Stories tagged with "criminals"

Corrections chief back at work a day after his arrest by indystar

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — A day after his arrest on racketeering and ghost employment charges, a retired Indiana State Police detective was back at work Thursday as director of... – Nov 20, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

United Way's name is being used in scam by indystar

For the second time this year, the name of United Way of Central Indiana is being used as part of an award scam that leaders of the nonprofit say could cause unwitting consumers to... – Nov 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

United Way: Scammers at it again by indystar

For the second time this year, the name of United Way of Central Indiana is being used as part of a prize-award scam that could cause unwitting consumers to become victims too, the... – Nov 17, 2009 at 1:05 PM in Crime & Courts

State Police undermine a good gun-carry system by indystar

I am a person of “good character” with a permit to carry a gun and I find it appalling that the Indiana State Police would allow criminals to do so (“Should men... – Oct 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Little Nashville Opry fire ruled arson by indystar

NASHVILLE, Ind. — Someone set the fire that destroyed the Little Nashville Opry concert hall in Southern Indiana earlier this month, authorities said today. No one has been blamed... – Sep 28, 2009 at 12:23 PM in Communities

Crime creeps back to the Phoenix by Jacob Grovum

Police scale back presence at troubled Northeastside apartment complex Two years after the beating death of a 3-year-old girl at the Phoenix Apartments shook Indianapolis, the... – Jul 17, 2009 at 2:02 AM in East Marion County

Near-Eastside prison plan would bring down community by indystar

As a resident of Arsenal Heights on the Near Eastside, I am concerned about the decision to convert the Indiana Women’s Prison into a men’s re-entry facility. I... – Jul 15, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Ballard offers plan to clear abandoned homes by Dan Mcfeely

Standing in front of an abandoned home plagued with high grass, weeds and traces of narcotics inside, Mayor Greg Ballard announced his plan to attack the city’s abandoned... – Jul 14, 2009 at 2:37 PM in Politics & Government

Criminals still will get away with their bad deeds by indystar

All the new rules for renewing driver’s licenses, while well intentioned, will not deter criminals, spies or terrorists, as anyone knows who has ever read a newspaper or... – Jul 14, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Law targets identity theft by indystar

Creating a hybrid person for purposes of fraud is a felony; other protections available Indiana says it will use a new law and improved services to better protect residents from... – Jul 08, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Linda Hunt joining cast of 'NCIS: Los Angeles' by USA Today

LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS says Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt is joining the cast of the new fall drama NCIS: Los Angeles.The network said Friday that Hunt will play a... – Jun 19, 2009 at 8:38 PM in Entertainment

$4,500 check too good to be true? Yes, it IS a scam by sthien

If you get a $4,500 check in the mail from United Way of Central Indiana, don’t cash it. Officials at the charity’s Indianapolis office say consumers across the state... – May 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

United Way warns of $4,500 check scam by sthien

If you get a $4,500 check in the mail from United Way of Central Indiana, don’t cash it. That’s the word from officials at the charity’s Indianapolis office, who say consumers... – May 29, 2009 at 4:34 PM in Communities

In violent society, we must be free to arm ourselves by indystar

In response to the May 22 letter about gun control and assault weapons (“There’s little to celebrate about booming gun business”), I have one response: the Second... – May 27, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Wherever crime goes, police must follow by indystar

The recent police shooting in a busy retail parking lot is an unfortunate sign of the times. Public Safety Director Scott Newman is correct when he asserts, “We go where the... – Apr 26, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Conficker gotcha? Here's what you can do by indystar

Remember Conficker? It’s the sleeping computer worm that was widely expected to wake up April 1 and mount some sort of an attack on the world — or at the very least, an... – Apr 13, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Erika Smith

Owners must give fingerprints to get guns back from IMPD by Vic Ryckaert

An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department rule that makes it harder to reclaim a seized gun than to buy one is drawing criticism from gun-rights advocates and has spawned at... – Feb 15, 2009 at 1:46 AM in Metro

Glitch cited in fake alerts on release of prisoners by indystar

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — An apparent computer glitch is sending phone calls falsely alerting victims in Indiana that criminals are being released from prison.Huntington County... – Feb 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Indiana crime victims alarmed by erroneous calls by indystar

INDIANAPOLIS -- A computer glitch sent hundreds of phone calls and thousands of e-mails falsely telling Indiana crime victims that offenders were being released from prison.The... – Feb 05, 2009 at 6:17 PM in News

Microsoft patch plugs serious hole in IE by indystar

REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. took the unusual step Wednesday of issuing an emergency fix for a security hole in its Internet Explorer software that has exposed millions of... – Dec 18, 2008 at 2:06 AM in Business