More details are being released in the shooting death of a Starke County man on Thanksgiving Day. Starke County Police say it was Randall Bailey’s 75th birthday, when he was shot to death by his wife’s nephew, James Campbell, 52.
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On the last Saturday in October various law-enforcement agencies gathered in the North Judson-San Pierre High School parking lot to participate in required emergency vehicle operations training.
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A report of a possible overdose led to the arrest of a North Judson woman Monday night. It happened around 8:30 p.m. at a home in the 7000 block of South County Road 100 West, according to the Starke County Sheriff’s Office.
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A small airplane crash in Starke County Sunday evening left one person injured. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just before 7:30 p.m. near U.S. 35 and County Road 800 South. When emergency crews arrived, they reportedly found a crop dusting plane in a field.
Continue readingA report of a possible burglary reportedly led to the discovery of methamphetamine Sunday morning.
Starke County Police say they, along with Hamlet and Walkerton police, responded to a possible burglary in progress call at around 6:30 a.m. Officers say that when they got there, they determined that no burglary took place, but they did find methamphetamine, prescription pills, syringes, and paraphernalia.
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Multiple guns, different types of drugs and paraphernalia were reportedly discovered after a search warrant was executed at a Grovertown residence Thursday evening.
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Motorists are reminded to be extra cautious driving, as this morning’s conditions led to multiple vehicles sliding off the road.
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The Knox School Board will resume its discussion about hiring a school resource officer tonight. School officials have been working with the City of Knox on a potential funding agreement. Continue reading
The recent second annual basketball game between the Oregon-Davis SADD members and the members of the Starke County Sheriff’s Office helped raise money for both organizations.
It took just over two hours for a Starke County jury to return verdicts Friday afternoon on 10 counts filed against Knox resident, 43-year-old Elven McCarty.
A man who reportedly fought a K9 is in the Starke County Justice Center.
An Illinois man faces charges in an alleged sexual assault incident in Starke County.
The Knox Community School Corporation is still looking for ways to add a school resource officer, even after the Starke County Sheriff’s Department was unable to secure funding. During Tuesday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart said he and other school officials are now exploring whether the City of Knox could step in. Continue reading
While the Knox Community School Corporation would like to add a school resource officer, funding isn’t available at this point. That’s what School Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart told the school board Tuesday.
A two-vehicle accident involving a passenger car and a police vehicle took place on Saturday in front of the Knox VFW.
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Starke County Sheriff Bill Dulin hopes to hire more road officers in order to provide the best public safety.
Three people were arrested on Wednesday, July 18 after an investigation conducted by members of the Knox City Police Department and the Starke County Sheriff’s Office.
An off-road vehicle crash near Bass Lake claimed the life of an Illinois man over the weekend. Indiana Conservation Officers say it happened in the 5500 block of South Starke County Road 700 East.
Two people were arrested Thursday morning after an officer with the Starke County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop.
Zachary Christian has been found guilty of domestic battery, but not the Level 6 felony charge of criminal confinement, according to the Starke County Prosecutor’s Office. Christian was accused of hitting a woman, refusing to let her move from a couch, and trying to take her phone when she tried to call police, in an incident back in February.
