Rent dispute leads to investigation

By Eli Whaley

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The state has requested the emergency suspension of licenses for two central Indiana property managers, in connection with disputes over rental payments.
Zoeller filed petitions for the Indiana Real Estate Commission to suspend the real estate licenses of Craig Bartels and Derek Crager, principal operators of Crager-Bartels LLC in Plainfield
The petitions allege the two entered into contracts for rental properties in Avon, Carmel, Westfield and Indianapolis and failed to pay property owners more than $13,000.
"By seeking an emergency license suspension we hope to prevent these individuals from continuing to operate as we attempt to resolve the issues stemming from the mismanagement of these rental properties," Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said. "The actions of these two licensed real estate agents harmed both the property owners and the families who are tenants."
The attorney general’s Homeowner Protection Unit received several complaints in December 2010 from property owners and began investigating soon after. The Indiana Real Estate Commission will meet June 1 to determine whether or not the licenses will be suspended for 90 days.

Indianapolis man beaten, stabbed

By Eli Whaley

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Officers were dispatched to a stabbing around 6 a.m. in the Indianapolis area. When the officers arrived at the home on Gimber Street, they found Bobby Moss, 34, on the floor in their living room.
Moss was brutally beaten by two men, one with an aluminum baseball bat and one with a box cutter knife. Moss claimed that the two men called for him from outside. He went outside and two white men were waiting for him. One of the men struck him in the face and the other man started beating him continuously with the bat. Then they both grabbed Moss and drug him to the east side of his house near his backyard. They continued to beat Moss again and this time, one of the men pulled out a knife and tried to slash him in the throat. Moss said he put his forearm up and lowered his head to block his throat. He was cut on the head, left forearm and hand by the blade. Both men left on foot and headed west through an alley.
After the men left, Moss went to his father’s house next door to call the police. Moss was then taken to Saint Francis South Hospital by ambulance.
Moss claims that he has a few enemies that could have potentially done this to him.
Moss was unable to get a good look at his attackers' faces, but said they are both white males wearing black hoodies, blue jeans, and white tennis shoes. The first male was reported to be 5’9”, 200 pounds and the other 5’10” to 5’11” weighing around 175 pounds.

Two men wanted for armed robbery of Arby’s

By: Eli Whaley

FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) - Employees of a north side Arby’s were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night, according to police.
Two armed robbers came into the Arby’s Restaurant, 7670 E. 96th St., and took an unknown amount of money. Three employees of the restaurant were robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday at about 10 p.m.
The employees said that the robbers took them by surprise and made them lie down on the floor as their hands were restrained. The suspects fled the scene on foot and one of the employees was able to free himself and call for help.
The two robbers remain at large. One of the suspects was reported to have a silver semiautomatic handgun. None of the employees were injured.
Anyone with information about the men or the robbery is asked to contact the Fishers Police Department at 317-595-3300.

Man shot after Muncie bar fight turned into gun fight

By Eli Whaley

MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) - A gun fight broke out in Muncie early Sunday morning outside a bar, and a bystander was shot.
What started inside Bypass Bar & Grill escalated out to the parking lot at about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. According to the Muncie Police Department, someone then pulled a gun and fired several shots.
Charles J. Burton, 23, who was just out with his friends had called a taxi and was waiting for approximately 45 minutes, was hit by a stray bullet in the arm and torso, suffering damage to his liver. He later underwent surgery at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. No one else was seriously injured.
The police are investigating the shooting, but have made no arrests at this point in time.

Final Project Drafts 2

After initially writing for my final project draft, I am making revisions to that now.  I know that everyone needs to make repairs on papers, but how much is too much?  I think by the time someone edits a paper over 4 or 5 times, it's not original anymore.  By the time people change their sentences around, it's not their voice anymore.  And that's the most important thing about writing: making it YOUR paper.  The difficult thing is to change your paper, but still having your voice read right off of the page.  That's true creativity, true writing.

Final Project Drafts

This final project is pretty tough on me.  For my last project before final exams, I have to write a script for something.  Just coming up with an idea was tough!  But with lots of pondering, I came up with a pretty decent idea.  I want to do a documentary on my brother's car accident.  It is a very moving piece and will really open a lot of people's eyes.  In 2007, Ethan was riding in a vehicle with two other passengers.  His best friend was in the passenger's seat and he was killed.  As Ethan watched and heard his friend die, he was traumatized.  He had never seen anything like it.  Eventually, he worked his way back to the Lord.  Anyways, I am struggling to come up with the main theme.  Obviously, I want to talk about the accident, but what angle do I go at.  Do I want to focus solely on the experience of the accident with parents commentary or do I want to focus on the after-affects of the accident.  I still need to figure this out before I really start working on this project.

Getting the J-O-B!

In getting your first job in your related field is pretty nerve-racking.  I know because I am basically going through that same problem.  For the past few months, I have been nervously contacting several different companies for an internship this summer.  Thanks to a blessing from God and some luck, I was able to acquire a pretty good job this summer in Indianapolis.  I will be working for WISH-TV 8 doing odds-and-in jobs.  Before I applied, though, I had to make a resume and a cover letter.  These are VERY crucial in getting a job.  The resume is what basically gets most people the job.  The experience that you have gained and jobs you have held in the past will really help this.  It will especially be helpful if you have worked in the same kind of field previously.  Don't underestimate the work experience in unrelated fields either!  If you work hard and have a good rapport with the owner, you could list them as reference and get very good feedback.  I think this is the biggest issue.  Working hard will get you anywhere.  If you have the desire to do it, and work for it, I think that anyone could get any job they wanted because they have a passion for it!