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(09/10/07 2:24am)
A 22-year-old Bloomington man was robbed Friday morning while walking back to his home.\nAt around 3:55 a.m., the victim was walking to his residence in the 400 block of East Ninth Street when a man grabbed him by the right shoulder and said, “Give me your wallet,” Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nThe victim turned around and ran. The suspect followed behind him and pushed the victim to the ground and forcibly removed the victim’s wallet and cell phone from his pocket, Canada said.\nAfter a brief struggle, the suspect told the victim not to move or scream or he would shoot him, Canada said. The victim didn’t see a weapon but told officers the suspect made a motion toward his back as if he had a weapon, Canada said. The victim received scrapes to his arm and hand but did not require any medical attention.\nThe suspect was described as being about 5-foot-6, 160 pounds, in his mid-20’s and wearing a black jumpsuit with a hat or mask.
(09/07/07 4:20am)
When junior Jillian Schenkel was a senior in high school her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. With the help of IU’s Camp Kesem, she was able to fearlessly face her father’s disease. \nThree years and 39 radiation treatments later, her father is now cancer-free. \nCamp Kesem is a free, weeklong camp for children ages 6 to 13 whose parents have or had cancer. The camp gives children the opportunity to just have fun and deal with their parents’ disease. \nSchenkel, who began volunteering for Camp Kesem in 2006, said being a member of the organization was beneficial as a therapy to get through the hardships during the time of her father’s cancer. \n“I went home a lot (when he was diagnosed),” she said. “It was hard, but I knew he’d be OK.”\nThe camp just finished its third summer at IU with a record-high enrollment of 60 campers, an increase from 40 campers last year. During the first year, 21 campers participated. \nJunior Leslie Leonard, co-chair of IU’s Camp Kesem, said with increasing enrollment, the camp is looking to increase its attendance to 75 campers next year. \nCamp Kesem is run strictly through donations and fundraisers year-round to raise enough money to run the camp. Leonard said the main source of fundraising comes from a letter writing party, where a student sends a pre-written donation letter to anyone they can think of. \n“That’s where we get a bulk of our money,” she said, adding Camp Kesem received $48,000 from the letter party last year. \nLeonard said this year they have a goal of receiving $80,000 through private donations. \nWhile working with Camp Kesem, Schenkel’s greatest experience was watching the kids be so strong after losing a parent. \n“Just seeing kids that are 6 years old be so strong after losing a parent or about to lose a parent, and children who are 13 years old doing the same thing, (is the best experience),” she said. \nLeonard joined Camp Kesem for different reasons than Schenkel. Leonard said she loved working with kids and thought it would be a great idea to get involved. She didn’t know she would get so emotionally attached. \n“When I met the kids and started talking to them, I got hooked,” she said. “That’s when I decided I really wanted to get involved.” \nLeonard said the best aspect of being a member of Camp Kesem is knowing that the organization is helping children. \n“It’s great to help the students on campus but for me, the best part of it is how much you affect these kids,” she said. \nLeonard feels the organization is starting to grow on campus, and their main goal is to inform people what the camp does.\nDespite a sunny Thursday evening, Camp Kesem’s rock-climbing event, which was scheduled in Dunn Meadow to raise awareness, was canceled due to the possibility of storms. Leonard said they are looking to reschedule the event, but as of right now, there is no date planned. \nCamp Kesem will be outside from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at 10th Street and Fee Lane serving free cookies and brownies. For anyone interested in volunteering, there will be two call-out meetings at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Psychology Building, Room 101.
