A 17-year-old was arrested, after LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say he was driving around with a loaded handgun. Police say they stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction at the Go-Lo gas station on East Michigan Boulevard in Michigan City around 8:30 Wednesday night.
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A traffic stop on U.S. 30 allegedly turned up drugs and landed two Nebraska residents in jail. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a vehicle for an equipment violation in the 6300 block of West U.S. 30 at around 1:45 Tuesday morning.
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One motorcyclist is dead and another was hurt, after a crash in rural LaPorte County Saturday. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 4:00 p.m. at the intersection of county roads 400 West and 1000 South.
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A wanted South Bend man was arrested, after a LaPorte County traffic stop reportedly turned up a significant amount of marijuana and two pistols. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a vehicle for multiple traffic infractions in the area of U.S. 20 and County Road 400 East just after 2:30 Friday afternoon.
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Police will be on the lookout for school bus stop-arm violations this spring. For the next couple of months, more than 200 law enforcement agencies around Indiana will be taking part in the Stop Arm Violation Enforcement program (SAVE). Vehicles traveling in both directions are required to stop for a bus with its red lights flashing and stop-arm extended, unless they’re on the other side of a median.
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Three New York State men were arrested after separate traffic stops on the Indiana Toll Road reportedly turned up cocaine and handguns. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say Nikia L. Wright, 26, of Buffalo, was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of dealing in cocaine, after officers say they found a significant amount of a white powder substance in the vehicle he was driving.
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An Illinois man was arrested Monday on suspicion of dealing meth, following a LaPorte County traffic stop. Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a westbound vehicle for traffic infractions in the 6000 east block of State Road 2.
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An Illinois man was arrested Friday, after he allegedly led LaPorte County Police on a motor vehicle pursuit through several fields and into LaPorte. Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a passenger vehicle for following another vehicle too closely near Range Road and U.S. 20 at around 10:00 a.m.
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A Michigan City man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of operating while intoxicated and carrying a handgun without a license with a prior conviction. LaPorte County Police say they pulled over a vehicle for disregarding a stop sign at the intersection of Springland Avenue and Roeske Avenue, just after 12:30 a.m.
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Driving 96 miles per hour on U.S. 421 with a partially-consumed bottle of alcohol and an open case of beer is what police say landed a Kouts man in jail Tuesday. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a vehicle driven by Brett G. Bucher, 31, near County Road 1800 South around 6:30 p.m.
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A Michigan City woman was arrested, following a stabbing that sent her and a man to the hospital. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in the 6800 block of West Bleck Road at around 3:45 Sunday morning.
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A crash involving two semis shut down U.S. 30 in LaPorte County Monday morning. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies said in a Facebook post that it happened at the railroad crossing near Hanna. Injuries were reported.
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A LaPorte woman who called police claiming that her vehicle was rammed by another vehicle ended up being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
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A 65-year-old Fish Lake man was arrested, after he allegedly stabbed and battered his 32-year-old roommate. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the 300 block of Cherry Street at around 9:20 Sunday night.
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Cutting off a police officer in traffic and trying to lead him on a pursuit on snow-covered roadways reportedly led to a crash and an arrest for a LaPorte man. A LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy says he was driving west on State Road 2 approaching J Street around 6:30 Tuesday morning, when a vehicle suddenly exited a business in front of him.
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A LaPorte man is accused of resisting law enforcement and criminal mischief, after he allegedly dented the hood of a police car with his head. Sheriff’s deputies say it began just before 5:00 Saturday morning, when they saw a man standing next to a parked, snow-covered vehicle near the intersection of U.S. 35 and Jefferson Avenue.
Continue readingDrivers on U.S. 35 in LaPorte County Saturday afternoon found themselves sharing the highway with a herd of cattle. The Holstein calves took off from their home near U.S. 35 and County Road 500 South, according to a LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. An off-duty deputy reportedly spotted the herd running southbound in the northbound lanes. When the calves got to U.S. 6, they continued eastbound.
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Two people were arrested for alleged firearms offenses, following a traffic stop in LaPorte County Monday evening. Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a passenger vehicle for a license plate violation near the intersection of State Road 39 and U.S. 20.
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A LaPorte woman is accused of dealing methamphetamine, following a Sunday night traffic stop. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say they pulled a vehicle over for speeding near Johnson Road and County Road 500 West at around 11:20 p.m. When they searched the vehicle, police say they found illegal drugs and paraphernalia.
Continue readingA Knox resident is dead after a crash on State Road 39 in LaPorte County. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday near County Road 1800 South.
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