Starke County Sheriff’s Office

Starke County Sheriff's Department BadgeIncidents:

5/16/16/ – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department responded to a rollover accident involving a tractor-trailer on State Road 10 west of Braman & Bailey Funeral Home in North Judson.

5/16/16 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported on State Road 8 at 800 East in Knox.

5/16/16 – A caller in the 7200 block of north 825 East in Walkerton requested an officer and advised her husband is holding a man at gunpoint.

5/17/16 – A Knox resident reported her credit card was cloned.

5/17/16 – A resident in the 2500 block of west First Street in North Judson reported someone broke into his house, took his medication and his mother’s debit card.

5/17/16 – A motorist reported a county officer’s vehicle flipped a rock and hit her windshield, leaving a hole. The incident occurred at the intersection of 250 West and State Road 10 in North Judson.

5/17/16 – Officials from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and Starke County Jail are investigating a report of trafficking with inmates.

5/17/16 – A resident in the 5800 block of U East Road in North Judson reported his 15-year-old neighbor digging holes on private property and making dirt hills to ride his dirt bike and 4-wheeler on.

5/17/16 – A vehicle versus deer crash was reported on State Road 10 east of U.S. 421 in San Pierre.

5/17/16 – A vehicle versus deer crash was reported on 1100 east at 750 South in Culver.

5/18/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Hamlet Police Department and Starke County EMS responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch in the 4300 block of north State Road 23 in Grovertown. The vehicle was not occupied when they arrived.

5/18/16 – A Knox resident reported her credit card was “cloned.”

5/18/16 – A caller reported illegal burning of garbage in the 6500 block of south State Road 39 in North Judson. The officer spoke to the person who was burning items, checked the burn pile and only found wood-type brush items. No trash or illegal items were located.

5/18/16 – A resident in the 2000 block of south State Road 23 in Knox asked to file a theft report.

5/18/16 – A vehicle versus deer crash was reported on Sttate Road 10 east of 700 West in North Judson.

5/19/16 – A resident in the 2100 block of south State Road 23 in Knox reported being threatened by a known suspect.

5/19/16 – A vehicle versus semi traffic accident was reported on U.S. 30 west of the Grovertown Truck Stop.

5/19/16 – A semi driver reported being stopped for 45 minutes at the intersection of 300 east north of Division Road due a train. Norfolk Southern was advised.

5/19/16 – A resident in the 600 block of east 625 South in Monterey reported the theft of an air compressor.

5/20/16 – A Knox resident reported being threatened on the telephone.

5/20/16 – A FedEx driver reported being threatened while making a deliver in Koontz Lake.

5/20/16 – A resident in the 8200 block of North Eureka Drive in Knox reported several

5/21/16 – A resident in the 1600 block of east 250 South in Knox reported neighbors throwing rocks at his residence.

5/21/16 – Officers responded to a report of possible drug activity at a residence in the 7100 block of east 50 South that caught fire on April 9th.

5/21/16 – A Starke County K9 Officer assisted the Indiana State Police on a call in the area of 750 North and South Street in Koontz Lake.

5/22/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and Koontz Lake Fire Department responded to an accident with injuries in the 11100 block of 400 North in Grovertown.

5/22/16 – A resident in the 7900 block of North Frost Street in Koontz Lake advised his residence has been broken into.

5/22/16 – A resident in the 8900 block of south Birch Street in Monterey reported his shed has been broken into.

5/22/16 – A vehicle versus deer crash was reported on 700 East north of State Road 8 in Knox.

5/22/16 – A Knox resident reported receiving a threatening telephone call.

Arrests:

Inclusion in the arrest reports is merely a record an arrest was made and is not an indication of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

5/16/16 – Jason William Crane, 46, Knox – Warrant.

5/16/16 – Dustin James Tidwell, 38, Michigan City – Invasion of privacy, resisting law enforcement and escape.

5/19/16 – Patrick D. Sanders, 26, Fort Wayne – Driving while suspended.

5/19/16 – Kelli Vinezeano, 22, Hamlet – Possession of marijuana.

5/19/16 – Avery Austin Mullins, 33, Plymouth – Warrant x2.