In a recent Letter to the Editor (Jan 30 2020) in the Indy Star, a resident had this to say about the recent criminal justice reform debate. We couldn’t agree more. (republishing with permission) Rick Snyder, president of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police, said during a recent radio interview that Marion County has 21,000…
Six weeks after completing a 1-year probation sentence for a gun charge, Roger Bowman, Jr., 29, assaulted and dragged his girlfriend down the hallway by the hair during a domestic violence incident that landed him in jail again. After his initial hearing, a judge set a low $500 bond and ordered home detention…adding to the…
A Westfield firefighter and his girlfriend are accused of stealing more than $100,000 from a medical device firm and now face theft and forgery charges. Arrested were Steven C. Bauer and Mishelle Hoke. The duo’s scheme netted them nearly $127,950 according to the affidavit. RELATED: Firefighter accused of stealing more than $100,000 from Noblesville medical…
Phillip Kress, 29, of South Haven, was found guilty of one felony count of child molestation Wednesday – after Kress cut off his pretrial services ankle monitor the day prior. Kress was wearing an ankle monitor as part of his pretrial release. Kress has now fled and police are searching for him. Police believe Kress…
Indiana to Embark on a New Era of Catch and Release with State Expansion of Pretrial Release Program On January 1, 2020, the Indiana Supreme Court will expand their pretrial pilot program to the entire state…setting up what will certainly be a catch & release for most criminal defendants. The program relies heavily on the…
(excerpt from the Daily Voice – reported Aug 24 2019) LOCATION, LOCATION: Hackensack drug detectives early Friday arrested an ex-con who they said was dealing pot and cocaine from a house next door to a childcare center, down the block from a middle school and around the corner from police headquarters. David Hamblin, a 56-year-old British national, was…
Hamilton County, one of eleven pilot counties for Indiana’s new pretrial release program set to be implemented statewide on January 1, 2020 is busy handing out “get out of jail free” cards to more than simple misdemeanors and first time offenders. These programs remove family and accountability from the system by relying on soft on…