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(12/15/08 1:45am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Indiana Department of Natural Resources found a safe on Dec. 12 believed to be linked to a Bloomington burglary.The owner of House of Hunan restaurant called the Bloomington Police Department at about 1:55 p.m. Dec. 12 to report a stolen safe and stolen money from the cash register, said BPD Sgt. Shane Rasche, reading from a police report.The owner told BPD he noticed the cash register was pried open and that the safe was gone when he arrived to work on Dec. 12, Rasche said.The owner also noticed there appeared to be forced entry to the back door, Rasche said.Later that day, an officer from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources called BPD to report they found a safe in the Morgan-Monroe Forest, Rasche said. Items within the safe indicated it was from the House of Hunan.The safe is in the possession of BPD, Rasche said.Anyone with information on the burglary can contact BPD at 339-4477.Local police investigating office burglaryThe Bloomington Police Department is investigating the burglary of an office.A manager for an office on the 1200 block of West Allen Street called BPD at 4:20 p.m. Dec. 13 to report a missing copy machine, computer and printer, Rasche said, reading from a police report.The manager said the front door had been pried open and the front window had been opened, Rasche said.BPD found blood outside of the office door, which was collected for evidence, Rasche said.Anyone with information on the burglary can contact BPD officer Lloyd Hawkins at 339-4477.Police: Man punched officer after arrestA Bloomington man was arrested Dec. 14 after punching an officer and resisting law enforcement.Bloomington Police Officer Dana Runnebohm noticed a vehicle driving with a portable DVD player on the dashboard that did not have registration plates at 1:18 a.m. on Sunday, Rasche said, reading from a police report.The vehicle did not stop immediately when Runnebohm attempted to pull the man over, and when he did pull over the officer noticed back and forth movement within the vehicle.Runnebohm said the driver and the passenger appeared to be nervous. The driver told officials he did not have the registration for the vehicle because it did not belong to him.As the driver was reaching into the glove compartment, Runnebohm noticed clear small bags of what looked like marijuana, Rasche said.Runnebohm asked the driver to get out and proceeded to make an arrest, Rasche said, when the driver then punched Runnebohm on her forehead with his left hand. Runnebohm was able to push him away from her. The driver had a handcuff on his right hand, but he tried to run away.Sgt. Steve Kellams noticed the struggle and went around the vehicle and tackled the driver.Eventually, officers were able to apprehend the driver and the passenger.Small clear bags that contained what officers thought was marijuana were found on the driver and in the vehicle, Rasche said. He also had a folding knife in his shoe.The driver, Theodore Tolliver, 22, faces preliminary charges of possession with intention to deal marijuana, resisting law enforcement and battery of a police officer, Rasche said. The passenger, John Wallace, 23, faces charges of possession of marijuana and resisting law enforcement. Tolliver and Wallace are both Bloomington residents.
(12/12/08 5:01am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington musicians will raise money this weekend in memory of former IU student Madeline Krause.Proceeds from Krista Detor’s third annual Holiday Show at 6:30 and 9 p.m. Friday at the John Waldron Arts Center auditorium will go to the Madeline Krause Harmony School Fund. Krause was an IU student who died earlier this semester after jumping off of a downtown parking garage. She attended Harmony School in Bloomington for high school. Shortly after his daughter’s death, Jim Krause said his daughter planned to eventually teach at Harmony School. “Harmony School meant so much to her,” he told the Indiana Daily Student in a Nov. 18 article. “I think they have a very unique community (and) family atmosphere.”Detor said she was a friend of the family and Krause’s piano teacher. In the past, the Holiday Show has benefited other organizations, Detor said. After learning about Madeline Krause’s death and the school fund, she decided to have the benefits go toward the fund. “The scholarship fund helps the students whose families do not have a lot of money,” Detor said. Detor said her daughter attends Harmony School. Harmony School’s high school coordinator, Sallyann Murphey, said the fund supports students’ tuition. Murphey said donations have been made for the school since Krause died in November. More than $3,000 has been collected for the school so far. “This is a very sad time, and it just is amazing how people have moved this tragedy to try and create some benefit to others,” Murphey said. Murphey said Detor chose to have the show benefit the scholarship fund because of the “tragic events surrounding Maddie’s death.”Students will contribute to the show by selling refreshments at the door, ushering and designing programs, Murphey said. The show will feature singer/songwriters such as Detor, Arbutus Cunningham and Carrie Newcomer, according to a press release. Detor said the show will provide people with holiday entertainment, as well as give money to further students’ educations. “It benefits a very good cause,” Detor said. “It’s a great way to celebrate the holidays and community and to remember Madeline and to carry her love for Harmony School forward.”
