Kristy Deer

Charging information is obtained from the Hancock County Jail. If you have questions about a charge listed here, call the sheriff’s department at 317-477-1147.

HANCOCK COUNTY — An alert bank teller kept a local business from being robbed when an Indianapolis man tried to cash a fraudulent check in late July.

NEW PALESTINE — After several weeks of discussion, officials with New Palestine Community Schools (NPCS) passed a resolution to approve the sale of school land as well as a real estate purchase and sale agreement for a piece of district property to NineStar Connect.

Charging information is obtained from the Hancock County Jail. If you have questions about a charge listed here, call the sheriff’s department at 317-477-1147.

HANCOCK COUNTY — A civil lawsuit filed in Hancock County Superior Court 1 shows a woman is suing the Fortville Police Department (FPD), FPD officer Sanchez Williams, the Town of Fortville and American Family insurance company following a vehicle accident earlier this spring.

GREENFIELD — Since September of 2020, Zoey’s Place, the county’s child advocacy center, has been located at 953 West North Street where officials say they have served over 500 sexually and physically abused county children.

HANCOCK COUNTY — Organizers of the county’s annual Recovery Walk say it’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since its organizers decided to raise awareness of community members who were lost to addiction.

NEW PALESTINE — Officials who are putting together the Town of New Palestine Comprehensive Plan closed out their community survey and shared the suggestions they received.

HANCOCK COUNTY — An Indianapolis man who tried to pass fraudulent checks at three different bank locations in the county, and was successful at one of the branches, was caught by officials and is now facing multiple charges in two different cases.

NEW PALESTINE — Sitting at one of the picnic tables at the district bus garage, driver Heather White had a few minutes before her afternoon route was about to start, so she began working on writing nearly 70 Post-it notes.