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County Fugitive of the Week: Amber Crane
The Fugitive Apprehension Street Team (FAST), a task force comprised of LaPorte County and Michigan City police and the U.S. Marshal’s Office, is asking for assistance in locating Amber M. Crane, 33....
View ArticleEvacuations, no injuries after pipe bomb found in 700 block of Philadelphia...
LaPorte Police issued this press release about the pipe bomb found Nov. 4: “On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at approximately 8:23 a.m., LaPorte Police responded to a home at 704 Philadelphia St. to...
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Can you ID man who robbed Port Stop?
(Click photos to enlarge) A security camera captured these images of a man who robbed the Family Express “Port Stop” at Pine Lake Avenue and Johnson Road on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2014. The...
View ArticleMore fake bills show up at LP businesses
A fake $100 bill was used by a customer at NAPA Auto Parts, 25 Pine Lake Ave., and the same man tried to use the fake bills at GNC next door. LaPorte Police said the man, who was black and wearing a...
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3 women arrested on charges involving trafficking with inmates
Two LaPorte women and one Michigan City woman were arrested at the Superior Courthouse in Michigan City on Oct. 10 and Burks charged with trafficking with inmates and conspiring to traffic with...
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UPDATE: Mom, 2 kids hurt in 2-vehicle crash on Johnson Road
Photos by Bob Wellinski (click to enlarge) A 10-year-old boy was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital and the boy’s mother and sister were also injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning,...
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UPDATE: Mom, 2 kids hurt in 2-vehicle crash on Johnson Road
Photos by Bob Wellinski (click to enlarge) A 10-year-old boy was airlifted to South Bend Memorial Hospital and the boy’s mother and sister were also injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning,...
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3 women arrested on charges involving trafficking with inmates
Two LaPorte women and one Michigan City woman were arrested at the Superior Courthouse in Michigan City on Oct. 10 and Burks charged with trafficking with inmates and conspiring to traffic with...
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Med Flight called after Goldring Road resident badly burned
The Med Flight chopper prepares to touch down at the Summit Farm. Photos and info by Mike Kellems (Click on photos to enlarge) South Bend Memorial Hospital Med Flight was called to LaPorte County...
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6 from LaPorte County among 9 arrested in bust of local heroin distribution
Photos by Mike Kellems (click to enlarge) Nine people, including six from LaPorte County, were arrested during Operation Flatline, an investigation of a heroin distribution conspiracy that has...
View ArticleLaPorte man shot while walking on East Lincolnway
A LaPorte man sustained apparently minor injuries after he was shot Oct. 25, 2014, as he walked in the 700 block of East Lincolnway, according to LaPorte Police. The man, 35, whose name was not...
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LaPorte BMV reopens a week after fire
The LaPorte Branch of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles reopened Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, after a fire caused significant damage last Sunday morning. Don Snemis, commissioner of the Indiana Bureau...
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County Fugitive of the Week: Amber Crane
The Fugitive Apprehension Street Team (FAST), a task force comprised of LaPorte County and Michigan City police and the U.S. Marshal’s Office, is asking for assistance in locating Amber M. Crane, 33....
View ArticleEvacuations, no injuries after pipe bomb found in 700 block of Philadelphia...
LaPorte Police issued this press release about the pipe bomb found Nov. 4: “On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at approximately 8:23 a.m., LaPorte Police responded to a home at 704 Philadelphia St. to...
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Can you ID man who robbed Port Stop?
(Click photos to enlarge) A security camera captured these images of a man who robbed the Family Express “Port Stop” at Pine Lake Avenue and Johnson Road on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 4, 2014. The...
View ArticleMore fake bills show up at LP businesses
A fake $100 bill was used by a customer at NAPA Auto Parts, 25 Pine Lake Ave., and the same man tried to use the fake bills at GNC next door. LaPorte Police said the man, who was black and wearing a...
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Police are looking for Ryan Sims
Police are looking for Ryan A. Sims, who is wanted on warrant out of LaPorte Circuit Court for Failure to Appear for Battery of a Pregnant Woman, a Class C felony. Sims, 28, is approximately 6 feet, 1...
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Same armed robber may have hit 4 MC businesses in last 2 weeks
Surveillance images provided by MCPD (click to enlarge) Michigan City Police are urging business owners and staffers to be vigilant following four armed robberies in the past two weeks. — On Nov. 16,...
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Trio allegedly uses Pine Lake condo for drug activity without owner’s knowledge
Makina It started when someone reported to LaPorte Police that they saw a man scaling the exterior of Outlook Cove Condominium on the night of Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. It ended with the arrest of three...
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City police officer goes headfirst into storm drain to rescue cat
EDITOR’S NOTE: If anyone happens to have photos of the rescue, please email them to wnlp@whatsnewlaporte.com. Officer Vince Bowman Everybody loves an “awwww” story, especially at this time of year....
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