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(09/22/09 2:18am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Bloomington Police Department responded to a vehicle crash on the 600 block of North Washington Street at 2:49 a.m. Sunday, BPD Lt. David Drake said. The crashed vehicle was stolen, along with two laptops, two Xboxs and two flat screen TVs, Drake and Ph.D. student Emanuele D’Artibale said. The driver of the vehicle, a four-door Jeep Rubicon, fled the accident scene before BPD could arrive and has minor injuries.D’Artibale, 29, was at a friend’s house when he heard a loud screech of tires and the sound of a collision.The driver smashed his head against the windshield of the Jeep he was driving when he crashed it into a light pole, causing the vehicle to shatter where his head hit. D’Artibale’s friend, Alex Schultze, came outside first, as the accident occurred immediately in front of Schultze’s residence. The driver, bleeding from his nose, got out of the car and asked Schultze for a towel, which Schultze provided along with a frozen bag of corn for an ice pack, D’Artibale said.D’Artibale came outside his friend’s residence five minutes after he heard the collision. He said when he went outside, the driver of the Jeep had fled northwest in response to police lights closing in.D’Artibale figured that because the Rubicon is a manually operated vehicle, the driver might not have known how to operate it. Neighbors near the accident came outside when they heard the commotion and began to recognize their belongings in and around the Jeep.The suspect is white, estimated 5 foot 10 inches, 160 pounds and was seen wearing a white button down shirt with a V-neck and blue jeans, Drake said.
(09/21/09 6:40pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A man crashed a stolen vehicle full of stolen electronics into a utility pole early Sunday morning in the 600 block of North Washington Street and then fled the scene, police said.The Bloomington Police Department responded to a the crash to find a stolen Jeep Rubicon along with two laptops, two Xboxs and two flat-screen TVs, said BPD Lt. David Drake and student Emanuele D’Artibale.After the accident, the driver fled the scene before BPD arrived and is said to have minor injuries sustained during the crash.D’Artibale, a 29-year-old Ph.D. student, was lying in bed with his girlfriend at a friend’s house when he heard a loud screech of tires and the sound of a collision.The driver smashed his head against the windshield of the jeep when he crashed it into a utility pole, causing the vehicle to shatter where his head hit. D’Artibale’s friend, Alex Schultze, came outside first, as the accident occurred immediately in front of Schultze’s residence. The driver, bleeding from his nose, got out of the car and asked Schultze for a towel, which Schultze provided along with a frozen bag of corn for an ice pack, D’Artibale said.D’Artibale came outside his friend’s residence five minutes after he heard the collision. When he went outside he said the driver of the Jeep fled northwest in response to police lights closing in.D’Artibale figured that since the Rubicon was a manually operated vehicle, the driver might not have known how to operate it. Neighbors near the scene came outside when they heard the commotion and began to recognize their belongings in and around the jeep.The suspect is white, estimated 5 feet, 10 inches tall, 160 pounds and was seen wearing a white button-down shirt with a V-neck and blue jeans.
(09/21/09 4:24am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Nashville, Ind. – A passerby on State Road 46 called the police at about 10:28 p.m. Saturday after seeing the Little Nashville Opry ablaze, a deputy for the Brown County Sheriff’s Department said. When the fire started, all attendees had already left Saturday’s show, and therefore nobody was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation; the Indiana State Fire Marshal was at the scene three times Sunday and could not offer an explanation for the fire, the deputy said.Fourteen fire trucks and about 60 to 70 firefighters were on the scene, the deputy said.“Imagine this entire parking lot full,” the deputy said.Only one fire hydrant was nearby, which caused for a hefty turn out of fire departments. Police also had to close down a section of SR 46 for five hours.The premises of the Little Nashville Opry is declared a crime scene and will remain under police surveillance for three days, the deputy said.The Green Valley Lodge sits adjacent to the Little Nashville Opry and evacuated all of their patrons as a precaution, owner Ed Wrightsman said.He said that the burning of the establishment is going to affect the whole community. The Little Nashville Opry opened in 1975 and advocated “the best country music since 1975,” according to its Web site.On April 4, 1975, Cal Smith and opening act Mickey Gilley were the first performers on the venue’s stage, according to the Web site.Popular country musicians such as Kenny Rogers, Wayne Newton, Kenny Chesney, Diamond Rio, Loretta Lynn, Rascal Flatts and Johnny Cash have all appeared at the Little Nashville Opry. Former IU men’s basketball coach Bob Knight has also made appearances and given speeches at the venue multiple times, with the most recent speech on April 26, 2008.