(12/12/08 3:35am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A Bloomington man faces preliminary charges of intimidation, child molestation and sexual battery after police say he touched a 12-year-old girl and 22-year-old woman inappropriately and threatened a woman with a knife.Christopher Scites, 30, gave the pair a ride to the library on Wednesday. The 22-year-old woman operated Scites’ vehicle, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. On the way back from the library, the 22-year-old was again driving the vehicle back to her residence when Scites began to touch her on her leg and around her genital area, Canada said. The woman told him to stop touching her.He then went to the backseat and began to touch the 12-year-old girl through her clothing around her genital area, Canada said. After a few minutes, Scites returned to the front seat of the vehicle, Canada said. Once they arrived at the woman’s residence, the 12-year-old called her mother about the incident.The mother went to the residence, Canada said. Upon arriving at the parking lot, she saw Scites. She exited her car, and Scites began to approach her and threaten to hurt her with a knife, Canada said.The 12-year-old and 22-year-old were not in the parking lot when Scites approached the mother, Canada said. The mother ran inside the apartment and called the police around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday. BPD located and arrested Scites, Canada said. He admitted to taking the woman and girl to the library but denied touching either of them.
(12/11/08 5:16am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Planned Parenthood employee involved in an online video that went viral Dec. 3 is no longer employed by the organization, Planned Parenthood announced Wednesday.The video shows a 20-year-old UCLA student, who went undercover as a 13-year-old, going into the Bloomington Planned Parenthood clinic. She said she was impregnated by a 31-year-old man and asked for help. The Planned Parenthood employee, identified as “Diana” in the video, is seen telling the teen to cross state lines to get an abortion that doesn’t require parental consent.After the video was released on Dec. 4, the employee was suspended without pay and is no longer working for the organization.Since then, Planned Parenthood of Indiana conducted an internal investigation of the incident.Planned Parenthood of Indiana sent out a press release Wednesday stating their investigation was complete.“All health center staff members have been retrained on reporting procedures and policies,” said Betty Cockrum, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana. “We will continue to review and update our policies and procedures as appropriate to ensure that all of our employees are meeting the high standards we demand.”Cockrum said in the press release the video appeared to be edited from the original format, but the actions of the employee were still “unacceptable.”In the video, the employee tells the teen she is supposed to report the incident to Child Protective Services but would pretend she did not hear the age of the man who impregnated her. The UCLA student was undercover with a student investigative organization called Live Action Films, and Planned Parenthood was not aware that they were being videotaped. The video was filmed in June at the 421 S. College Ave. location but was not released until Dec. 4. Lila Rose, the UCLA student in the video, said the group chose the Bloomington location because it was in a college town and because of the strict regulations Indiana has to protect young girls.The Bloomington video was part of Live Action Films’ “Mona Lisa Project,” a series of videos that the group hopes will expose Planned Parenthood.Rose said she is not happy with the result of the video.“Planned Parenthood is blaming the cover-up on a single woman, and that’s wrong,” Rose said. “I think they need to be convicted for their many abuses.”Steve Vaughn, director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, said last week the department did not plan to do anything to Planned Parenthood since there was not an actual minor involved in the incident.Rose said she wants attorney generals in states where videos have been released to further investigate Planned Parenthood. She said she would like to see Planned Parenthood convicted and have their government funding taken away. “The Mona Lisa Project is ... meant to illustrate the wide-spread problem,” Rose said. “For them to not recognize that it’s their ideology, they need to be convicted as an organization.”