(09/07/07 2:42am)
A Bloomington man was arrested after the Bloomington Police Department obtained information he was selling drugs.\nToby Magness, 30, faces preliminary charges of dealing a look-alike substance, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nBPD Det. Bill Jeffers believed Magness was selling black-tar heroin, Canada said. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Web site, black-tar heroin is heroin that takes a black, sticky form instead of the conventional white powder.\nAfter BPD set up a controlled buy, they learned it was not black-tar heroin. The substance is still unknown and is currently at the state lab getting tested, Canada said.\n“Some might argue that there is an inherent risk for those who do illegal drugs, but the intent of the legislature is pretty clear based on the classification of this offense as a (Class) C felony,” Canada said. “It is an attempt to protect individuals from ingesting unknown substances and, more importantly, punishing those who try to pass them off as legitimate.”\nAfter officers arrived at Magness’ address, they learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a domestic battery charge, Canada said.\nMagness was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/06/07 9:05pm)
A Bloomington man was arrested after the Bloomington Police Department obtained information he was selling drugs.\nToby Magness, 30, faces preliminary charges of dealing in a look-alike substance, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nBPD Det. Bill Jeffers believed Magness was selling black-tar heroin, Canada said. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Web site, black-tar heroin is heroin that takes a black, sticky form instead of the conventional white powder.\nAfter BPD set up a controlled buy, they learned it was not black-tar heroin. The substance is still unknown and is currently at the state lab getting tested, Canada said.\n“Some might argue that there is an inherent risk for those who do illegal drugs, but the intent of the legislature is pretty clear based on the classification of this offense as a (Class) C felony,” Canada said. “It is an attempt to protect individuals from ingesting unknown substances and, more importantly, punishing those who try to pass them off as legitimate.”\nAfter officers arrived at Magness’ address, they learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a domestic battery charge, Canada said.\nMagness was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/06/07 5:21pm)
A Bloomington man was arrested Friday on allegations of promoting prostitution.\nA man at College Bookstore filed a theft report with the police claiming he paid $50 to have sex with a woman but never received any sexual service, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada, reading from a police report. \nDarrell Hendricks, 35, was in College Bookstore when the store clerk recognized him as the man who stole $50, Canada said. Officers arrived and made contact with Hendricks, a woman and another unidentified man, Canada said. A second unidentified man told officers Hendricks told him he could have sex with the woman for $100. The man told police that he refused Hendricks’ offer, Canada said.\nOfficers gathered information from the original complaint and the unidentified man and arrested Hendricks for promoting prostitution.
(09/06/07 5:19pm)
A Bloomington woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after she was pulled over for a seat belt violation and police discovered a warrant out for her arrest.\nKathleen A. Harden, 66, was stopped by Bloomington Police Department Officer Joe Henry after he noticed Harden was not wearing a seat belt, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nHarden was cited in May after a pit bull she was walking bit a 1-year-old boy on the leg. The boy was taken to Bloomington Hospital, 601 W. Second St., and received stitches, according to a police report.\nAnimal Control determined the dog had not been vaccinated and was euthanized shortly after the incident.\nHarden failed to appear for her court date and BPD filed a warrant for her arrest, Canada said. When Henry ran her name for the seat belt violation, the warrant showed up, Canada said.\nHarden was arrested for harboring a non-immunized dog and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/05/07 5:21am)
After almost two months, the Bloomington Police Department has arrested a man wanted for an attempted robbery that occurred in early July.\nOn July 17, a 61-year-old man was clubbed in the head with an axe handle after refusing to give money to an attacker, according to a July 19 Indiana Daily Student article. The victim described the suspect as a white male in his mid-30s with stringy dark hair and tattoos on each shoulder.\nBPD Officer Jerad Oren and Det. Richard Hunter followed up on the case and determined Richard W. North, 46, was a possible suspect, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nOn Sept. 2, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to an accident at the 3000 block of South Walnut Street. Witnesses said that, North, driving a black Monte Carlo, disregarded a stop sign while turning onto South Walnut, Canada said. Other vehicles on the road had to slam on their breaks, causing a chain reaction of accidents.\nNorth navigated the car onto a dead end street and returned minutes later with a female driver, Canada said.\nA witness told North he needed to stick around because he was the cause of the accident. North denied being the cause of the accident and sped off, Canada said. The witness followed North to Country Club Road where North pulled over and got out of his car. North approached the witness who told him he called the police, Canada said.\nAccording to the report, North fled the scene and hid behind a business building. \nCanada said BPD Officer Randy Gehlhausen found North at Rogers Street and Coolidge Drive. Gehlhausen, knowing there was a warrant for his arrest, took North into custody.\nNorth was arrested on preliminary charges of robbery and operating a vehicle without a license.
