Hoosiers statewide start and sign petition for domestic violence registry for the State of Indiana

INDIANA — Hoosiers in Crawfordsville, Indiana created a petition calling for a domestic violence registry in the state of Indiana which has drawn in over 4,600 signatures.

Within the last two months between St Joseph and Elkhart counties, there have been three domestic violence homicides that we know of. Two months ago, to the day on February 28, Jamecia Moffitt was beaten to death, left in a car in South Bend.

On April 20, Lisa Adkins was shot and killed in broad daylight in Goshen.

On Monday, April 27, an unidentified woman and a man, Kaylon Woods, were shot, apparently by former South Bend police officer Adonis Joseph. The woman is seriously injured. Woods is dead along with Joseph. Now, Hoosiers are trying to find a way to warn others about potentially dangerous people.

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

Hoosiers across the state like Greta Ashley say enough is enough. In December, Ashley created a petition calling for a domestic violence registry for the state of Indiana.

"It's an epidemic at this point, the violence against women and children," said Ashley.

Here's how the registry would work. 

If someone has a domestic violence conviction and/or protective order against them, Ashley says they'd be on the registry. 

She says this was inspired by the Tennessee Persistent Domestic Violence Offender Registry, also known as Savanna's law which went into effect on January 1, 2026. Ashley tells ABC57 she's fighting for change by the end of the year.

"We have had conversations with state reps. We drafted a bill and we are in conversations and we are discussing, reviewing and we are trying to get something concrete," Ashley explained.

Along with a domestic violence registry, Kristine Kuroski, founder of Angels in the Attic, says anyone looking to escape domestic violence, woman or man, must have a plan.

"We always identify opportunities consistent opportunities is the biggest factor. When is your abuser out of the home and is a consistently out of the home during those hours? Do you know where your birth certificate your social security card? Is there any money you have access to or change that you can start saving up? Is there a trusted person whether it’s a coworker, a family member, your neighbor who you could start taking little bits of items over to?”

She says once you make the decision to leave, don't go back on it.

"The most dangerous time is those first hours let alone days that you leave your abuser"

Angels in the Attic provides victims with anything they need to start fresh after leaving an abuser which includes clothes, bedding and even baby items.

ABC57 reached out to the St. Joseph County Police Department and the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office and asked how many domestic violence calls have come in this year up to April 28, 2026.

The St. Joseph County Police Department says they've responded to 73 domestic violence calls for service.

The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office says the agency has taken 98 reports this year. ECSO clarified this does not reflect the number of calls the officers responded to when a report was not taken.

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