By Jessica Karins, Greenfield Daily Reporter GREENFIELD — Hancock County Sheriff Brad Burkhart has a proposal for a new program he believes could help county residents struggling with mental health issues or substance abuse, while avoiding charging them with a crime. “The state mindset right now is mental health, addictions. They’re trying to come up with
By Kristy Deer, Greenfield Daily Reporter HANCOCK COUNTY — Prosecutor Brent Eaton has hired a new chief deputy prosecutor. Aimee Herring has prosecuted major crimes, including homicides, as a deputy prosecutor in St. Joseph County. She also has worked with a special victims unit dealing with domestic violence and crimes against children for the past several
By Jessica Karins, Greenfield Daily Reporter GREENFIELD — With the approval of a plan to build a new sheriff’s administration building at the site of the new Hancock County jail, county government is looking for ways to use other county buildings that maximize benefits for all departments. It will be at least five years before any
HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. (WTHR) – Hancock County is trying a new approach to tackling the opioid crisis. It involves charging people who overdose with a drug crime in the hopes of stopping the cycle of drug abuse, but critics worry it will criminalize addiction instead. Greenfield Police Chief Jeff Rasche said the approach is
by: Kelly Reinke HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — The prosecutor in Hancock County is now filing charges against people who overdose and he is getting help from the Greenfield Police Department. They hope this aggressive approach gets more people the treatment they need. Prosecutor Brent Eaton and officers think this could save lives. “The choice to
by: Kelly Reinke HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — The prosecutor in Hancock County is now filing charges against people who overdose and he is getting help from the Greenfield Police Department. They hope this aggressive approach gets more people the treatment they need. Prosecutor Brent Eaton and officers think this could save lives. “The choice to
by: Kelly Reinke HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. -- The prosecutor in Hancock County is now filing charges against people who overdose and he is getting help from the Greenfield Police Department. They hope this aggressive approach gets more people the treatment they need. Prosecutor Brent Eaton and officers think this could save lives. "The choice to do
By Kristy Deer, Greenfield Daily Reporter HANCOCK COUNTY — Deputy prosecutor Catherine Wilson didn’t smile, but there was a look of relief on her face when she heard the details of the sentence being handed down to Hayden J. Nix. Nix got 16 years for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, the fourth time a judge has
By Kristy Deer, Greenfield Daily Reporter HANCOCK COUNTY — An Indianapolis businessman who had been charged with home improvement fraud has repaid the couple whose project he never finished. In exchange, charges were put on hold on the eve of his trial. Mark Sellers, 45, had been charged with home improvement fraud, a Class A misdemeanor,