

During the week of September 25^th, troopers from across the nation, including five members of the ISP Honor Guard, attended the 3^rd Biennial Honor Guard Conference hosted by the Delaware State Police.  Leading up to the conference, Cabela’s donated a cooler that was later decaled and decorated with Delaware State Police colors and logos.  A silent auction was conducted and the cooler was won by Trooper IV Gabriel Macias of the Texas Highway Patrol. 

Attending troopers began trying to develop creative ideas for a way to relay and deliver the cooler to Trooper Macias in Texas.  The idea was formed to relay it via multiple state honor guard teams, and in the process coordinate with Cabela’s to raise funds to assist sworn and civilian Texas Department of Public Safety employees who were effected by Hurricane Harvey.  The plan for all Honor Guard members involved is that when the cooler arrives to Trooper Macias, it will arrive with a full donation to help those who put their personal distress aside and help others effected by the storm.

Last week, members of the ISP Honor Guard teamed up with Cabela’s stores in Noblesville and Hammond for five hours at each store, and collectively accepted over $2300 in contributions.  The gracious generosity from citizens in the Hoosier State raised more money than any state the cooler had visited to-date.

The ISP Honor Guard humbly thanks all who contributed to this project and the relief efforts, as well as Cabela’s in Noblesville and Hammond for their overwhelming support.

A Bedford woman was arrested Tuesday after investigators say she battered and injured her boyfriend’s 23-month-old son.

Arrested and Charged was Chelsee New, 29, Bedford, IN

– Battery on a Minor, Causing Injury, Level 5 Felony

– Criminal Confinement, Level 3 Felony

– Neglect of a Dependent, Level 5 Felony

On Tuesday, Senior Trooper Jarrod Lents was contacted by the Indiana Department of Child Services to assist with investigating a child at a daycare center in Padanaram that had suffered numerous bruises and bites. 

According to child care workers who had initially reported the injuries to DCS, the 23-month-old child had sustained injuries sometime between the Friday afternoon of November 10^th and the Monday morning of November 13^th. 

Lents learned that the only people the child was with during that time was the child’s father, Dakota Padgett, and Padgett’s girlfriend, 29-year-old Chelsee New of Bedford. 

Through the course of the investigation, Lents and DCS learned that New had babysat the infant child during the weekend, and had struck and bit him as disciplinary measures. 

New was placed into custody and charged with battering and neglecting the child, as well as criminally confining him.

The infant was taken into custody by the Department of Child Services and was transported to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis for evaluation and treatment.

A two vehicle crash Wednesday morning on US231 near Boggs Lake claimed the lives of two local men.

At 8:20 A.M. this morning, 60-year-old Kevin Sears of Odon was northbound on US231, when for an unknown reason, his 2002 Honda Civic veered into the southbound lane near County Road 700 North. 

The Honda pulled directly into the path of a 2008 Dodge Avenger, driven by 29-year-old Zachary Greene of Loogootee.  Sears’s Honda struck Greene’s Stratus, coming to a stop almost immediately.

Sears was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Martin County Coroner. 

Greene and his front seat passenger were both transported to Memorial Hospital in Jasper. 

The passenger was transferred to St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. 

Notification of his passing to family is still pending.  Greene was being treated for injuries to his legs and ankle.

All three vehicle occupants were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by ISP crash reconstructionists. 

The State Police was assisted by the Martin County Sheriff’s Department, Loogootee Fire Department, and Southwest Medical (Martin County EMS).