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Jan
31
Dad Won’t Be Charged In Baby Josiah Case
Filed Under Gary Indiana, Gary Police, Josiah Shaw, Kwana Shaw, Terry Bethel, Terry Noel, crime, police, urban peril | 1 Comment
The father of slain Baby Josiah Shaw who was arrested and named a “person of interest” by police — won’t be charged, say police to the media. The father had been arrested on a warrant by Portage police and Gary SWAT for another unrelated matter.
Reports Christine Kraly in the Northwest Indiana Times:
The father of a 13-month-old boy shot to death Monday is expected to be released from custody Thursday after being held as a person of interest in the case, Gary police said.
Terry L. Bethel, 34, of Portage, was arrested in Portage on an unrelated warrant Tuesday and has been in the custody of Porter County authorities since. Bethel will not face any charges related to the shooting death of Josiah Shaw, said Gary police Cmdr. Samuel Roberts.
Meanwhile, the Post-Tribune’s Lori Caldwell details the dramatic 9-1-1 call that was made to police reporting the carjacking that wounded Baby Josiah’s mother and killed Josiah Shaw.
“Somebody just stole my best friend’s truck with her baby in it and I think he shot her,” Kwana Shaw’s friend told a Gary police dispatcher Monday night. “Please hurry up.”
Jan
10
Crown Point Brings Back Novel Police Funding Solution
Filed Under Crown Point, David Uran, police, property tax crisis | Leave a Comment
How does a municipality raise money for police without raising taxes?
By developing novel solutions to funding problems.
Crown Point is bringing back its police car sponsorship program that began in 1995, reports the Post-Tribune’s Diane Krieger Spivak.
The Crown Point Police Department is reinstating its Adopt-a-Car program, whereby a business can lend its name to a squad car bumper for a $2,000 donation.
Pete Land, who was reinstated as police chief when former police officer Dave Uran took over as the city’s new mayor this month, got the go-ahead from the Board of Works and Safety on Wednesday to bring back the program.
“It’s a win-win situation,” said Uran, who remembers the program from when he served on the force.
The money is used to equip squad cars with emergency equipment such as light bars, radios and video equipment.
