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Vehicle Chase of Man on Foot
(Kingsford Heights, IN) - A Kingsford Heights woman is accused of causing damage while chasing a man in her vehicle over the weekend. La Porte County Police were called to Kingsford Heights Saturday night about a vehicle with one headlight and a loud exhaust chasing a man on foot through several front and back yards.
Indiana mom charged after toddler overdoses on meth
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — A Northwest Indiana mother was charged with neglect after her toddler overdosed on meth Tuesday, according to court documents. Just after 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, LaPorte police responded to the 300 block of Oberriech Street on the report of an overdose. Officers at the scene were told the 18-month-old child of […]
Injured Worker Taken by Medical Helicopter
(Kingsbury, IN) - A medical helicopter was called this afternoon because of a serious workplace injury at Kingsbury Industrial Park. Initial reports indicate a 70 year old man suffered what was described by emergency responders as a “machinery laceration” at Industrial Maintenance Welding and Machining Co. on Second Line Road near Hupp Road.
Ohio Woman Arrested on Possession Charges
A Plain City, Ohio woman was arrested Monday, July 15 after a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department deputy conducted a traffic stop in the area of U.S. 30 near Elm Road. The deputy spotted a blue passenger car traveling east at a very high rate of speed which led to the traffic stop. The vehicle was checked at 103 mph.
Driver in Ditch Arrested for OWI
(La Porte County, IN) - A man is facing drunk driving charges after his car wound up in a steep La Porte County ditch. Ryan Byers, 32, was arrested Tuesday after discovered by a patrol officer alerted to the vehicle by a passing motorist about 2 p.m. Byers told the...
Suspect Arrested on Warrant, Theft Charge
A Plymouth woman was arrested Wednesday, July 10 after a Plymouth Police Department officer investigated a call from the Speedway gas station in reference to an alleged theft incident. The officer learned that Sarah Beatty had a warrant out of Marshall County Superior Court III with a bond of $150....
Fort Wayne semi-truck driver arrested for OWI in Marshall County
MARSHALL COUNTY, Ind. -- Marshall County Dispatch informed deputies of a possibly impaired semi-truck driver on U.S. 30 at Gumwood Road travelling west on Sunday, July 14, around 12:52 a.m. A Plymouth police officer located the suspected semi-truck and made a traffic stop for an infraction at U.S. 30 and...
Weekend Animal Fat Spill Closes Intersection
(La Porte County, IN) - Animal fat spilled from a semi-truck just outside La Porte over the weekend. It happened Saturday about 8:30 a.m. at Severs Road and County Road 100 West. La Porte County Police say the driver explained he picked up a load of animal fat from HRR...
Gary Man Arrested after Police Respond to Disturbance Call
A Gary man was arrested Friday, July 12 after deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the North Judson Police Department were notified of a disturbance at a residence in the 200 block of Center Street in San Pierre just after 6 p.m. CT. Prior to...
Plymouth Man Arrested after Accident
A Plymouth man was arrested Monday, July 15 after Plymouth Police Department officers responded to a two-vehicle accident on Michigan Street and Plymouth-Goshen Trail. During an investigation, police say 20-year-old Phavel Ivan Mendoza was at fault and was operating a vehicle without ever having a driver’s license. Mendoza was...
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