Police Reports

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

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

From the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department:

Incidents:
07/06/13 Passersby called police to report a van in the ditch at Thornhope by the elevator. The occupants were out walking around. One person was arrested at the scene.

07/05/13 A Winamac resident told police that a large group of individuals are intoxicated and being belligerent.

07/05/13 A woman told police that she backed her vehicle into a sheriff’s truck parked by Monticello Street. Winamac police officers responded to the scene but found no significant damage. A small smudge was found on the sheriff’s vehicle and a couple of scratches on the caller’s car. No report was taken.

07/05/13 A Monterey woman told dispatchers that she was at her ex’s residence and the landlord’s dog bit her. As she was trying to leave, she ran over another dog.

07/03/13 A Medaryville resident told police that some things were stolen at a rental property. The complaintant believes it was the renter’s son. The renter told the complaintant that the items would be replaced but they haven’t been replaced yet.

07/03/13 An accident occurred in the Francesville area where one car was sideswiped. Police officers did find a white or light blue paint transfer on the sideswiped vehicle.

07/03/13 A Winamac resident told dispatchers that a man hit a tree and was headed northbound on Franklin Street around the 500 block. The caller reportedly told police that the driver is man who lives down the street and is intoxicated. The caller added that this is not the first time this has happened.

07/02/13 Winamac EMS was called to an accident where a driver hit a deer and the vehicle flipped, injuring those in the vehicle.

07/02/13 The Medaryville and Francesville Fire Departments were called to two house fires on Prairie Street in Medaryville. NIPSCO was also contacted as electric lines were down on a dog kennel with two dogs in it.

07/02/13 A Winamac resident told dispatchers that someone broke into his wife’s vehicle and stole several items including her work computer.

07/02/13 Police investigated a call about stolen tractor batteries and irrigation wire.

07/02/13 A woman notified police that she thinks someone broke into her residence. The window on the back porch was pried open and the top shelf in her son’s closet is empty.

Arrests:
07/07/13 Shana Bailey, 36, of Salyersville, KY, arrested on a Failure to Appear warrant.

North Judson Police Department
North Judson Police Department

From the North Judson Police Department:

Incidents:
07/07/13 North Judson Police Officer Frank Thomas responded to a battery complaint in the 500 block of High Street. After a brief investigation, Daniel E. Frazier, 31, of North Judson, was arrested on a preliminary charge Battery. Officer Thomas was assisted by the Starke County Sheriff’s Department.

07/06/13 Officer Frank Thomas was informed by a passerby of a suspicious female in the 400 block of East Talmer Avenue. After a brief investigation the female, Sarah Ann Mills, 20, of North Judson, was arrested on a preliminary charge of Possession of a Narcotic Drug.

07/05/13 Police responded to a underage drinking complaint in the 300 block of Main Street. Several minors were located that had been drinking. The minors were released to their parents or guardians. A report will be forwarded to the Starke County Prosecutor’s office for review for charges. North Judson Police were assisted by the Starke County Sheriff’s Department.

07/05/13 Officer Frank Thomas conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle South of State Road 10 on County Road 300 West. The driver of the vehicle Kayla Jo Belue, 23, of Knox was arrested after a brief foot pursuit. Belue has preliminary charges of Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of a Syringe, Operator Never Licensed and Resisting Law Enforcement.

07/04/13 Police responded to multiple complaints of two small children driving next to the roadway in a battery operated vehicle. The parent was located and advised the vehicle could be driven on their own property, sidewalk or a parking lot with the owners permission.

07/04/13 Police responded to a property damage complaint. A vehicle in the 500 block of Mulberry Street was damaged.

07/04/13 A report was made concerning a harassment complaint in the 600 block of West Talmer Avenue.

07/03/13 North Judson Police Chief Doug Vessely responded to a suspicious circumstance complaint at the North Judson Baseball Field. After a brief investigation, unknown person(s) tried to pry the concession stand sliding door open. Entry was not made.

07/03/13 Officers responded to a property damage accident in the 600 block of East Talmer Avenue. The victim in the accident did not want a report.

07/02/13 Police responded to a property damage complaint in the 300 block of Main Street.

07/02/13 An animal complaint was filed by a resident in the 300 block of Main Street.

07/02/13 North Judson Police Officer Frank Thomas conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the intersection of State Road 10 and State Road 39 North. After a brief investigation, a passenger in the vehicle was reportedly found to have two Warrants from Kentucky. Mandy Sue Wireman, 33, of Wheatfield was arrested for the two warrants and a False Identity Statement.

07/01/13 Police were notified of a report of an unattended juvenile in the roadway in the 400 block of Keller Avenue. The parent was located and advised to correct the situation.

07/01/13 Officer Frank Thomas conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 400 block of East Talmer Avenue. After a brief investigation, the passenger in the vehicle, Howard Wyckoff Reed Sr., 55, was arrested on a Knox City Court warrant.