(09/18/09 3:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU Police Department is searching for the driver of a blue and white semi-truck that hit an IU student at about 5 p.m. Wednesday.IUPD Sgt. Don Schmuhl said Esperanza Castillo was standing on the southeast corner of Third and Mitchell streets when she noticed a semi-truck was making a right turn onto Third Street. As she glanced up, the trailer of the semi-truck came up over the curbing and knocked her into a ditch behind her. The driver of the vehicle stopped and looked outside the passenger window, Schmuhl said.Castillo reported to IUPD that she waved at the driver to get his attention, and then he took off.The driver was last seen driving east on Third Street toward High Street, Schmuhl said.Castillo reported the accident to IUPD at 9:20 p.m. later that day and suffered minor injuries. This is the fourth pedestrian-related accident to occur in one week on IU’s campus.
(09/18/09 1:15am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Lawrence H. Parker, 24, died at 9 p.m. Wednesday in his home on South Rockport Road.Police and paramedics responded to a 911 call and found Parker unconscious and not breathing. Paramedics tried to revive him for several minutes but could not do so, Bloomington Police Department Lt. Jeff Canada said.The BPD is still investigating the case and waiting for the toxicology report. However, case investigators reported a possible overdose of prescription drugs that did not belong to Parker. Police reported that Parker might have obtained these drugs at a party the previous night and are trying to determine a supplier.
(09/17/09 4:19am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>An hour before sophomore Peter Duong’s memorial service, a group of his closest friends walked into a vacant McNutt Quad food court, filled only with chairs.Sophomores Anand Desai, Megan Shafer and Marisa Arthur stopped, without speaking, in the back of the room where those that knew Peter paid their respects Wednesday night.“I feel empty inside. It’s still hard to accept because it happened so fast,” Desai said about Duong, who was hit and killed by a car on Fee Lane last week. “I still feel like he is here with us actually.”Arthur, Desai and clergy members spoke in front of students and academic officials, including the new Dean of Students Pete Goldsmith. There were about 150 people at the memorial, which included speakers and photos of Duong.Afterwards, audience members were given a candle and a line of small flames formed along Fee Lane, leading to flowers on the sidewalk that marked the scene of Duong’s accident.Desai recalled what the week was like after he learned of Peter’s death last Wednesday.“First, shocking. I couldn’t feel anything,” Desai said. “I just felt numb in every part of my body. The funeral, you know seeing his body for the first time, was really difficult. And then after that, going back home – it’s back to an empty feeling.”“I saw him that morning in my chemistry class,” he said. “I don’t think I said bye to him, not like a proper good-bye like I wish I had.”Arthur, Duong’s roommate, described some of her best memories of him at the apartment they shared together.“I didn’t see him Wednesday morning; I heard him,” Arthur said. “He opens and closes every cabinet door. I don’t know what he’s looking for every single morning.”“Probably his notebooks,” Desai said, laughing.Shafer, among other things, used to work out and take dance class with Duong.“I remember one time last year I asked him to go swimming with me, and Peter just sat there the whole time, and it was like the fifth time he worked out that day because everyone else asked him before that,” Shafer said. “He was exhausted, but he still came with me.”Despite Duong’s relentless commitment to his friends, he still received good grades.Science mentee coordinator Mimi Attenoukon served as Duong’s academic adviser and had bi-weekly meetings with him, although she admits he did not need the mentoring, given his academic reputation.“I can’t help but look at my chair where we used to just sit and talk,” Attenoukon said.Once people returned from the candlelight vigil, Residential Programs and Services provided free food.On crutches was sophomore Lucas King, who became friends with Duong through a French class they had freshman year.“I’m really happy the students put the memorial together,” King said. “It’s one thing if it’s through the University, it means so much more when it’s from the students.”
(09/17/09 2:40am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>At 9:12 p.m. Tuesday at Bloomington High School South a rock was thrown through the window of a Pike High School women’s volleyball team’s bus, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said.A 14-year-old girl was hit on the shoulder by the rock, and another 14-year-old girl endured glass shards on her back, however she suffered no injuries. Witnesses reported that six girls and possibly one male ran when the bus window was smashed and then got into a dark SUV that sped off, Canada said. Security cameras around the high school could not get a reading of the license plates.The case is still under investigation by BPD.
