Three New York State men were arrested after separate traffic stops on the Indiana Toll Road reportedly turned up cocaine and handguns. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say Nikia L. Wright, 26, of Buffalo, was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of dealing in cocaine, after officers say they found a significant amount of a white powder substance in the vehicle he was driving.
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The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office made four arrests in two days on the Indiana Toll Road, as part of the Domestic Highway Enforcement program. On Friday afternoon, deputies say they pulled over a westbound passenger vehicle, after it followed a semi too closely and failed to signal a lane change.
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An Ohio man was arrested, after a LaPorte County traffic stop reportedly turned up a firearm and a large amount of cash. Sheriff’s deputies say it happened Sunday morning on the Indiana Toll Road. Police say they pulled over a westbound passenger vehicle after it followed another vehicle too closely and committed a traffic infraction while changing lanes.
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An Iowa man is accused of dealing cocaine and marijuana, following a LaPorte County traffic stop Tuesday. Sheriff’s deputies say they pulled over a vehicle driven by Marques J. Wright, 27, of Langworthy, Iowa on the Indiana Toll Road, after he allegedly committed a traffic infraction while changing lanes and then followed another westbound vehicle too closely.
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A New York man is accused of dealing or delivering marijuana, following a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road Wednesday afternoon. LaPorte County Police say they saw a westbound vehicle following too closely, speeding, and then committing a third violation when changing lanes.
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A California man is accused of dealing or delivering marijuana, following a traffic stop on the Indiana Toll Road Tuesday afternoon. LaPorte County Police say they pulled over an eastbound passenger vehicle for several traffic violations.
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LaPorte County Police made two separate arrests for drug-related offenses Tuesday on the Indiana Toll Road. Officers say Amanda J. Salmons, 34, of Cortland, Ohio is accused of the Level 5 felony of dealing in marijuana, after a traffic stop allegedly turned up a large quantity of the drug.
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A LaPorte County traffic stop last Friday led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania man on suspicion of dealing meth. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy pulled over a vehicle on the Toll Road after seeing it commit a pair of traffic infractions.
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Efforts to curb drug trafficking in LaPorte County are getting a boost from the federal government. LaPorte County is now one of four in Indiana to be designated a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. Continue reading
