Tag Archives: law enforcement

Hosts Clarence Boone and William Hosea spend the hour discussing the state of affairs for law enforcement given the nation’s unrest and protests surrounding recent police actions and increasing calls for drastic reform. Tonight’s guests are Bloomington Chief of Police Mike Diekhoff, Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant, and Rev. Dennis Laffon, pastor of Ethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Saginaw, …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is in Bloomington, this afternoon. Hill was invited to speak at the Monroe County Public Library by local Republican group, the Grassroots Conservatives. Hill is expected to speak at the library at 7 p.m. Grassroots Conservatives organizer, Robert Hall said the organization invited the state AG to share his accomplishments. Gov. Eric Holcomb, and fellow …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill could lose his law license due to his alleged sexual misconduct against three legislative staffers and a State Representative, last year. Four women came forward over the past year, claiming the state’s highest-ranking law enforcement official groped them at a legislative party in March, 2018. AG Hill has refuted the claims, and refuses to step …

In Indiana, it’s a felony to have a syringe with the intention to use illicit drugs. Indiana Recovery Alliance Director and Founder Chris Abert said he hopes to change that in January, when the state’s legislature reconvenes. In Monroe County, Abert points to a report by WTIU that the number of arrests for felony syringe possession doubled over the last …

The City of Bloomington and Monroe County have been awarded a $30,000 grant, in support of law enforcement. The award comes from the 2018 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. In the Bloomington City Council’s meeting on October 17, City Attorney Mike Rouker said the money could be used to purchase …

An explosion on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus shut down 10th street over the weekend; Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was in Bloomington on Friday; The City of Bloomington and Monroe County have been awarded a $30 thousand grant in support of law enforcement; Yellowwood Road in Brown County is once again open; Fall foliage has yet to materialize throughout Brown County. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent …

On Monday, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced his support for hate crimes legislation in 2019. Indiana is one of five states that currently do not have hate crimes legislation. However, Indiana does have bias crimes legislation. Bloomington activist John Clower says current bias crime legislation is not currently being enforced. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan reports.

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is proposing the hiring of five additional public safety officers. Hamilton is expected to put the proposal before the city’s budgetary meeting, later in August. City of Bloomington Communications Director Yael Ksander said the five proposed public safety officials would act as community liaisons, rather than law enforcement officials. The proposal from Mayor Hamilton’s office follows …

The Monroe County Community School Corporation is hosting a public forum tonight at 6 pm in Bloomington; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is proposing the hiring of five additional public safety officers to the Bloomington Police Department; Indiana governor Eric Holcomb is calling for a renewed push towards passing hate crime legislation in the state. FEATURE The Indiana Chapter of the …

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill denied sexual assault allegations against a Democratic lawmaker and three staffers at a legislative party in March, this morning. The allegations were made public by The Indianapolis Star last week, which published a memorandum from an Indianapolis law firm detailing the allegations against the first-term Attorney General. During this morning’s press conference, Hill resisted a …