A suspect was reportedly shot by LaPorte County Police Thursday. Indiana State Police say the Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 7000 block of County Road 500 West, at around 5:15 p.m. When they got there, officers say they were immediately met by gunfire, and a police vehicle was struck. Officers reportedly shot back, hitting the suspect.
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The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office saw increases in several violent crime categories last year. Its 2019 annual report was released last week.
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The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to be on the lookout for a phone scammer pretending to be one of its deputies. The Sheriff’s Office says several people have reported getting a call from someone claiming to be LaPorte County Sheriff’s Sergeant Tony Wallace. Continue reading
LaPorte County Police have arrested four people in connection with last month’s burglary of a home in the Kingsbury Industrial Park. It was initially reported on July 18. At the time, officers said a group of people had apparently vandalized the home and stole several items while the resident, a 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran, was away visiting family.
Officials in LaPorte County are investigating a child sexual abuse video of a LaPorte High School student linked to numerous local accounts that’s been making the rounds on the internet. They believe it may be one of the worst cases of “sex extortion” to be investigated in this area. Continue reading
Heroin overdose cases continue to add up this weekend in LaPorte County, claiming two lives in the process. Continue reading
Three apparent heroin overdoses in the span of four hours Friday have LaPorte County police alarmed. Continue reading
Efforts to curb drug trafficking in LaPorte County are getting a boost from the federal government. LaPorte County is now one of four in Indiana to be designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Continue reading
A fugitive is behind bars in LaPorte County, thanks to the collaborative efforts of federal and local law enforcement. Continue reading
Officials with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office say a recent report of a weapon on school property at South Central turned out to be a BB gun. An investigation into the May 14th incident found that a freshman student on the baseball team brought the gun to practice with the intent to take it to a friend’s house afterward. Authorities note it was never displayed and remained in its case in the press box. Continue reading
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office is reporting its first successful use of the opioid antidote Narcan Saturday. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a gas station at State Road 39 and U.S. 20 shortly after noon, after getting a report of a person not breathing. Continue reading
A deputy coroner is accused of dealing drugs. Continue reading
It’s summer vacation, do you know where your children are? Now that school is out, deputies from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office will be cracking down on curfew violations. The county follows the state law, but some communities may have more stringent requirements. Continue reading
LaPorte County Sheriff John Boyd encourages the youth of the area to attend the 36th annual Indiana Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Camp in June.
The four-day camp beginning June 23 allows students to gain knowledge about law enforcement and participate in team building exercises and squad competitions. Students will see what deputy sheriffs do on a daily basis along with self-defense, SWAT, K9, gang and narcotics enforcement and SCUBA demonstrations.
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office will pay the $25 fee for any seventh or eighth grade student wanting to attend the camp. Applications to attend are available at the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department or any LaPorte County school.
A demonstration to bring awareness to student driver safety is set for Friday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m. CT at the South Central School Corporation.
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office is focused on safety for the upcoming prom season. Sheriff John Boyd stated that LaPorte County has not seen any accidents involving teen drivers during this time of the year, and he wants that to continue.
Sheriff Boyd wants to focus on the importance of safe driving habits including distracted driving. Cell phone calls and texting are two issues surrounding distracted driving.
LaPorte County police are investigating an ongoing littering issue in Galena and Springfield Townships.
On Wednesday, workers in the Community Work Program picked up trash alongside County Road 125 E., County Road 800 N., County Road 900 N., Fail Road and County Road 1000 N. A truck bed quickly filled up with extra large trash bags full of garbage.
The Community Work Program involves low-risk inmates that perform various work projects around the county.
Some of the trash found poses a health hazard to the community.
Detectives with the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department are investigating an incident of criminal mischief that occurred at the Kingsbury Industrial Park.
Police say that a fire hydrant was opened sometime between 11:30 p.m. and midnight on Friday, March 20 and water ran out of the hydrant for several hours. Officials from the Kingsbury Utility Corporation estimate that more than 300,000 gallons of water flooded the area around the Bye-Mo’r business on Fourth Line Road. The business did not suffer any damage. Deliveries could not be made to or from the business due to a flooded loading dock, according to the news release.
LaPorte County residents will be able to speak openly about community concerns during a series of public meetings scheduled by Sheriff John Boyd.
Sheriff Boyd said these meetings will give community members and township residents a chance to discuss issues or crimes that plague a specific part of the county with members of the sheriff’s department.
He said it gives the staff at the sheriff’s department to reach out as well.
A man wanted for failure to register as a sex offender is now in custody.
According to LaPorte County Sheriff John Boyd, Sir Moore was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Moore has a lifetime requirement to register his residence as he was previously convicted of child molesting. Continue reading
