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Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on April 10, 2023, at approximately 8:45 p.m., the Toms River Township Police Department responded to the area of Whitesville Road and Jumping Brook Drive for a report of a pedestrian being struck by a motor vehicle. An investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, determined that Howard Dasheff, 67, of Brooklyn, New York, was wearing dark clothing while attempting to cross outside a designated crosswalk on Whitesville Road when he was struck by a 2021 Chevrolet Camaro being operated by Scott McIvor, Jr., 22, of Jackson Township. Mr. Dasheff was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries. Mr. McIvor was not injured, remained on the scene and exhibited no outward signs of impairment.

This matter remains under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriffs Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

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Academy students collect evidence from a "stolen" car during classes at the Erie Community Police Academy. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Crime scene investigation work is not nearly as fun in real life than how it is depicted on television shows, but that does not mean the work is not important. It means that paperwork does not make for good television.

The Erie Community Police Academy, which meets weekly on Wednesdays at the Erie Police Department, gives residents the opportunity to delve into the world of police work, understand police procedure and build relationships with the police force.

Public Information Officer Amber Luttrell said that the community academy, which met Wednesday evening, is the most in-depth and impactful community outreach event the police department holds. The community police academy is a 10-week, annual course that covers topics from code enforcement, officer safety, critical incident management and S.W.A.T, to name a few, said Luttrell.

We like to say this is your police department and people should know what is happening in their police department, Luttrell said.

Cmdr. Mike Haefele has been with the Erie Police Department for more than 25 years and had been teaching community and official police academies for over 20 years. He said that community police academies are an abridged version of real police academies.

Sgt. Robert Vesco said that while he enjoys the occasional police show, it is not accurate to the real work at all. He said that a majority of the job includes paperwork. Vesco added that for the amount of time hes on a scene, he will spend double that completing reports on the event. Having accurate reports is important as oftentimes it can takes weeks, even months for a case to go to trial. He equated accurate and thorough reports to accurate and thorough court testimony.

The class went through different crime scene investigation and mock scenarios that police encounter. Vesco explained how to dust for fingerprints by carefully brushing over the area with just the right amount of dust and then transferring that dust to some lift tape where it can be preserved.

CSI (the television show) brought expectations of us way up, to a point where it is not attainable, Vesco said.

He explained that while dusting for prints, pushing the brush down too hard will smudge the print. Too much dust might render the print useless and there is only one chance to transfer the print to the lift tape, so it better be done right. He added that it also takes months to get results back from fingerprints. Not nearly as easy as what is shown on weekly police shows.

Detective Greg Turner gave a brief lecture of forensic DNA and explained how evidence can help but DNA does not solve a case. He also said that sending DNA to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to get results back could take months.

Turner lead a group of academy students through a mock recovered vehicle scenario and explained that a majority of investigating is documenting and reporting. Turner explained the process of taking pictures of everything, deciding what is evidence and what is not, how to document the evidence found and putting it away. He said that because it could be months for a case to get to court, being specific with evidence documentation is important.

Turner said that the community police academy gives residents a window into our world of policework.

Academy students got a small taste of the evidence collection process. They put on their gloves and started looking through the car, finding fake money, fake drug paraphernalia and weapons. He said that the course is a glimpse into the reality of the situation and while the students spent 15 minutes investigating, it could take hours for detectives to examine the scene.

Detective Shannon Crow lead the academy members through a mock crime scene death investigation. A fake living room was set up with a dummy lying on the floor, bullet casings in the floor and a bloody fingerprint on the door handle that would be missed if not fully paying attention. Crow explained how to properly document the scene: taking various pictures of evidence; placing number and measurement markers of the evidence to take pictures again; bagging evidence; drawing a map of the crime scene; keeping a list of who enters and leaves the crime scene and at what times.

During the mock investigation, one academy member asked how officers and detectives complete so much paperwork in such a dynamic environment. Crow said that one person gets assigned per task and each task gets done with precision.

Luttrell said that the nine-week course has new and different members of the Erie police department join every week to teach something different so that at the end of the course, academy members will have met the majority of the police department. Valerie Greenfield, victim services and restorative justice manager, spoke to the community academy Wednesday about victims rights.

Deputy Chief Lee Mathis said that if people choose to go into law enforcement, the best way to be a good officer is to be a human and be smart.

More information about the Erie Community Police Academy and how to join can be found on the Erie website.

