Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday, Jan 6 touted what his administration called major public safety gains in its first year, pointing to large drug seizures, stepped-up traffic enforcement and a sharp decline in overdose deaths as evidence that Indiana is “safer” under his watch.
Read MoreGov. Mike Braun denied clemency to death row inmate Roy Lee Ward in an announcement early Monday, Sept. 29.
Read MoreA Warsaw man was arrested after allegedly selling drugs to an undercover law enforcement agent.
Read MoreA decade after Indiana overhauled its criminal code to reduce incarceration, lawmakers approved more than a dozen new crimes and sentencing enhancements.
Read MoreThe incidence of drug overdose is decreasing in Indiana and one reason could be the efforts of an organization offering free training to anyone willing to help someone struggling with addiction.
Read MoreErika Jennifer Bruner, 35, with addresses of 11090 N. Wawasee Circle, Cromwell and 3695 N. 100E, Warsaw, has been arrested on three drug charges in Elkhart County and 13 drug related charges in Kosciusko County.
Read MoreThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting customers in the United States who believe they are purchasing real pharmaceutical drugs such as Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax and other drugs from legitimate pharmacies.
Read MoreA collaborative effort between the Indiana State Police, South Bend Police Department and Mishawka Police Department landed a man in jail after he fled on foot from a traffic stop last night in South Bend.
Read MoreA citizen of Mexico living in Elkhart was recently sentenced after pleading guilty to distribution of 400 grams or more of fentanyl.
Read MoreThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new provisional data Wednesday, May 15, indicating that in 2023 U.S. fentanyl poisoning deaths decreased slightly from 2022 levels, marking the first decrease in fentanyl deaths in more than a decade.
Read MoreAs they struggle to reduce drug overdose deaths, policymakers across the United States are embroiled in a heated debate over creating and increasing criminal penalties related to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that’s up to 100 times more potent than morphine.
Read MoreThe White House is unveiling a plan to combat the growing threat of drug overdose deaths involving the combination of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and the powerful sedative xylazine, approved only for veterinary use.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Jim Banks says fentanyl “has devastated thousands of Hoosier families.”
Read MoreBrandi Shepherd lost her brother to fentanyl.
Read MoreWhen Indiana State Police pulled over a vehicle traveling on Interstate 65 near Seymour this past November, it didn’t take long for them to suspect that a large amount of drugs was hidden inside.
Read MoreOverdose deaths involving opioids across the United States reached 69,710 in 2020, up from 50,963 in 2019, the highest annual toll on record.
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