According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, counterfeit money is once again starting to circulate in the Salem and Pekin areas.

Local businesses are asked to report any incident, where there has been an attempt to pass counterfeit currency.

Two $20 bills were received at a Salem business and discovered by a local bank, when the business made a deposit this past week.

A $10 bill was discovered by a Pekin business this past week as someone attempted to pass the counterfeit bill.

If you receive a counterfeit bill or know of anyone passing these bills, please call the tip line at 812.883.6566. 

Travis Jerome Groce, 35, is wanted for his involvement in a Strong Armed Robbery that occurred today (July 17).

He was last seen wearing a cut off shirt and jeans. Groce also has an outstanding Parole Warrant for Battery.

This subject is considered Armed and Dangerous, police say. If he is located DO NOT approach him. Call 9-1-1 immediately.

At 9:00am in North Vernon, Indiana, Groce held a gun to to the back of his victims head, took his his wallet and money and then fled. 

Groce is 5′-10″ tall and weighs 180 lbs. He has blue eyes and brown hair. He has a Swastika tattoo on the side of his head going down his face. He also has several other tattoos on his body. 

The North Vernon, Indiana Police Department is in charge of this investigation.  

The Indiana Department of Transportation plans to make repairs to State Road 335 between Greenville and Pekin—beginning this Thursday — weather permitting.  

Motorists will be directed around advancing worksites by flaggers. 

E & B Paving, the state’s contractor for an $870,000 patch and rehabilitation project, should begin making full- and partial-depth asphalt patches in the northbound lane of S.R. 335 starting a Greenville. 

In approximately two weeks, work will shift to the southbound lane beginning at Pekin.   

S.R. 111 and S.R. 211 in eastern Harrison County have been rehabilitated under this repair contract.  Once work on S.R. 335 has been completed, operations will focus on S.R. 56 in Washington County.  

Pavement striping will occur in late August. 

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, Delphi Police Department and the Indiana State Police are requesting assistance to identify the person depicted in this sketch who is believed to be connected to the murders of Abigail J. “Abby” Williams and Liberty Rose Lynn “Libby” German. 

The person depicted in the composite sketch is described as a white male between 5’6” to 5’10”, weighing 180 to 220 pounds, with reddish brown hair, eye color unknown. This sketch depicts a hat that may not be accurate. 

Police that the public focus on the person’s facial features.   

The composite drawing is the result of information received during the course of this ongoing investigation. 

Anyone with information about the murders or the person depicted in the composite sketch should call the established tip line at 844-459-5786 and can remain anonymous. 

Tips may also be emailed to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com. 

A reward in excess of $230,000 is offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for these murders. 

Once again, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and Turning Point Domestic Violence Services will be collecting cell phones and cell phone accessories at the Sheriff’s Department building at this year’s Jackson County Fair July 23 – 29th. 

All cell phones, regardless of their age or model, can be dropped off at the Sheriff’s building. The phones will then be passed on to Turning Point.

Turning Point converts old cell phones into emergency phones that can be given to victims of domestic violence, which allows a victim to call 9-1-1.  The phones are only used for that purpose and no other types of calls can be made from them.  All stored information is cleared from the phone before it is used as an emergency cell phone.

Any cell phone that is not capable of becoming an “emergency” phone is sent to a recycling company.  Proceeds from recycled phones are then provided to Turning Point to help support domestic violence programs and services.

The Jackson County Sertoma Club recognized a Seymour resident for her bravery and courage in helping to rescue a family from a burning home in the 700 North block of Walnut Street in Seymour on 5/27/17. 

Sertoma presented 18-year-old Macie Fletcher of Seymour with the local club’s highest honor, The Service To Mankind Award.

Scott Davis, Jackson County Reserve Deputy and Sertoma club secretary, heard of Macie’s actions through the Sheriff’s department who received the initial 9-1-1 call. Davis nominated Macie for the award.

On May 27th, Macie, who lives near the house that was on fire, knew that there were small children living in the house and asked if everyone had gotten out of the home safely.  When she realized that no one knew if anyone was home, Macie ran to the house and started beating on the front door and even broke out a front window trying to alert the family.

The south side of the house was on fire and Macie could see the owner of the house trying to gather the children to get them out but the family went to the door on the side of the house where the fire was burning.  Macie then ran to that door to help get the family out of the house.

During the panic of the fire, the homeowner was having difficulty unlocking the door where they were trying to exit. With the fire still growing, especially above the door that the family was trying to leave from, Macie broken open the door, picked up one of the children who she passed off to another person at the fire scene, and then went into the house a second time to help with another child who she carried away from the burning house.  Due to Macie’s actions no one died or was even injured in the fire.

Officer Davis presented Macie with the award in a surprise ceremony at her church, the Seymour Apostolic Tabernacle, on May 16th during their Sunday worship service.  Macie is a 2017 graduate of Seymour High School.  She will be attending IUPUI this fall.

A 22-year-old Jennings County Man was injured in an accident in Jackson County on Sunday.

On July 16, 2017 at approximately 6:30 PM the Sheriff’s Department received a report of a personal injury accident at the intersection of US Highway 31 & County Road 700 North. Deputy Rick Meyer located one vehicle in the middle of US 31 and another off the roadway.

The vehicle off the road was a 1998 Honda Accord driven by Christopher Henson, 22 of Paris Crossing.

Henson was traveling west on County Road 700 North and failed to stop at the intersection.

Henson’s vehicle was struck by a 2006 Toyota. The Toyota was being driven by Jessica Tanner, 22 of Seymour. Tanner was traveling North on US Highway 31. Airbags deployed on both vehicles. Henson was cited for disregarding a stop sign.

Tanner was treated and taken by Jackson County Ambulance to Schneck Medical Center. She was complaining of back and neck pain on scene.

A passenger in Tanner’s vehicle, Phillip Fields, 28 of Seymour was also taken by Jackson County Ambulance to Schneck. Fields complained of head pain. Henson had cuts on his head and arms, but declined treatment at the scene, He was taken to Schneck Medical Center by family.

The injury status of all 3 subjects once they left the scene is unknown.

Jackson County Reserve Deputy Eric Browalski and Indiana State Police assisted at the scene.