Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced last week a move to study the current sentencing practices in his state. Such a review hasn’t been done since 1976. According to NWI.com, in those 34 years prison populations have grown from 7,500 to 29,000 in the Hoosier state. [Read more…]
Indiana Theft Charges Come In Many Varieties
As a society we have a picture of what “theft” is. When you ask someone to picture a theft, they may see someone shoplifting or robbing someone else. Theft offenses are far more varied than that. [Read more…]
South Bend Crime Stoppers Being Hailed as Instrumental in Several Crimes
According to a recent report from WNDU, the South Bend Area Crime Stoppers has played an instrumental role in the arrests of 57 suspects. The line allows for tipsters to make anonymous phone calls without fear of retribution. [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]