From Saturdays newspaper: INDOT Worker Assaulted – BOURBON – The Indiana State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who assaulted an Indiana Department of Transportation worker Friday around 11:15 a.m. The assault happened in the southbound lane of Ind. 331 just south of Bourbon in a construction zone. The INDOT worker who was assaulted was sitting in his truck on lunch break when he saw a white male driving a red or maroon Ford truck drive around the barricades that where blocking the road, according to a press release from the ISP. The worker stepped out of his vehicle to stop the driver because it appeared that he drove over some equipment. The worker advised the driver of the red truck struck him with the driver side mirror and then stopped exiting the truck and yelling profanities at him. The INDOT worker stated that the man approached him and struck him several times in the face with his fist. The worker, who is not being identified at this time, received severe bruising and lacerations to his face, the release states. The suspect then fled back to his truck and left south on Ind. 331. The victim reported that there was no damage to pickup truck. The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 40 to 50 years old, 6 feet and 250 pounds. The suspect was wearing a flannel shirt and blue jeans. He is also described as having short hair that was beginning to gray. Anyone with information in this case should contact the Indiana State Police Bremen Post or Trooper David Caswell at 574-546-4900. Dodgeball Tournament Helps CCS Food-A-Thon – Four of Warsaw Schools’ elementaries competed in the Food-A-Thon Family Fun Night dodgeball tournament at Lakeview Middle School Friday night, but only one school earned the right to call itself the 2014 champions. After Harrison knocked out Jefferson, and Lincoln took down Leesburg, the championship game pit the Huskies against the Lions. For awhile, the game appeared to be a stalemate, but Harrison began to whittle away at Lincoln until Lincoln had one sixth-grader left – Jose Reyes. Reyes battled long and hard, knocking a few Huskies out of the game, but after several minutes he finally was knocked out himself. Harrison rushed the floor in victory, but despite the loss Lincoln celebrated its efforts and Reyes’ competitive spirit with a group huddle and cheer. Jefferson defeated Leesburg in the consolation game. The ninth annual dodgeball tournament is a culmination of the schools’ efforts to collect food and money during the past week for Combined Community Services to help needy family through the winter. The Food-A-Thon to collect food for CCS is hosted by local radio stations ESPN 1480, Lake City Rock 107.3 WRSW and Willie 103.5. It continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Martin’s Supermarket.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 04:12:21 +0000
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