(12/11/08 3:28am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A picture can say a thousand words, but the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles just wants it to spot fraud. Since Nov. 18, all of the BMV locations in Indiana have been using facial recognition software to catch fraud, said Dennis Rosebrough, communications director for the Indiana BMV. The software compares permanent facial features, Rosebrough said. People are discouraged to smile or wear glasses, hats or anything else that can prevent facial features from being fully spotted. “We really ask people not to use a broad smile,” Rosebrough said. “It’s better to have more of a straight face, to have a more uniform look.”The software is just part of the BMV’s plan to enhance the security of the identification cards it issues. The software is a two-step procedure, Rosebrough said. Employees at a BMV look up the most recent photograph of an individual when they apply for a state identification card or driver’s license, Rosebrough said. At night, the computer takes the photographs and runs the pictures against all of the ones that are inside of the database in Indiana.In the morning, the computer prints out a report of all of the photographs that might cause an issue, Rosebrough said. If fraud is suspected, the information is turned over to an investigation team. Bloomington BMV branch manager David Martin said the new process takes longer for some customers. “It makes it a little harder because of the requirements of how the picture has to come out – you can’t smile, you can’t wear glasses,” Martin said. “Some, you get it on the first take, where others you have to get five to seven times.”People who have to have part of the face covered for religious purposes or medical reasons have to bring in a letter from a doctor or a religious leader explaining why their face cannot fully be exposed, Rosebrough said.Martin said employees had to do training for the system but have not had any problems with it.Although the system, software and cameras cost about $2.4 million, Rosebrough said there is no operational cost in using the system.“This is part of our ongoing effort to improve our credentials,” Rosebrough said. “It’s our responsibility for our Hoosiers to help prevent identity theft.”
(12/10/08 5:04pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Planned Parenthood employee involved in an online video that went viral Dec. 3 is no longer employed by the organization.
The video shows a 20-year-old UCLA student, who went undercover as a 13-year-old, going into Planned Parenthood, saying she was impregnated by a 31-year-old man and asking for help. The Planned Parenthood employee, “Diana,” is seen telling the teen to cross state lines to get an abortion that doesn’t require parental consent.After the video was released, the employee was suspended without pay. Planned Parenthood of Indiana sent out a press release Wednesday stating that their investigation has been completed.“All health center staff members have been retrained on reporting procedures and policies,” said Betty Cockrum, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana. “We will continue to review and update our policies and procedures as appropriate to ensure that all of our employees are meeting the high standards we demand.”Lila Rose, the UCLA student in the video, said the group chose the Bloomington location because it was in a college town and because of the strict regulations Indiana has to protect young girls.
(12/10/08 5:13am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Tuesday’s arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich came as no surprise to many on IU’s campus.Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday morning by federal authorities for corruption charges that stem from suspicion that he tried to sell or seek favors for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by President-elect Barack Obama.Junior Brandon Peters is from the Chicago area and said judging from past Illinois administrations, it was not a huge surprise that the governor would get arrested.“With the corruption that has been in Illinois politics in the last decade, nothing is too surprising,” Peters said.IU School of Law and School of Public and Environmental Affairs professor Jim Barnes said he was not too familiar with Blagojevich’s administration but said there has been a history of Illinois governors that have had trouble with the law.“One would have hoped that the message would have gotten through to the current occupants that he had to be on his best behavior,” Barnes said.Blagojevich was arrested after prosecutors said he was caught on wiretaps scheming to sell Obama’s vacant Senate seat for cash or a plum job for himself in the new administration.Prosecutors did not accuse Obama of any wrongdoing or even knowing about the matter. The president-elect said: “I had no contact with the governor or his office, and so I was not aware of what was happening.”According to court papers, the governor tried to make it known through emissaries, including union officials and fundraisers, that the seat could be had for the right price. Blagojevich allegedly had a salary in mind – $250,000 to $300,00 a year – and also spoke of collecting half-million and million-dollar political contributions.Blagojevich was charged with two counts: conspiracy to commit fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and solicitation to commit bribery, which is punishable by up 10 years. He was released on his own recognizance.Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., owner of the Chicago Tribune, to force the newspaper to fire editorial writers who had criticized him.Also arrested was Blagojevich’s chief of staff, John Harris, who was accused of taking part in the schemes to enrich the governor.Blagojevich also considered appointing himself to the Senate seat, telling his deputy governor that if “they’re not going to offer me anything of value, I might as well take it,” prosecutors said.He said becoming a senator might help him avoid impeachment and also remake his image for a possible presidential run in 2016, according to court papers. And he allegedly said he would have access to greater resources if he were indicted while in the Senate.The future of Blagojevich is unknown, but Barnes said the Illinois legislature should take action to fill the Senate seat Obama left open.He also said there might be a cloud that will hang over that position now.For graduate student Josh Gordon, the arrest was politics as usual.“Politicians always try to profit from a public position,” Gordon said. Gordon said he is from Costa Rica and two former presidents there were arrested for corruption. He said political corruption can happen anywhere. Blagojevich was released on a $4,500 bail Tuesday. Gordon said he thought it should have been set higher considering the severity of the charges.Illinois lawmakers are looking into calling a session next week to set a special election to choose the state’s next senator.-The Associated Press contributed to the report.
