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Indianapolis Tagger Skips Court, Faces New Charges

A graffiti artist known around Indy for his “CHOKE” tags is facing elevated charges after missing a court date. According to the Indy Star, the defendant was set to go to trial last Wednesday. When he missed, the prosecutor’s office immediately began looking at elevating his misdemeanor criminal mischief charges. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 1:52 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Committee to Study Indiana Sexting Laws Reform

A legislative study committee is prepared to analyze options for reform of Indiana’s sexting laws. The group will look into making teens sexting a juvenile offense, instead of a child pornography charge. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 11:26 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Indiana Funeral Director Faces Fraud Charges

In an interesting though bizarre case out of Henryville, IN, a funeral home director is facing charges of cashing in funeral insurance policies on people who were still very much alive. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 1:35 pm and is filed under fraud. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Indiana Unit Investigates Fraud


Indiana’s Prosecution Assistance Unit operates out of the Securities Division and works to uncover white collar crime in our state. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 2:59 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Elkhart County Struggles With Meth in National Spotlight

An Indiana county attracted national attention in a televised documentary about local difficulties with sale, production, and widespread use of meth (methamphetamine). [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 3:55 pm and is filed under drug laws. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Indianapolis Looking to Crackdown on Graffiti

Graffiti is an eyesore and a crime. While you can be arrested for tagging someone else’s property, that property doesn’t always get cleaned up. In one of many efforts towards decreasing graffiti in the area, Indy is looking to pass its first graffiti ordinance. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 1:41 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Court Rules No Warrant Needed for DNA in Indiana

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled a few weeks ago that the police do not have to obtain a warrant to collect DNA evidence at the time of an arrest. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 5:23 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

DUI/OWI Crackdown Nets 800 Indiana Arrests

There were 809 arrests made over the last few weeks in a crackdown on impaired Indiana drivers. Local and state officials collaborated to make “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” a busy two week period. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 3:40 pm and is filed under OWI. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Indiana Supreme Court Upholds Child Molester Conviction

The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man accused of of child molestation. His court challenge was based on the US Supreme Court’s Melendez-Diaz decision concerning the right to confront one’s accuser when it comes to forensic and scientific evidence, such as in DNA reports. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 12:29 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Former Indy Colts Star Blair Kiel Arrested for Battery, Resisting Arrest

This past Saturday, former Colts quarterback Blair Kiel was arrested for an incident involving his girlfriend at Victory Field. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at 10:11 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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