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Police looking for man who grabbed girl

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 5:55pm
Evansville Police are looking for a man who reportedly grabbed and kissed a Washington Middle School student as she was walking home from school Wednesday afternoon. Central Dispatch says the girl described the man as black, in his 40's, wearing a sock hat, a black jacket and jeans. She says he approached her and told her he was high. Officials say the girl told them the man then grabbed her, kissed her cheek and was "touchy." Dispatch says the man was last seen riding a dark bicycle.

12 arrested in two separate meth cases

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 5:53pm
The U.S Attorney's Office says police have taken $1.2 million worth of methamphetamine off the streets in Evansville. They also say 12 people have been arrested in two separate cases, and two meth pipelines have been shut down. Five of the persons arrested in one of the cases are from Evansville: 27-year-old Andrew Bastain, 28-year-old August Hirsch, 35-year-old Adan (AY din) Vasquez, 43-year-old David Haas, and 40-year-old Bobby Bass. If convicted, all the suspects could face 10 years to life in prison.

Judd will not run for U.S. Senate

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 5:52pm
Actress Ashley Judd says she will not mount a challenge to take on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky. read more

Man and woman burglarized and injured

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 10:50am
Evansville Police are investigating a violent burglary at a home in the 300 block of Missouri Street. The man and woman living there said they were sleeping, when three men forced their way into their bedroom and demanded to know where their money was. This was early Wednesday morning. The trio struck the woman on her head with a blunt object and knocked her unconscious. They hit the man in the bed several times with a handgun in his face and took both jewelry and a cell phone. read more

Concerns about west side development

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 10:49am
Dozens of West Siders fill most of the seats at the Vanderburgh County Commission meeting. Group spokesman Stan Blaszczyk told commissioners they're worried about the adverse effects of Majestic Place, a planned mixed-use development along University Parkway. He also said residents realize they can't stop development along the parkway. Blaszczyk forwarded a list of questions about Majestic Place, and future development on the west side to the commission. read more

Appeals court hears Bradford case

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 6:39pm
The Indiana Court of Appeals is considering an appeal from former Evansville Police Officer Patrick Bradford. Attorneys presented their cases Tuesday in Indianapolis, with Bradford's attorney saying new scientific evidence raises questions about the timing of a fire in Tammy Lohr's home in 1992. Bradford was convicted of stabbing Lohr to death and setting the fire.

Arrest warrant issued for former firefighter

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 6:37pm
Police are looking for former McCutchanville firefighter Chad Becker. He faces a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing money from a scholarship fund set up in honor of deceased colleague, Jeremy Tighe. He died in February 2012, when the firetruck he was riding in crashed on St. Joe Avenue. The 30-year-old Becker was chairman of the scholarship fund, and another member discovered money was missing from it. It's believed Becker has left the area.

Winnecke delivers State of City with help from Twitter

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 6:36pm
Accomplishments and challenges. That's what Mayor Lloyd Winnecke spoke about during his State of the City Address Tuesday. Among the challenges, treating wastewater to meet a federal mandate. As for accomplishments, Winnecke touted the planned cloverleaf at the Lloyd and Highway 41 and promised to work with Henderson Mayor Steve Austin to push for an I-69 bridge over the Ohio River. Winnecke also touted social media's new role in city government. His speech was Tweeted live.

Police officers training in old North High School building

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 6:34pm
Evansville Police Officers and Vanderburgh County Sheriff's deputies are spending Spring Break inside the old North High School building, for what's called Active Shooter / Rapid Deployment Training. EPD Assistant Chief Chris Pew says officers are using "Simunition" in the shooting scenarios, which are paint balls. He says it's the first time in several years that police officers and sheriff's deputies have worked together on the training. He says they would likely work together in a real incident, something they hope they don't face.