Regional Summary Friday 5/23

Indiana Summary --- Indiana State Police Using Unmarked Mustangs (Indianapolis) -- Indiana State Police are breaking in new unmarked Ford Mustangs to patrol area highways and interstates. Each of the 18 ISP posts will have one of the high-performance vehicles. State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell says an increase in the budget allowed for the expansion. The cars can stay concealed in patrol zones and get up to speed as safely as possible, according to Whitesell. He added that the Mustangs can blend in with greater ease than other unmarked cruisers. Troopers assigned to the new cars are described as veterans with good driving records and solid performances in traffic law enforcement. Rolling out the vehicles comes at the completion of an 18-month study of the high crash areas in Indiana. --- Suspect Arrested In Murder Of Ukrainian National (Indianapolis) -- An 18-year-old man is under arrest and charged with murdering a man working in Indianapolis on a work visa from Ukraine. Keith Chandler allegedly robbed and shot Ievgen Masliak early Wednesday morning. Indianapolis Metro Police detectives say it appears Masliak was lured to the 600-block of West 31st Street for his job as a locksmith. A person called in to report being locked out of a vehicle. Chandler was taken in by IMPD homicide detectives later in the day. --- Boy Lived In Deplorable Conditions For Eight Years (Indianapolis) -- Police arrested an Indianapolis woman, after they say she let her eight-year-old son live in deplorable conditions. Authorities say they had to force their way into the home of Sandra Helmick, because they smelled a foul odor and felt her child might be in danger. They also say there was no running water and the house was covered in feces. Reports also show that the boy had never had medical care or attended school. They believe the mother mainly just fed the boy chocolate, pudding and cake. The house is in such bad condition they say it will be condemned. --- Here Are The Latest Winning Numbers From The Hoosier Lottery Daily Three-Midday: 9-6-4; Daily Three-Evening: 4-2-5; Daily Four-Midday: 7-6-8-2; Daily Four-Evening: 6-9-9-5; Lucky Five-Midday: 14-16-28-29-34; Lucky Five-Evening: 7-11-17-25-30. Kentucky Summary (Frankfort, KY) -- The Kentucky Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of killing two University of Louisville students. Isaiah Fugett was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2004 murders of Eric Ray and Robert Robbins. The state Supreme Court ruled that the judge in the trial should have eliminated a potential juror who told attorneys he would give more credibility to a police officers testimony than to witnesses. Fugett will have a bond hearing in Jefferson County and a new trial date will be set. (Louisville, KY) -- Louisvilles Jefferson Square will have 20-thousand American Flags flying this weekend. Its part of a three-day, 50-hour long Memorial Day vigil to honor Americas fallen military, veterans, law enforcement, firefighters and EMS. The Flags4Vets Organization spokeswoman, Heather French-Henry, and other volunteers began placing the flags on the lawn yesterday morning. The event will end Saturday morning with a closing ceremony from 9 a.m. until noon. During the closing ceremony the names of each fallen first responder will be read out loud along with a bell tolling. (Louisville, KY) -- Metro Parks will offer free shuttles to anyone wanting to visit a local pool this summer. The free service will begin tomorrow and will run seven days a week. People may board a shuttle at one of the five closed pools and travel to the Norton or Algonquin pools. Officials say every rider must provide a permission slip and parents of children under 18 must sign permission slips for the trip. Parents may pick up those permission slips at the Splash Stops, local community centers or on the Metro Parks website at www.metro-parks.org. (Frankfort, KY) -- Attorney General Jack Conway will host two free shred events next weekend. The first will take place in Lexington on Friday, May 30th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lowes along Grey Lag Way. The Louisville event will take place on May 31st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Office of the Attorney General on the University of Louisvilles Shelby Campus on Shelbyville Road. A mobile shred truck will be available at both locations. Citizens will be allowed to shred old tax returns, old pay stubs, or receipts. (Frankfort, KY) -- Governor Steve Beshear will proclaim May as Beef Month in the state. An official event will take place at 4:30 p.m. today. The dedication will coincide with May being National Beef Month. Officials say there are two-point-four-million head of cattle on 38-thousand beef cow farms across the Commonwealth. (Ft. Thomas, KY) -- A northern Kentucky Army Reserve unit is home today, after a year in Iraq. More than 100 men and women for the Ft. Thomas based unit spent months clearing improvised explosive devices from roadways and came home safe. More than one-thousand family and friends greeted the returning soldiers at their Thursday homecoming celebration. (Louisville, KY) -- NASCAR superstar Tony Stewarts former pet monkey, Mojo, now resides at the Louisville Zoo. Mojo, a three-year-old Patas monkey arrived at the zoo last summer and has gotten acquainted with his new home. Stewart says the Louisville Zoo staff are first-rate and are very passionate about the animals they care for. Mojo will be on display for the first time starting today at the Louisville Zoo. The zoo is currently open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Anyone wanting information is asked to contact 502-459-2181. (Louisville, KY) -- A Louisville man has filed a complaint against the police department after an officer shot his dog. Norman McDowells filed the suit after Metro Police officer Robin Cushman, responding to a stolen car call, says she shot the dog after it bit her. The dog was on a chain and eventually had to have his leg amputated because of the incident. McDowell says he does not think the dog bit the officer, who refused treatment. The formal complaint was filed against officer Cushman and two other 2nd Division officers. Police officials have not commented on the complaint. (Radcliff, KY) -- Veterans and their families will host a Memorial Day ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in Radcliff. The event will begin on Monday, May 26th at 11 a.m. and will be hosted