On the morning of April 12th, 2025, Deputies with the Starke County Sheriff’s Department along with Officers with the Knox Police Department participated in a joint investigation involving the delivery of dangerous drugs into the Knox area.
The Pulaski County Council agreed to transfer funds to help improve the security of certain EMS equipment.
$6,200 was requested to be transferred to help purchase new narcotic boxes. The current equipment used by Pulaski County allows for easy entrance to medicine that could be stolen or abused without being able to track the supplies. Continue reading →
Five people were arrested after a drug raid in LaPorte County.
Investigators from the Metro Operations Unit and detectives from the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office conducted surveillance in the 300 block of State Street in LaPorte for drug activity. When officers saw a suspect enter the area, officers approached him and he fled. Michael Mikowski, of LaPorte, was quickly apprehended and a K9 found crack cocaine in his possession. He was arrested on preliminary charges of Dealing Cocaine and Resisting Law Enforcement.