The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort this April to deter distracted driving.
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City of La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody will be announcing the new chief of police in an event planned for Monday, February 5 at 10:30 a.m. CT in the City Council Chambers in La Porte City Hall at 801 Michigan Avenue.
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The La Porte City Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that reportedly occurred Friday, February 24.
Continue readingA Union Mills woman passed away following a car vs. train accident in La Porte Tuesday morning.
Continue readingThe La Porte Police Department will increase patrols during November to keep roads safe for holiday travelers.
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A Michigan City woman was arrested Wednesday morning after leading La Porte County police on a pursuit through the county.
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Two people are in custody following a police pursuit that started in Michigan City, traveled into Michigan and eventually terminated in the City of La Porte.
Continue readingThe La Porte City Police Department began a two-week traffic safety patrol effort on Friday, Dec. 20 that will continue through Jan. 6.
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A fundraiser to help gather funds to place Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in police patrol cars in La Porte County is set for Sunday, Sept. 8.
Continue readingTwo people were injured in a two-vehicle accident in La Porte County on Friday night.
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Officers from the La Porte City Police Department will be increasing patrols to ensure that drivers are following extended school bus stop arm laws.
A newborn baby was found in the Safe Haven Baby Box in La Porte County.
According to La Porte police, emergency responders responded to the baby box alarm at the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday night. Police say Fire Chief Mick Pawlik was the first to arrive at the station and found the newborn baby. An ambulance was summoned and the infant was rushed to Franciscan St. Anthony’s Hospital in Michigan City. Continue reading
La Porte Police and the Porter County Bomb Squad reportedly found an explosive device at a residence in the 700 block of F. St., in La Porte late Wednesday afternoon.
La Porte police detectives were able to secure a search warrant after police received information about a person in possession of explosive material at the home. Officers from the La Porte City Police Department and the La Porte County Emergency Response Team took Eric R. Weiler into custody without incident.
Officers from the La Porte City Police Department are attempting to find a man who allegedly attempted to lure three children into his car in the 400 block of Fox Street Wednesday afternoon. The children are ages 12, 4 and 3.
The children’s mother reportedly told police that the trio was playing in a neighbor’s yard when a man called the children over to his silver-colored Honda Pilot. When he called their attention, he began taking off his seatbelt, according to police. The report indicates that the 12-year-old child told her mother and the mother approached the SUV yelling at the man. The man then fled the area.
A La Porte City Police officer was injured in a one vehicle accident after assisting in an investigation of a fatal accident.
Police say Officer Trent Mamazza helped clear the scene where a bicyclist rode into the path of a semi truck on J Street at the intersection of 6th Street. The bicyclist was taken to La Porte Hospital and pronounced dead.
A 53-year-old Hammond man died after he reportedly rode his bicycle into the path of an oncoming semi truck.
On Monday evening, La Porte City Police say witnesses saw the semi turning north on J Street at the intersection of 6th Street in La Porte and had a green light. A bicyclist, Glen Byrley, disregarded the signal and drove his bicycle into the path of the semi, according to the press release. The driver of the semi, 63-year-old Jeffrey Smith from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, reportedly could not stop in time to avoid a collision.
The La Porte City Police Department is joining 220 Indiana law enforcement agencies in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.
Officers will be out in full force from mid-August through the Labor Day weekend in September targeting impaired drivers. They will increase sobriety checkpoints, roving patrols and saturation patrols.
It is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher. In Indiana, drivers under 21 with a (BAC) of .02 or higher are subject to fines and a license suspension for up to one year. Continue reading
Several reports have been filed with the La Porte City Police Department concerning counterfeit currency.
Officers encourage business owners and employees to be more vigilant in checking money of any denomination when conducting a cash transaction. Several $10 and $20 dollar bills have been passed along as deceptive.
