LaPorte City Police Department Successful during Recent Impaired Driving Blitz

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The recent Operation Pullover Blitz conducted by the LaPorte City Police Department netted 11 alcohol-related arrests, plus other misdemeanor activity.

Agency officers dedicated 140.5 hours of overtime towards Indiana’s annual mobilization against impaired and dangerous driving, 71 hours for impaired driving patrols and 69.5 hours for aggressive driving patrols. One felony and 10 misdemeanor DUI arrests as well as three misdemeanor and two felony criminal arrests for other charges were made during the 17-day effort.

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Three LaPorte Residents Arrested on Cocaine Charges

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Gregory Green
Larry Phillips, Jr.
Miguel Rosalez Palomare

Three LaPorte residents were arrested on Friday on cocaine charges.

LaPorte Metro Operations Unit detectives served an arrest warrant to Gregory Green for Dealing Cocaine, a Class B Felony. Then, Larry R. Phillips, Jr. was arrested a short time later for delivering cocaine to Green’s address. Phillips has been charged with Possession of Cocaine, a Class B Felony.

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LaPorte Woman Charged after Hitting Pedestrian on Park Bench with Car

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Tonya Wollum

LaPorte City Police Department officers were called to an accident in the early morning hours Thursday after a woman hit a pedestrian sitting on a bench.

32-year-old Tonya Wollum, of LaPorte County, was driving on Michigan Avenue when she jumped the curb and struck 35-year-old Ameer Henderson who was sitting on a bench outside 615 Michigan Avenue. Wollum then continued north up the sidewalk for about 75 yards until the vehicle came to rest at 605 Michigan Avenue.

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Jerrold Minix Arrested on Active Warrants

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Jerrold Minix

Former Starke County resident, 31-year-old Jerrod L. Minix, was arrested on two active arrest warrants on Tuesday.

Police in LaPorte County received information on the whereabouts of Minix and officers from the Michigan City Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department, LaPorte City Police Department and the United States Marshals Service set out to arrest Minix. They arrived at 115 Tall Timbers Court in Michigan City and surrounded the residence. Police then conducted a search of the residence after speaking with the female owner of the residence and Minix was found hiding underneath insulation in the attic. Minix was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Michigan City Police Department.

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Suspect in Pursuit Incident in San Pierre Arrested in LaPorte County

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Robert Reed

LaPorte City Police Department officers arrested Robert Reed, 33, of LaPorte, after a police pursuit.  Reed is also suspected of being involved in a theft and pursuit incident in San Pierre on May 22nd.

According to Detective Andy Hynek of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department, Reed was spotted in the LaPorte City limits on Friday, May 27th in a suspected stolen vehicle from Starke County. LaPorte City officers initiated a traffic stop and Reed would not pull over. A pursuit began and he was eventually taken into custody. He was arrested on charges of Possession of Stolen Property, Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle, Resisting Law Enforcement, and Habitual Traffic Violator. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department has also filed charges on Reed which include four counts of Theft and one count of Burglary. The LaPorte County charges stem from a two month investigation in which Reed was allegedly involved in the act of stealing trailers, vehicles, RVs and tools.

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Offender Attempts to Escape from the LaPorte County Jail

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LaPorte County Sheriff's Department
LaPorte County Sheriff's Department

Anthony Ferris was quickly apprehended by a K9 unit after attempting to flee from the LaPorte County Security Complex, Wednesday.

Ferris was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of Domestic Battery, a Class D Felony, and a Probation Violation warrant out of Starke County. He had been physically combative and uncooperative the entire night Tuesday and had been placed in an isolation cell for his own safety and the safety of the jail staff. Wednesday morning, Ferris asked for permission to use bathroom facilities in the isolation cell and when he didn’t come back into camera view, it was discovered that Ferris had somehow opened a secure vent in the ceiling area and escaped his cell into the pipe chase area.

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