(12/08/08 3:31am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Indiana Department of Child Services will take no legal action against the employee who was suspended from Bloomington’s Planned Parenthood on Wednesday.The employee was suspended without pay after an online video was released of her advising a woman posing as a 13-year-old girl to cross state lines to get an abortion without parental consent. When the woman posing as a 13-year-old girl said the man who got her pregnant was 31 years old, she agreed not to report what would, if it were true, be statutory rape.Steve Vaughn, director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, said child services does not plan to do anything to the employee because there was not an actual minor involved in the incident.“Since there was no minor involved, that takes us out of the picture,” Vaughn said.The county prosecutor’s office could also file charges, but no one from the office could be reached for comment by press time.The video showed a 20-year-old UCLA student who went undercover as a 13-year-old going into Planned Parenthood, saying she was impregnated by a 31-year-old man and asking for help. The Planned Parenthood employee, “Diana,” is seen telling the woman to cross state lines to get an abortion that doesn’t require parental consent and telling her she would pretend that she did not know the man was 31.Vaughn said if the situation were real, the department would become involved, but it would only involve the employee and not Planned Parenthood.Kate Shepherd, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood, said the internal investigation has not been completed.Shepherd said the employee still remains suspended without pay.The video was released Wednesday but was filmed in June at the 421 S. College Ave. location by the student-led Live Action Films, a student human rights organization.The video also shows the employee acknowledging that she should report the incident to Child Protective Services but was not going to do so.The video and the 20-year-old UCLA student, Lila Rose, were featured on the Fox News show The O’Reilly Factor last week.Rose said the group chose Bloomington because it was in a college town and because of Indiana’s strict abortion regulations for minors.“I saw a huge need to expose and educate on the issue of abortion and other reproductive issues,” Rose said.
(12/08/08 2:43am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a night deposit robbery.BPD officers were dispatched at about 9:30 p.m. Friday to the Monroe Bank in the 2000 block of E. Buick Cadillac Blvd., said Sgt. Shane Rasche, reading from a police report.An associate manager from an eastside Bloomington business was dropping off a deposit for the store at the bank, Rasche said.A female manager arrived in her own car, but there was also another male manager from the store in his own car.As the female was approaching the late deposit box, she saw an unknown man approaching her, Rasche said. She began to scream and ran toward the other manager’s car.She attempted to throw the bag of money to the other manager who was still in his car, Rasche said.The unknown male grabbed the bag of money and ran east, Rasche said. The suspect got into a silver or white Honda Element with black trim, according to the report.The car was last seen heading northbound on College Mall Road.Anyone with information about the robbery should contact BPD at 339-4477.
(12/04/08 5:36am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>An online video has led Planned Parenthood in Bloomington to suspend one of its employees and begin an internal investigation.The video shows a 20-year-old UCLA student, who went undercover as a 13-year-old, going into Planned Parenthood, saying she was impregnated by a 31-year-old man and asking for help. The Planned Parenthood employee, “Diana,” is seen telling the teen to cross state lines to get an abortion that doesn’t require parental consent.The video was released Wednesday but was filmed in June at the 421 S. College Ave. location by the student-led Live Action Films, a student human rights organization.In the video, the employee tells the teen she is supposed to report the incident to Child Protective Services but will pretend she did not hear the age of the man who impregnated her.Planned Parenthood did not know the girl was from Live Action Films or was being videotaped.The employee in the video was put on an immediate, unpaid suspension Wednesday, according to a press release from Planned Parenthood of Indiana.“While we cannot be certain whether this video has been altered, the apparent actions of the employee would be in violation of our strict policies and procedures,” said President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana Betty Cockrum in a prepared statement. “Therefore, a thorough internal investigation of this matter has begun.”Lila Rose, the UCLA student in the video, said the group chose the Bloomington location because it was in a college town and because of the strict regulations Indiana has to protect young girls.The group has student chapters in California and Oregon. An anti-abortion student group from Indiana helped the organization complete the video, Rose said.Rose founded the group when she was 16 and has been going undercover for the past two years.“I saw a huge need to expose and educate on the issue of abortion and other reproductive issues,” Rose said.The group has further footage of the Bloomington location and other locations in Indiana, Rose said. The footage will be available online in the coming days.Kate Shepherd, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood of Indiana, said the fate of the employee in the video will be determined after the investigation is done.Indiana centers are reinforcing the requirements that are expected of its employees, Shepherd said.
