During the morning of March 27th, a Highway Interdiction Deputy from the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office was traveling east along I-80/90 near the 58-mile marker.
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According to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office, multiple Michigan City-area men have been sentenced after pleading guilty to various fentanyl drug and gun related charges.
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The Starke County Sheriff’s Office announced that their recent Drug Take Back Day was a success, with community members safely disposing of 23 pounds of unused and expired medications.
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A traffic stop conducted by Starke County Sheriff’s Department deputies Monday, December 4 resulted in the arrest of a Knox man.
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A Rolling Prairie man was arrested Thursday, August 4 following a traffic stop in Starke County.
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Three people were arrested in La Porte County Friday night following a traffic stop that resulted in the search and seizure of drugs and guns.
Continue readingThree people were arrested on Wednesday, October 21 after Plymouth Police Department officers learned a Starke County man with a warrant was present at a Plymouth business.
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Members of the Drug Free Council spoke to the Eastern Pulaski School Board members Monday night about closing the gap in educating students on the dangers of substance abuse.
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Battling Pulaski County’s drug epidemic is not a cheap proposition, according to Sheriff Jeff Richwine. “You’re looking at, I think, one of the worst drug epidemics that we’ve seen,” he told the county council Monday. “And I lived through the ’60s and ’70s, and I don’t think it’s nothing to what you’re seeing now.”
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Three people were arrested on Monday morning after a traffic stop and a search warrant in Knox.
Three people were arrested on drug charges that stemmed from a traffic stop in Pulaski County on Saturday.
A Winamac Police officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding and the K9 officer was called to the location of the traffic stop. The K9 reportedly alerted to the presence of drugs inside the vehicle. In a subsequent search of the vehicle, methamphetamine and marijuana were found along with drug paraphernalia. Kim Baker, 60, of Winamac, was placed into custody and taken to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department for questioning.
A pair of Francesville residents wanted on a slew of drug charges is now facing additional drug-related counts.
Congresswoman Jackie Walorski is “shocked” by the approach being used to treat drug addiction in Starke County.
Starke County is reporting some positive news in the battle against drug overdose.
The Indiana State Police are conducting more outreach for local Amish populations in the state.
Recently, troopers addressed a crowd in Elkhart County about the warning signs and dangers of drug use. The use of narcotics, such as heroin, has been identified as impacting members of the Amish community particularly hard in the Hoosier state.
A Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy seized more than eight pounds of cannabis following a search of a local residence.
An investigation is ongoing following what the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department says is a suspected overdose death.
Officers responded to the 3100 block of Edgebrook Drive in the Weatherstone Village Complex just before 3:00 a.m. 36-year-old Andrew Trott was found unresponsive by a woman living at the residence.
LaPorte County authorities were able to match a vehicle to a potential fugitive, but further investigation only created more problems.
A local elected representative says Indiana is losing the battle with drugs.
State Senator Ed Charbonneau expanded on some of the steps the Indiana General Assembly is taking to help curb the use of illicit substances in the Hoosier State. Indiana is ranked at the top of the nation for meth-related arrests over the last few years.
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The Starke County Sheriff’s Department has arrested five individuals after a meth bust on Saturday evening.
