On 10/18/2020, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Katherine E. Ackerman, age 43, of Evansville, Indiana, for Retail Theft along with two Vanderburgh County Indiana warrants for her arrest. Officers were dispatched to Rural King, where employees had become suspicious of Ackerman’s behavior in the store. Once officers arrived, they made contact with Ackerman. Ackerman admitted to taking an accessory to a Dewalt drill as well as a Milwaukee rechargeable battery. Additionally, officers recovered suspected narcotics on Ackerman’s person which will be submitted to the lab for analysis. Ackerman was placed under arrest and transported to the Wabash County Jail, where she charged and held pending the posting of bond. Ackerman was also served a warrant for Petition to Revoke and another for Larceny / Possession of a Hypodermic Syringe, both out of Vanderburgh County.
