Indiana Department of Transportation’s contractor is accelerating its schedule to begin full- and partial-depth patching along State Road 56 in Washington County to Friday, August 4.  

Pavement repairs between Salem and Livonia are expected to continue for two weeks.  

Flaggers will direct motorists around moving worksites. 

E & B Paving is the state’s contractor for this $870,000 patch and rehabilitation project which includes repairs on S.R. 111, S.R. 211 and S.R. 335.     

Pavement striping will occur later August.   

Yesterday, at approximately 7:11 pm, the Indiana State Police and Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of two people shot at a residence located at 9388 State Road 48, in Dearborn County. 

The shooting resulted in the death of one person while a second victim was transported to a Cincinnati area hospital with life threatening injuries.

Shortly after 7:00 pm, Brittany Black, age 30, was shot and killed in the yard of her residence located at 9388 State Road 48, in Manchester Township. 

Her husband, Kyle Black, age 37, was also shot outside of the residence. 

He was transported to a Cincinnati hospital where he remains in critical condition.

A neighbor, Terry Storey, age 55, remains in the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center on preliminary charges of murder and attempted murder.

The initial investigation indicated that police responded to the address after receiving a 9-1-1 call that two people had been shot at the residence. 

Upon arriving on scene, an adult female was found deceased in the yard and an adult male victim was found injured near the residence.  Both victims appeared to be suffering from gunshot wounds.

The female was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Dearborn County Coroner’s Office.  

Early this morning, the investigation led to the arrest of Terry Storey, age 55, who lives at 9432 State Road 48.  

Storey was arrested at his residence which is located just west of the residence where the shooting occurred. 

Storey was arrested on charges of Murder and Attempted Murder. 

He was additionally charged with resisting law enforcement and battery on a law enforcement officer when he forcibly resisted arrest and battered a Dearborn County Deputy.  He was transported to the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center where he was remanded to the custody of the jail staff pending his initial appearance in the Dearborn County Circuit Court.

The investigation is ongoing.

A single vehicle crash along Interstate 64 in Posey County Saturday evening injured three Warrick County residents.

Around 6:40 PM Central Time, 31-year-old Sheila Wiseman of Boonville was driving westbound on I-64 near the 12 mile marker, near the Poseyville exit, when her pick-up truck left the roadway, rolled twice, and came to rest in the median.

Wiesman and her two passengers, 58-year-old Dee Ann Folz and an 8-year-old child, both of Boonville, were all injured as a result of the crash.  They were transported to Deacconess Hospital in Evansville where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

While the crash remains under investigation, Troopers believe the crash was caused by a flat front tire.

All three occupants of the truck were wearing their seat belts, which greatly reduced the severity of their injuries.

Investigating Officers:  Trooper Brandon Deig and Trooper Tyler Widner

Two Washington County men face charges of counterfeiting, fraud and theft after police seized fake bills and counterfeiting supplies in a Clarksville motel.

Jesse L. Harrod, 34, of Salem and Jeffrey A. Petty, 27, of Campbellsburg, were arrested earlier this week after the owner of America’s Best Inn & Suites says they paid for their room in counterfeit cash.

When police arrived to investigate, they found the men with other counterfeit bills and equipment to produce more.

Motel owner Tony Yaldo said he noticed the counterfeit money used, seven $10 bills, when he was counting down the drawer around 11 p.m. Sunday.

After reviewing the security camera footage, he determined that Harrod had paid for the $62.15 room around 8:45 p.m and was given $7.85 in change by the desk clerk on duty.

Yaldo notified police, who went to the room Harrod had rented.

Once in the room, one officer spotted two counterfeit bills on a table, which prompted a request to search the room.

During the search, officers discovered more counterfeit bills on Harrod and in the room, bringing the known total to $190. They also found and confiscated a printer, scanner, digital camera, memory cards and cell phones.

According to the report, Harrod told police he had used the equipment to scan and print counterfeit cash from real bills and that Petty had also printed cash and the two then went to Wal-Mart to get paper to print more bills. Petty told police Harrod he’d let Harrod use some of his money to make copies, as payment for a ride.

The two men could face charges of counterfeiting, fraud and theft under $750.

Clarksville Police Chief Mark Palmer said he’s also contacted the secret service about pursuing federal action against the suspects.

Palmer said as the business district of the area, Clarksville gets counterfeit cash from time to time.

While Sunday’s seizure was under $200, he said finding the suspects, money and tools all together was a rare situation.

Most of the time, the people caught with counterfeit cash are second or third-parties — people either asked by counterfeiters to ‘pass’ the cash into the system, or those who unknowingly accepted or passed some.

“This is one of those rare situations where you’ve got the whole group in one sting,” Palmer said.