(09/04/07 3:52am)
The good news for Indiana consumers is that, with new legislation, no one can access their credit reports, said IU law professor Fred Cate. But that, he said, is also the bad news. \nIndiana residents can now protect their identity by placing a freeze on their credit report by submitting a request and establishing a PIN number. This protects against possible identity thefts and online phishing attacks. The legislation took effect Saturday.\nIndiana State Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, said it sounds like a great idea, but when it comes to getting an extra 20 percent off a pair of jeans by signing up for a store credit card, people who chose to freeze their credit report will find that’s not going to happen. \nConsumers have the option of unfreezing their credit reports, but the process takes three days. \nThe situation, Pierce said, is a trade-off. Pierce is more involved in research on how to fight data breaches and phishing and did not author the bill. However, he still thinks it has its merits.\n“The key to this is that it puts control in the hands of the consumers,” he said.
(09/04/07 2:03am)
IU’s Students in Free Enterprise team will be holding a mass call-out meeting Sept. 12 for all students interested in joining \nthe organization.\nSIFE works with businesses and higher education officials to provide service-learning opportunities for students to develop leadership and communication skills by learning and practicing free \nenterprise practices.\nIn May, IU’s SIFE team came in second runner-up in their league at the SIFE USA National Championship. After presenting their projects to a panel of business leaders, they were placed among the top six percent of SIFE teams in the country, according to the press release.\nJunior and SIFE president Anne Cornett said the national competition was a good experience. She said Bloomington’s team had a chance to compete with some of the top SIFE teams in the country. She said some of the SIFE teams in the competition have been around for four or five years. This was the first time IU’s SIFE team has participated in the championship.\n“We’re definitely the newbie of the group,” she said. “It’s interesting to see where we can go.”\nCornett said SIFE has a ton of brand new projects for the upcoming year. She said some of the new projects will focus on educating kids in economics and working with disabled veterans. Cornett said SIFE will also work with local businesses in Bloomington and possibly one in Chicago.\nSIFE will also be continuing projects from previous years. Some of these projects include working with Fair Trade Bloomington and Travelin’ T, a SIFE PowerPoint presentation that teaches grade school students about free market economies by following a T-shirt to various countries as it is being produced, according to the \nnews release.\nSenior Leela Summers, marketing director for the team said that while working with SIFE, she was able to use her personal skills and interests to make an impact within Bloomington. She said she worked on the Fair Trade Bloomington project and said she feels her work through community sales is able to help people in less developed countries all around \nthe world.\n“I joined SIFE because I felt that as a student with a lot of free time I wanted to be able to do something that would not only help me grow personally, but do something positive in the world,” she said. “It is a very rewarding feeling to know that what I have done during my four years at Indiana University will pay off to others.” \n Mary Embry, SIFE’s faculty adviser, said she hopes the group will commit themselves to pushing their capabilities this year.\n“I also hope all members explore the power of their education and their ability to influence progress and change with it.”\nEmbry said over the four years SIFE has been an incredible organization to work with. She said she has been so impressed by how students become more and more capable to stick with the group over their time on campus.\nCornett said the team currently has about 50 members and is hoping to get approximately 50 students to attend the call-out meeting. She said the group aims to get a lot of students from the freshman and sophomore classes but hopes juniors and seniors will consider joining as well.\nThe call-out meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in Ballantine Hall, Room 204.
