Red Ribbon Week Kicks Off At Allendale


Red Ribbon Week has started at Allendale School.  Monday is Decades Day (dress from any decade).  All students participating were put into a drawing and two winners were chosen.  From the elementary hallway, Emma Abell is the winner.  For the junior high hallway, Ava Jones was chosen.  Congratulations to both of these students and all the students that dressed up today.

Tip Leads To Arrest Of Mt. Carmel Man On Domestic Battery/Stalking Warrant

On 10/20/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Branson R. Hall, age 24, of Mt. Carmel on a Wabash County Warrant for Domestic Battery and Stalking.  Acting on an anonymous tip, police responded to a trailer at 1149 W 3rd Street to a report of Hall being at a specific trailer.  Hall had on at least two occasions fled from law enforcement due to the outstanding warrant.  Police arrived and made contact with the occupants.  The occupant admitted Hall was there and that he refused to exit the home.  Ofc. Hopper and K-9 Eleven arrived and entered the home with the resident’s consent.  When K-9 Eleven alerted in one of the bedrooms, Hall give up and exited between a mattress and its box spring.  Hall was placed under arrest without further incident.  A search of Hall’s bag found a hypodermic syringe and needle as well as several items used in the process of ingesting methamphetamine.  Hall was transported to the Wabash County Jail where he was issued the warrant along with a charge for the syringe and drug paraphernalia.  Hall is being held pending a detention hearing. 

Mt. Carmel Man Arrested On Public Indecency Charge

On 10/20/23, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Robert M. Hinderliter, age 36, of Mt. Carmel for Public Indecency following an incident in the 1000 block of N Pear Street.  Police were called to the scene when the complainant observed a male subject, later identified as Hinderliter, urinating in the driveway to neighboring residence.  Upon arrival, police were allowed to observe video surveillance footage that confirmed the identity of Hinderliter as well as his alleged behavior.  The complainant was allowed to sign a complaint against Hinderliter.  Hinderliter was located in the 400 block of N Pear Street where he was found to be highly intoxicated.  EMS was contacted and transported Hinderliter to an area hospital due to these levels.  Hinderliter was charged with the above offense and released on a Notice to Appear.

Indiana State Police Investigate Shooting Death in Tell City

Perry County – Early this morning at approximately 1:41 am CST, officers from the Indiana State Police, Tell City Police, and Perry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for assistance at a residence on State Road 145 in Tell City in reference to a dispute with a possible weapon. Upon arrival by law enforcement, a male subject, Andrew Long Jr., 32, of Huntingburg was fatally wounded from a gunshot wound in the driveway of the residence. No arrest or charges have been filed at this time and the Indiana State Police is still investigating the events that transpired.

This investigation is ongoing at this time and notifications have been made to the Long family. There is no current threat to public safety.

ISP detectives were assisted at the scene by the Tell City Police Department, Perry County Sheriff's Office, Perry County EMS, and the Perry County Coroner. 

At this time there is no further information available for release.

 

Still No Drone For Sheriff's Department

The Wabash County Sheriff’s Department won’t be getting a drone any time soon. That after Monday’s county board meeting at which commissioner Scott West’s motion to purchase the $13,000 drone died for lack of a second. West said he had studied the issue and had talked with Mt. Carmel Police Chief Mike McWilliams who said sharing use of the drone with the county wasn’t something that was feasible. Sheriff Derek Morgan has been fighting to buy the drone for the last several months but commissioners Tim Hocking and Rob Dean have been reluctant to approve the purchase. Again on Monday, Morgan stressed the importance of the drone saying the recent Lawrence County manhunt for a wanted fugitive was delayed more than 3 hours because of the lack of availability of drone with thermal imagining capability….

Hocking and Dean were both hung up on the cost of liability insurance to the county which is $2,000 a year. Dean said the city had flown its’ just 4 times in the last year and he wasn’t convinced the purchase was a wise one for the county. After West’s motion died for lack of a second, the issue was tabled until the next county meeting on November 6th.

County Continues Prepping Tax Bills

Property tax bills could soon hitting Wabash County mailboxes. At Monday’s county commissioner meeting, County Clerk Janet Will reported her office has sent out the tax levy and extension approval report to the taxing districts which have until next Monday to return them. Will said a few more reports will then need to be completed before sample tax bills can be printed. After that, you can expect to see your tax bill in your mailbox.