Incidents
4/3/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported on State Road 39 north of the Pulaski County line in North Judson.
4/3/17 – An injury accident was reported at the intersection of State Roads 8 and 23 in Knox. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and Washington Township Fire Department all responded.
4/3/17 – A North Judson resident advised he hired someone to work on his truck, which has since been damaged and says the person he hired and another individual are demanding money.
4/3/17 – A resident in the 1500 block of east 500 South in Knox advised her residence was recently broken into and a television set was taken.
4/3/17 – A resident in the 7800 block of east 600 North in Hamlet advised the mailbox and a light were broken.
4/3/17 – A resident in the 4900 block of east 800 South reported the possible theft of a license plate from his truck.
4/3/17 – A resident in the 5100 block of south 350 East in Knox reported a suspicious vehicle on the property.
4/4/17 – A resident in the 5700 block of east 200 South in Knox reported six men were at his home trying to fight his son. An officer was dispatched.
4/4/17 – The owner of a hay field south of Toto Road advised a vehicle drove through it and blew a tire. He followed it to an address on 400 South.
4/4/17 – A resident in the 7600 block of south 200 West in North Judson reported two vicious pit bulls loose in the area.
4/4/17 – A resident in the 2100 block of north 325 East in Knox advised his neighbor’s dog is loose again and chasing people.
4/4/17 – A North Judson resident advised she is getting threats from an inmate at the Starke County Jail and asked to file a report.
4/5/17 – A resident in the 1800 block of south 100 East in Knox advised two phone boxes were pulled up and used to destroy her mailbox. She found the phone boxes in her yard.
4/5/17 – A woman advised her brother stole a check from her mother’s account and wrote it for $12,000.
4/6/17 – A slide-off was reported in the 400 block of north State Road 23 in Knox.
4/6/17 – A tractor-trailer slide off was reported in the 1100 block of east U.S. 30 in the eastbound lane.
4/6/17 – A vehicle versus pole slide-off was reported on Fisher Street just north of Eliza Street in Knox.
4/6/17 – A resident in the 2300 block of east 250 South in Knox advised her vehicle was TP’d the previous night.
4/6/17 – A resident in the 7200 block of south 250 West in North Judson reported a break-in and burglary at his residence.
4/6/17 – A 2006 blue Chevrolet Cobalt was reported stolen from a residence in the 6600 block of east State Road 10 in Knox.
4/7/17 – A resident in the 4400 block of south Dawn Drive in North Judson reported a theft.
4/7/17 – A resident in the 4600 block of south State Road 39 in North Judson advised multiple people were breaking into cars.
4/7/17 – A single-vehicle property damage accident was reported on 100 North east of U.S. 35 in Knox.
4/7/17 – A resident in the 2000 block of south Tribue Drive in Knox reported being harassed about his dogs.
4/7/17 – A Knox resident advised her brother was arrested and his girlfriend, who is not on the lease, is having a garage sale and selling his stuff.
4/7/17 – A single-vehicle property damage accident was reported on State Road 10 east of North Judson.
4/8/17 – A resident in the 3100 block of south State Road 39 in North Judson reported the theft of a 2001 Chrysler convertible, possibly by a family member.
4/8/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported in the 600 block of west 200 South in Knox.
4/8/17 – A single-vehicle property damage accident was reported at the intersection of 800 South and 300 East in Knox.
4/8/17 – The owner of property the 9900 block of east 300 North in Knox reported trespassers causing damage.
4/8/17 – A resident in the 5900 block of east Toto Road in Knox reported someone shot her dog. The suspect said the dog growled at him, and he used his shotgun to get it away from his property. He also advised a dog has been trying to attack his 4-H rabbits.
4/9/17 – A single-vehicle accident was reported on 700 East south of State Road 10 in Knox. The female driver complained of wrist pain.
4/9/17 – A resident in the 1600 block of east Toto Road in Knox advised a known suspect took off with his 2004 Chevrolet extended cab truck and his wallet sometime in the night.
4/9/17 – A resident in the 8600 block of south Sycamore Street in Monterey requested a theft report.
4/9/17 – A fight in progress was reported in the 5800 block of U East Road in North Judson.
4/9/17 – A caller advised 4-wheelers are driving down the road in the 7500 block of west 800 South in North Judson and people are walking around with flashlights.
4/9/17 – A resident in the 5600 block of east Manner Drive in Knox advised a neighbor at Hickory Hills Campground is pointing a laser at him and said he is concerned.
4/9/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported in the 600 block of south 200 East in Knox.
4/9/17 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and Washington Township Fire Department responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of State Roads 8 and 23 in Knox.
4/10/17 – A caller advised a train was blocking the intersection of 300 East in the Knox Industrial Park for 30 minutes.
4/10/17 – A caller in the 3900 block of Boa Drive in Knox advised the windows were broken out of his vehicle.
4/10/17 – A resident in the 5200 block of east 500 South in Knox asked to file a trespassing report.
4/11/17 – A two vehicle property damage accident was reported at the intersection of State Roads 8 and 23 in Knox.
4/11/17 – A resident in the 10800 block of Cherokee Road in Walkerton advised his wife’s belongings were stolen, said he knows where they are, and asked to speak to an officer.
4/12/17 – A single vehicle property damage accident was reported on State Road 23 near the Country Roads Bar in Walkerton.
4/12/17 – A resident in the 2400 block of north 700 East in Grovertown advised his garage was broken into and the vehicle inside was damaged.