(09/17/09 2:39am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A two-car accident Wednesday morning at Kinser Pike and the IN-45/46 Bypass sent four people to Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. Sandra Bajamonde, 35, was driving westbound on the IN-45/46 Bypass when she ran a stop light and crashed into Thea Bennetti, 46, driving southbound on Kinser. Bajamonde was cited for disregarding an automatic signal, IUPD Lt. Craig Munroe said, reading from the report. Two people from each of the vehicles were taken to the hospital.
(09/17/09 12:12am)
After the Sept. 11 Bloomington showing of his new movie, “I Hope They
Serve Beer in Hell,” novelist and screenwriter Tucker Max let WEEKEND
reporters Jordan Greenberg, Danielle Paquette and Alex Benson onto his
tour bus for a post-premiere interview. The movie is based on Max’s
collection of short stories by same name, specifically the one titled
“The Austin Road Trip.”
(09/15/09 2:50am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>An IU bus ran over a stop sign at the intersection of Kirkwood and Indiana avenues at 2:05 p.m. Saturday.The bus was trying to maneuver around a delivery truck parked in the left lane near the intersection. The bus moved into the right lane of Indiana Avenue while trying to turn left on Kirkwood Avenue, Munroe said.The bus went onto the curb and plowed over the stop sign, Munroe said. The stop sign has since been fixed.
(09/15/09 2:49am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>An IU student is being charged with two class A misdemeanors for vandalism and battery, IU Police Department Lt. Craig Munroe said.At about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, after drinking at the football tailgate, the student called his ex-girlfriend and went to see her at the Geology Building. The female student told him it was over and did not want to see him anymore, Munroe said.The male student then threw a recycling bin through a display case outside room 245, threw the bin down the hallway and ripped down papers hanging on the walls.After the female tried to stop him, he grabbed her forearms and shoved her into a wall. The male left and the female cleaned up the hallway and called the police, Munroe said.The police could not immediately locate him and later determined he went to his father’s house.
(09/11/09 4:18am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The accident that killed sophomore Peter Duong on Wednesday was likely caused by the pedestrian not looking before crossing the street, said IU Police Department Lt. Craig Munroe on Thursday.No witnesses reported reckless driving on the part of the 19-year-old student, although he was cited for driving with a suspended license for insurance reasons, Munroe said.“He might have not even known his license was suspended,” he said.Contact between Duong and the vehicle occurred on the right side of the car’s front bumper, then Duong more than likely hit his head on the bottom right windshield and frame of the vehicle, Munroe said.Reports show Duong was re-crossing Fee Lane after he had initially crossed the street after getting off work at the Gresham food court in Foster Quad.
(09/10/09 4:48am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington mayor Mark Kruzan along with other AT&T and IU spokespeople cut a blue ribbon in a Bloomington AT&T store Wednesday to represent the availability of the 3G network for Bloomington and other areas of Monroe and Morgan counties.The 3G network allows users to access information using wireless phones much faster than other services in the nation, according to an AT&T press release. Although those who have smart phones with AT&T cellular service in Bloomington could use the 3G network last Monday, the service is now better, said Brian Ducharme, vice president and general manager for AT&T’s wireless operations in Indiana and Michigan.Since 2006’s Telecom and Video Reform Act, AT&T has invested more than $1 billion in Indiana and created more than 2,000 jobs, said AT&T Indiana President George Fleetwood.“I don’t think we are done yet,” he said.The passing of the Telecom and Video Reform Act has allowed the immersion of new products to be available faster to the public. Fleetwood gave the example of their new U-verse cable television package, which provides internet access along with phone and television services.Before hand, companies would have to review new products with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which can be a very lengthy process, Fleetwood said.
(09/09/09 7:26pm)
An IU student was killed Wednesday after being hit by a car while crossing Fee Lane.
(09/08/09 5:05pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Donavon Ashley Conley, 24, was arrested on Saturday for trespassing on IU property while selling magazine subscriptions in Forest Quad, said IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger, reading from a police report.He also had an arrest warrant out for panhandling.IU Police Department officers Shaune Davis and Matt Keithley saw Conley selling magazines to a female on the fourth floor of Forest Quad, Minger said. Davis did not have a permit from IU allowing him to sell on campus, and when police confirmed he had a warrant in Vigo County, Conley was incarcerated in Monroe County Jail.For the full story, check out Wednesday's edition of the IDS.
