Incidents:
01/07/19 A car vs. deer accident was reported at the Koontz Lake Gas station.
01/07/19 A Knox resident told police that her vehicle sustained damage. A resident left a note. The Cadillac hood ornament is missing.
01/07/19 A Knox resident reported a bullying incident with his daughter.
01/07/19 A man was reportedly spotted attempting to gain entry into a vehicle on E. New York Street in Knox.
01/07/19 A car vs. deer accident was reported at the Dollar General parking lot in Koontz Lake.
01/08/19 A house fire was reported in the 10500 block of E. 50 N. in Grovertown.
01/08/19 A resident told police that items were stolen from a garage.
01/08/19 A Knox resident reported that a mailbox and pole were damaged.
01/09/19 A North Judson resident reported a car vs. dog accident at State Road 10 and 250 W. in North Judson.
01/09/19 A slide off accident was reported at U.S. 30 and U.S. 35 in Hamlet.
01/09/19 A vehicle rollover accident was reported on State Road 23 at the church in Ober. A woman was reportedly out of the vehicle having chest pains.
01/09/19 A vehicle rollover was reported in the center of U.S. 30, two miles west of Hamlet.
01/09/19 An accident involving a state vehicle was reported on U.S. 30 and U.S. 35 in Hamlet.
01/09/19 A Knox resident told police that a man hit his fence and other property in the 7200 block of E. 25 N. in Knox.
01/09/19 An Ober resident told police that a vehicle went off the road and damaged her car. Her mailbox was destroyed.
01/09/19 A Knox resident told dispatchers that someone shot his male chocolate lab and his female lab is still missing.
01/10/19 A bus driver from the North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation reported that a Fed Ex truck “blew” past the stop arm when the school bus was stopped and letting a child off at a residence on 600 W.
01/10/19 Starke County police informed dispatch of a pursuit of a 77-year-old woman driving a Ford Focus. The pursuit was in progress on State Road 10 westbound from State Road 17 in Culver.
01/10/19 A Walkerton resident told police that he came home and found his door open. It was unlocked with no signs of forced entry. He said he found his pet rabbit mutilated with its organs harvested.
01/10/19 A car vs. deer accident was reported in the 11400 block of E. 700 N. in Culver.
01/11/19 A Knox resident reported a rollover accident in the 7100 block of E. 150 S. in Knox.
01/11/19 A North Judson resident told police that there are people on his property hunting and they don’t have permission to do so. Police found several men smoking marijuana on the premises. They said they had permission to hunt but not there.
01/11/19 A Bass Lake resident told police that a woman took drove him to work in La Porte County and then took the car and didn’t return.
01/12/19 A resident told police that his dog was stolen from the yard. He found a pair of pliers laying by the fence.
01/12/19 A Grovertown resident called police to report damage to her mailbox.
01/12/19 A vehicle vs. pole accident was reported on State Road 23 and 200 S. in Knox. The pole was damaged but the lines are still up.
01/12/19 A slide-off accident was reported at 825 E. and 775 N. in Knox.
01/12/19 A Knox resident reported damage to her mailbox.
01/12/19 A slide-off accident was reported on U.S. 30 and 800 E. in the westbound lane.
01/12/19 A two vehicle accident was reported on State Road 10 and 350 E. in Knox.
01/12/19 A two vehicle accident was reported on U.S. 35 at 400 S. in Knox.
01/12/19 A North Judson resident told police that two large dogs just attacked her chickens and attempted to attack her.
01/12/19 A car slid off into the ditch at State Road 39 south of State Road 8 in Knox.
01/12/19 A caller told police that a semi was in a field with lights on in the 8300 block of south U.S. 421 in San Pierre.
01/13/19 A slide off was reported on U.S. 35 and 400 N. in Hamlet.
01/13/19 A Walkerton resident said someone attempted to break into his vehicle.
01/13/19 A structure fire was reported in the 2300 block of E. old U.S. 30 Highway in Hamlet.
Inclusion in the arrest reports is merely an indication an arrest was made and is not an indication of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Arrests:
01/07/19 Thomas Dalton, 34, of Cedar Lake, arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.
01/07/19 Tracy Napierkowski, 42, of Knox, arrested on a preliminary charge of false informing and misdemeanor arrest warrants.
01/07/19 Rebecca Nazario, 35, of Hebron, arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, false informing and unlawful possession of a syringe. She also had a body attachment,
01/07/19 Megan Bickel, 35, of Culver arrested on a misdemeanor arrest warrant.
01/08/19 Allen Pegan, 30, of Grovertown, arrested on an arrest warrant.
01/08/19 Robert Quant, 35, of Knox, arrested on a warrant.
01/08/19 Lynda Sweet, 56, of Knox, arrested on a preliminary charge of battery of a public safety official.
01/09/19 Eric Taylor, 41, of Walkerton, arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance.
01/10/19 Alex Little, 54, of Knox, arrested on a misdemeanor bench warrant.
01/10/19 David McKee, 39, of La Porte, arrested on a felony bench warrant.
01/10/19 Ceara Conner, 18, of Knox, arrested on a preliminary charge of auto theft.
01/10/19 Derrick Little, 32, of Knox, arrested on a preliminary charge of auto theft.
01/10/19 Michael Middleton, 53, of Knox, arrested on a preliminary charge of theft.
01/11/19 Derek Smith, 34 of Knox, arrested on a felony arrest warrant.
01/11/19 Michael Pinkerton, 31, of Butler, arrested on a felony bench warrant.
01/12/19 Heather McLeod, 49, of Plymouth arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana.
01/13/19 Quintin Cottrell, 36, of Grovertown, arrested on preliminary charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon and pointing a loaded firearm.
