Traffic stop uncovers alleged oxycodone dealer
Also, ABATE donates $2,000 to Kokomo Urban Outreach
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On Nov. 6 at approximately 1:56 p.m., the Howard County 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a potentially intoxicated driver traveling north on Dixon Road from Lincoln Radd. Dispatch promptly radioed an Attempt to Locate (ATL) on the vehicle, and deputies in the area responded and located the vehicle within minutes.
A traffic stop based on multiple traffic infractions that were observed was initiated by Deputy Zimmerman on Dixon Road near Carter Street. During the course of the stop, Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFSTs) were performed on the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle with negative results. The driver was identified as 39-year-old Courtney M. Miller of Kokomo.
A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in the collection and seizure of the following items of evidence:
• Multiple baggies containing a total of 214 Oxycodone pills
• Multiple cell phones
Miller was transported to the Howard County Jail where she remains without bond on the following charges:
35-48-4-2 Dealing a Scheduled Substance Level 3 Felony
35-45-1-5 Maintaining a Common Nuisance Level 6 Felony
35-48-4-7 Possession of Scheduled Substance Class A Misdemeanor
This case remains under investigation, and anyone with information should contact Deputy Zimmerman at 765-614-3481 or by submitting a tip using the Howard County Sheriff’s Department app or at www.sheriff.howardcountyin.gov . The Howard County Sheriff’s Office emphasizes that the filing of the information is merely an allegation, and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
ABATE donates $2,000 to Kokomo Urban Outreach
Lynn Anderson, Howard County Representative for ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) presented a check for $2,000 to Kokomo Urban Outreach Administrator Deanna Ancil on Nov. 1 at Urban Outreach's Huddle meeting.
Every year, ABATE picks a charity that applies for it to donate to from a fund called the "ABC Charity Fund." This year Anderson asked Ancil to apply, and ABATE approved the donation.
"I have been volunteering here (Kokomo Urban Outreach) for close a year now," said Anderson. "I like to introduce young people to motorcycling, because that's what we do. But you young people have flipped it around for me. Now I tell everybody about you."
Kokomo Urban Outreach Executive Director Sherry Rahl applauded the donation, "That's amazing, thank you from the bottom of my heart."
ABATE's website states that the ABC fund is "dedicated to helping qualified not-for-profits finance worthwhile community programs – The ABC fund is there to help with projects that benefit Hoosiers."