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Motorcyclist killed in crash with Amazon semi-truck identified
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Officials have identified the motorcyclist who was killed in a crash with an Amazon semi-truck on Wednesday night as 29-year-old Tyler Lee Smith of Baroda. The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on State Road 2 near Chapel Lane just west of South Bend.
Police Shut Down One Man Fentanyl Factory
(Michigan City, IN) - It wasn't candy a Michigan City man was making and selling like jelly beans. It was fentanyl Tyler Wood allegedly pressed into pills and sold in what could be described as family sized bags. Tyler Wood, 22, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with...
Apparent Lake Michigan Drowning Scare Today
(Michigan City, IN) - It appears at least two people nearly drowned this afternoon in Lake Michigan at Michigan City. Emergency responders were called about 3 p.m. to Washington Park on reports of a rescue in progress of two people struggling in the water. The U.S. Coast Guard and the...
Social Media Bites Drug Dealing Gunman
(Michigan City, IN) - A man charged with a gun related crime in Michigan City shot himself in the foot, so to speak, by his self-incriminating posts on social media. Police said the 22 year old man posted on his social media page images of himself holding a gun he was prohibited from having due to a prior felony firearms conviction in the Chicago area.
South Bend man sentenced on weapons charge
NILES — A South Bend man was sentenced on a weapons charge Monday in Berrien County Trial Court. Jason Robert Miltroka, 47, of South Bend, pleaded guilty to attempted carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to 10 days in jail with credit for two days served and $258 in fines and costs. His firearm […] The post South Bend man sentenced on weapons charge appeared first on Leader Publications.
Chicago man gets six years for selling guns in Michigan City
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, 42-year-old Allory Smith was sentenced to six years in prison followed by two years of supervised release earlier this week. According to documents in the case, in January 2023, Smith sold a rifle,...
Berrien County ALPACT working to reduce gun violence among youth
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. -- As guns in the hands of young people becomes a growing problem in Berrien County, local leaders are looking at ways to curb the violence. Between 2018 to 2023, 182 youth aged 18 and younger were referred to Berrien County Courts for firearm-related offenses. The majority...
Former golf touring pro headed to prison for stealing from employer
A Mishawaka native and former professional golfer has been sentenced to a year in prison for embezzling from her employer. Longtime Michiana residents might remember following the LPGA career of Robin Hood in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. After excelling at Penn High School and earning All-American honors three years at Oklahoma State University, Hood competed in 226 tour events, winning $189,000.
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