Honoring a Fallen Hero - Three Years Later
On this day three years ago, Terre Haute Police Officer Rob Pitts was killed in the line of duty. Today, family and and friends gathered for a special tribute, honoring him.
Posted: May 4, 2021 11:21 PM
Updated: May 5, 2021 7:44 AM
Posted By: Hannah Follman
TERRE HAUTE, IND. (WTHI) - Three years ago today, Terre Haute Police lost one of its own in the line of duty. Three years later, family and friends are continuing to honor the life of fallen officer, Rob Pitts We are here today to remember Rob and to show support for his family and for the officers that worked with him, Sheriff John Plasse, Rob Pitts friend and colleague, said. [We will] never forget his sacrifice. [We want] to show that he meant something to this community. He gave his life for this community, and we can never forget that.
12-year-old Florida boy arrives in Wabash Valley to honor fallen Terre Haute police officer
Showing honor to first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty is what one 12-year-old from Florida does nearly every day.
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 6:57 PM
Posted By: Porsha Williams
ORLANDO, FL. (WTHI) - Showing honor to first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty is what one 12-year-old from Florida does nearly every day.
Zechariah Cartledge puts his feet to the pavement with his
Cartledge is coming to the Wabash Valley to run.
He s already run nearly 900 miles over the past year. He runs a mile every time a first responder loses their life in the line of duty.
Curtis T. Hogan
A Terre Haute man arrested in connection with an improvised explosive device found outside the Terre Haute Police station early Saturday used paint thinner, ammunition and nails inside a plastic gas container to make the device, according to a court document.
Curtis Todd Hogan, 50, is in the Vigo County Jail with bail set at $50,000, cash only. He is awaiting a Thursday hearing in Vigo Superior Court 6 on preliminary charges of possession of a destructive device, a Level 2 felony, and attempted arson, a Level 4 felony.
Hogan was identified as a suspect after a tip city police received when they posted photos of a suspect on social media.
Man Arrested for Leaving ‘Improvised Explosive’ Outside Terre Haute Police Department
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. A man was arrested Saturday after an “improvised explosive” was found outside the Terre Haute Police Department.
Early Saturday morning, a fire was reported on the west side of the police department. Once the fire was put out, investigators found that the device was a gas container converted into an explosive with “an accelerant and projectiles.”
No one was hurt, but the department worked with the FBI in its investigation. Using surveillance video footage, they were able to identify the man as Curtis Hogan.
Hogan was found and arrested just a few hours later. He’s charged with with possession of a destructive device and attempted arson.
Terre Haute Police said an improvised explosive was placed outside their police headquarters early Saturday morning.
Credit: Terre Haute Police Department
The Terre Haute Police Department is trying to identify a suspect in an investigation of an improvised explosive being put outside the police department s headquarters early Saturday morning. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 8:55 PM EDT April 24, 2021
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Terre Haute Police took a suspect into custody on Saturday, hours after asking the public to help identify the suspect who was wanted in connection to an investigation of an improvised explosive being found at the police department s headquarters early Saturday morning.