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Greencastle man, who previously owned Avon dance studio, charged with child exploitation
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Deputies arrested a Greencastle man for child exploitation. The Boone County Child Abuse & Sexual Exploitation Task Force got a tip May 7 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a post on X depicted a child engaged in sexual activity with an adult, later identified as Bruce A. Campbell.
Officer dons biohazard suit to search ‘extremely foul’ home after loose dogs leads to disgusting discovery
BROWNSBURG, Ind. — A call of loose, malnourished dogs running around a neighborhood led to a police officer uncovering a home so “extremely foul” that he had to suit up in a biohazard suit just to search the home. Court documents reveal that Brownsburg police were called to the 100 block of N. Grant Street […]
High-ranking Coast Guard official from Indiana removed for misconduct
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Timothy Beard, master chief petty officer for the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, was permanently removed from his position Wednesday following an investigation on misconduct allegations. They relieved Beard, citing a “loss of confidence” in his judgement and ability to “fulfill his assigned duties.”
CDC says Indiana overdose death decrease second-best nationally
(The Center Square) – The numbers may only be preliminary, but new federal data shows Indiana had one of the nation’s steepest declines in drug overdose deaths last year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 2,190 overdose deaths in Indiana last year. That’s compared to the 2,666 reported in 2022. In the CDC’s report, the Hoosier State’s 17.9% decline was the second largest, behind only Nebraska, which saw a 24.7% decrease. ...
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