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OAKLAND CITY Gibson County Coroner Barrett Doyle said Thursday that the body of a woman discovered in a wooded area southwest of the Diplomat Motel near Oakland City Tuesday afternoon has been identified as Stephanie Coitrone, 43, who lived at the motel.

Doyle completed an autopsy Thursday morning, reporting that the manner and cause of death have not been established yet, pending results of toxicology tests.

Gibson County Sheriff Bruce Vanoven said authorities stayed at the scene of the discovery with Coitrones body Tuesday night, and her body was removed Wednesday morning by investigators.

This is an ongoing investigation. We will take our time and do it slowly because we want to do it right, he said. If it turns out that it is foul play, we will hold the people accountable who may have been involved. At this time, all cards are on the table. We are treating it like it is a foul play death until we find out otherwise, he said Wednesday.

Vanoven said Gibson County Central Dispatch received a call at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Oakland City University Police Officer Michael McGregor and Oakland City Police Chief Tim Gaines were first at the scene. A deputy and medics were also dispatched. They called me and by the time I got there, they had already set up a crime scene investigation area. An evidence clerk was signing people in and out, said Vanoven.

I signed in to the scene and saw everyone, and pulled everyone back, he said. I stayed with the body until Indiana State Police sent someone to watch the scene.

Vanoven said he contacted Gibson County Sheriffs Office Detective Roger Ballard as a matter of protocol. He said Ballard and Indiana State Police consulted and a detective on project with the FBI came to help with the investigation.

We had the option to stay all night to make sure the scene was preserved, said Vanoven. We held the scene and monitored overnight.

He said crime scene investigators processed the discovery site and surrounding area Wednesday.

One of the good things about bringing in the FBI is that they have the resources to help us do this right, he said.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact police.

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Turkish security forces detained the perpetrator of an attack on the Good Party (IP) headquarters in Istanbul, as part of an ongoing investigation on Friday, Interior Minister Sleyman Soylu said.

A bullet hit the window of the cafeteria section of the IP's office in the Zeytinburnu district.

While police teams cordoned off the area around the spot, crime scene investigation teams initiated their work.

Soylu made the announcement as he responded to claims that the perpetrator would not be caught by police.

"Our duty is to nab perpetrators. Put your trust in your police and state. You'll feel ashamed otherwise," he said.

According to the Istanbul Governor's Office, the incident was reported by IP officials at 11 a.m. on Friday.

It was condemned widely by politicians in Trkiye.

Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairperson Kemal Kldarolu called for those responsible to be found and tried immediately.

Following the attack, IP leader Meral Akener visited the Istanbul office and held a news conference.

mer elik, the spokesperson for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) also condemned the attack and said, "We send our best wishes to the Good Party. We oppose harassment and attacks against political institutions in every form."

"It is important for the political establishment to take a determined and prudent stance against these attacks," elik wrote on Twitter. However, he said Akener accusing President Recep Tayyip Erdoan after the attack was an "irresponsible and provocative approach."

Erdoan's "threats" have led to the attack, Akener alleged while speaking to the media in front of her party's Istanbul headquarters.

AK Party Istanbul provincial head Osman Nuri Kabaktepe visited the IP office in Istanbul to offer condolences while condemning the attack.

"I would like to express our strong condemnation. We must and will continue to stand in the face of this and similar terrorist incidents and instances of violence without mercy," he said.

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After her time on "The Big Bang Theory," Margo Harshman stayed focused on television, first taking a guest role in "Bones" as Alison Kidman before co-starring as Lisa in the Amazon Studios series "Betas." The short-lived series ended after the first season, but by then she'd picked up the role of Delilah Fielding on "NCIS."

First mentioned in the Season 10 finale, Delilah is Tim McGee's (Sean Murray) girlfriend. She works for the Department of Defense, specializing in web and information security. A recurring character on the show, an incident in Season 10 left her paralyzed and she's been in a wheelchair ever since. She eventually married McGee, and the two are parents to twins. Delilah still sporadically shows up on episodes, with her most recent appearance in Season 20, Episode 9, and McGee is always excited when he gets to share the screen with her. "I love Margo Harshman," McGee told TVInsider. "She's fantastic. I've always loved the dynamic because it doesn't exist outside of their relationship."

Harshman has also had roles on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "How I Met Your Father," and co-starred in the 2015 film Toxin, and the 2017 TV movie "Love on the Vines." Her next project is Peter Cannon's "Exposure," a film about obsessive-compulsive disorder and exposure therapy.

Compared to other actors, Harshman prefers to stay out of the spotlight. She hasn't posted on Twitter in a decade, and she keeps her Instagram private.

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