Starke County Sheriff’s Office

Incidents

4/24/17 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Bass Lake Fire Department on a brush fire call in the woods in the 3700 block of East State Road 10 in Knox.
4/24/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported on State Road 8 half a mile west of U.S. 35 in Knox.
4/24/17 – A caller found a possible meth lab trash on the east side of 150 East just south of 400 South in Knox.
4/24/17 – A resident in the 8100 block of North Oak Ave. in Walkerton reported known suspects came to the house and took a red 2000 Corvette.
4/25/17 – A realtor advised he was showing a house in the 7900 block of Kramer Lane in Walkerton to a client and the neighbor’s lawn mower damaged the client’s vehicle.
4/25/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported in the 5700 block of south 600 West in North Judson.
4/26/17 – A Warsaw resident advised a limb fell off a tree and damaged his vehicle as he was driving on State Road 39 south of the LaPorte County Line. A crash report was completed.
4/26/17 – A resident in the 7900 block of North Frost Street in Walkerton advised his sister is harassing him.
4/26/17 – The manager of a property in the 8000 block of north Tippecanoe Drive North in Walkerton advised the cleaning person found drugs on the property.
4/26/17 – A property owner in the 7400 block of south 125 East in Knox advised the neighbors have loose chickens, and they are picking and damaging the field he just planted.
4/27/17 – A resident in the 2000 block of east 250 South in Knox reported his mailbox was damaged and believes a power company truck was responsible.
4/28/17 – A resident in the 4300 block of south 100 West in North Judson advised tires were dumped on his property and believes he knows who is responsible.
4/28/17 – A minor two-vehicle property damage accident was reported on U.S. 30 at 1100 East in Grovertown.
4/28/17 – A resident in the 7300 block of east Franklin Street in Ora advised outbuildings on the property were broken into.
4/28/17 – A resident in the 800 block of south 1025 East in Knox asked to speak to an officer about the neighbors burning.
4/29/17 – A resident in the 2100 block of south State Road 23 in Knox reported suspicious people on his property.
4/29/17 – A caller advised a white box truck is parked at an abandoned residence at the intersection of 500 South and 100 East in Knox and three people are walking around.
4/29/17 – A caller advised a vehicle ran into a porch at Belavia Summer Resort at Bass Lake. No injuries were reported.
4/29/17 – A property owner in the 1800 block of east 400 South in Knox advised a maroon GMC is trespassing on his property.
4/29/17 – A resident in the 7200 block of east 900 South in Monterey advised someone left five marijuana plants in her back yard.
4/29/17 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and Knox-Center Township Fire Department First Responders all responded to a report of an accident at the intersection of 500 East and 25 North in Knox.
4/30/17 – A single-vehicle property damage accident was reported in the area of 750 East and 850 South in Culver.
4/30/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported at the intersection of 300 East and 350 South in Knox.
4/30/17 – A Knox resident reported being harassed.
4/30/17 – A resident in the 8800 block of south 150 West in North Judson advised his gate for his fencing was stolen by someone in a silver Ford king cab truck.
4/30/17 – A resident in the 4000 block of south 625 East in Bass Lake advised his car was broken into and money and medication were taken.

Arrests

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

4/24/17 – Sherry Katerine Eskridge, 27, Knox – Possession of marijuana and possession of heroin.
4/24/17 – Brock Lindsey, 21 – Operator never licensed.
4/25/17 – Bo Austin McIntire, 22, Hamlet – Reckless driving.
4/26/17 – Jeffrey R. Singleton, 52, Knox – Driving while suspended.
4/27/17 – Lucas Botset, 18, Walkerton – Dmoestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years of age.
4/28/17 – Briana L. Paulsen, 19, North Judson – Possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and visiting a common nuisance.
4/28/17 – Tabitha Renee Letson, 22, North Judson – Maintaining a common nuisance, possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe and assisting a criminal.
4/28/17 – Jory Harrold, 34, Bourbon – Possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, visiting a common nuisance, possession of a controlled substance (x2) and unlawful possession of a syringe.
4/30/17 – Shaquile D. Fisher, 23, Chicago – Warrant.