by local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10281. Tony Rose, a survivor of the 9-11 Pentagon attack will be the featured guest speaker. The Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club will dedicate the POW/MIA memorial at event. Students from the Bluegrass Challenge Academy will post the colors, and Roy Easter, former Radcliff Police Chief and Army Vet, will place the wreath. (Nicholasville, KY) -- Trudi, a missing German Shepherd is home safe in Nicholasville after spending some unexpected time in Texas. Trudis owners say the dog wandered away several weeks ago, they feared she had been hit by a car or attacked by coyotes. But because Trudi has an embedded micro-chip and through pet recovery sites on the internet they received a tip Trudi was in Texas. Local police contacted Houston Police and animal control officers and Trudi was found at a private residence. The chip verified Trudis true identity and owners. She was flown home on a commercial airline last night. Illinois Summary Threatening Letter Reportedly Included Rant Against Mayors Late Son (Chicago) -- A published report says a letter that threatened to burn down Mayor Daleys Michigan vacation home included disturbing comments about the Mayors late son. The "Chicago Sun-Times" reports the letter included rants against Mayor Daley, his wife Maggie and their children including Kevin Daley, who died of spina bifida 27 years ago when he wasnt even three-years-old. Investigators believe the letter to Daley was sent in response to Chicago police shooting and killing a cougar on the North Side on April 14th. --- Mayor Responds To Arrests Of City Inspectors (Chicago) -- Corruption allegations are once again swirling around city government. Seven City of Chicago building inspectors are among 15 people arrested on federal bribery charges. Property owners and developers are also charged in the case. The arrests follow last years busts of six people on similar charges. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald says the defendants paid or received bribes regarding building, zoning and construction permits. Mayor Daley says corrupt actions are "appalling and regrettable." --- Judge Allow Petersons Son To Have Guns (Joliet) -- One of Drew Petersons sons is getting possession of eight of the former Bolingbrook police sergeants guns. A Will County judge has ordered that state police hand the guns over to Oak Brook police officer Steven Peterson. The judge ruled that police should maintain custody of the rifle which led to Drew Petersons arrest on Wednesday. Peterson is charged with a felony because the barrel of one of the guns seized from his home is allegedly too short and in violation of state law. Peterson is a suspect in last Octobers disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy. --- Singer Says Alleged Victim On Tape Was A Relative (Chicago) -- Testimony continues in the child pornography trial of singer R. Kelly. A singer who once performed with Kelly testified on Thursday that the girl on a videotape was a relative of hers. A defense attorney accused the witness of being motivated by money and revenge. Another witness testified she watched the tape at a friends house and said the girl in the video was her teenage friend and the other person was Kelly. Also on Thursday, a woman from Aurora was charged with indirect contempt of court, accused of yelling "Free R. Kelly!" to the jurors. --- Rezko Jury Off Until Next Week (Chicago) -- The jury in the corruption trial of former political insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko will not meet again until Tuesday. The jurors will only meet for three days at the most next week as they have Monday off and are also not scheduled to meet next Friday. Rezko is accused of shaking down companies that wanted state business in exchange for contributions to the campaign of Governor Blagojevich. The governor has not been accused of any wrongdoing. --- Community Alert Issued For Suspected Sex Abuse Near High School (Chicago) -- Chicago Police are looking for a man suspected of sexual abuse on the citys Northwest Side. Police say the offender approached three separate female victims as they walked to Foreman High School between 7:50 and 8:50 a.m. Wednesday. The offender allegedly exposed himself to one victim and made inappropriate contact with the other two. The incidents happened in the vicinity of Leclaire and Barry Avenues, Lavergne Avenue and Barry, and Leclaire and George Street. --- Bail Set For Man Charged With Murdering Infant (Chicago) -- Bail is set at 800-thousand-dollars for a Chicago man charged with fatally shaking and beating his five-month-old son. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Malik Ousley also admitted to biting his son Malik Junior several times. Ousley was charged early Thursday with one count of first-degree murder. --- Police Still Seek Driver Who Killed Iraq Vet (Chicago) -- Chicago police are reviewing video footage and interviewing residents as they try to find the hit-and-run driver who killed a soldier over the weekend. Authorities say a dark-colored car hit 35-year-old Army private Howard Jones as he ran across Stony Island Avenue near 68th Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The driver sped off, and Jones was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital about a half-hour later. The Evanston native had recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. --- Memorial Day Parade Tomorrow (Chicago) -- Chicagoans will gather tomorrow for the citys annual Memorial Day Parade. About ten-thousand people are expected to participate in Saturdays event which will begin with a wreath laying ceremony at 11 a.m. at the Eternal Flame at Daley Plaza at Dearborn and Washington. The parade will step off at noon and proceed south on State Street from Wacker Drive to Van Buren Street. --- Go For A Swim: Chicagos Beaches Open Today (Chicago) -- The time to dive into summer is upon us. Chicagos 26 miles of beaches along Lake Michigan officially open today and will stay open through September 1st. Lifeguards are on duty at all beaches from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m every day. Today wont be the best day to swim as the high temperature is supposed to be only about 66 degrees. Things will get better over the Memorial Day weekend with temperatures in the low 70s on Saturday and an expected high in the upper 70s on Sunday and Monday. (Copyright 2008 by Newsroom Solutions) RNS-05-23-08 0644CDT