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Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Retired VCSO lieutenant honored for injury in line of duty
Retired Vigo County Sheriff's Office Lt. Brent Hall has been recognized for injury in the line of duty while handling a dangerous call in which police were shot at. Hall was presented the Order of The Blue Heart by The Wounded Blue organization. Vigo County sheriff's deputies on April 11, 2020, investigated a call in which a West Terre Haute woman reported her husband might have been injured or committed suicide. Deputies began searching for the man's vehicle and found it in a field at the base of a hill near West Illiana Drive and Crews Place. The rear window of the SUV appeared to be shot out. Hall was examining the SUV when he came under fire from nearby trees and bushes. At least three bullets struck Hall's vehicle. Deputies took cover and called for assistance as more shots were fired at them. Officers from the sheriff's department, city police and state police responded and tried to make contact with the gunman. Eventually, police spotted the shooter concealed in brush while firing at officers. A reserve sheriff's deputy shot and killed the gunman, who was identified as 51-year-old Errol Bolin. After investigation, the shooting was deemed justified by Vigo County Prosecutor Terry Modesitt, who said Bolin ambushed law enforcement officers. As Hall was being fired upon, he was moving to a position of cover when he suffered a broken ankle. Hall and other responders received the Medal of Valor for their actions. Hall, however, had not been recognized for suffering an injury during the incident. Hall has since retired from the Vigo County Sheriff's Office. He now works as a fraud investigator with the First Financial Bank in Terre Haute, where the awards ceremony was conducted. For more information on the The Wounded Blue, visit
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested in armed robbery incident
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— A 27-year-old Terre Haute man was arrested Wednesday after an armed robbery of a Dollar General. According to a Facebook post from the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched around 4:18 p.m. Wednesday to the Dollar General located at 5781 North Clinton Road for a robbery. Dispatch provided deputies with a description of the suspect and that he displayed a knife during the robbery. The post states that they were also informed he was moving southbound, pushing a Dollar General cart full of stolen items. Two vehicle crash in Terre Haute Monday leaves both in a ditch The post states that when a deputy located the suspect, he exited his vehicle and gave verbal commands to him. The post continues stating that the suspect did not comply, and a taser was deployed. A fight then broke out between the deputy and the suspect. During the altercation, the deputy was hit in the face by the suspect. When other deputies arrived on the scene, they were able to take the man into custody. The suspect was identified as Kibwe Maloba. He is being charged with robbery, battery against a public safety official, resisting law enforcement, theft, and criminal mischief. The suspect and the responding deputy were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and the deputy was later released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
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Vigo County implementing their RISE program
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — For the past year, the Vigo County Sheriff's Office has been working with local organizations to help inmates be productive members of society once they are released. The RISE program stands for reinvest, initiative, to support, and educate. Sheriff Derek Fell said among the agencies they work with is the Vigo County Health Department. It offers peer support, especially for those who had past addiction issues. 'Teaching them coping mechanisms, to teaching them to modify their behavior, to assist them and make sure they have a job, or employment, or insurance, or a driver's license when they re-enter our society', Fell said. 'We want them to be productive members of our community. It's probably going to take a couple of years to really see the full impact, but there's definitely been a lot of participation from those incarcerated into the programs. From all accounts, they seem to be gaining something from the program.' According to the Vigo County Sheriff's Office, there are currently 116 participants in the MRT program, 75 in the change program, and 72 seeking safety. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities investigate accidental shooting at Top Guns
A 70-year-old man was injured when his firearm accidentally discharged just after 10 a.m. Tuesday at Top Guns, according to the Vigo County Sheriff's Office. The man was transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital in apparent stable condition, the sheriff's office said. The individual was holstering a personally owned 9mm handgun when it appeared to have caught on the victim's holster snap, causing the firearm to discharge, according to the sheriff's office. The round entered through the man's upper left thigh exiting through the victim's lower left calf. The first deputy to arrive found two tourniquets had already been placed on the victim by employees of the business. Deputies were able to assist in the cutting and removal of the victim's lower garments and boot for treatment until medical personnel arrived. Once fire and medical personnel arrived and assumed patient care, interviews were conducted. Top Guns, 5050 South Seventh Street just off South U.S. 41, Terre Haute, is a large gun store and indoor shooting range.