(12/03/08 4:24am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The IU Police Department is investigating the theft of computer equipment from Owen Hall. The equipment was reported stolen at 7:28 a.m. on Monday in room 305 in Owen Hall, said IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger, reading from a police report. The items could have been stolen any time between 5:30 p.m. Nov. 26 and Monday.The stolen items include three Apple hard drives, three Apple keyboards, three computer mouses, one Dell computer monitor, a clock and a tote bag, Minger said. It appears whoever stole the items entered the third floor room through a window, Minger said. IUPD is trying to get fingerprints from the window. The value of the items are not known, Minger said. IUPD asks that anyone with information about the stolen items contact the police department at 855-4111.
(12/03/08 2:44am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A Bloomfield man was arrested on Sunday after police say he assaulted two individuals for speaking Arabic. Casey E. Thompson, 23, was arrested on preliminary charges of battery and for public intoxication on Sunday, said Bloomington Police Department Captain Joe Qualters, reading from a police report.BPD was dispatched at 12:13 a.m. Sunday to Nick’s English Hut, Qualters said.A 23-year-old and 27-year-old walked by Thompson inside of Nick’s English Hut speaking Arabic, Qualters said.Thompson asked the two individuals what they said, according to the report. Thompson punched the two individuals, Qualters said. The 23-year-old went to Bloomington Hospital for a broken nose, and the 27-year-old was treated after he was punched in the eye.Thompson told police he thought the individuals were mocking him, according to the report.The case was sent to the Bloomington Human Rights Commission for further investigation.
(12/03/08 2:43am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Tippecanoe County Coroner and the Purdue University Police Department are investigating the death of a man found behind a Purdue University residence hall early Tuesday morning.A service worker discovered the body at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday behind Hawkins Hall, said Jeanne Norberg, spokeswomen for Purdue.The residence hall typically houses graduate students, Norberg said, but she said she does not believe any students saw the body.The man did not have any identification on him.The coroner said it does not appear that foul play was involved, and his death is still being investigated, Norberg said.
(12/02/08 3:59pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Tippecanoe County Coroner and the Purdue University Police Department are investigating the death of a male found behind a University residence hall early Tuesday morning.A service worker discovered the body at 5:20 a.m. today behind Hawkins Hall, said Jeanne Norberg, spokesperson for Purdue University.The residence hall typically houses graduate students, Norberg said. She said she does not think any Purdue students saw the body.The male did not have any identification on him, Norberg said.The coroner told the University it does not appear foul play was involved in the death, Norberg said. The death is still being investigated.
(12/02/08 4:53am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The elephant in the room is actually real.Capping months of speculation about a puttering economy, the National Bureau of Economic Research announced Monday the United States has been in a recession for about a year. The NBER is the committee that officially determines the U.S. business cycle.IU experts and students said the news confirms what many already knew, but it didn’t ease their concerns about the economy. Alpha Kappa Psi president and senior Tim Daniels said he is worried about his future. Daniels will graduate in a couple of weeks, and although he has a job after graduation, he said he frets about the job market and his own position. “I’m more worried about keeping it, and being recently hired, I’ll be the first on the chopping block,” Daniels said.The Business Cycle Dating Committee within the NBER said they determined Friday the end of the expansion period and beginning of the recession, according to a report released by NBER. Professor and chair of the Department of Business Economics and Public Policy in the Kelley School of Business, Bruce Jaffee, said a recession, in general terms, is a downturn in overall economic activity. Larry Davidson, professor of business economics and public policy in the school of business, said the announcement could be considered good news because it puts to end months of speculation.“It’s not a secret that employment has been falling and the unemployment rate has been rising,” Davidson said.Junior Melissa Elston said she is already worried about her life after college. Elston, a psychology major, said she hopes the economy turns around by the time she graduates. Junior Tyler Nowak said he does not think the recession has impacted him greatly because his parents financially support him. He said he plans to go into the medical field, which he said is always in demand. But Nowak said his father is in the steel industry, which is not secure. If the recession affects his father enough, Nowak said he might need a part-time job. Davidson said the economic environment is different this time because energy problems and increasing food prices impacted the economy at the same time. The recession is also unique because it is longer than the last recession, Jaffee said. The last recession lasted nine months, while this one is already going to be a year long. The report stated the expansion in the 1990s lasted 120 months. The past expansion, which began in November 2001, lasted 73 months. Jaffee said he thinks the economy will start to look better by mid 2009. Still, Davidson said he is concerned about the recovery process, which he said he thinks will be slow. For now, students such as Elston will have to do what they can to prepare for life after college where the economy is uncertain.“I’m making sure I get all the internships ahead of time to build up my resume,” Elston said. “Hopefully that will be enough.”
