Incidents:
5/2/16 – A resident in the 3200 block of north 100 East in Knox reported his John Deere pallet forks for his 4000s 400 loader were stolen sometime in the last few months.
5/2/16 – Officers responded to a residence in the 1500 block of north 700 East in Grovertown that has been condemned due to a meth lab where people were reportedly trying to get in.
5/2/16 – Officers responded to the Grovertown Truck Stop on U.S. 30 for a report of an older woman and younger man who have been living in their vehicle there for the past week or so. The caller advised the man was walking around by the semis today with bolt cutters.
5/2/16 – A resident in the 7200 block of south 200 West in North Judson reported four men at her residence threatening to beat up her boyfriend. They were gone when officers arrived.
5/2/16 – A vehicle versus deer accident was reported in the 4600 block of south 850 West in San Pierre.
5/3/16 – A resident in the 2100 block of north 325 East in Knox reported a loose Doberman and advised it bit him the last time it was loose.
5/3/16 – A U-Haul that was previously reported stolen from Massachusetts was returned to Miller’s Auto, Inc. in Knox.
5/3/16 – A rollover accident was reported on U.S. 421 at the Starke/Pulaski County line.
5/3/16 – The owner of property on 1000 East just south of State Road 8 in Knox reported someone dumped a bag of trash on his property.
5/3/16 – An incident with a neighbor in the 2600 block of south 700 East in Knox was reported to the Starke County Sheriff’s Office.
5/3/16 – A resident in the 6100 block of east 100 North in Knox reported several things, including a riding lawn mower, missing from the residence.
5/3/16 – A possible meth lab was reported in the 4300 block of south 200 East in Knox.
5/3/16 – A caller reported a strong odor possibly associated with meth manufacture at the Stay 4 Less Motel in Hamlet. Officers checked the area, including rooms 1 and 2 with tenant consent, and were unable to locate anything.
5/4/16 – Officers responded to a report of a fight at the Save-a-Lot in Knox.
5/5/16 – A residen tin the 9800 block of east 50 South in Knox advised someone broke the glass in the window to his garage.
5/5/16 – A vehicle reported stolen on April 22 in Starke County was recovered in Porter County by the Kouts Police Department.
5/5/16 – A vehicle versus turkey accident was reported on State Road 10 east of U.S. 421 in San Pierre.
5/5/16 – The owner of a house in the 5800 block of South U Road in North Judson advised a group of kids are outside tearing it up.
5/6/16 – A suspicious vehicle was reported in the 6400 block of east 200 North in Knox.
5/6/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and Washington Township Fire Department responded to a rollover accident in the 600 block of south State Road 23 in Knox.
5/6/16 – The owner of property in the 3900 block of west 800 South in North Judson found drug paraphernalia in front of his property while mowing.
5/6/16 – A North Judson resident reported receiving harassing telephone calls.
5/6/16 – A suspicious vehicle was reported at a vacant residence in the 1700 block of north 410 East in Knox.
5/16/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and Bass Lake Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of State Road 10 and U.S. 35 in Knox.
5/6/16 – A traffic accident was reported at the intersection of State Road 10 and Range Road in North Judson.
5/7/16 – A vehicle versus fence hit-and-run accident was reported at the NIPSCO substation in the 8200 block of North State Road 23 near the Country Roads Bar and Grill.
5/7/16 – The owner of property on 500 North west of State Road 23 in Grovertown requested police assistance after detaining the 17-year-old he caught doing burn-outs in his planted field.
5/7/16 – A Koontz Lake resident reported her vehicle was keyed last night while parked at her residence.
5/7/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office and Starke County EMS responded to an injury crash on 25 North at 600 East in Knox. The caller advised her son was on his moped and was run off the road by a black vehicle that continued northbound on 600 East.
5/7/16 – A property damage accident was reported on U.S. 35 south of State Road 10 in Knox.
5/7/16 – A resident in the 3400 block of west 400 South in North Judson advised a neighbor saw two men bending the fence down in her back yard in order to get inside her house. They were picked up by a vehicle and are no longer in the area.
5/8/16 – A single vehicle property damage accident was reported on 500 East at U.S. 30 in Knox.
5/8/16 – A fight was reported in the 7200 block of south 250 West in North Judson.
5/8/16 – A resident in the 7900 block of North Frost Street in Walkerton reported a known suspect jumped his fence and stole his white and bluish gray pit bull.
5/8/16 – A resident in the 6000 block of south 250 West in North Judson reported being threatened by a neighbor.
5/8/16 – A caller reported finding drug paraphernalia on property at the intersection of 700 North and 1200 East in Knox.
5/8/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, North Judson Police Department, Starke County EMS and North Judson Fire Department responded to a traffic accident with injuries in the 1500 block of west 400 South in North Judson. The vehicle was reportedly on fire when they arrived.
5/8/16 – A caller in the area of 250 West south of 700 South in North Judson reported shots fired in the area.
5/8/16 – A resident in the 2600 block of south 700 East in Knox reported her neighbor shooting a gun toward her residence.
5/8/16 – A vehicle versus deer crash was reported on U.S. 30 at 900 East in Grovertown.
Arrests:
Inclusion in the arrest reports is merely a record an arrest was made and is not an indication of guilt. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty.
5/4/16 – Walter Girton, 36, Porter – Possession of a controlled substance with intent to deal.
5/4/16 – Lonzo Lee Jackson, 45, Knox – Driving while suspended prior.
5/5/16 – Phi Lyn Nguyen, 25, Valparaiso – Reckless driving and operator never licensed.
5/6/16 – Sergio Botello, 21, Hobart – Driving while suspended, reckless driving and possession of marijuana.
