Police Reports are simply a record that an arrest has been made and are not an indication of guilt or innocence.
From the North Judson Police Department:
Incidents:
10/07/14 An animal complaint was received by officers in the area of County Road 500 W. and State Road 10. The loose horse was not located.
10/07/14 North Judson Police Officer Frank Thomas conducted a traffic stop on a moped at the intersection of Oakwood Street and Arlington Avenue. The driver of the moped, Brandon Nicholas Nevil, 20 of Gary, was arrested for a warrant out of LaPorte County.
10/08/14 Police took a property damage accident west of town. Chief Doug Vessely set the damages at over $1000.00.
10/09/14 Police took a report of stolen magnetic signs off of two vehicles in the 300 block of Keller Avenue.
10/09/14 Pulaski County requested assistance from the North Judson Police Department in locating a suspicious vehicle. The vehicle left prior to the officer’s arrival.
10/10/14 A resident reported to police of a scam phone call she received. The caller advised her that she won some money or a car. All she had to do was go to the store and buy a Green Dot card for $350.00 and scratch the back off and give him the number. The caller stated that he was from Winners International.
The North Judson Police would like to warn residents if they receive a call stating that they won a car, money or a loved one is in jail and they have to go to the store to buy a Green Dot card that it is a scam. Please notify your local police department.
10/10/14 Police received a call of an intoxicated driver coming east into town on State Road 10. The vehicle was not located.
10/11/14 A resident in the 200 block of Garden Street reported that she received a harassing phone call.
10/11/14 An employee of a business in the 700 block of Talmer avenue reported to police that she was being harassed by some customers. The case is under investigation.
10/11/14 Officer Frank Thomas conducted a traffic stop in the area of County Road 350 W. and County Road 400 S. for a speeding vehicle. A passenger in that vehicle, Dennis Matthew Howard, 23 of North Judson, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
10/12/14 North Judson Police took a report of a stolen trailer in the 800 block of E. Talmer Avenue.
Arrest:
10/07/14 Brandon Nicholas Nevil, 20 of Gary, IN was arrested for a warrant out of LaPorte County.
10/11/14 Dennis Matthew Howard, 23, of North Judson, IN, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
Starke County Sheriff’s Department
Incidents:
10/6/14 – Irrigation equipment was reported stolen from a property in the 7200 block of south State Road 39 in Knox.
10/6/14 – A North Judson resident filed an identity theft report.
10/6/14 – A man reported criminal damage to a vehicle in the 2000 block of South 450 East in Knox.
10/6/14 – A resident in the 5100 block of South State Road 39 reported receiving threatening text messages.
10/6/14 – A deputy responded to a pickup truck versus deer accident on 700 South at 200 West in North Judson.
10/7/14 – A North Judson resident reported her children are being harassed at school.
10/7/14 – A large real-estate sign on 2×4’s was reported stolen from Bass Lake Marina in Knox.
10/7/14 – A resident in the 4900 block of South 260 West in North Judson reported being harassed.
10/7/14 – A resident in the 5100 block of East Watson Street in Walkerton reported a neighbor is playing loud music.
10/8/14 – A motorist reported being run off the road in the 1600 block of West State Road 10 in North Judson by a blue Ford pickup truck which continued west on 10. Her vehicle is fine, but there is damage to the yard she went into.
10/8/14 – Fuel and a battery were reported stolen from an irrigation system in the 8800 block of east 850 South in Knox.
10/8/14 – A resident in the 200 block of West Howard Drive in Knox reported being harassed.
10/7/14 – A resident in the 5100 block of East Watson Street in Walkerton reported a neighbor is playing loud music again even though the police were at his residence last night.
10/8/14 – A tablet was reported stolen in the 5200 block of West State Road 10 in North Judson.
10/8/14 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department and North Judson Police Department responded to a property damage accident on 500 South at 250 West in North Judson.
10/9/14 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a vehicle versus deer crash on 700 East north of 50 South. The driver said he hit a deer, lost control and his car went into the woods. He is not injured, but his vehicle is not visible from the roadway.
10/9/14 – An engine was reported stolen from an irrigation system at the intersection of 875 South and 1100 East in Monterey.
10/10/14 – A female driver hit a deer on U.S. 35 north of State Road 10 in Knox.
10/10/14 – A Boa Drive resident reported a telepohone scam and suspicious activities on his bank account.
10/10/14 – A female driver reported hitting a dog that ran out in front of her car in the 100 block of South 700 East in Grovertown, possibly totaling the front end of her vehicle.
10/11/14 – A North Judson resident reported receiving a telephone call requesting personal information from someone claiming to be from the Social Security office for Medicare. The caller did not give the person any information.
10/11/14 – A resident in the 6400 block of East 200 North in Grovertown reported four-wheelers riding on their property.
10/11/14 – A resident in the 5700 block of south 350 East in Knox reported her garage was broken into and several items were taken.
10/11/14 – Starke County Sheriff’s Deputies and EMS responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident on State Road 23.
10/11/14 – A resident in the 5000 block of South Wesley Street in North Judson reported the keys to his vehicle stolen.
10/11/14 – A man notified dispatchers he was deer hunting in the 2200 block of south 200 East in Knox and found two men possibly cooking methamphetamine. He said they left in a smaller pickup truck. The caller also found several precursors.
10/12/14 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Department, Washington Township Fire Department First Responders and Starke County EMS responded to a single vehicle rollover accident with injuries on State Road 8 west of State Road 23 in Knox.
10/12/14 – A resident in the 2800 block of west 625 South in North Judson reported the theft of a large lawn decoration from her yard.
10/12/14 0 A resident in the 3600 block of south 550 East in Knox reported a four-wheeler driving up and down the roads on her property.
10/12/14 – A Starke County Sheriff’s Deputy responded to a single-vehicle property damage accident at the intersection of 450 East and U.S. 35.
