LaPorte City Police made four drug-related arrests over the weekend. Continue reading
LaPorte bank robbery suspect jailed in Alabama
A suspect in last Thursday’s bank robbery in LaPorte is jailed in Alabama. James L. Jackson, 24, was apprehended by authorities there after detectives with the LaPorte City Police Department developed and tracked leads throughout the weekend. Jackson reported walked into the 1st Source Bank on Boyd Boulevard, asked a teller for a deposit slip, wrote instructions to hand over money, handed the slip back to her and left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash. There’s no word yet on extradition proceedings.
One Injured in LaPorte Vehicle Accident
LaPorte City Police responded to a personal injury accident Wednesday morning at the intersection of Lincolnway and Detroit Street in LaPorte.
Witnesses told police that a vehicle driven by Julio Cesar Navarro Ruiz, 29 of LaPorte, was eastbound on Lincolnway when another vehicle exited a parking lot and Ruiz could not avoid a collision.