(09/03/07 3:36am)
After issuing 200 citations during Welcome Week, Indiana State Excise Police officers continue to crack down on underage drinking. \nWith the first Hoosier football game Saturday, officers issued 108 citations Friday and Saturday, according to an Indiana State Excise Police press release. \nExcise officers issued 86 tickets during the tailgate Saturday, according to the press release. Last year, police issued 65 tickets at the football home opener. \nThroughout the weekend, 85 minors were cited for illegal possession, consumption or transportation of alcoholic beverages, 11 minors were cited for possession of false identification and four adults cited for furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor, according to the press release. Eight additional charges were filed for “a variety of offenses,” according to the press release, including public nudity, possession of paraphernalia and public intoxication. \nIn the press release, Excise Officer Travis Thickstun said that because of the increased number of tickets issued in the last two weeks, officers believe students will start “getting the message.” He said officers are issuing more citations because there are more people outside. \n“The majority of the people that do get cited or arrested are out in public (and) are doing something they’re not supposed to be doing or out where they can be seen,” Thickstun said. \nThickstun added that after his shift ended, he noticed two underage men who had been drinking urinating behind the Monroe County Jail. He said the two men got tickets for public nudity and minor consumption. \n“(It’s) one of those examples where people kind of call attention to themselves,” he said. \nThickstun said he doesn’t expect the citation numbers to go down since football games are consistent in the number of tickets issued.
(09/03/07 3:35am)
The Bloomington man charged with burglarizing several Varsity Villas apartments faces an additional preliminary charge of possession of stolen property. \nJustin Franklin, 23, was arrested Aug. 26 after the Bloomington Police Department investigated multiple burglaries in the Varsity Villas, located at 2015 N. Dunn St., BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nA Bloomington resident living in the 300 block of E. 19th Street told police Aug. 31 that he had property stolen from him, Canada said. According to a police report, the resident notified officers of the burglary after realizing his laptop had been stolen. He told officers he may have left his door unlocked.\nBPD discovered the laptop while investigating Franklin for the other burglaries. Franklin, who was already in jail, received an additional preliminary charge of possession of stolen property, Canada said.
(09/02/07 5:24pm)
In 2005, IU lecturer Darryl Neher got a chance to learn, hands on, the full operations of the Bloomington Police Department. Two years later, he still feels the Citizen’s Police Academy is an eye-opening experience.\n“What most people think of the police department is the officers riding in the car,” he said. “There’s so much more. The very special part is you really get to experience firsthand and go through the thought process law enforcement has to deal with.”\nBPD is currently taking applications for its fourth Citizen’s Police Academy. The academy, designed to provide citizens with a better understanding of the relationship between citizens and the law enforcement community, will start on Sept. 11 and run through Nov. 27. Classes will be held once a week from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m and are free of charge, according to a BPD press release. \nBPD Capt. Michael Diekhoff said the program will teach citizens how the police department goes about the day-to-day business of protecting the community. Classes throughout the 11-week program will involve patrol issues, crash investigations, case reporting, firearms, defensive tactics and an emergency vehicle operators course. The program will be taught by BPD staff members.\nNeher said the officers who taught the law enforcement classes were honest and helped the citizens understand the types of protocol they go through. Neher said they put the program members through various scenarios, such as a school bus hostage, and walked them through the rescue.\n“It made me respect the level of work law enforcement does on a day-to-day basis,” he said.\nAfter Neher completed the course, he got to go on a ride-along with Diekhoff. \nDiekhoff said the program requires participants to be at least 21 years old. However, Diekhoff said if someone is under 21 and wants to apply, they could get parental consent for the program. \n“We’re kind of flexible,” he said.\nBPD Sgt. Faron Lake said most of the applicants are a mix between city employees and citizens.\nDiekhoff said the police department limits the class to approximately 20 people so students will be more involved in the classes. \nBloomington resident Ebony Moore said the program sounds interesting and thinks it would be beneficial for anyone looking to go into the law enforcement field. Moore, who is majoring in criminal justice at IU but currently taking time off from school, said she could probably learn more about law enforcement through the program.\n“It could help them better understand cases if they’re giving them first-hand situations,” she said.\nUnlike Moore, IU senior Jill Smallman said she would not be interested in taking the course. She said she thinks it is interesting but not necessarily useful to the community.\nSmallman, who is also majoring in criminal justice, said the program would be teaching information with which she is already familiar. \n“I think it’s helpful (to learn about law enforcement),” she said, “(but) it’s not like you could make a change.”\nApplications are available online at www.bloomington.in.gov/police and at the Bloomington Police Department, located at 220 E. Third St. The deadline for applications is Sept. 5.
