Starke County Sheriff’s Office

Incidents:

07/02/18 A Grovertown resident told police that his garage was broken into and a car parked inside sustained damage.

07/02/18 A Knox resident reported the theft of solar lights.

07/02/18 A Knox resident took officers that someone ransacked his home while he was gone. The house is torn up and gasoline was poured on the porch.

07/02/18 Medics were called to a Hamlet residence for a suspected overdose.

07/03/18 A Monterey resident told police that a red pit bull was chasing her in the yard.

07/03/18 A North Judson resident sought medical help for a person passed out in a car who has a history of drug abuse. The person is not conscious but breathing.

07/03/18 A fight was reported in the area of Washington and McGill Streets in Knox.

07/03/18 A car vs. dog accident was reported on U.S. 35 south of the Bass Lake Fire Department.

07/03/18 A Knox resident told police that his residence was broken into.

07/04/18 A Knox resident told police that his car was stolen.

07/04/18 A Knox resident reported a residential burglary.

07/04/18 A Starke County Deputy advised that his police vehicle struck a deer in the 6300 block of E. 800 S. in Knox.

07/04/18 A North Judson resident told police that her dog locked her out of her house.

07/05/18 A resident on State Road 10 asked to speak to an officer after finding her mailbox destroyed.

07/05/18 A caller told police that the corn is too close to the road at the intersection at State Road 23 and State Road 8 in Knox and it could cause an accident because drivers can see around it very well.

07/05/18 Emergency responders were notified of an overdose incident.

07/05/18 A Knox resident told police that four guns were stolen from a residence.
07/06/18 A Knox resident asked to speak to an officer as he’s found items missing from the house.

07/06/18 A Bass Lake resident asked to speak to an officer at his song was bitten by two dogs.

07/06/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported in the 7200 block of S. U.S. 35 in Winamac.

07/06/18 A car vs. deer accident was reported in the area of 1200 E. and Underwood Road at Koontz Lake.

07/07/18 A North Judson resident reported fraud and telephone harassment involving her mother.

07/08/18 A two car accident was reported at Highway 10 and U.S. 35 in Knox.

07/08/18 A Walkerton resident reported the theft of supplies.

Inclusion in the arrest reports is merely an indication an arrest was made and is not an indication of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Arrests:

07/02/18 William Coffee, 22, of North Judson, arrested on a felony arrest warrant.

07/03/18 Randall Heck, 46, of Knox, arrested on preliminary charges of battery resulting in bodily injury to another person and criminal confinement resulting in bodily injury.

07/03/18 Jeremy Rowe, 39, of Bremen, arrested on a felony arrest warrant.

07/03/18 Zack Hodge, 18, of Knox, arrested on preliminary charges of strangulation and domestic battery.

07/03/18 Sarah Hodge, 23 of Knox, arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery.

07/04/18 Siad Berry, 30, of Knox arrested on a preliminary charge of failure to register as a sex offender with a prior conviction and unlawful entry.

07/06/18 Robin Chase, 31, of Walkerton, arrested on preliminary charges of residential entry, theft, operator never licensed, enter dwelling that was being condemned.

07/06/18 Jessica Matkovich, 52, of Knox, arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, and criminal mischief.