ISP: Diesel event keeps law enforcement busy

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Indiana State Police Putnamville District provided extra patrols of the south side of Terre Haute during the annual Scheid Diesel Extravaganza held at the Vigo County Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday nights.

Using both marked and unmarked vehicles, troopers worked each night in assisting local law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety involving the large crowds in attendance, as well as the excess traffic surrounding the area near South U.S. 41.

ISP Sgt. Joe Watts has highlighted this weekend’s police activity, as follows:

Friday night

"Troopers assisted the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office with disturbances at the Ashley Furniture parking lot, including an accidental shooting with one man transported for treatment, and with a large gathering and reckless driving complaints at the Ms. Softball America athletic field near the fairgrounds. Minutes later, troopers responded with sheriff’s deputies to a family disturbance in northwestern Vigo County where one female was the victim of a stabbing and transported to an area hospital, suspect arrested. After that, troopers responded to assist the Terre Haute Police Department with an armed robbery and stolen vehicle recovery, all on North 3rd Street. The ISP K-9 handler was able to track the suspects to an area residence, where THPD detectives are following up the investigation. That same evening the ISP K-9 handler assisted troopers and other police officers with vehicle searches that resulted in several drug arrests."

Saturday night

"Troopers responded to several disturbance calls in and around the city of Terre Haute and near the fairgrounds. One such disturbance call was a large crowd and fight near 4th Street and Hulman Streets with one person injured, suspect(s) still at large. Troopers also responded to a vehicle rollover crash on south 7th Street near US 41 and arrested the uninjured driver for DUI. The ISP K-9 handler again assisted troopers throughout the evening with vehicle searches that resulted in drug arrests. Troopers assisted the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office and the Terre Haute Police Department at various times throughout the evening."

The 2015 ISP results were:

Traffic Citations…………………………………………....…... 320

Traffic Warnings……………………………………………...... 562

Seatbelt Citations………………………………………....……..81

Vehicle Crashes Investigated…………………………....………1

Child Restraint Citations………………………………....……... 2

Truck Citations…………………………………………….........105

Suspended Driver Citations……………………………....……21

DUI arrests…………………………………………………...........9

Criminal Arrests…………………......................……………......36 Misdemeanor; 
 12 Felony


Drug Arrests…………………………………………………....….7

Police Services……………………………………………........117

In comparison, listed below are the 2014 and 2013 ISP results:

2014

Total Traffic Citations Issued….…………………………… .. 167

Driving Under the Influence Arrests……………………….…... 9

Traffic Warnings Issued……………………………….…… ... 338

Motor Vehicle Crashes Investigated…………………….....…... 3

Criminal Arrests………………………………………………. .. 27

Seatbelt Citations…………………………………………....…. 55

Portable Breath Tests Administered…………..……………....56

Truck Citations…………………………………..…………....….75


2013

Total Traffic Citations Issued….……………………………...538

Driving Under the Influence Arrests…………………………..13

Traffic Warnings Issued……………………………….……...669

Motor Vehicle Crashes Investigated……………………....…...5

Criminal Arrests…………………………………………..….....47

Seatbelt Citations………………………………………….….258

Portable Breath Tests Administered…………..……….…...123

Truck Citations…………………………………..………….…116


The 2013 thru 2015 criminal arrests were for miscellaneous drug and alcohol violations and persons wanted on warrants.