(08/31/07 1:27am)
A Bloomington resident was arrested Wednesday night after falsely informing officers he witnessed a robbery.\nKevin G. New, 19, faces preliminary charges of dealing a schedule-IV controlled substance, two counts of possession of a schedule-IV controlled substance, false informing, possession of a handgun without a license and prohibited sale transfer of a handgun, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nAccording to the report, BPD Officer Scott Myers was dispatched at about 11 p.m. Wednesday to the 4000 block of West Vernal Pike, where he met New and a woman. New told officers he witnessed a robbery at Kingston Manor, 3200 E. Longview Ave, Canada said. Myers said in the report that New appeared to be intoxicated.\nNew told officers he was in the area when he noticed two men at a stop sign. He said he saw one man give the other a handgun, and the man who’d received the gun ran off with it.\nMyers said New changed his story several times and began to get nervous while talking to him, Canada said. \nMyers questioned the woman, who told Myers that she drove New to Kingston Manor to sell drugs. She told Myers that New met up with a black man and went behind a building to sell the drugs, Canada said. She told Myers that she then saw the black man running across the parking lot. When New returned, he told her the man stole his drugs at gunpoint, Canada said.\nMyers questioned New again and he admitted to being robbed while selling drugs, Canada said. Myers searched New’s truck, where he found prescription Lortab and Klonopin. Myers did not locate the handgun but did find a holster and ammunition in the car, Canada said.\nNew was transported to the Monroe County Jail and is being held on a 20,000 surety bond and $500 cash.
(08/30/07 4:00am)
All I wanted to do was soar with Bloomington's high-flying trapeze artists The Flying Haggertys. Unfortunately, trapeze flying isn't for the weak.\nI sat down in a lawn chair and waited for members of The Flying Haggertys to arrive for their daily practice. Larry, the stray dog that hangs around outside, was perched underneath a truck and barked until team member Chris Lemmon calmed him down. Lemmon looked at me and suggested I spritz bug spray on me, warning me the bugs are ridiculous outside.\nThe 35-foot-tall trapeze rig stretched across the entirety of an otherwise normal Bloomington backyard. Two swinging bars rested approximately 20 feet above a black safety net surrounded by a thicket of trees.\nLemmon and Holly Faulk, another member of The Flying Haggertys, wrapped their hands with tape and began to stretch. Marc Haggerty, founder of the team, sat down and watched them swing.\n"You're releasing too early," he said to his team members.\nAfter several minutes of performing aerial flips, Cogi Haggerty, a team member and Marc Haggerty's son, pulled up in his car and got ready to practice. Marc Haggerty, while still hollering suggestions at the three people flying over his head, pulled a pair of black spandex over his gray shorts and removed his shirt.\nHe quickly climbed the hanging ladder and placed himself on the second trapeze bar. After swinging himself back and forth for a bit, the team began flying. Each member would attempt to soar from the first bar to be caught by Marc Haggerty, then back. \nEvery time a team member would fly, my stomach would twist into knots. The pinging of the safety net against the rig made my stomach churn. "I can't do this," I thought. I kicked off my sandals and attempted to climb the ladder. Faulk said the hardest part for her is climbing the ladder. She said it exhausts her every time she does it. "She wasn't kidding," I thought.\nMy feet did not get much further than the second rung on the ladder before my arms started to feel numb from exhaustion. I attempted one more time before my arms completely gave out. I let go of the ladder and fell back to the ground.\nWhat Marc Haggerty has been doing for 20 years, I couldn't even do for one second.\nThe team's founder said his love for flying started when he separated from his wife and was looking for something to do with his son Cogi. They began climbing mountains, white-water canoeing and going to the circus. After building rapport with flying acts in the circus, Marc Haggerty was asked to go on tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus. \nThree or four years ago, Hollywood made Marc Haggerty an offer to train actors. He said he didn't say "no," but he would need to have certain living conditions in California. Hollywood has not yet returned an offer to him.