New Carlisle man arrested in Soldiers Memorial Park for alleged indecent...
A New Carlisle man was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, after allegedly exposing himself to another man in Soldiers Memorial Park, LaPorte. The 58-year-old man, not yet identified by LaPorte Police...
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More than 100 pounds of unwanted meds left in pill drop boxes are incinerated
On Aug. 16, 2013, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan City Police Department in conjunction with LaPorte County TRIAD incinerated 105 ½ pounds of unused medicines that had been collected...
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LP chief vows continued aggressive pursuit of heroin dealers, users
LaPorte Police Chief Adam Klimczak released this press release Aug. 20, 2013, regarding the ongoing crackdown on illegal drug activity in the area: LaPorte Police Chief Adam Klimczak Our department is...
View ArticleLaPorte woman faces possible charges for repeatedly kicking dog
A LaPorte woman faces possible charges of animal abuse after she was seen repeatedly kicking a dog i the 1000 block of Maple Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. LaPorte Police stated in a report that at...
View ArticleTwo LP teens arrested after rash of vehicle thefts Aug. 21; various items...
Two LaPorte boys, 16 and 17, were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, as police were investigating a rash of vehicle thefts in the areas of I, K, L, 16th, 18th, and 6th streets. LaPorte Police were...
View ArticleFatality reported this morning on U.S. 35 North
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office reported at about 7:30 this morning, Aug. 22, that U.S. 35 between Johnson Road and U.S. 20 was closed because of a fatal accident. WNLP readers of a recent post...
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JASON TIBBS OF LAPORTE CHARGED WITH 1993 MURDER OF RAYNA RISON; HER FATHER...
TIBBS (Sept. 23. 2013, LaPorte County Jail mugshot) NWI TIMES UPDATE: Rayna and Tibbs dated; inmate gave authorities details of murder:...
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Local 16-year-old and his father arrested after drug-related shooting
Jeremy Diederich A 16-year-old is charged with attempted murder, among other things, and his father also faces multiple charges after a night that reportedly included a dispute over a drug deal and the...
View ArticleNo DUI arrests during Aug. 23 sobriety checkpoint on Johnson Road
Results of a sobriety checkpoint at Johnson Road and County Road 400 North on Friday night, Aug. 23, 2013, were encouraging in that no drunk drivers were found among the 192 vehicles stopped. The...
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Be a proud supporter of the LaPorte Police Department K9 Program with this...
LaPorte Police Department K9 Handler Matt Drangmeister is taking orders for a special T-shirt promoting the department’s K9 Program. The front of the shirt features the program’s logo, and the back...
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Update: Wanted man Edward Holman turns himself in
Edward D. Holman, who was LaPorte Police’s Wanted Person of the Week for the week of Sept. 1, turned himself in to police on Wednesday, Sept. 5. Holman, whom police said was considered armed and...
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Local police, officials honored for their work in DUI and drug prevention
Among those recognized for DUI enforcement were (from left) Michigan City Police Officer Kevin Urbanczyk, LaPorte Police Officer Trent Mamazza, Michigan City Police Officer Michael Oberle, Indiana...
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in MC; police seek public’s help
Michigan City Police reported that on Sept. 3, 2013, at about 4 a.m., a man identified as Mark Higgins, 25, was shot with a handgun numerous times in a parking lot in the 500 block of Herring Gull Lane...
View Article6 kids removed from LP home with “unacceptable living conditions”; toddler...
LaPorte Police and other authorities removed six children from a Washington Street house on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, after a toddler was reported wandering blocks away from the home and it took police...
View ArticleLaPorte man dies in car-train crash after driving around barricades
A LaPorte man was killed Sept. 12, 2013, when a train hit his car on Ind. 39 in Union Mills. The deceased driver was identified as Brian D. Massengill, 40, of LaPorte. Massengill was found dead at the...
View ArticleCrash closes U.S. 20 near Rolling Prairie for several hours; 1 hurt
A crash involving an SUV and a semi trailer closed U.S. 20 near Rolling Prairie for several hours early Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. One person was transported to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, according...
View ArticlePolice remove marijuana plants from 2 LP County locations
Seventy-three marijuana plants at one location and 13 plants at another were confiscated by police Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The LaPorte County Metro Operations Unit and the Indiana State Police...
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Update: Mother’s boyfriend charged in shooting death of boy, 3, in MC
Grisham Zachariah L. Grisham, 24, was formally charged with reckless homicide Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, after the Sept. 15 shooting death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son. The man and boy were...
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Major John Boyd is running for sheriff
Boyd LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office Major John T. Boyd is running as a Republican for the office of sheriff in 2014. The primary is May 6 and the general election is Nov. 4. Current Sheriff Mike...
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It was only a drill — but for valuable practice
A “patient” is loaded into the Medflight helicopter. Photos and info by Mike Kellems (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE) It looked 100 percent real for good reason, but it was all for practice: Several area...
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