Police arrest Knox woman on murder charge
Kathleen Holt A Knox woman is jailed on a murder charge after reportedly shooting her boyfriend. Kathleen Holt, 51, shot the victim, Ron Worker, 46, also of Knox at a residence on CR 550 E. Near CR 200...
View ArticleBond denied for accused murder
Kathleen Holt A Starke County woman police say fatally shot her boyfriend in the chest at their rural Knox home last week remains in jail. Bond was denied for Kathleen Holt, 51, during a Monday court...
View ArticleBond denied for murder suspect
A Starke County woman police say fatally shot her boyfriend in the chest at their rural Knox home last week remains in jail. Bond was denied for Kathleen Holt, 51. She reportedly called 911 after...
View ArticleOregon-Davis Schools On Lockdown Following Weekend Threat
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School A local school is on lockdown today after officials discovered some disturbing graffiti in a boys restroom over the weekend after a basketball game. Oregon-Davis...
View ArticleMeth Investigation Nets One Arrest
Henry Wood A Starke County man is jailed on meth charges after an investigation yesterday by deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office. They found Henry Wood and his dog sitting in the passenger...
View ArticleThree Arrested on Meth Charges at Hamlet Motel
Law enforcement officers conducting a welfare check at a local motel arrested three people on a cache of drug charges. Deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and officials from Starke County...
View ArticleKnox Man Jailed on Heroin Charge
A Starke County Community Corrections inmate faces new charges after he was reportedly found to be in possession of heroin during a recent compliance check. Officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleStarke County Council Discusses Next Sheriff’s Compensation
The pool of candidates interested in becoming Starke County’s next sheriff may shrink based on pending action by the county council to drastically reduce the pay for that position during the next term....
View ArticlePlymouth Man Airlifted to South Bend Following Grovertown Crash
An early afternoon pickup truck versus motorcycle crash in front of the Grovertown Truck Stop shut down traffic in both directions for about an hour and sent a Plymouth man to a South Bend hospital....
View ArticleNorth Judson Man Arrested Following Standoff
SWAT team members debrief after Tuesday’s call-out in North Judson. An hour-long standoff between police and a wanted man outside a home in Born’s Trailer Park east of North Judson ended peacefully...
View ArticleSheriff’s Deputies Bust Meth Lab in Monterey, Two Arrested
Sheriff’s deputies attempting to serve a felony warrant at a residence in Monterey made two arrests after finding a meth lab. Starke County Sheriff’s Deputies were looking for Bradley Hartwell at a...
View ArticleBurglary Investigation Leads to Two Arrests
Two Knox men are jailed after deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at a rural residence and found numerous stolen items. Clinton Wilcox, 21, and John M. Piper,...
View ArticleState Excise Officers Bust Underage Drinking Party
Officers from the Indiana State Excise Police cited 17 people for underage drinking after responding to an anonymous complaint about an underage drinking party at a Knox home early Monday morning....
View ArticleCoroner Rules Out Homicide as Cause of Death for Grounds
Isaiah Lincoln Grounds The Grovertown man whose body was discovered in a ditch near his home Monday was not the victim of a homicide. Starke County Coroner Kris Rannells tells WKVI news he’s awaiting...
View ArticleSecond Suspect Arrested in Grovertown Burglary
A second suspect in a recent Grovertown burglary is jailed after his arrest yesterday in Marshall County by detectives from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office. Glenn Manns, 28, of Knox, is being held...
View ArticleStarke County Jail Employee Arrested Following Investigation
An employee of the Starke County Jail is on the other side of the law. Donald Milbourn, 44, of North Judson, was arrested Monday by officials from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department on charges of...
View ArticleSingle-Vehicle Fatality Claims Plymouth Woman’s Life
A single-vehicle crash Monday evening near Grovertown claimed a Plymouth woman’s life. Cathryn Ellison, 24, of Plymouth, was westbound on 300 North just west of 1100 East, lost control of her vehicle...
View ArticleCounty Officials, Koontz Lake Fire Department Resolve Medical Call Issue
Sheriff Oscar Cowen, Council President Dave Pearman, EMA Director Ted Bombagetti, EMS Director Paul Mathewson, Chief Dispatcher Dawn Bau, Koontz Lake Fire Chief Andy Lawrence and Oregon Township...
View ArticlePolice 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 Incidents 3/31/14...
View ArticleStarke County Sheriff’s Office Announces Golf Cart Inspection Schedule
The Starke County Sheriff’s Office now has a protocol for golf cart inspections. Carts must be brought to the sheriff’s office on Tuesdays and Thursdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m....
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