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Muncie SWAT team raids alleged drug dealer’s home, uncovers large amount of fentanyl pills
MUNCIE, Ind. — A SWAT team raid on an alleged drug dealer’s home in Muncie led to police uncovering a large amount of fentanyl — a drug that can kill with only a single pill. Antron Young, 18, was arrested on Tuesday after a two-month drug dealing investigation led to a SWAT team raiding his […]
Ex-New Castle officer's excessive force trial reset for September
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — The U.S. District Court trial of a former New Castle police officer charged with battering arrestees has been rescheduled for September. In July 2022, Aaron Jason Strong, now 46, was indicted by a federal court grand jury on three counts of "deprivation (of civil rights) under color of law" and a single count of witness tampering.
Muncie doctor pleads guilty to charges in 3 cases, including obstruction of justice, Medicaid fraud
DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A Muncie doctor who was previously convicted of illegally writing drug prescriptions has pleaded guilty to charges in three separate cases. According to court documents, 62-year-old William Hedrick pleaded guilty to the following charges in three different cases in Delaware County: Hedrick was previously sentenced to two years of house arrest […]
New Castle police chase ends with crash totaling police car
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — A man was arrested Friday after he led law enforcement on a chase that ended with a totaled police car. Officers with the New Castle Police Department, Henry County Sheriff's Office and Indiana State Police responded to a report of a suspect fleeing from a traffic stop in a vehicle on May 10.
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