Starke County Sheriff’s Office

Incidents:

8/07/17 Officers inspected a suspicious package in Monterey.

8/07/17 A woman was stopped by police after found to be going 102 mph on U.S. 30.

8/08/17 Emergency responders were notified of a personal injury accident in the 600 E. block south of 700 N. in Hamlet.

8/08/17 A resident in the 100 block of Broadway Street in San Pierre reported her tires slashed. She later notified police that the action was caught on video.

8/08/17 Police were notified of shots fired in the 11800 block of E. 300 N. in Grovertown.

8/09/17 A resident in the 7000 block of S. State Road 10 at Bass Lake reported that a neighbor reportedly took a mailbox.

8/10/17 Police responded to an accident at 700 E. and 625 S. in Knox.

8/10/17 Officers were notified of a burglary in the 8300 block of S. 300 W. in North Judson. A mini bike was reported stolen.

8/10/17 A Knox resident reported a possible credit card scam.

8/11/17 A caller told police that his vehicle went into the ditch in the 7000 block of County Road 200 E. in North Judson.

8/11/17 Police responded to a car accident at the intersection of State Road 8 and U.S. 35 north of Knox.

8/11/17 A representative with the Federal Aviation Administration in Chicago notified the sheriff’s office that an unauthorized drone was sighted at 14,000 feet by an air carrier northwest of Hamlet.

8/12/17 A Koontz Lake resident on Kickapoo Dr. notified police that some unknown person broke into his truck and stole work tools.

8/12/17 A Koontz Lake resident on Mohawk Rd. reported the theft of items from her garage.

8/12/17 An accident was reported on State Road 8 and 550 E. in Knox.

8/13/17 A Koontz Lake resident on Tippecanoe Dr. reported the theft of loose change from his vehicle.

8/13/17 A Koontz Lake resident on Tippecanoe Dr. reported the theft of a purse and wallet from a vehicle from the previous night.

8/13/17 A Walkerton resident on Cherokee Rd. reported that some unknown person(s) broke the driver’s side window on his vehicle the previous evening.

8/13/17 Emergency responders were called to a two car accident on U.S. 35 and 500 N. in Knox.

8/13/17 A Knox resident reported the theft of items from his storage units.

Arrests:

8/10/17 John Piper, 26, of Knox arrested on preliminary charges of dealing a narcotic drug, possession of a narcotic drug, maintaining a common nuisance, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, possession of paraphernalia, and driving while suspended.

8/11/17 Ryan Ruane, 20, of Valparaiso, was arrested on a preliminary charge of possession of paraphernalia.

8/11/17 Dennis Wilson, 32, of Knox, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

8/11/17 Richard Velasco, 48, of Plymouth, was arrested on preliminary charges of driving while suspended and criminal trespass.

8/13/17 Traci Jacobs, 37, of Knox, was arrested on a preliminary charge of false informing.