Southern Indiana nurse convicted of stealing prescription drugs from dying patients

Indiana State Attorney General’s Office press release A Southern Indiana hospice nurse investigated by the Office of the Attorney General in connection with the misappropriation of patients’ prescription drugs has been convicted and sentenced for her crimes. The office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) began investigating Jennifer Daniel in the spring of 2019 following a …

FC arrests from August 25-30

Data from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department August 25 Timothy S. Lainhart, 37, Westview Road, Brookville, was arrested at 3:18 p.m., at 10th Street in Brookville, by Brookville Police Department Officer Ryan Geiser, for Driving while Suspended. William T. McCarty, Middletown, Ohio, was arrested at 4:32 p.m., at an address on East 5th Street in …

Woman goes to Rush County Sheriff’s Office early Sunday morning, Aug. 30 with stab wounds; alleged attacker dies in hospital

From a Rush County Sheriff’s Department press release Early Sunday morning, August 30, a female arrived at the Rush County Sheriff’s Department with a stab wound. It was reported the victim and her alleged attacker had been in a domestic disturbance inside their home where the alleged suspect stabbed the victim. When officers arrived at …

Couple suspected shooting family near Indiana state park and of three-state crime wave arrested in South Dakota

By John Estridge from multiple media reports A couple wanted in the shooting of a Kentucky family outside O’Bannon Woods State Park near Corydon was captured in South Dakota. Timothy Sargent, 41, and Savanna Emich, 20, are persons of interest in the Harrison County, Indiana, shooting. Also, Sargent is a person of interest in a …

Franklin and Ripley county sheriff’s departments, police department teaming up for “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”

From FCSD Sgt. Adam Henson Franklin/Ripley County Traffic Safety Partnership announced today its participation in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization. Now through Labor Day, officers will be conducting overtime patrols, seeking out drunk drivers and showing zero tolerance for anyone driving impaired. The patrols are supported with funds from the …

Franklin County arrests from August 18 through August 24

Data from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department August 18 Courtney L. Teppe, 18, Cass Street, Laurel, was arrested at 3:40 p.m. by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Adam Henson at the intersection of Bushy Road and Indiana 1 for Marijuana Cultivation. August 19 Stacy L. Hess, 38, New Point, was arrested at 2:25 p.m., by …

Police are searching for a male and female in 2000 silver Chevrolet Silverado believed to be involved with Wednesday shooting in Harrison Co.

By John Estridge from an Indiana State Police press release Indiana State Police are looking for a male and female in connection with a shooting near O’Bannon Woods State Park in Harrison County, which is near Louisville with Corydon as the county seat. Police are looking for Timothy E. Sargent of Ohio. He is 41 …