Five stolen vehicles discovered during training exercise in Marion County
Indiana Conservation Officers were recently reminded that there is no such thing as routine training.
Last week, while completing sonar training on the White River near Raymond Street, officers discovered what appeared to be multiple automobiles under the water. In all, five vehicles were located and marked for search and removal. Members of the Indiana Conservation Officers Dive Team, with the assistance of Curtis Garage and Wrecker Service Inc., were able to search and remove the vehicles from the river. After removal, it was confirmed all five vehicles were reported stolen dating back to 2008. The vehicles were located as far as 40 yards from shore in a stretch where the river reached depths of 12 feet.
Indiana Conservation Officers Dive Team consists of 37 Public Safety SCUBA divers. They respond to and investigate drowning incidents and other types of water related investigations, including evidence recovery, vehicle recovery, swift water rescues and boat accidents across the state of Indiana.
Bartholomew County arrested after claims he was poisoned by State Trooper
38-year-old Alan Parker of Columbus, Indiana was charged with Misdemeanor Count of False Reporting after a Police investigation was launched into claims that he was being poisoned and intimidated by an Indiana State Trooper. Parker told Indiana State Police that his neighbor, a 19-year veteran of the ISP, was poisoning and harassing him back in September. Parker claimed the Trooper:
- gave him poisonous substances;
- turned off his electricity and WiFi;
- looked through his windows; and,
- used power tools to intimidate him.
Parker was issued a summons to appear, in the Bartholomew County Superior Court.
*Criminal Defendants are presumed innocent unless and until convicted in a court of law.
Ivy Tech Community College honored Faculty and Adjunct Faculty at Annual President’s Award Dinner
Now in its 42nd year, the Ivy Tech President’s Awards Program recognizes faculty and adjunct faculty members from Ivy Tech locations throughout the state. The College honored each one of the winners for their exemplary work with students and the College community during the past year. A selection committee made up of alumni, past winners, State Trustees, faculty representatives, and college administration selected the honorees based on nominations from students, fellow faculty members, and Ivy Tech staff.
The College also announced its first recipient of the Provost Award for Excellence in Honors and Teaching Service. The award is presented to a faculty member who has made significant contributions to the Ivy Tech Honors College in the areas of curriculum development, honors instruction, advisement and mentorship, assessment of student learning, multicultural experiences, and student research.
Along with being recognized with the President’s Award, each full-time faculty member is eligible for the Glenn W. Sample Award Founder’s Award for Excellence in Instruction, while each Adjunct Faculty member is eligible for the Gerald I. Lamkin Award. Sample and Lamkin are two former Ivy Tech presidents. Sample helped found the College when it was still the Indiana Vocational Technical College, while Lamkin oversaw the growth of the College from a vocational school to the state’s community college.
For more information on the President’s Awards program click here.
The winners of this year’s awards are:
- Glenn W. Sample Award – Marquis E. Songer – Assistant Professor and Program Chair, Machine Tool Technology (Terre Haute)
- Gerald I. Lamkin Award – Cynthia Carlson – Associate Adjunct Faculty, Life Sciences (Anderson)
- Provost Award for Excellence in Honors Teaching and Service – Milan Andrejevich – Professor, History (South Bend-Elkhart)
This Week in Hoosier History
1811 – The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought at Prophetstown, near the junction of the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers. Native American forces, led by the Prophet, the brother of Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, attacked United States soldiers led by William Henry Harrison. The battle, which lasted two hours, was a victory for Harrison’s army and broke Tecumseh’s dream of a Native American Confederation. (Pictured: Tippecanoe Battlefield Historic Site)
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