
LaPorte County authorities are announcing a drug bust that resulted in three arrests.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department says it has made more arrests in connection with a recent cannabis sting.

The individual that authorities believe is responsible for robberies at the Dollar General locations in Plymouth and North Judson may have struck again in Cedar Lake.

The investigation has been completed on a crash in LaPorte County on Tuesday that left several of the parties injured.

LaPorte County Sheriff’s Deputies were at the scene of a vehicle crash when a second crash occurred near the site, causing multiple injuries.

An investigation is ongoing after a bullet entered a home in LaPorte on Thursday morning.
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A bit of investigation has led to the arrest of a LaPorte man in connection with an armed robbery at Marshall’s Custom Meats.
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Narcotics officers in LaPorte County concluded an investigation into heroin dealing in the local area.
Five individuals, all of which were arrested on drug related counts, brought to an end an extended multi-month investigation. According to information released by the LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit and Narcotics Task Force, the investigation closed out 19 active illicit drug cases.
Officials will continue their investigation Friday following a major fire at the Winamac Fraternal Order of Eagles Post #2580.
It took firefighters from multiple agencies about 10 hours to extinguish flames and contain hotspots in the rubble. Responders were able to leave the scene around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening.

Firefighters continued to battle flames on Wednesday afternoon that resulted from a morning fire in Winamac.
The Winamac Eagles Post #2580, located in the 600 block of West 11th Street, caught fire around 8:25 a.m. EDT. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation, but three State Fire Marshal’s were called to the scene to investigate.
The Starke County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after one person was pronounced dead near North Judson on Sunday morning.
Officers received the call around 1:30 Sunday morning and responded to the area of South Dawn Drive East. Several individuals were attempting to provide aid to the victim – who’s name is not being released at this time.

The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after receiving a mysterious phone call on Friday afternoon.
The call came in a few minutes after 4:00 p.m. from a Trac phone with no return number. According to a recording of the call, a female said she was at the Harley Davidson store in the area of County Road 300 North and US 421 and was in distress.