Police Reports

Police Reports are simply a record that an arrest has been made and are not an indication of guilt or innocence.

Starke County Sheriff's Department
Starke County Sheriff’s Department

From the Starke County Sheriff’s Department:

Incidents:

06/17/13 – A home in the 4100 block of South Range Road in North Judson was reported to have been the site of theft of electricity.

06/17/13 – A resident of the 5400 block of South State Road 10 in Knox told police that a man threatened to kill him and his wife.

06/18/13 – A resident of the 700 block of South 250 East in Knox reported someone had blown up her mailbox.

06/18/13 – A man told police that someone had tried to break into his home in the 4800 block of East 150 North in Knox.

06/19/13 – Fabricating metal was reported stolen in the 8200 block of North High Street in Walkerton.

06/19/13 – A resident of the 5200 block of South Holiday Street in North Judson reported someone had stolen his tool box from his shed.

06/19/13 – A dark brown Chevy Impala was reported missing near the intersection of U.S. 30 and 35.

06/19/13 – A mailbox was reportedly damaged in the 8800 block of South 1000 East in Knox.

06/20/13 – A woman told police she had been battered by a male subject in the 8100 block of North North Street in Koontz Lake.

06/20/13 – A residential theft was reported in the 7900 block of North Frost Street in Koontz Lake.

06/20/13 – A theft was reportedly in the 10300 block of West State Road 10 in San Pierre.

06/21/13 – A woman told police she had been tackled and choked by a male subject in the 1600 block of South 150 West in North Judson.

06/21/13 – A 22-year-old male wrecked his four-wheeler and was transported to the hospital from the intersection of 600 East and 200 North in Knox.

06/22/13 – Stanley Litwin of Grovertown told police someone had stolen his goat.

06/22/13 – A residential burglary was reported in the 10800 block of East 500 North in Grovertown.

06/23/13 – A resident of the 2000 block of North Garba Drive in Grovertown reported her ex-boyfriend had stolen her 1994 Honda Accord from his residence.

06/23/13 – Someone reportedly broke into the Bass Lake Church though no items were reported stolen.

06/23/13 – Avery Smith of Knox told police someone had struck his mailbox.

Pulaski County Sheriff's Department
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department

From the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department:

Incidents:
06/23/13 A roll-over accident was reported. The caller told dispatchers that he was intoxicated and he let his friend drive the car. He swerved to miss a deer and ended up rolling the vehicle. No injuries were reported.

06/23/13 Pulaski County deputies responded to an accident where a car reportedly crashed in a Francesville resident’s yard. The driver complained of back pain and she was transported to Pulaski Memorial Hospital

06/22/13 A woman told a Winamac police officer that money came up missing from a drawer. The victim believes the suspect could be the same person who stole a camera and computer from her a year-and-a-half ago.

06/21/13 A Medaryville man reported his vehicle stolen.

06/21/13 The Francesville Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire inside a business.

06/21/13 A roll-over accident was reported around W. 100 S. and S. 1200 W. in Francesville. One person was injured. The victim complained of neck pain.

06/21/13 The Medaryville Fire Department responded to a utility pole fire.

06/21/13 The Star City Fire Department responded to a call of hay bales on fire.

06/20/13 Pulaski County emergency units were called help White County police find the driver of a vehicle that was in a rollover accident. No one was in the car at the time police arrived at the scene and it was determined that the driver fled the scene. Officers checked with the hospital and no one came in with injuries that may have been incurred from a car accident.

06/20/13 A Winamac resident requested the police as two tires were found slashed on a vehicle at the corner of Market and Adams Streets.

06/20/13 A resident on Jenkins Street in Winamac told dispatchers that his mailbox was missing and several other mailboxes on the block were damaged.

06/20/13 A Pulaski County resident told police that he had a message on his answering machine where the caller said he was the winner of a Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes. The caller left a number, but the resident did not call it. He called Publisher’s Clearing House directly and a representative told him that he did not win any money.

06/20/13 An unknown person(s) broke into a camper owned by a Winamac man.

06/19/13 Emergency crews responded to an accident involving a motorcycle and a car. A man and a small child were reportedly laying in the roadway.

06/19/13 A Winamac man told dispatchers that his home had been broken into.

06/18/13 Pulaski County deputies were called to a burglary incident at a Winamac incident. Items were stolen from the residence and there was evidence of forced entry. An Indiana State Police Crime Scene Technician was called to the scene.

06/18/13 A Winamac woman told police that some unknown person(s) cut the gas lines to the gas tank on her boat and they took it.

06/17/13 A Star City resident reported the theft of a bicycle.

Arrests:
06/22/13 Dustin Kanschat, 32, of Kewanna, IN, arrested on a preliminary charge of Theft.

North Judson Police Department
North Judson Police Department

From the North Judson Police Department:

Incidents:
06/23/13 – A minor property damage accident occurred in the CVS parking lot and was investigated by the North Judson police. Damages were estimated at near $1,000.

06/21/13 Officers responded to an alarm call in the 400 block of East Talmer Avenue.

06/21/13 A resident reported that his vehicle was parked in the 400 block of East Talmer Avenue and it was hit by another vehicle. North Judson Police investigated and set damages at over $1000.00.

06/21/13 Police assisted the Department of Children and Family Services in an incident in the 5000 block of County Road 275 West.

06/20/13 Officers responded to a barking dog complaint in the 500 block of Vine Street.

06/20/13 A welfare check in the 200 block of Maryland Street was requested on a senior citizen and was conducted. Everyone was fine.

06/19/13 Police responded to a harassment complaint in the 600 block of Keller Avenue.

06/19/13 Officers responded to a suspicious circumstance complaint in the 6000 block of County Road 500 West.

06/18/13 A resident in the 500 block of Keller Avenue reported that he located a light blue girls bike. The bike taken to the police station for safe-keeping.

06/18/13 North Judson police assisted Starke County Community Corrections with the arrest of Cody J. Barnette, 20, of North Judson. Cody was arrested on numerous home detention violations.

06/18/13 Police responded to a loud noise complaint in the 300 block of Franklin Street.

06/17/13 A resident in the 200 block of Silver Street found a town dog tag on her property. The dog tag was mailed to the owner of the dog.

06/17/13 Police responded to a civil matter in the 500 block of High Street.

06/17/13 Officers responded to a unwanted guest complaint in the 100 block of Sycamore Street. The subjects left without incident.

Arrests:
06/18/13 Cody J. Barnette, 20, 5017 S. County Road 275 W., of North Judson, IN was arrested on numerous Home Detention violations.

 
 

From the Knox City Police Department:

Arrests:
06/24/13 Maxine Grigsby, 35, 403 N. Bender, Knox, IN, arrested on an active arrest warrant through Starke Circuit Court and Knox City Court.

06/22/13 Jonathan Kreischer, 33, arrested on an active arrest warrant through Marshall County.

06/21/13 Johnny Wiley, 54, 921 S. Peacon, Oceala, AK, arrested on a preliminary charge of Theft.

06/20/13 Allen Moore, 34, 706 S. East St., Knox, IN, arrested on an active arrest warrant through Starke Circuit Court.

06/19/13 Philip Hullett, 39, 4150 S. U.S. 35, Knox, IN, arrested on preliminary charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

06/17/13 Jeffery Manns, 29, 112 Lane St. #B, North Judson, IN, arrested on active arrest warrants through Starke County, Pulaski County, Jasper County, Lake County and Schererville Police Department.