Incidents:
9/19/16 – A vehicle versus deer accident was reported on U.S. 35 north of State Road 10 in Knox.
9/19/16 – A resident in the 7000 block of north Honeywood Lane in Walkerton advised a neighbor is continually burning toxic materials.
9/19/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS, Bass Lake and North Judson Fire Departments responded to a house fire in the 5800 block of south 100 East in Knox. WKVI News repeatedly requested information about the fire and was told it was still under investigation.
9/19/16 – A man in a tan four-door car was reportedly asking people in the Grovertown Truck Stop parking lot for money.
9/20/16 – A resident in the 400 block of east 200 South in Knox reported vandalism to his truck. He advised the back window was broken out, possibly by a BB gun.
9/20/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and first responders all responded to a vehicle in a ditch at the intersection of 25 North and 600 East in Knox.
9/20/16 – A vehicle slide-off with no damage was reported in the 600 block of east 200 North just south of Knox.
9/21/16 – A Knox resident reported the theft of a check.
9/21/16 – A Monterey resident reported receiving harassing text messages and emails.
9/21/16 – A resident in the 8100 block of North Oak Ave. in Walkerton reported a Corvette and trailer stolen and advised he knows who may have taken it.
9/22/16 – A Knox resident reported receiving harassing text messages from a relative.
9/22/16 – A property damage accident was reported 1.5 miles east of State Road 39 on the Starke/Pulaski County line.
9/22/16 – A Walkerton resident reported being harassed by a neighbor.
9/23/16 – A resident in the 4000 block of east Old U.S. 30 in Hamlet reported her wallet stolen from her residence and named a possible suspect.
9/23/16 – A resident in the 8900 block of east Long Lane Drive in Knox reported receiving a counterfeit $20 at her yard sale the previous day.
9/23/16 – A residential break-in was reported in the 7600 block of Topinabee Road in Koontz Lake.
9/23/16 – A resident in the 200 block of south 800 East in Knox reported possible drug activity on her property and asked an officer to come check it out.
9/23/16 – A resident in the 9700 block of West San Pierre Road reported a school bus damaged her yard.
9/23/16 – A property damage accident was reported at the intersection of 900 South and 100 West on the north side of the roadway.
9/24/16 – A resident in the 5500 block of East Manor Street in Knox reported the neighbors to the north are outside shooting guns and said he believes they are shooting towards his residence.
9/24/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and North Judson Fire Department all responded to a single-vehicle accident with possible injuries at the intersection of 900 South and 300 West in North Judson.
9/25/16 – A resident in the 6400 block of east 25 North in Knox woke up and discovered a 2009 Silver GMC Acadia missing.
9/25/16 – A resident in the 2300 block of West Brooks Bluff in North Judson reported juveniles messing around the house the previous night and advised a fence was damaged.
9/25/16 – A resident in the 2800 block of west 500 South returned home and found a mailbox in his yard.
Arrests:
Inclusion in the arrest reports is merely a record an arrest was made and is not an indication of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
9/19/16 – Austin Salyer, 25, Knox – No charges listed.
9/23/16 – Kentrell Deandre Williams, 24, Lafayette – Driving while suspended prior.
9/23/16 – Kolton William Miller, 20, Knox – Possession of a narcotic drug.
9/23/16 – James Levell Wimmer, 44, LaPorte – Possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
9/24/16 – Daniel Michael Janiga, 26, North Judson – Public intoxication.
9/25/16 – Jacob Zachary Lankford, 18, Fort Wayne – Maintaining a common nuisance, resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and reckless driving.