\nThe Flying Haggertys have occasionally gone on tour but haven't had any recent shows. Marc Haggerty said they might start going on tour again but doesn't know when. \nFor now, they fly for fun.\nThroughout the practice, I thought to myself how cool it would be to become a \nhigh-flying trapeze artist. My lack of physical strength was not the only thing holding me back, though. I was scared. The fear of flying is something a trapeze artist has to learn to get over, Marc Haggerty said, claiming he has not feared flying in a long time. Cogi Haggerty, on the other hand, said he gets scared every time he gets up on the platform.\n"All students are afraid," Marc Haggerty said. "(You need to) build up confidence."\nLearning to fly is a process, he said. If somebody has an ambition to fly, he said he will do everything he can to get them up to the platform. And with a new wave of IU students back in town, he hopes people will join and take an interest in The Flying Haggertys.\nAfter the practice ended, I was dismayed about my unsuccessful attempt to fly, to even get up the ladder. I grabbed my backpack and made my way out of the backyard. \nFinally I returned home exhausted from not being able to fly. I quickly fell asleep, my head filled with the day's events. I woke up the next morning with about 20-something bug bites. Despite my willingness to fly, the thought of making it to the platform still scares the living bejesus out of me. And with every itch, I'm reminded of my failed attempt to fly and the fear that I never got to conquer.
(08/29/07 5:44am)
The Bloomington Police Department arrested a Bloomington resident after learning he had burglarized several units in an area apartment complex. \nJustin Franklin, 23, was arrested after allegedly stealing items from three apartments in the Varsity Villas , located at 2015 N. Dunn St. \nOfficers received a call regarding a burglary in the 400 block of Varsity Lane Saturday night. Officer Amy Romoser was told that two residents and a friend were asleep in the apartment when a man entered the apartment and asked the friend, who was sleeping on the couch, if everyone else was asleep. He left through the front door quickly afterwards. \nThe witness said the man was about 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, wearing a baseball cap and an Indianapolis Colts jersey. \nWhen the residents of the apartment woke up, they noticed their computers, cell phones, DVDs, sunglasses, video games and wallets were missing and contacted BPD. While Romoser was investigating the matter, she heard a light tapping on the sliding glass door. \nWhen Romoser opened the blinds, she saw Franklin in his boxer shorts. According to the police report, Romoser said Franklin was “shocked” to see a police officer in the apartment. \nFranklin told Romoser that three white males broke into his apartment and stole his guitar and amplifier, worth $7,000. When Romoser asked him more questions, he became nervous, she said. He told her he had walked his dog and came back to see the three men taking his guitar. \nHe told Romoser that one of the people that burglarized his apartment had been wearing an Indianapolis Colts jersey. He then told Romoser that he was wearing an Indianapolis Colts jersey that night. \nRomoser noticed Franklin met the description of the suspect. She asked him if she could investigate his apartment, but he would not let her in because he did not want to bother his roommate, police said. \nRomoser contacted Officer John Coleman, who took over the investigation. Coleman contacted the prosecutor’s office and received a search warrant to search Franklin’s residence. \nWhen Coleman searched the residence, he found the stolen items reported from the Varsity Villas. After placing Franklin under arrest, Det. Kevin Hill interviewed him. Franklin said he has an alcohol problem and “thinks he steals things when he’s drunk.” \nFranklin’s arrest cleared up several burglaries that took place throughout the Varsity Villas over the weekend.
