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“Murder Victim” Found Alive, Three Arrested on Drug Charges
A report of a possible murder victim stashed underneath a trailer north of Winamac turned out to be a false alarm after the person was found safe in Starke County. Yesterday morning two men went to...
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Starke County Sheriff Offers Lobby As Safe Haven for Transactions
Starke County residents who need to complete an online sales agreement or custody exchange can do so safely 24 hours a day in the lobby of the Starke County Sheriff’s Office or the parking lot in front...
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Domestic Violence Suspect Arrested Following Manhunt
Benny Giselbach A Knox man faces several new felony charges following a Wednesday manhunt in the Bass Lake area. It started around 12:20 p.m. when the Starke County 911 center got a call from the Bass...
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Ober Man Charged With Criminal Confinement, Intimidation
Shawn Heck An Ober man faces two felony charges after allegedly holding his girlfriend against her will at a Washington Township home. Deputies from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office responded to a...
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Starke County Rolls Out Inmate Work Crew
Inmates from the Starke County Jail are picking up trash today east of Knox. Sheriff Bill Dulin says four low-level offenders are out under the supervision of a jail officer. Orange signs along Culver...
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Formal Charges Filed in Alleged Criminal Confinement Incidents
Benny Giselbach Formal charges have been filed against a Knox man accused of handcuffing, shackling and water boarding a woman at his Bass Lake area home. Employees at Bass Lake Pub and Ristorante...
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Knox Board of Public Works Approves Loan of K9 Kennel
The Starke County Sheriff’s Office will have a vehicle kennel for another K9 when the time comes to purchase another dog. The Knox Board of Public Works agreed to loan the city-owned kennel to the...
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Dog Credited with Saving Homeowner from House Fire
A dog bite may have been the difference between life and death for a Bass Lake man. Fire Chief Les Jensen says his department was called to a house fire in Boa Shores around 3:30 Saturday morning....
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Lengthy Meth Investigation Leads to Arrest
A months-long, multi-agency investigation into drug activity leads to an arrest. John L. Groves, Jr. faces two counts each of manufacture/dealing in methamphetamine, possession of a precursor and...
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Starke County Investigators Find Two Meth Labs, Suspect At Large
Investigators from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a Knox man they believe was was making meth in his basement. They responded to a home in the 3000 east block of 200 South in Knox...
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Tip Leads to Meth Arrest
Starke County Sheriff’s Deputies responding to a tip about possible drug activity made an arrest Sunday morning. They got a report around 10:45 a.m. of a man in a woods with a rifle and a strong...
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Starke County Prosecutor Considering Charges Against Horse Owner
Criminal charges could be filed against the owner of several horses found loose on Wednesday. The Starke County Sheriff’s Office was notified the animals were out in the area of 200 South and 550...
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Police Reports
North Judson Police Department North Judson Police Department Incidents 05/11/15 – North Judson Officer Frank Thomas conducted a traffic stop on Luken Street near Adair Street justa fter 11 p.m. and...
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Police Reports
North Judson Police Department North Judson Police Department Incidents 5/20/15 –The North Judson Police Department, Hobart Police Department K-9 Units, Town of Porter K-9, Pulaski County Sheriff’s...
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Starke County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Successful Relay for Life Lockup
The first “inmates” to be locked up at the new Starke County Jail successfully bonded out for a good cause. Last week the sheriff’s office partnered with Starke County Relay for Life to raise money....
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Animal Abuse Investigation Ongoing
The Starke County Prosecutor’s Office is still investigating a case involving several animals. The incident occurred earlier this month in the area of 200 South and 550 North in Starke County....
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Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
A passenger in a vehicle that was stopped because it did not have a windshield ended up taking a ride in a police car. Starke County Sheriff’s Office Chief Detective Rob Olejniczak pulled over a...
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Warrant Service Leads to Drug Arrest
A Knox woman is jailed in Starke County after sheriff’s deputies attempting to serve a warrant reportedly found drugs and paraphernalia. They went to a house in the 2400 south block of 100 West in...
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Judge Rejects Plea from Man Who Fled from Cops
A Grovertown man who is accused of backing his car into a Starke County Sheriff’s Deputy following a high-speed pursuit is due back in court later this month for another status hearing. Starke...
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Brief Manhunt Causes School Lockdown Confusion
A fugitive who fled from a Starke County Sheriff’s Deputy after a traffic stop yesterday caused the confusion about whether Knox High School was on lockdown. The officer pulled over a vehicle driven by...
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