Tippecanoe County leading the state on High Tech Crimes Unit bill
HB 1082 would create funding for 10 regional High Tech Crime Units. Tippecanoe County had the first prosecutor-run HTCU in the state.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 9:37 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 9:41 AM
Posted By: Anna Darling
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Tippecanoe County is leading the way for more High Tech Crime Units to be established across the state. A bill authored by District 40 State Representative Gregory Steuerwald is currently making its way through the Indiana Statehouse.
"It's a game changer, it solves crimes," said Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Patrick Harrington on the units. He testified at the statehouse on behalf of the new legislation.