(09/08/09 1:45am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Bloomington Police Department was notified of a rape case at 6:51 a.m. Monday. Julio Zappata, 30, attended a party with a co-worker and his girlfriend Sunday night, where he later reported becoming very intoxicated, BPD Lt. David Drake said, reading from a police report.When the girlfriend returned to her boyfriend’s residence, she went into a bedroom and fell asleep. When she awoke, Zappata was having sex with her, Drake said. The complainant screamed and hit Zappata and ran into the living room where her boyfriend was sleeping. The boyfriend chased Zappata out of the house and Zappata called a cab company for a ride, Drake said.When BPD was notified, they checked with a cab company, inquiring if a person matching their description was transported. A cab driver confirmed the description and said he was dropped off at Walnut Street and Winslow Road. BPD Officer Amy Myers saw Zappata walking to his home on Leonard Springs Road. The only form of ID police found on Zappata was a Mexican identification card. Zappata reported being confused and disoriented and thought he was having sex with his wife, Drake said.
(09/08/09 1:44am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington Police Department officers chased Aaron Sissman, 24, at 2:23 p.m. Friday after he drove off after being pulled over by BPD Officer Ben Burns , BPD Lt. David Drake said. Burns pulled Sissman over in the 2200 block of West Third Street for reckless driving. When Burns approached the vehicle, Sissman said he did not have identification and gave the officer what was later identified as a false name, Drake said, reading from a police report. While Burns was walking back to his squad car he heard tires screech, and Sissman drove off.Another officer arrived in a squad car and followed Sissman along with Burns. The vehicle Sissman was driving was seen rolling by itself through a trailer park, and police officers saw Sissman running through nearby woods. Sissman’s vehicle smashed into two parked cars, Drake said. Officers pursued Sissman on foot through the woods and tackled Sissman, which led to a scuffle that inflicted minor scrapes and cuts on the officers involved, Drake said.Sissman had three warrants for his arrest in Greene County for identification theft, check deception and failure to return to a lawful detention center, Drake said. He had two warrants in Lawrence County, one for two counts of burglary and another for probation violation. Sissman was arrested for resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, criminal recklessness with a vehicle, false information and leaving a scene of an accident, Drake said.
(09/08/09 1:42am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A case of child molestation that occurred in June was recently reported to the Bloomington Police Department by a 9-year-old boy’s mother, BPD Lt. David Drake said, reading from a police report. His mother talked to police after noticing her son exhibit odd sexual behavior.Timothy Bean, 41, of Bloomington confessed and was arrested for molesting the boy. Bean was charged with a Class A Felony for child molestation and a Class D felony for dissemination of materials harmful to minors, Drake said. Bean convinced the boy to engage himself in sexual activity involving fornication. Bean also showed him adult homosexual pornography. Bean has been a lifetime registered sex offender in Johnson County since 1992, Drake said.
(09/08/09 1:40am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington Police Department Officer Cody Decker was driving by the Marathon gas station on the corner of Walnut Street and Winslow Road on Sunday when he heard shots fired, BPD Lt. David Drake said, reading from a police report. When Decker pulled into the vicinity of the gas station, numerous cars fled. He saw a male getting into a car who looked like he was putting a hand gun into his waistband, Drake said. Decker drew his weapon, approached the vehicle and made everyone inside show their hands.A semi-auto handgun was found in a vehicle as well as a spent .40 caliber shell casing nearby, Drake said. Indianapolis resident Lamar Baker, 23, admitted to firing the weapon at a vehicle and was charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and pointing a firearm.Baker and others present were attending a dance presented by the Black Student Union at the National Guard Armory, Drake said.
(09/07/09 2:39am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Officers from the Bloomington Police Department and the Ellettsville Police Department obtained a search warrant and entered the home of Lawrence Benton Roper, 27, and Stephanie Lynn Brown, 26 at 6:45 a.m. Thursday.Both suspects were arrested for allegedly dealing narcotics, cocaine and methamphetamine and for maintaining a common nuisance, said BPD Lt. David Drake. BPD Detectives Brandon Lopossa and Bill Jeffers have been investigating the two suspects since July. The suspects allegedly took part in four controlled buys of narcotics since then, Drake said. When police entered the residence, they found a white powdery substance, digital scale, plastic bags and $4,000 in cash with some serial numbers recorded from previous drug buys.