Criminal genius of the week:
Evansville Police Department officers are looking for two individuals who allegedly stole three bottles of vodka from a West Side store Monday night.
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The employee also told police that she recognized one of the men from earlier this year when he filled out a job application there.
The Indianapolis Business Journal takes note of Indiana's two politicians on the "mentioned for the presidency list and comes to the obvious conclusion already reached by many:
I am, A) at best an indifferent housekeeper prone to clutter and, B) someone who doesn't always pay the attention he should, so, C) once in a while I misplace something or even forget I have it. Still, this seems like a pretty big "oops" to me:
Time is running out to claim a $200,000 winning Powerball prize sold in Indianapolis. The window of opportunity to claim the prize closes Monday, October 18th.
South Bend is facing the same thing Fort Wayne does -- raises granted to union employees leading to pressure to increase the salaries of non-union employes:
We understand the administration's motivation to catch up nonbargaining employees with bargaining ones. But in light of last year's call for and passage of an increase in the local income tax, the timing of the request has a certain tone deafness to it.
If my little mind went searching for the hobgoblin of foolish consistency, it sure wouldn't find it on The Journal Gazette editorial page today. The JG endorses Democrat Tom Hayhurst for 3rd District U.S. Representative because his:
superior understanding of the issues, proven record of service and bipartisan temperament make him the better choice, especially considering the difficult economic and political climate.
A budding Hoosier criminal genius:
A 16-year-old boy was charged Thursday as an adult after, police said, he brought a gun to school and revealed that in a posting on Facebook.
School officials said the teen had just begun going to Indianapolis Metropolitan High School, a charter school on West Michigan Street, in August.
Speaking of begging to be caught: This sounds almost like a regular job. "Sorry, Hon, can't have breakfast today; I'm late for the bank."
The 1st Source Bank on Mishawaka Avenue was robbed for the fourth time around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Police said.
Police then received a tip that the suspect was in an apartment at Autumn Lakes, a large apartment complex east of the Meijer on Bremen Highway.
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I know how he feels:
It has seemed that TV ads might have dumbed down political campaigns as far as they could go. That was a mistaken belief:
Twitter has allowed for another avenue for campaigns to communicate with voters, but it's also created a new venue for staffers to talk smack.
In advance of tonight's U.S. Senate debate in Indianapolis, staffers backing Republican Dan Coats and Democrat Brad Ellsworth have exchanged barbs via the site.
