Starke County Sheriff’s Office

Incidents:

Starke County Sheriff's Department Badge12/05/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office and North Judson Police Department responded to a report of a car in a ditch on 600 West south of State Road 10 in North Judson.

12/06/16 – A vehicle versus deer crash was reported on 200 South east of 550 East in Knox.

12/06/16 – A resident in the 3400 block of west 400 South in North Judson reported an armed man in dark clothing wearing a mask tried to push himself into the residence and left on foot headed west on 400 South towards 350 West. The suspect was described as a large, bald man with no facial hair who should have some sort of injury to his mouth area.

12/06/16 – A Knox resident reported receiving harassing texts from a tenant in LaPorte County and said it has been going on for days.

12/07/16 – A property damage accident was reported at Mark Bailey’s Discount Center in North Judson, where a semi backed into a dock and building.

12/07/16 – A resident in the 4100 block of south 250 West in North Judson reported a theft from her vehicle and advised she has video of the incident.

12/08/16 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported at the intersection of 300 North and 1100 East in Knox.

12/08/16 – A resident in the 7800 block of south U.S. 421 in San Pierre reported the theft of jewelry from the residence.

12/08/16 – A resident reported fraudulent checks made with her account number.

12/08/16 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported on State Road 8 in front of the Starke County Sheriff’s Office.

12/08/16 – A Knox resident reported receiving harassing text messages from a known suspect.

12/08/16 – A vehicle versus guardrail accident was reported at the intersection of State Roads 8 and 39.

12/09/16 – A resident in the 8500 block of east 75 North in Knox came home and found the external water heater had been turned off, which caused damage and water leakage. The resident was gone for a few days and was sure the water heater was on before she left.

12/10/16 – A Knox resident advised he received a fraud call from a Rochester number claiming to be with Publisher’s Clearing House and said the caller became hostile.

12/10/16 – A resident in the 8000 block of North Tonti Lane in Walkerton asked to file a theft report for unspecified items.

12/10/16 – A resident in the 5800 block of North State Road 23 in Grovertown reported a pole barn break-in.

12/10/16 – A hit-and-run property damage accident was reported in North Judson at the intersection of 250 West and Southside Parkway.

12/10/16 – A resident in the 11000 block of east 550 North in Grovertown reported he was attacked in his home by a known suspect.

12/10/16 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported at the intersection of 450 South and U.S. 35 in Knox.

12/10/16 – A property damage only rollover accident was reported on U.S. 35 south of the Bass Lake Fire Department in Knox.

12/10/16 – A vehicle slide-off was reported at the intersection of 400 South and 650 West in North Judson.

12/10/16 – A single-vehicle property damage accident was reported at the intersection of 800 South and 50 West in North Judson.

12/10/16 – A vehicle slide-off was reported on State Road 8 just over the tracks in Knox.

12/11/16 – A property damage accident was reported at the intersection of U.S. 421 and State Road 10 in San Pierre.

12/11/16 – A property damage only rollover accident was reported at the intersection of 400 South and 650 West in North Judson.

12/11/16 – A vehicle slide-off was reported on 300 East south of Culver Road in Knox.

12/11/16 – A Knox resident reported young boys riding four-wheelers all over the roadways on 350 South, 400 South, 200 East and 250 East in Knox.

12/11/16 – A Knox resident advised a group of people in trucks, cars and four-wheelers are drag racing and tearing up the area in the 3100 block of South Rosewood Blvd. in Knox.

12/11/16 – A vehicle slide-off was reported on State Road 23 south of State Road 8 in Knox.

12/11/16 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Hamlet Fire Department and Starke County EMS responded to a traffic accident at the intersection of U.S. 35 and U.S. 30 in Knox.

12/11/16 – A vehicle slide-off was reported at the intersection of U.S. 35 and 200 North in Knox.

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.

12/05/16 – Tyler Evan Rudd, 22, North Judson – Dealing in methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of precursors and possession of marijuana.

12/05/16 – Erin Machelle Schrader, 27, North Judson – Charges not listed.

12/05/16 – Bruce D. Hubbard, 47, Culver – O.V.W.I. endangering a person and operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more.

12/11/16 – Bradley Michael Scott, 28, Knox – Battery, Criminal Mischief Less than $750, Theft Less than $750 and Resisting Law Enforcement.