The Indiana Department of Transportation was recently urged to memorialize fallen Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy Shadron Kiley “Shad” Bassett by naming a stretch of State Road 39 in his honor.
Continue readingA group of juveniles who were caught vandalizing the Winamac Town Park will have to clean it up, according to the town’s park board president.
Chris Schramm, who’s also a detective with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, told the rest of the board Thursday that town police apprehended the juveniles for spray painting last weekend.
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The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department released details surrounding Sunday morning’s fatal accident.
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Getting body camera footage from the Winamac Police Department will now cost $150. The fee was approved as part of an ordinance by the town council Monday.
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The Pulaski County Council will take steps to balance line items in the 2019 budget, as the end of the year approaches. Several budget transfers will be up for the council’s approval tonight , including $240,000 for the Highway Department, and almost $47,000 for the Sheriff’s Department.
Continue readingMore funding for court-appointed attorneys was finalized by the Pulaski County Council Monday. Council members approved a $30,000 additional appropriation for Superior Court pauper counsel. It was requested by Judge Crystal Brucker Kocher back in August.
Continue readingA Francesville man was fatally injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 421 on Tuesday.
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The Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine wants to work with the two county schools in order to gain access to security cameras in case of an emergency.
Continue readingMore details about the suspicious device that led to the evacuation of two of Pulaski County’s government buildings Friday were shared during Monday’s county council meeting. Sheriff Jeff Richwine said the object was found by maintenance staff as they were emptying the trash bin in the southeast restroom in the courthouse basement.
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Police say the Pulaski County Courthouse has been deemed safe, after a suspicious device was found in a basement restroom. The Sheriff’s Office says the object was located by a maintenance employee around 6:30 a.m. Friday. Officers say it was concealed in a public restroom.
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After 27 people were arrested on the Tippecanoe River over the weekend, Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine is hopeful that Indiana Conservation Officers will step up their patrols in the future.
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Nearly thirty individuals were taken into the custody after concerns from Pulaski County residents prompted a multi-officer patrol on the Tippecanoe River on Saturday.
Authorities report that Indiana DNR Conservation Officers conducted a patrol on the river on August 31st in response to citizen complaints that included excessive littering and other suspected criminal activity. Some of those issues were addressed during a previous Winamac Town Council meeting.
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A stretch of Pulaski County Road 400 North may soon get a lower speed limit and a number of warning signs. The county commissioners voted Monday to lower the speed limit to 35 miles per hour between U.S. 421 and County Road 1400 West. That now goes to the county council for final approval.
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Vehicle repairs and a salary increase for Sheriff Jeff Richwine have prompted a series of budget transfers for the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department. Richwine asked the county council last week to move a total of $10,000 to cover the various expenses.
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The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department expects to save about $2,000 by shifting some of the cost of dispatch software onto the towns. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county commissioners Monday that the county had unknowingly been paying the software license fees for some of the communities.
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An investigation is underway, after a Rensselaer man was found dead at a home near Medaryville Thursday morning. The Pulaski County Coroner’s Office says it was called to investigate the death of a 25-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. He’s been identified as Brandon Kyle Messer.
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The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department, Pulaski County Coroner’s Office and state officials continue to investigate a fatal house fire that occurred at a home in the 5,000 E. block of 250 S. in Kewanna last week.
Continue readingPulaski County sheriff’s deputies have been busy recently, and that’s led to a significant shortfall in the department’s overtime budget. The county council voted Monday to transfer a total of $27,000 out of the deputy salary and part-time dispatcher salary line items, to fill the gap.
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