Starke County Sheriff’s Department
Incidents:
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported on 50 South east of Range Road in Knox.
1/7/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Starke County EMS and North Judson Fire Department First Responders all responded to a vehicle in a ditch on State Road 39 north of Toto Road.
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported on State Road 39 north of State Road 8. The owner arranged to have the truck pulled out of a ditch.
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported on 600 East between 100 and 200 North in Knox.
1/7/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department took a report of a crash on U.S. 30 at 750 East in Hamlet.
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported at the intersection of State Road 39 and 200 South.
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported at the intersection of U.S. 30 and 1100 East in Grovertown.
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported on U.S. 35 and 400 South in Knox.
1/7/2015 – A slide-off was reported on the eastbound ramp from U.S. 35 to U.S. 30 in Hamlet.
1/7/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a jackknifed semi in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 30 at U.S. 35.
1/7/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle versus deer crash on State Road 39 north of State Road 8 in North Judson.
1/8/2015 0 The Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a property damage accident on U.S. 421 south of the Kankakee River bridge.
1/8/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at the intersection of 700 South and 1100 East in Knox.
1/8/2015 – Kankakee Valley REMC filed a report of an electrical pole in the 1300 block of south 100 West in Knox that was broken by a snow plow the previous night.
1/8/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single-vehicle property damage accident at the intersection of State Road 8 and Range Road in Knox.
1/8/2015 – A tow truck driver with Collision Auto reported he pulled a female driver in a SUV out of a snow bank at the intersection of 800 South and 800 West, and she left without paying him. He has her telephone number and knows she is from Lake County.
1/8/2015 – A tractor-trailer slide-off was reported on U.S. 30 east of U.S. 35 in Hamlet.
1/9/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Starke County EMS and Washington Township Fire Department First Responders responded to a vehicle versus pole accident on 200 South east of 550 East in Knox.
1/9/2015 – A slide-off was reported on 500 North west of State Road 23 in Knox.
1/9/2015 – A resident in the 8600 block of north State Road 23 in Walkerton advised a black SUV went through her fence and is driving through the property in an attempt to get out.
1/9/2015 – A resident in the 3100 block of east 200 South in Knox reported finding possible meth trash next to her mailbox.
1/9/2015 – A Knox resident reported receiving a scam telephone call from someone claiming to be from the IRS and threatening to arrest her unless she sends them money via Green Dot card.
1/9/2015 – 1/9/2015 – A slide-off was reported in the 2000 block of South U.S. 35 in Knox near Kemco.
1/9/2015 – A slide-off was reported at the intersection of 250 West and 250 South in Knox.
1/10/2015 – A two-vehicle property damage accident was reported at the intersection of State Road 10 and 100 West in North Judson.
1/10/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department and Starke County EMS responded to a rollover accident on U.S. 35 just south of the LaPorte County line.
1/10/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Starke County EMS and North Judson Fire Department First Responders all responded to a report of a dog that bit a child in the 5200 block of South A Street in North Judson. The victim was taken to the hospital via private vehicle.
1/11/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Knox Police Department, Starke County EMS and first responders all responded to a single-vehicle accident on 250 South at 300 East in Knox.
1/11/15 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Starke County EMS and Washington Township First Responders all responded to a medical call in the 8800 block of East Long Lane Drive in Knox. The property owner consented to a search of the premises, and Starke County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Terror detected the presence of drugs.
1/11/15 – Starke County EMS, Bass Lake Fire Department First Responders and the Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a snowmobile accident in the 4100 block of south CR 210 in Knox.
1/11/2015 – A resident in the 2900 block of south 200 East in Knox reported her outbuilding has been broken into twice in the last three days and says the suspects have damaged her overhead door in the process.
1/11/2015 – A Valparaiso man reported someone broke out the windows of his truck while it was parked at Bass Lake Marina and went through his vehicle. He advised other vehicles were damaged also.
1/11/2015 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle versus deer crash on 1100 East at the curve in Walkerton.
Arrests:
Inclusion in the arrest reports is simply a record that an arrest has been made and are not an indication of guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
1/8/2015 – Matthew B. Barber, 43, Hamlet – Failure to appear.
1/11/2015 – Anthony Esparza, 26, Knox – Maintaining a common nuisance, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a synthetic drug or a synthetic drug lookalike substance.
1/11/2015 – Justin Jack Olds, 26, Knox – Possession of methamphetamine, visiting a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a synthetic drug or a synthetic drug lookalike substance.
From the North Judson Police Department:
Incidents:
1/05/15 – A resident reported to North Judson police that a suspicious Nebraska vehicle was parked in the street on Leslie Street. It was a visitor to the neighboring residents. The vehicle was removed from the roadway.
01/06/15 – Police responded to the 500 block of Magnolia Street in reference to a welfare check.
01/06/15 – North Judson police were notified of a reckless driver in the area of the walking trails on 250 West. Police were unable to locate the vehicle as it was gone upon arrival.
01/07/15 – Police assisted in a one vehicle slid-off on State Road #10 near the 5500 block.
PHONE SCAMS AGAIN GOING AROUND NORTH JUDSON!
01/07/15 – North Judson Police Chief Doug Vessely reminds citizens of a variety of phone scams going on in the area. Do not give anyone any information and hang up on the caller. If you have caller ID, do not answer unknown calls. One of the scams includes telling the person who answers the phone that the IRS has problems with them, their payments, and that they may have a possible warrant for their arrest. For a set amount of money, they can help make everything go away. It’s a scam. Another scam caller included using a police case number where you either owe money or are going to be arrested, or have a warrant. These are scams. Do not give them any information. Tell them nothing, hang up, and don’t answer continuing calls. Never send anyone who you don’t know money, credit card numbers, green dots, prepaid cards, or anything of any value including Western Union.
The IRS deals by mail for any original contacts. Other police departments do not call and offer you a way out of trouble. Be careful, smart, and save time and embarrassment.
01/09/15 – North Judson Police assisted in the recovery of a vehicle from a resident’s ex-girlfriend.
01/09/15 – A neighbor in the 200 block of Talmer Avenue called police. North Judson Officer Brack Rowe responded and after an investigation arrested a husband and wife for Battery. CPS was called for a minor child. Rowe transported Michelle Bryner, 37, and John C. Bryner, 36, to the Starke County Jail. They were booked into the jail on preliminary charges of battery.
01/09/15 – A beagle dog was impounded in the area of Vine and George Streets. It was running at large and had no collar nor local dog tags. It was taken to the Starke County Humane Society.
01/09/15 – Officers responded and met with a caller in the area of Cherry and Sheridan Streets. The subject originally stated he was suicidal. After police spoke with him and got him home, everything was fine.
Arrests:
01/09/15 – Michelle N. Bryner, 37, of 201 W. Talmer Avenue Apt. 2E, North Judson, IN, was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery.
01/09/15 – John C. Bryner Jr. 36, of 201 W. Talmer Avenue Apt. 2E, North Judson, IN, was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery.
