The Winamac Police Department will soon be adding two new officers. The town council voted last week to offer the two vacant full-time positions to Andrew Speer and Aaron J. Zimmerman.
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The Town of Winamac is keeping much of its leadership the same for another year, but a few uncertainties remain. During the first town council meeting of 2021 Monday, members reappointed Mike Buchanan as chief of police.
Continue readingWinamac’s police chief is stepping down. Mark Hoffman is resigning from the chief’s position, citing personal reasons. He’s expected to remain on the police force, though.
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The Winamac Police Department has been offered some free help, but a new state law may prevent the town from accepting it. Former Medaryville police officer Sheri Gaillard has volunteered to serve as an unpaid reserve officer in Winamac, according to Town Marshal Mike Buchanan. He told the town council Monday that he liked the idea, for when the department needs an extra person every once in a while.
The Winamac Police Department will soon have its own certified firearms trainer. Chief Mike Buchanan told the town council Monday Tyler Campbell is in the process of completing the necessary certification. Continue reading
The Winamac Police Department will have a new patrol car on the road soon. Chief Mike Buchanan told the town council this week the insurance company totaled the 2016 car that was involved in a recent wreck. The emergency radio equipment has been stripped from the old car and is ready to put into the new one. Continue reading
The Winamac Police Department plans to add another Dodge Charger to its fleet.
Chief Mike Buchanan told the town council the car will replace a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. He adds the Charger offers the best value for the money. He has $25,000 in his budget to purchase a new car. The Winamac Police Department qualifies for the state’s negotiated law enforcement fleet price but will still be able to take delivery of the car through Braun Chrysler in Winamac.
Winamac Police Chief Mike Buchanan said Jamie Sheets, 39, was traveling eastbound on Pearl Street on Monday, Feb. 25, at an excessive speed and hit a parked car. She continued eastbound where she struck a tree at a home at 202 N. Riverside Drive and then stopped after the vehicle hit a garage on that property.
Buchanan noted emergency personnel could not get a pulse at the scene and she was taken to Pulaski Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Buchanan spoke to Coroner Steve VanDerAa who reported the autopsy revealed that she suffered a heart attack prior to the accident. She had no visible injuries.
