Starke County Sheriff’s Office

Incidents:

02/26/18 A car vs deer accident was reported in the 11900 block of E. State Road 10 in Culver.

02/26/18 A resident reported a pick up truck in the ditch at Toto Road just west of 300 E.

02/26/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported on State Road 10 west of Range Road in North Judson.

02/26/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported at the intersection of State Road 10 and U.S. 35 in Knox.

02/26/18 A resident was at the sheriff’s office to discuss a dog bite call near Bass Lake.

02/26/18 An employee at Knoll Brothers advised of a white pickup sitting in the parking lot for three days. It appears the ignition has been tampered.

02/26/18 A truck driver asked police how to get around road closed signs.

02/26/18 A Knox resident told police that a young girl was at her door acting strangely trying to get a ride to the Knox Post Office to be dropped off. She eventually ran off.

02/27/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported on U.S. 35 south of 850 S. at Bass Lake.

02/27/18 A Knox resident told police that a dog drug a deer head into his neighbor’s back yard.

02/27/18 Police were notified that a dog bite victim was in the emergency room.

02/27/18 The FAA told police of a sighting of a green laser west of the Plymouth airport.

02/28/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported on U.S. 35 and 450 S. in Knox.

02/28/18 A semi truck driver was cited for disregarding three sets of barricades displaying road closed.

02/28/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported at 800 N. and County Line Road in North Judson.

03/01/18 An accident was reported on U.S. 35 and 100 N. in Knox.

03/01/18 A Knox resident told police that a dog is barking and charging at the residence and has bitten a neighbor twice.

03/01/18 A resident reported going around a barricade at 300 E. and 50 N. in Knox and is now stuck.

03/01/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported on Toto Road north of 400 S. in Knox.

03/01/18 A Hamlet resident told police that his neighbor is hauling large loads of dirt down roads that have at least a foot of water on them.

03/01/18 Officers were called to a Koontz Lake residence on a report of theft.

03/02/18 A resident told police that some unknown person(s) threw four garbage bags in and near the Bogus Ditch on 500 S.

03/02/18 A Monterey resident reported a man came to his residence asking for money. He was described as very dirty with foam coming from his mouth.

03/03/18 A car vs. coyote accident was reported in the 100 block of Garden Street in North Judson.

03/03/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported in State Road 10 and 100 E. in North Judson.

Arrests:

02/27/18 Nicholas Ream, 29, of Walkerton, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement uses vehicle or draws or uses deadly weapon, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia.

03/04/18 Kristopher Richards, 23, of Walkerton, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person.