(11/24/08 7:25pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Monroe County Prosecutor’s office has charged a Bloomington teen with attempted murder.Donavon D. Spears, 17, allegedly shot James D. Finney, 19, in the chest and arm on Thursday on the 1200 block of Arlington Park Drive, according to a Bloomington Police Department press release.Detectives think there might have been a physical dispute before the incident.Spears was arrested on Thursday and taken to the Monroe County Jail, according to the press release.Deputy Prosecutor Robert Beck said Monday that Spears was officially charged by the prosecutor’s office with attempted murder. He will be tried as an adult.Beck said although Spears is 17, the juvenile court does not jurisdiction over attempted murder charges.
(11/24/08 3:37am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A Bloomington woman reported being attacked Friday while taking out trash from her job.The 19-year-old woman was taking out trash when she heard movement coming from a wooded area near her place of employemnt, Carnes said.A male emerged from the woods, Carnes said. The woman began to run away from the man and tried to make a phone call.The man took the phone away from her and put her on the ground, Carnes said. She said in the report that put his hand over her face and then hit her cheek. He told her to be quiet, according to the report.The woman struggled her way free and ran toward her office to call the police, Carnes said. The man fled from the scene.BPD officers searched the area but did not find anything, Carnes said.Anyone with information about the case can contact the BPD at 339-4477.
(11/24/08 3:36am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a possible rape that occurred Thursday.A 22-year-old woman told officers she woke up in her car with some of her clothing off Thursday, said BPD Lt. Daniel Carnes, reading from a police report.She told officers there was a condom wrapper in the vehicle.The woman told police she did not remember what happened the previous night and that she had been out to the bars, Carnes said.She went to Bloomington Hospital for a sexual assault examination.Anyone with information about the case can contact the BPD at 339-4477.
(11/21/08 3:23am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A Bloomington teen has been arrested and faces preliminary charges of attempted murder.Officers were dispatched at about 2 a.m. Thursday to the 1200 block of Arlington Park Drive after gunshots were heard in the area, according to the press release.Police say a 17-year-old male allegedly shot James D. Finney, 19, in the chest and arm, according to a Bloomington Police Department press release.The 17-year-old boy and Finney had Bloomington addresses, said BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada.BPD Detective Rick Crussen arrived on the scene and found Finney lying on the sidewalk near the Arlington Park Apartments parking lot, according to the press release. A group of people including the 17-year-old were surrounding Finney.Witnesses on the scene identified the male as the one who allegedly shot Finney, according to the press release.After gathering information at the scene, the press release states the incident was a result of comments made by Finney about a female acquaintance of the male. Detectives think there might have been a physical dispute before the incident.Finney was treated on the scene and then transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Canada said. His condition is currently unknown.The male was arrested and taken to the Monroe County Jail, according to the press release.BPD did not find a weapon on the scene but found a shell from a .380 caliber weapon, Canada said. BPD is asking anyone with information on the incident or the weapon to contact Crussen by calling 349-3374.
(11/21/08 3:19am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a private aircraft whose pilot had to make an emergency landing in Monroe County on Thursday morning.A Beech-35 departed from an Indianapolis airport and was carrying one person, said Elizabeth Cory, FAA spokeswoman.At about 6:30 a.m., the pilot made an emergency landing five miles south of Bloomington, Cory said. No one was injured during the landing.The severity of the damage to the aircraft is still being investigated, Cory said.