Engaging in an apparent 104-mile-per-hour speed contest on State Road 2 could lead to misdemeanor charges for two LaPorte residents. A LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy says he saw two vehicles traveling westbound side by side at an “unreasonably high rate of speed” near County Road 400 East around 2:45 p.m. Thursday.
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Driving more than 130 miles per hour on State Road 2 while under the influence of alcohol is what police say got a Plymouth man arrested Sunday morning. A LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office captain says it started just after 4:00 a.m. CDT on U.S. 20 near LaPorte County Road 450 East.
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A wanted Chicago man faces the possibility of additional charges, after allegedly leading police on a chase from LaPorte to Burns Harbor Saturday. It began when LaPorte City Police tried to pull over a vehicle driven by Thomas L. Baskin, 37, according to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office.
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A South Bend man was arrested, following a LaPorte County police chase Saturday morning. Sheriff’s deputies say they tried to pull over a westbound pickup truck in the 3500 block of East State Road 2, after a registration check reportedly alerted officers that the female owner was a wanted person. The male driver allegedly refused to stop and led officers on a chase through LaPorte.
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A South Bend woman wanted by authorities in St. Joseph and Lake counties now faces additional charges following a police chase early Thursday morning. LaPorte County sheriff’s deputies say it began in Berrien County, Michigan, when police tried to check on a vehicle’s occupants.
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An Indiana State Trooper and North Judson native was seriously hurt, when an SUV reportedly crashed into his police car early Wednesday. Trooper Corey Adam was investigating a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-80/94 just after midnight, according to State Police.
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A Knox man was arrested early Monday morning, after he allegedly failed to pull over for Marshall County Police. Officers say that just after 2:00 a.m., they got a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 3500 block of Olive Road in Marshall County.
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department continues to keep an eye on County Road 250 North. Deputies have been monitoring traffic, after a complaint of speeding vehicles was brought to the county council and commissioners.
Driving over 100 miles per hour while over three times the legal limit for alcohol reportedly led to the arrest of a South Bend man in LaPorte County Friday afternoon. The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office says it happened on a stretch of U.S. 20 that has seen several fatal accidents in the past year.
