Displaying 4 items of The Political Spotlight with the tag "indiana state police".
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#646 | Tim Hollems (R) Candidate for Delaware Co Circuit Ct Judge! & More! | The Political Spotlight
April 22nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 4 mins
accountability, attorney, board of works, carl malone, circuit court 5, city controller, city of muncie, controversy, court, craig wright, delaware county, election 2026, fired, george folley, indiana department of child services, indiana politics, indiana state board of accounts, indiana state police, judge, juvenile court magistrate, law enforcement, lawyer, malfeasance, master commissioner, mayor dan ridenour, misfeasance, nikki eckerson, nonfeasance, park superintendent, parks department, republican, special investigation, timothy hollems
Join Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey as he welcomes Tim Hollems, a Republican candidate for Delaware County Circuit Court 5 Judge, to the show. Hollems has served as a master commissioner in the Delaware County, Indiana, court system for the past nine years. Before becoming a master commissioner, he served as an attorney for the Indiana Department of Child Services for more than 10 years. He has practiced law for nearly 30 years. He is a 1997 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and graduated from the Indiana Judicial College in 2021. Hollems and his wife have lived in Muncie since 2003, raising their two children in the community. Bilbrey and Hollems discuss the campaign, Hollems' views on the current state of Delaware County's judicial system, and his plans for the Court if elected. After the interview, Bilbrey discusses the State Board of Accounts' report on the Special Investigation into the City of Muncie Parks Department in greater detail. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#645 | SBoA Investigation of the City of Muncie's Parks Department! | The Political Spotlight
April 21st, 2026 | 2 hrs 19 mins
accountability, board of works, carl malone, city controller, city of muncie, controversy, craig wright, fired, george folley, indiana politics, indiana state board of accounts, indiana state police, malfeasance, mayor dan ridenour, misfeasance, nikki eckerson, nonfeasance, park superintendent, parks department, special investigation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey steps away from the candidate interviews for this 645th episode of the show to examine the State Board of Accounts' Report on its Special Investigation into the City of Muncie's Parks and Recreation Department. Bilbrey has covered this investigation over the past few weeks while awaiting the report's public release. The Political Spotlight has been on this story every step of the way since April 13, 2020. #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#625 | Delaware Co Suspends EMA & EMS Directors! + Henry Co's BEE Issue! | The Political Spotlight
March 23rd, 2026 | 2 hrs 18 mins
bees, bees ordinance, cleaning business, commissioner shannon henry, commissioner steve dellinger, commissioner susan huhn, delaware county commissioners, delaware county commissioners special meeting, delaware county ema, delaware county emergency management agency, delaware county emergency medical services, delaware county ems, delaware county indiana, ema director john coutinho, ems director mike ashley, fired, former ems officer manager meagan coutinho, henry county commissioners special meeting, indiana state police, mother nature, neighbors fighting, suspended with pay, suspended without pay, theft investigation
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey covers the Special Meeting held by the Delaware County Commissioners today, Monday, March 23, 2026. During this brief meeting, the Commissioners suspended both the County EMA Director and the County EMS Director. These suspensions follow the firing of a longtime County EMS Office Manager at the start of the month and amid an ongoing Indiana State Police theft investigation into allegations that county funds were stolen. How far could this go? Bilbrey questions it in this episode. Next, Bilbrey covers the controversy involving one Henry County Commissioner’s fight against the BEES in Henry County! Because there's nothing more pressing they could be focusing on, right? RIGHT! Let's get into it all! #ThePoliticalSpotlight
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#618 | Delaware County Theft! / Prairie Creek Follow Up & More! | The Political Spotlight
March 10th, 2026 | 1 hr 43 mins
2026 election, city of muncie, dcems, delaware county, delaware county commissioner shannon henry, delaware county government, delaware county prosecutor eric m hoffman, delaware county republican party chairman tim overton, former delaware county ems office manager meagan r. coutinho, henry county sheriff, indiana state police, mayor dan ridenour, muncie park board, prairie creek reservoir, randy coward, randy howard is a joke, theft, theft investigation, yard signs
Host Kristopher H. Bilbrey discusses the recent theft allegations against the office manager of Delaware County, Indiana, EMS. This has led to her separation from the Delaware County Government and an investigation by the Indiana State Police. Bilbrey tries to explain why this is a common occurrence. He then updates the audience on the Prairie Creek Reservoir situation, monitors potential severe weather, and discusses news he heard about the Delaware County Republican Chairman, Tim Overton. #ThePoliticalSpotlight