4/12/17 – A resident in the 6900 block of east Homette Avenue in Knox reported a missing license plate.
4/12/17 – A single vehicle property damage accident was reported in the eastbound lane of U.S. 30 west of U.S. 35 in Hamlet.
4/12/17 – A caller advised a tractor pulling a combine pulled the electric wires down at the intersection of State Road 23 and Tippecanoe in Walkerton. The driver kept going.
4/12/17 – A resident in the 1200 block of North Malibu Street in Knox advised her neighbor exposed himself to her twice in her yard.
4/12/17 – A single-vehicle injury accident was reported on State Road 8 at 300 East in Knox.
4/13/17 – The owner of property in the 11900 block of east 700 North in Walkerton reported someone keeps hunting on his property without permission.
4/13/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported on State Road 10 west of State Road 35 in Knox.
4/13/17 – A suspicious vehicle was reported at the intersection of 100 West and 500 South in North Judson.
4/13/17 – A Chicago resident who maintains a camper at Hickory Hills Campground in Knox advised it was broken into.
4/13/17 – A Knox resident advised she let a let a friend borrow her vehicle a week ago and he is now refusing to bring it back or tell her where it is.
4/13/17 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS, North Judson Police Department and North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department all responded to a possible fatality on State Road 39 near the Pulaski County line.
4/13/17 – Starke County Forester Bruce Wakeland reported a man coming on to the property and vandalizing it.
4/13/17 – A resident in the 6800 block of East Oakwood Avenue in Knox reported the neighbor’s dogs continually come into her garage and poop on the floor.
4/13/17 – A resident in the 7000 block of south 250 West in North Judson advised a 4-wheeler has been stolen.
4/14/17 – A single vehicle property damage accident was reported on State Road 23 west of 750 North in Hamlet.
4/14/17 – A Toto resident advised a neighbor shooting a firearm at 9 a.m. woke him up. He was told it is not illegal to shoot a firearm on your property if a proper backstop is in place.
4/14/17 – A resident in the 7300 block of east 700 South in Monterey advised a 4-wheeler has been stolen.
4/14/17 – A resident in the 5800 block of South U West Road in North Judson advised the neighbors keep driving in his yard.
4/15/17 – A vehicle versus deer property damage accident was reported in the 1200 block of east 425 South in Knox.
4/15/17 – A resident in the 1500 block of west 500 South in Knox advised two 4-wheelers were taken from the yard.
4/15/17 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Starke County EMS and North Judson Police Department responded to a motorcycle accident on 500 South east of 600 West in North Judson. The rider sustained minor injuries.
4/15/17 – A caller advised several kids on 4-wheelers and dirt bikes are riding out into traffic near the intersection of Tecumseh and Iroquois Roads in Koontz Lake.
4/15/17 – A hit and run property damage accident was reported at Mark Bailey’s Discount Center in Knox.
4/15/17 – An employee at Grovertown Truck Stop reported a drive-off of $620.
4/15/17 – The Starke County Sheriff’s Office, Walkerton Police Department and Starke County EMS responded to a report of a domestic altercation in the 8500 block of north 1050 East in Walkerton.
4/15/17 – A resident in the 8700 block of east Long Lane Drive in Knox advised he came home and found a freezer bag of drugs.
4/16/17 – A resident in the 10400 block of east 500 North in Grovertown advised there are people behind his house trespassing and said they are stuck in the woods.
4/16/17 – A two vehicle property damage accident was reported at the intersection of State Road 10 and U.S. 35 in Knox.
4/16/17 – A resident in the 1300 block of north 500 East in Knox advised the mailbox was damaged yesterday due to an accident.
4/16/17 – A resident in the 500 block of south State Road 23 in Knox advised two people were selling drugs in his driveway.
4/16/17 – A resident in the 100 block of south Fisher Street in North Judson advised the garage door is open and the vehicle is missing.
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.
4/4/17 – Eric Gene Wireman, 27, Knox – Auto theft.
4/5/17 – Christopher Lee McCurdy, 50, Knox – Driving while suspended prior.
4/6/17 – Lola Darlene Fier, 51, Walkerton – Charges not specified.
4/6/17 – Clifford A. Snyder, 47, South Bend – Charges not specified.
4/6/17 – Jamie Lee Joseph, 39, Valparaiso – Charges not specified.
4/6/17 – Arthur W. Beam, 53, LaCrosse – Charges not specified.
4/7/17 – James M. McCray, 46, Knox – Charges not specified.
4/8/17 – Kirk Alan Barnett, 30, Plymouth – Warrant.
4/9/17 – Riley Wayne McCoy, 25, Mishawaka – Resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and leaving the scene of an accident.
4/10/17 – Crystal Gayle Schroeder, 30, North Judson – Driving while suspended prior.
4/10/17 – Christopher Lee McCurdy, 50, Knox – Driving while suspended prior.
4/11/17 – Aqondius Steven Moss, 22, South Bend, Possession of marijuana, driving while suspended and theft.
4/11/17 – Jenna R. Prater, 22, Knox – Warrant.
4/12/17 – Raymond L. Higdon, 36, Knox – Driving while suspended prior.
4/14/17 – Donald Patrick Frazier, 53, Hamlet – Possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.
4/14/17 – Matthew Jacob Sipocz, 20, Fort Wayne – Possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.
4/14/17 – Kaylee Jo Bailey, 20, Knox – Intimidation.
