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David In Indy:
Here's a picture of those glowing balloons I mentioned earlier...
David In Indy:
2 Men Killed In Ultralight Crash
BLOOMFIELD, Ind. -- Two men were killed Tuesday evening in an ultralight crash in Greene County, state police said.
The plane crashed at 6:15 p.m. into a soybean field just south of the Shawnee Field grass airstrip in Greene County's Fairplay Township, said Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts.
Witnesses said the ultralight was southbound over the airfield when the pilot attempted a left turn to make a northbound approach, but struck the ground, causing the aircraft to crash.
Pilot David C. Johnson, 68, of Linton, and rear passenger Mark E. Muzii, 42, of Bloomington, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Autopsies are scheduled for Wednesday morning at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/20554510/detail.html
David In Indy:
I saw this on CNN. The man is too stupid to even put a mask on. I had no idea he was from Indianapolis. It figures though. We have all the "winners" here. :-\
Click on the link below to see this loser "pose" for the bank cameras. They couldn't have gotten a better picture of him if he'd gone to a Sears Portrait Studio. ::)
Indianapolis man wanted in serial bank robberies
An Indianapolis man is wanted by the FBI for a string of robberies across four states. Police say he does not wear a mask in the robberies and he holds his pistol sideways during the hold-ups.
Police say Chad Schaffner, 36, is behind bank robberies in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Schaffner has been in and out of the state prison system for years. His last release was December 2008.
The FBI released bank surveillance photos from multiple robberies, and police believe Schaffner is their suspect.
"It's really uncommon to just go into a bank and show his face like he had," said Kevin Keithley, FBI special agent.
Police say Schaffner did just that in ten different bank robberies starting in Louisville, Kentucky, in May, then North Carolina, South Carolina and then two robberies in Tennessee just last week.
Now FBI agents want the Indiana man off the streets. They're using digital billboards across eight southern states hoping someone will recognize him.
"What it's not showing is the handgun in his right hand, pointed directly at the victim teller. It's also not showing the very distinctive tattoos all up and down both forearms," said Keithley.
While there have been no injuries from the robberies, the FBI says Schaffner is extremely dangerous. The pictures are evidence of that.
"Put the gun in the faces of tellers, threatened to use the gun against them and threaten violence against the bank itself. So certainly, we need to get this guy in custody before he does harm to someone," said Keithley.
Chad Schaffner is about 5'10" and weighs 175 pounds. He has reddish-brown hair, a goatee and several tattoos on both forearms. If you see him, call police.
http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=11006020
David In Indy:
9-year-old leads police on car chase
Greenfield, Ind. (WISH) - Greenfield Police thought they were responding to a call about a drunk driver late Saturday night. The driver didn't stop and it soon turned into a chase. Officers even had to call for back up from several agencies.
The entire incident was caught on the dashboard camera inside an officer's car. But it was what they found behind the wheel surprised all of them.
The 911 call came in at about 11:30 Saturday night referring to a suspected drunk driver on the streets of a Greenfield subdivision.
When the officer pulled up behind the silver Chevy Aveo he saw the car swerving in and out of its lane.
"You can see erratic driving from the driver. Initiates a traffic stop and at that point the car doesn't stop," explained Maj. Derek Towle with the Greenfield Police department.
Instead, there were times when the driver sped up.
"We have speeds of anywhere from around 35, 40 miles an hour up to almost 80 miles an hour at one point," Maj. Towle said.
The Chevy even pulled onto US 40 headed the wrong way on the highway.
It wasn't until officers used a stop strip that the driver finally swerved into a ditch and drove into a field about two miles from Knightstown.
Officers surrounded the car they didn't expect the driver to be 4 feet 3 inches tall, weighing only 62 pounds.
"I think they were very surprised because you look at the driving behavior of it and it indicates a complete intoxicated driver," said Maj. Towle.
But it wasn't a drunk driver, it was a nine-year-old boy who police say stole his mother's car to run away from home.
"He was mad at his mom and dad because mom and dad had told him that he had to come in from playing at about 8 p.m.," Maj. Towle said.
Police arrested the boy and took him to a local hospital for evaluation. He was not hurt.
http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/east_central/9_year_old_leads_police_on_car_chase_20090830
David In Indy:
Hazmat team called to Near Westside firm
Mail sent to a Near Westside business that contained a white powder turned out to contain a harmless enzyme.
After the Indianapolis Fire Department’s hazardous materials unit was called, firefighters ran tests on the powder and learned it was trypsin, a digestive amino acid that is used in baby food.
The powder was in a scrap of foil in an envelope delivered to Eskew Enterprises, 1447 N. Harding St., according to Rita Reith, fire department spokeswoman. When the envelope was opened around 1:30 p.m. and the powder was discovered, the owners evacuated the building and called for help.
Firefighters arrived, donned protective suits and checked the powder, learning around 3 p.m. that there was no risk.
Postal inspectors will be trying to determine the origin of the mail.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20090831/LOCAL/90831058
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