(08/29/07 4:16am)
A Bloomington man was seriously injured Monday night after his motorcycle collided with a van. \nBloomington Police Department officers received a call at about 11:40 p.m. Monday regarding an accident that occurred in the 3000 block of South Walnut Street, said BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada. When officers arrived, a man was in the middle of the road. After searching the scene, officers noticed a motorcycle off to the side, Canada said.\nRickie Clarke, 50, was found unconscious at the scene and had visible head injuries. Several witnesses stated Clarke was leaving the Southern Winds Inn, located at 3000 S. Old State Road 37, and did not come to a complete stop before turning onto South Walnut Street, according to the police report. \nA witness told Officer Jeff Rodgers that Clarke had been drinking, but the witness did not believe Clarke was intoxicated, Canada said. A 17-year-old was driving the van, and officers said she had not been drinking, Canada said. Alcohol might have been a factor in the accident.\nClarke was transported to Bloomington Hospital, where he was in critical condition. Officers said they did not believe he was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
(08/28/07 2:57am)
A Bloomington man was arrested Saturday night after officers received a complaint that he was going to vandalize a car. \nWilliam Ford, 60, faces preliminary charges of intimidation, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. \nAt approximately 5 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of W. 11th Street after the complainant called police and said Ford had threatened to vandalize her car, Canada said. When officers arrived, they saw Ford walking toward the complainant’s house with a gun. \nOfficers confronted Ford and learned the weapon was actually a BB gun, Canada said. Ford initially resisted arrest but was taken into custody. \nFord was transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(08/27/07 3:36am)
A Bloomington man was shot and killed Thursday night after a reported \ndomestic dispute.\nLocal businessman John Hood, 63, was shot once in the chest in his Bloomington home, located at the 6100 block of South Empire Road, Monroe County Det. Brad Swain said. Hood and his wife owned Putter’s Park and Johnny Joe’s Pub, both located at 4747 W. State Road 46 in Bloomington. The business is \nnow closed. \nPolice believe Hood’s wife, Juanita, 52, \nshot him.\nAt about 11:30 p.m. the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call from John and Juanita Hoods’ daughter saying her mother had shot her father, Swain said.\nMonroe County dispatched state troopers to their house, where emergency personnel declared John Hood dead at the scene, Swain said. After interviewing Juanita Hood, officers arrested her. She now faces preliminary charges of murder.\nSwain said the sheriff’s department will try to get a clearer picture of \nwhat happened.\nJuanita Hood was transported to the Monroe County Jail and is being held without bond.
(08/24/07 4:03am)
In April 2006, a female IU student was raped in McNutt Quad. Since Wednesday, Eva Feldman, the mother of the rape victim, has been standing outside of TIS Bookstore on Third Street with one hope: To promote sexual assault awareness so these incidents will become less frequent.\nFeldman, who goes by her maiden name to protect her daughter, said the University has not done enough to prevent sexual assault on campus. \nFeldman said she feels IU has to do a few things to bring sexual awareness to the entire University. She said she feels an extensive sexual assault prevention program should be mandatory for all incoming freshmen. She said the program would be able to warn female students about the possibilities of rape on campus.\nFeldman said the University should not allow students to live on co-ed floors. She said her daughter lived on a co-ed floor and was raped by a male student living on the same floor. She added that dorms should have panic buttons and locked women’s bathrooms to further prevent the possibility of an assault.\nThe Middle Way House has been present on campus this week as well, distributing fliers at various locations to inform students and parents of prevention techniques and safety precautions. Middle Way House is a center seeking to end domestic violence and sexual assault in the lives of women and children by sponsoring activities and programs to achieve individual and social change. \nFeldman stood outside TIS not only for her daughter, but also as a volunteer for Security on Campus. \nAccording to the American Association of University Women Web site, 20 to 25 percent of women are raped during their college career. Only five percent of rape incidents are reported to the police, and 75 percent of the time, the offender, the victim or both have been drinking.\nAccording to the clery report on the IU Police Department’s Web site, there were 13 reported rapes in 2005 and nine in 2006. \nIUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said he feels the University has done as much as they can to promote sexual assault awareness on campus.\n“We feel by educating incoming freshman and students already here we can prevent (these occurrences) from happening,” he said. “If (the crime) is predictable, it’s preventable.”\nMinger said if anyone has ideas about sexual awareness prevention, IUPD is always open to discuss.\nFeldman said she’s not trying to harm the University, she’s just trying to spread awareness. \n“I will be back every year as long as my legs bring me back here,” she said.\nShe said she feels next year her campaign will be much stronger. Feldman said she will be outside of TIS Bookstore again from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday.
(08/24/07 3:12am)
Biking sex offender nabbed by police