Two Arrested After Chase in Knox

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A Knox man and a Winamac woman were arrested Friday after a brief chase incident in Knox.

The officer with the Knox City Police Department was following a vehicle that was traveling 62 mph in a 45 mph zone. The officer continued to follow the vehicle through the area and caught up to the driver who was now traveling 90 mph. The driver then entered the intersection 250 South and 250 East and blew through the stop sign. The officer allegedly saw the occupants throw items from the windows. After traveling a distance and blowing through a few more stop signs, the driver finally stopped on 500 South, a half-mile from U.S. 35.

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Two LaCrosse Men Arrested after Armed Robbery

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Two men were apprehended at the Starke/LaPorte line yesterday afternoon after an alleged armed robbery at Will’s Service in LaCrosse.

The suspects had fled the scene shortly after the incident. Descriptions of the suspects and their vehicle were given to LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department deputies and surrounding police agencies. A short time later, a vehicle matching the suspect’s description was located traveling near the intersection of State Road 39 and State Road 8 and officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department and the Knox City Police Department were able to stop the vehicle and assist the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department in arresting the pair.

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Knox Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in Incident

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A Knox woman who reportedly jumped out of a moving car has died.

23-year-old Alicia Husband of Knox was a passenger in a vehicle when witnesses say she jumped from the vehicle as it approached the intersection of State Road 8 and 600 East yesterday afternoon. She was traveling with her husband, Donald Husband, 31, of Knox.

She was taken to IU Health Starke Hospital and airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend. She was pronounced dead today shortly after noon.

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Knox Police Working Crash on Heaton Street

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No injuries were sustained in a two-vehicle accident this morning at the corner of Clabaugh and U.S. 35 in Knox.

According to the preliminary investigation and witness statements, Betty Dotlich, of Grovertown, was driving south on U.S. 35 when she apparently ran a stop light at the intersection. Valerie Erickson of Knox was traveling east on Clabaugh Drive and proceeded through the intersection and hit Dotlich’s vehicle.

Officers from the Knox City Police Department responded to the scene along with other emergency responders.

Knox City Police Dept. Reimbursed for Wrecked Cruiser; Still Short One Vehicle

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Knox City Council
Knox City Council

The Knox City Police Department is currently down one police cruiser after an officer struck a deer and totaled the vehicle. Fortunately, Mayor Rick Chambers told the city council this week that the insurance company totaled the vehicle and reimbursed the city $6900 for the 2007 Crown Victoria, but Chambers said that reimbursement isn’t quite enough to cover the cost of a new vehicle.

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Knox City Police Squad Car Wrecked; Insurance Reimbursement Pending

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A sobriety checkpoint held at Talmer and Schricker avenues in North Judson Friday night didn’t lead to any arrests, but it did end badly for one Knox police officer when he struck a deer and totaled his squad car. Knox Mayor Rick Chambers told the city council at their meeting this week that the accident totaled the 1997 Crown Victoria squad car, which he said had around 100,000 miles on it at the time of the accident.

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Knox Board of Works Approves Officers Request to Purchase Duty Weapons

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Knox Board of Public Works
Knox Board of Public Works
The Knox City Board of Works approved a request by the Knox City Police Department for two officers to purchase two duty weapons for their own use at a cost of $375 apiece.

The Knox City Council previously approved a request from Police Chief Clint Norem to allow the officers to buy their own service pistols in order for new guns to circulate into use by the department.

These are the last two guns to be purchased in this cycle. The Board of Works approved the request with a reminder that the officers re-register them in their own name.

Knox Man Arrested After Short Pursuit

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A Knox man was arrested Sunday after a brief pursuit with an officer from the Knox City Police Department.

The officer saw a vehicle travel at a high rate of speed on Main Street near the John Street intersection. As the driver approached the Culver Road intersection, the officer saw that he had picked up speed. The officer turned on his red and blue lights to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver failed to stop.

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Knox Police Dept. Continues to Accept Unwanted Prescriptions

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Knox City Police Chief Clint Norem
Knox City Police Chief Clint Norem
Knox City Police Chief Clint Norem has logged the first prescription medications that have been deposited into the police department’s prescription drug drop-off box.

Norem has logged 24 bottles of unwanted and unused prescription medication. They need to be logged just like any other drugs taken in during a regular investigation and then they will be moved from the facility and destroyed at a later time.

The drop-off box is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is monitored by a security camera. You may drop-off any unwanted or unused prescription medication in the front lobby of the Knox City Police Department. Any abuse of the service will not be tolerated.

Head Start students treated and released following crash

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The 15 Marshall-Starke Head Start students whose bus got hit by a truck this morning on the way to school have been released to their

Head Start students were checked out at IU Health Starke Hospital following a bus v. truck crash.
Head Start students were checked out at IU Health Starke Hospital following a bus v. truck crash.

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Knox City Police Department Drop-off Site for Unwanted Prescription Drugs

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Knox City Police Department
Knox City Police Department
You can now dispose of your unwanted prescription medication at the Knox City Police Department.

Officers have installed a drop-off container in the lobby at the police department. If you have any unwanted, unused or expired prescriptions, you can safely dispose of those in this bin. A security camera will be monitoring deposits and police will properly destroy the medications.

The drop-off bin is an attempt to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft by removing unused and unwanted prescription medication from homes.

The Knox City Police Department is located at 120 N. Shield Street.

Knox Police Arrest Alleged Burglary Suspect

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police lights 2A Wabash man was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 29 after he was allegedly seen stealing scrap from a home in Knox.

A neighbor called police to report a burglary in progress at 0208 S. 500 E. and reported seeing the suspect messing with the gutters at the residence before seeing the suspect try to force the garage door open. He reportedly saw him enter the south garage door and then put some items into his truck before leaving the scene. The witness was able to give a description of the vehicle to police.

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Knox Man Sentenced for Theft, Auto Theft

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A Knox man received his sentence in the Starke Circuit Court this week after he pleaded guilty to charges of Auto Theft as a Class D felony and Theft as a Class D felony following his arrest on March 8, 2012.

Zachary Tomerlin, 19, faced two cases in the Starke Circuit Court; the charges of Theft stemmed from an incident in March when police received a report of subjects stealing scrap metal from a barn in Starke County. An investigation into the matter led police to arrest Tomerlin and Daniel Bradley, 21, for the theft.

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Knox Man Arrested Amidst Sexual Battery Allegations

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A Knox man was arrested last weekend on allegations of sexual battery.

A woman called police to report that she had been attacked by Ryan Povilaitis. She told Knox City Police that Povilaitis was intoxicated and came into the room in the residence they shared and he allegedly forced himself on her. The performance of the sexual act was not committed, but it was attempted. The oral form of the act reportedly occurred. He also allegedly poked the victim with toothpicks and hit her with other objects.

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Knox Man Arrested Following Apartment Burglary

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A Knox man was arrested following the execution of a search warrant in the wake of a burglary at the Ruthie Drive apartments.

Alysia and Kevin Bowman left their apartment around 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve to spend time with family, and later that night, Alysia received a message from a friend who informed her that her apartment door had been kicked open. Her neighbor confirmed the door had been kicked in, and the pair rushed home to see what had taken place.

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