Crime & Courts

Man taken to hospital after attempted robbery

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 15,2013 10:09 p.m.

A man was transported to the hospital for minor injuries after an attempted robbery in Bloomington’s north side Sunday.

Fight breaks out at park on Kirkwood

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 15,2013 10:08 p.m.

A man was arrested for aggravated battery after the Bloomington Police Department responded to Peoples Park at about 8 p.m. Monday at the 500 block of East Kirkwood Avenue to a report of a fight, BPD Sgt. Cody Forston said.

Father arrested in son's murder

By Hannah Smith · Tuesday, Oct. 15,2013 2:23 p.m.

A Morgan County man faces a preliminary murder charge for the fatal shooting of his 19-year-old son Sunday. David Carrender, 49, is being held without bail in the Morgan County Jail and is expected to be arraigned Wednesday, Morgan County Sheriff Robert Downey said.

Sheriff investigates fatal shooting in Morgan County

Monday, Oct. 14,2013 2:17 a.m.

The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the northeastern portion of the county.

Woman reports potential sexual assault

By IDS staff · Friday, Oct. 11,2013 12:15 a.m.

The female was staying with her boyfriend in a hotel on the city’s north side. The two allowed a 41-year-old male acquaintance to stay with them in the room.

Robbery victim tied up by thieves

By IDS staff · Monday, Oct. 7,2013 10:58 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department responded to a robbery Monday morning at 211 S. Kimble Dr., BPD Sgt. Joe Crider said.

Finney found guilty in Pizza X shooting

By Charles Scudder · Monday, Oct. 7,2013 5:19 p.m.

Finney, 23, was convicted of murder and two other felony counts of carrying a handgun. Finney had a prior conviction of felony intimidation, which raised two misdemeanor charges of carrying a handgun to felonies.

Angle sentenced to 65 years for murder

By Matthew Glowicki · Monday, Oct. 7,2013 3:34 p.m.

Angle stabbed Kahn to death the night of Nov. 14, 2011, when she was working at the now-closed adult entertainment shop Garden of Eden, 756 S. Walnut St.

Woman reports sexual assault

Sunday, Oct. 6,2013 11:48 p.m.

A 25-year-old female reported to the Bloomington Police Department on Oct. 2 that she was sexually assaulted by a 29-year-old male Sept. 17, BPD Sgt. Joe Crider said.

Woman reports rape, possible drugging

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2013 11:55 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department responded to IU Health Bloomington Hospital at about 10:15 p.m. Sept. 30 in regards to a reported sexual assault, BPD Sgt. Joe Crider said.

Sexual assault reported at Motel 6

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 1,2013 11:54 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department responded to a 911 hang-up call at about 3:30 a.m. Oct. 1 at the Motel 6 in the 1800 Block of North Walnut Street.

Jury selection begins in trial of suspected Pizza X shooter

By IDS staff · Monday, Sept. 30,2013 10:13 a.m.

Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of James Finney, 23, accused of shooting Pizza X driver Adam Sarnecki, 22, in November 2011.

Woman reports 12-year-old daughter molested

By IDS staff · Thursday, Sept. 26,2013 12:53 a.m.

The Bloomington Police Department is assisting the Department of Child Services in investigating the molestation of a 12-year-old girl.

Man brandishes knife during argument

By IDS staff · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:28 a.m.

A 31-year-old Bloomington man was arrested after reportedly swinging a knife during an argument Friday afternoon.

County program graded ‘A’ in audit

By IDS staff · Thursday, Sept. 19,2013 11:17 p.m.

Monroe County Community Corrections Program received an ‘A’ in an audit conducted by the Indiana Department of Corrections.

3 victims accuse man of molestation

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Sept. 18,2013 12:21 a.m.

A child molestation in a residence on Bloomington’s east side was reported Sept. 9 to the Bloomington Police Department.

Phone app launched to track sexual predators

By Mary Hauber · Monday, Sept. 16,2013 12:21 a.m.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Predator, which shares with the public photos of and information about fugitives and suspected child predators.

Woman punches man during attempted robbery

By IDS staff · Sunday, Sept. 15,2013 10:14 p.m.

The 47-year-old woman reported to police at about 2:30 p.m. she was walking on a gravel road east of the B-Line Trail. Two men approached her and one of them attempted to steal her backpack when she punched him in the face.

Pharmacy evacuated after bomb threat Friday

Saturday, Sept. 14,2013 11:48 p.m.

An unidentified suspect called CVS Pharmacy, 2701 E. Third St., at 5:11 p.m., Friday and said there was a bomb on the property, said Sgt. Ian Lovan of the Bloomington Police Department.

Report analyzes grading system

By Brett Frieman · Wednesday, Sept. 11,2013 12:01 a.m.

Former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett has been cleared of any wrongdoing in reference to claims he made grade adjustments for certain state schools last year, according to a report released by the state legislature Friday.

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