“You’ve got the tools they use, you’ve got the money, you’ve got the individuals that developed the currency…this is one of those times when you get everything in one catch. I would say we got them in the beginning stages,” Palmer noted.

“They hit the hotel so they were probably just testing to see how well-received it was. The fact that they still had the printer and scanner with them shows that they did not finish doing what they were doing.”

Among the bills found and used at the motel were five $20-dollar bills and nine $10-dollar bills.

Palmer said not common to find counterfeit bills in denominations of $10 or lower because it doesn’t cover the cost of the materials used to print it.

“You can tell these guys were low-key amateurs because they didn’t price out what they were doing,” he said.

For the most part, when a business or individual is stuck with counterfeit cash, they take a loss on the dollar amount.

“Unfortunately its one of those domino effects,” Palmer said.

A business may unknowingly pass the money onto a customer or take it to the bank where it can’t be used.

“Kind of like hot potato,” he said. “Whoever gets stuck with it is the one that gets burned.”

Palmer urged people to check their cash and contact the Clarksville Police Department if it matches the serial numbers in this case.

If it’s linked, victims could seek restitution from the suspects if charged.

He also cautioned people to be aware of the money they accept; banks will check cash for people that seems suspicious, but there are other ways to check as well.

Higher bills have more security features like holograms and magnetic strips. Paying attention to the feel of the paper, using a counterfeit-detecting pen or investing in a hologram scanner can be invaluable, he said.

“If you’re a business who’s doing this on your own, you really should look into some security devices,” he said. “Some small precautions now could save you a lot of problems later on.”

Clarksville police say the suspects scanned legitimate money to create the counterfeit bills seized Sunday.

Anyone with bills matching those connected to this case are asked to contact the Clarksville Police Department at 812-288-7151.

REAL CASH

• $20 bills with serial numbers MD48574338D, MK13638080C and JG51342786D

• $5 bill with serial number HI17891192A

COUNTERFEIT CASH

• $20 bills with serial numbers MK1368080C, JG51342786D, MD48574338B and MK90712912A

• $10 bills with serial number IJ53373257A

The Washington County Sheriff’s Department has recovered over $600 in counterfeit bills in the last week;  five are in jail on counterfeiting charges while police still look for more involved. 

In fact, police believe there are three different groups working to make “funny money” in the area. 

According to Washington County Sheriff Roger Newlon, during the week of July 17 thru July 22 officers took reports of counterfeit currency being passed in the Salem and Pekin areas of Washington County.

Information, evidence and victim statements were obtained along with security video to create a list of suspects, said Newlon. 

Bills are taken at the following locations:

• On Friday, July 21, $140 in counterfeit money was recovered from a
  victim at a yard sale.
• On Sunday afternoon, July 23, $40 In counterfeit money was recovered
  from Taco Bell in Salem.
• A $20 bill was attempted to be passed at the Sunoco station in Pekin earlier this month. 
• 2 $20 bills were found in a business deposit from Old National Bank. 

Deputy Sheriff Brent Miller said the Sunoco and Old National bills were manufactured differently from the other money recovered. 

“There are some counterfeit $10s going through,” said Miller. “[In] a separate incident. Two $20 bills were manufactured differently. We think that is not connected to this bigger case. We think we may have three different cases.”

On Sunday afternoon, July 23, officers identified a female, Amanda Goss, as being one of the suspects while serving an unrelated arrest warrant.

After interviewing Amanda she was charged with counterfeiting.

On Monday morning, July 24, officers were attempting to locate other suspects when information was obtained that two of the suspects, Jessie Harrod and Jeffrey Petty, had been arrested earlier in the morning, in Clark County on counterfeiting charges. (See related story)

These two men had the printer scanner used in making some of the bills in question. 

“If you’re at a business and taking bills and it’s busy, you might not notice the,” said Newlon. “However, if you’re paying attention, you’re going to see right away that these are not real.” 

“They were using a scanner printer. Something most people have in their homes,” said Newlon. “These people have no relationship to each other, other than a boyfriend girlfriend and acquaintances.”

On Monday, July 24, Officers obtained and executed a search warrant at a residence on Vincennes Trail, in Washington County.

Evidence of manufacturing counterfeit money was located on the property and seized. The occupant of the residence, Jennifer Ullrich was arrested and charged with counterfeiting.

On Monday afternoon, July 24, officers located William Motsinger and conducted an interview with him at the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.

After the interview, Motsinger was arrested for counterfeiting. $420 in counterfeit money was also recovered as a result of his arrest.

This investigation is continuing with more arrests expected.

Assisting in the investigation were Pekin Town Marshal, Jeff Thomas and Conservation Officer Neal Brewington.

Other Officers involved Sheriff Newlon, Deputy Sheriff Miller and Deputy Brad Naugle.