Indiana

In Case You Were Wondering

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Although the headlines have been pretty full lately, there are some things that have been under the surface that I think are worth mentioning.

If you were wondering how a prominent pastor’s daughter ended up being a victim of violent crime, my police sources say her husband was allegedly mixed up with some bad actors and the motive for the killing was to send him a message.

If you were wondering how police caught the guy who allegedly shot a TV photographer and and a freelance photographer at a house fire last week, it’s easy. They traced the bullet and found the shot came directly from the man’s home.

If you were wondering what the vote total was that got Gabrielle Campo her party’s nomination to take on Andre Carson it was Campo - 40, Patrick O’Connor - 18, Ray Irwin - 15, Kevin Green - 2.

And if you were wondering why the second Saturday night of Indiana Black Expo had fewer problems than last year (32 arrests in 2008, 76 arrests in 2007.  90 curfew violations in 2008, 111 curfew violations in 2007) in addition to good police work and faith-based patrols, here’s another one, $4 a gallon gas.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on July 21, 2008 (boomark / email).