News and sports in the Whitewater Valley
A blog about what is going on in the Whitewater Valley
By John Estridge from court documents filed by Franklin County Sheriff Department and the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office After a high-speed car chase through much of the western part of the county, a fugitive from Rush County was caught near Laurel on Vanetta (Rabbit) Hollow Road Saturday night, Dec. 31, 2022. According to documents initiated …
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From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release with other information from various sources On Wednesday, December 14, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department received notice that fugitive Steven T. Lakes, 46, Connersville, had been arrested in Texas on several felony warrants out of Indiana. Deputies had been working with the U.S. Marshal’s office, as well …
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release In the late evening hours on Thursday, September 8, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department served a search warrant at a residence in the 12,000 block of St. Mary’s Road. After applying for and receiving the search warrant earlier that evening, deputies responded to the residence shortly after …
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By John Estridge An extensive investigation led to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department’s issuing arrest warrants for a Columbus couple regarding numerous, around 20, vehicular break-ins within the county. Dustin Hurley, 33, and Amanda Zeigler, 31, are currently in the Dearborn County Jail booked on unrelated drug and impaired driving charges. According to a Probable …
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates is pleased to announce that a $750 scholarship on behalf of the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association was recently awarded to Lane T. Mauer of Batesville. Mauer, a 2022 graduate of Batesville High School, was one of 40 individuals throughout the state of Indiana to be …
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By John Estridge A husband and wife living in Franklin County were charged with Dealing in Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine and Maintaining a Common Nuisance following Franklin County Sheriff’s Department deputies serving arrest warrants at their Posey Township house. While serving the warrant, the deputies did not find the couple, but the deputies found the …
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release The Franklin/Ripley County Traffic Safety Partnership released the results from the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign that ran between August 18 and Labor Day. According to the department, officers made four arrests and issued 39 citations during the three-week enforcement period. The focus of the campaign was …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and FCSD Sgt. Adam Henson Labor Day weekend is coming up, and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and the Batesville Police Department are warning residents against drinking and driving. The department is taking part in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization to educate motorists …
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Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of June. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 1,003 calls for service, which is a 6 percent increase over the 938 calls in 2020. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents 37 …
Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of July. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 904 calls for service. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents 34 Personal Injury Accidents 13 Burglary/Theft 14 Residential/Business Alarms 11 Domestic Battery/Battery 21 911 …