Arrests:
07/07/13 Daniel E. Frazier, 31, of North Judson, IN, arrested on a preliminary charge of Battery.

07/06/13 Sarah Ann Mills, 20, of North Judson, IN, arrested on a preliminary charge of Possession of a Narcotic Drug.

07/05/13 – Kayla Jo Belue, 23, 15 N. Pearl Street, of Knox, IN, arrested on preliminary charges of Possession of a Narcotic Drug, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Paraphernalia, Possession of a Syringe, Operator Never Licensed and Resisting Law Enforcement.

07/02/13 Mandy Sue Wireman, 33, of Wheatfield, IN, arrested on a preliminary charge of Providing a False Identity Statement and two warrants out of Kentucky.

07/01/13 Howard Wyckoff Reed, Sr., 55, 4460 Dawn Drive, of North Judson, IN, arrested for an active warrant.

 
 

From the Knox City Police Department:

Incidents:
07/08/13 Autumn Amore reported the theft of her daughter’s computer bag.

07/05/13 Corbin Gayheart told police that his mailbox was damaged after people were lighting off fireworks the night before.

07/04/13 The pastor at the First Christian Church told police that some unknown person(s) stole petty cash from the church’s office.

 
 

From the Starke County Sheriff’s Department:

Incidents

07/01/13 – A resident of the 7500 block of East 350 South in Knox told police that someone had tried to steal the gas from his vehicle.

07/01/13 – A residential break-in was reported in the 1900 block of North 300 East in Knox.

07/01/13 – Someone reportedly broke into the Bass Lake Golf Course in Knox.

07/02/13 – Marita Cervenka of North Judson told police that someone had broken into her outbuilding and stolen antique items and farm implements.

07/02/13 – A resident of the 500 block of East 800 South in Knox reported that someone had stolen her mailbox.

07/02/13 – A mailbox was reportedly blown up in the 1400 block of South 500 East in Knox.

07/03/13 – A wood chipper was stolen from a resident on 250 North in Knox.

07/03/13 – Sonia Manns of North Judson reported someone had destroyed her mailbox with a phone pedestal box and dragged someone’s trash can to her driveway, scattering trash all over her yard.

07/03/13 – A mailbox in the 2200 block of South 450 East in Knox reported her mailbox had been blown up.

07/03/13 – A resident of the 300 block of Yellowstone Trail in Hamlet said someone had stolen items from his residence.

07/03/13 – An antique pistol was reported stolen from the 6800 block of East Skyline Avenue in Knox.

07/04/13 – A caller told police that a woman smashed his windshield in the 7700 block of North Tecumseh Road in Walkerton.

07/04/13 – Three male subjects were reportedly spotted trying to break into Blue Treasures on State Road 10 in North Judson.

07/05/13 – An officer was requested in the 10300 block of West State Road 10 in San Pierre due to theft and property damage.

07/05/13 – A male subject reportedly stole a vehicle from the 5700 block of South 250 West in North Judson.

07/07/13 – Chris Matys of Walkerton reported someone had blown up her fence with fireworks.

07/07/13 – A caller from the Bass Lake Campground in Knox reported someone had stolen his boat.

07/07/13 – A caller from the Bass Lake Campground in Knox told police that someone had stolen items from his campsite.

07/07/13 – A resident of the 7000 block of North State Road 23 in Walkerton told police that he found a bullet hole in his Ford Explorer.

07/07/13 – A resident of the 600 block of South Roosevelt Road in Knox reported her sons truck had been stolen from Borns Trailer Park.

07/07/13 – Matthew Rusk of Walkerton told police that he found two males attempting to break into his garage and car.

Arrests

07/04/13 – Michael Anthony Silanskis, 44 of Grovertown, was arrested following a traffic stop near the intersection of County Road 400 East and U.S. 35.

07/05/13 – Eric D. Miller, 23 of Valparaiso, was arrested on charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated as a Class C misdemeanor.

07/05/13 – Kelley D. Rowe, 44 of Knox, was arrested on charges of Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated as a Class D felony, a Class A misdemeanor and a Class C misdemeanor after he reportedly fell off his moped near 500 East in North Judson.

07/07/13 – Jack S. Sullivan, 19, and Joseph M. Morlock, 22 of Oak Lawn, were arrested in the 7700 block of North State Road 23 in Walkerton on charges of Trespass, Disorderly Conduct, and Public Intoxication following a report of fighting near Time Out Sports Bar and Grill.

07/07/13 – Reece Kendall Scope, 19 of Zionsville, and Matthew Alvaro Deprospero, 18 of Zionsville, were arrested following a report of two subjects that had pulled up to kids on bikes and attacked them near the Bass Lake Beach in Knox.

07/07/13 – Terry W. Ashton, 37 of Knox, was arrested on charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, and Possession of Legend Drug.