The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Marshall County Coroner are investigating an unattended death that occurred Thursday in the 5000 block of Michigan Road in Plymouth.
The initial investigation showed that 28-year-old Trisha Hemminger was found dead in her home and was discovered by her husband. An autopsy has been scheduled, but police don’t believe foul play was involved.
Marshall County police arrested a man Saturday after finding drugs in a vehicle the suspect had stolen.
A vehicle being operated by John Groves was stopped by police at the intersection of Michigan Street and Jackson Street after a Marshall County Deputy found Groves had committed several traffic violations. During a search of the vehicle, the officer found narcotics and a loaded handgun. The officer then found that the vehicle was stolen.
Groves was arrested on preliminary felony charges of Criminal Conversion, Auto Theft, Possession of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance and Receiving Stolen Property, and a misdemeanor count of Carrying a Handgun without a permit. He is being held in the Marshall County Jail with no bond.
Detectives from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a home burglary incident.
On Monday, Feb. 11, Marshall County police were called to a home in the 3000 block of the Plymouth/LaPorte Trail. The homeowner told police that the unknown suspects made entry into the home and stole several items, including assault rifles.
A chain reaction accident sent three to a Plymouth hospital for evaluation.
The accident happened Wednesday afternoon on Michigan road south of 3rd Road in Plymouth. George Mosley of Plymouth told an officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department that he was traveling on the road when the sun got into his eyes and didn’t see an ambulance stopped in front of him. He rearended the ambulance, who in turn rearended another vehicle driven by Suzanne Mauro, also of Plymouth. They had been stopped in the roadway waiting on a school bus that was dropping off children.
The driver of the ambulance, Megan Houston, of Walkerton, a passenger in the ambulance and Mauro were transported to the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth to be evaluated.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is currently looking for information regarding a burglary in the 5000 block of Union Road. The department has reported a burglary took place during the day while the owner was away from home, and police suspect one individual was responsible.
Evidence at the scene suggests one suspect broke into the home and was operating an unknown type of full-size vehicle. The suspect forced entry via a patio door and stole items including a flat-screen RCA TV, jewelry, and two firearms.
Police were notified of the incident at 2:37 p.m. ET on Thursday but have not been able to identify the suspect responsible. As a result, police are looking for help in ascertaining the culprit, and is encouraging anyone with information to contact the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department at (574) 936-3187.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department continues to actively pursue a suspect in a stabbing incident Friday night.
Brian Tapia of Plymouth is accused of stabbing Aaron Fear in the abdomen after an altercation at a residence in the 19000 block of Lincoln Highway, west of Plymouth, Friday night. Fear was hospitalized in South Bend Memorial Hospital and was expected to fully recover.
Police have been searching for Tapia ever since the incident and need your help in locating him. If you know of the whereabouts of Tapia, call in an anonymous tip to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department at (574) 936-3187.
An altercation in Marshall County led to one man being hospitalized for a knife wound and a suspect on the loose. Marshall County police were called to the Plymouth Hospital Emergency Room at around 7:53 p.m. in response to a male subject with a knife wound to the stomach, and an investigation led police to find the suspect, Brian Tapia, had left the residence before police could arrive.
A Culver woman lost her life in a single vehicle accident on State Road 17 in Marshall County. Shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, officers with the Indiana State Police and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department responded to the accident just west of the intersection of Quince Road near Plymouth.
Two Plymouth residents were arrested after a traffic stop conducted by Marshall County Police on Friday, Jan. 25.
The deputy pulled over a vehicle driven by David Howe for an alleged equipment violation. While the officer was checking the license and warrant status for the occupants, Jeffrey Knoebel reportedly fled from the vehicle.
A joint investigation conducted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Warsaw Drug Task Force resulted in the arrest of three people on methamphetamine.
A search warrant was conducted at 14390 3rd Road just outside LaPaz on Thursday evening by officers from the Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team, Warsaw Drug Task Force, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police troopers. The search resulted in the discovery of items used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department detectives are looking for a suspect in a hit and run accident on Jan. 16.
Deputies responded to a two vehicle accident at North Michigan Road and 7B Road. A person driving a black Jeep Cherokee made a U turn at 7B Road to go south on Michigan Road when the vehicle hit another driven by Stephen Sabo of South Bend. Damage was done to the right rear of the victim’s SUV.
Two Plymouth residents were arrested Monday on several charges after an alleged auto theft and burglary incident.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called out on a report of two suspicious suspects near a residence on 5D Road and Michigan Road. Police didn’t find anyone there, but during their search, they learned that several vehicles had been broken into and items stolen.
The Plymouth Police Department arrested a Plymouth woman after police executed a search warrant at 822 W. Monroe St.
On Sunday morning, officers from the Plymouth Police Department, Indiana State Police and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department went to the residence after complaints were received over the Drug Task Force tip line along with another investigation.
While some law enforcement agencies are gearing up to purchase new equipment for their vehicles to allow them to update the sex offender registry while on the road, several agencies have reported that they have had that equipment in place for several years.
Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin approached the county council last week with a request to purchase three laptop computers for his department – computers which, Chamberlin said, would be used by detectives and officers while checking on individuals currently registered as sex offenders. The equipment, at a cost of $3000, would be paid for out of the fund into which sex offender fees are paid.
Two people were injured in a Wednesday evening accident at the intersection of Michigan Road and 4th Road in Marshall County.
An investigation at the accident scene found that Kevin Fleck, Sr. of LaPaz was traveling eastbound on 4th Road and stopped at the intersection. He proceeded through the intersection without seeing a vehicle driven by Brandon Heston, of Plymouth, who was traveling south on Michigan Road. Heston tried to avoid a collision but could not.
It started as a shooting incident in Pulaski County and ended in a SWAT team arrest in Marshall County.
Pulaski County police were called to 6680 N. U.S. 421 at 5:50 p.m. ET Sunday in reference to a call that Billie James “Tinker” Minix, of Knox reportedly shot a gun at an occupied residence. Minix allegedly shot at the residence from an abandoned building and from the driveway. Minix also allegedly fired a few shots at a vehicle occupied by two people during the incident.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a rash of thefts.
Officers were called out to several homes on Saturday after victims reported the theft of cash, jackets, GPS devices and other electronics from their vehicles. The incidents were reported in the 17,000 and 18,000 blocks of Lincoln Highway.
The suspects reportedly stole the items from unlocked vehicles. Police remind you to always keep your car doors locked when your vehicle is unattended.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Department detectives continue to investigate the theft of wire from utility poles.
Marshall County REMC workers and their customers have noticed that the copper-covered ground wire has been removed off of a number of utility poles in the past several months. This is a concern as the ground wire is a safety device to ensure that extra electricity will flow into the ground, rather than destroying electronics, causing fires, or harming those working on the power lines.
A Plymouth man walked away without any injuries from a single-vehicle car accident Thursday in Marshall County.
Joshua Taylor, 22, was southbound on Michigan Road north of 7B Road when he reportedly fell asleep while driving. His car then drifted through the northbound lanes before striking a fence and then a utility pole in front of the Irish Inn.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary that took place at a residence on 5B Road on Thursday.
Officials say the homeowners had left their home between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., and returned home to an unexpected sight – someone had pried open the door to their home and helped themselves to a number of items, including multiple firearms, jewelry, and money.
Police were notified of the break-in at the residence in the 20000 block of 5B Road around 5:30 p.m. The investigation continues.
