Pendleton

PENDLETON, IN - Madison County Prosecutor Thomas Broderick, Jr., filed formal criminal charges today against 4 public servants for the alleged misconduct with an offender incarcerated at the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility. Prosecutor Broderick stated that the Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility is operated by the Indiana Department of Correction and houses an average daily population of 300 offenders. 

PENDLETON, IN -  Lt. Bob Burke, Commander of the Pendleton Post, would like to remind citizens the extreme danger of iced over ponds and lakes and offer some safety tips. It is impossible to judge the strength of ice by its appearance, thickness, daily temperature, or snow cover alone. Ice strength is actually dependent on four factors: water depth under the ice, water area size, water chemistry, and load distribution on the ice.

PENDLETON, IN - On Thursday, April 23rd, as part of a continuing effort to advance the goals of Domestic Violence Awareness, Madison County Prosecutor Thomas J. Broderick Jr. will again be sponsoring a free self defense class for women with the goal of raising safety awareness which will include providing instructions on self defense techniques, the law surrounding self-defense, and information geared towards crime prevention to protect our citizens.

PENDLETON, IN -  Lt. Clint Bundy, Commander of the Pendleton Post, has released the traffic/criminal
enforcement results for the district.  The Pendleton District covers
Hamilton, Hancock, and Madison counties. 

PENDLETON, IN - The Indiana State Police would like to remind all motorists to do their part in making our highways safe during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.  In 2007 there were nine fatalities over the Christmas holiday period.  There were seven fatalities over the New Year period last year. 

The Christmas counting period this year is from 6 p.m. December 24 to 6 a.m. December 29. The New Years period is from 6 p.m. December 31 to 6 a.m. January 5, 2009.