Mustache March: Elkhart County Sheriff’s Dept. to grow facial hair for charity
Posted by Emily Pfund The Elkhart County Sheriff’s department has designated this month “Mustache March.” The department’s male deputies are growing out their mustaches to raise money for their holiday...
View ArticleElkhart County Prosecuting Attorney tackles domestic abuse, teen harassment...
Posted by Emily Pfund The Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office has teamed up with PentaVision to produce two 30-second public service announcements with the goal of raising awareness of domestic abuse...
View ArticleSnow-covered and frosted car windows can lead to reckless driving charges
Posted by Emily Pfund Scraping snow and ice off your car in the morning can be annoying (especially if you’re running late), but failure to clean off your windows could result in reckless driving...
View ArticleFrom the blotter: Woman injured from TV that was thrown at her
Posted by Sharon Hernandez Battery reports are a serious matter, even if you think it’s bizarre to have a television get thrown at you. If you are victim or a witness of abuse in any form, don’t...
View ArticleConcord High School bathroom graffiti spells possible threat
Posted by Emily Pfund The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a bomb threat at Concord High School on Friday, March 15. A school employee found the word “bomb” written on the...
View ArticleGranger man arrested after short pursuit
Posted by Sharon Hernandez Police arrested a man who attempted to run from them —twice— and was later found with a substantial amount of marijuana. Jamie Coullard, 27, of Granger, fled from a traffic...
View Article‘Scanner Squawk’: Naps, nails and no shoes
Posted by Emily Pfund Working in the evenings, one of my responsibilities is to listen for accidents, fires and other big events on the police scanner. Sometimes, between the endless traffic stops and...
View ArticleOn the traumatized children: “We can’t just expect kids to snap out of it.”
I’d be lying if I said the presentations that were given at the fifth annual Elkhart County Summit on Children did not tug at my heartstrings a little. I’m not very patient when it comes to dealing...
View ArticleElkhart Police respond to knifing report
If you drove around the area of Franklin and Kraus Streets late Tuesday morning, March 26, you may have seen somewhere between eight and 10 police cars and many more officers walking around. The...
View ArticleScanner Squawk: The problem with popcorn
Posted by Emily Pfund On Wednesday, March 27 I was sitting at my desk working on a few different articles when an interesting call crackled through the scanner: Firefighter: “We have a (clear the...
View ArticleScanner Squawk: When you gotta go, you gotta go
Posted by Emily Pfund Good Friday was a fairly quiet evening in the office. There were a few brush fires and the normal traffic stops, but not much else. Then as I was packing up to go home, an unusual...
View ArticleFrom the blotter: Goshen woman allegedly drives over ex-boyfriend’s feet
Posted by Sharon Hernandez Goshen. Monday, April 1. 7:50 a.m. An 18-year-old woman from Goshen reported that her ex-boyfriend harassed and chased her in his vehicle as she attempted to get away from...
View ArticleCan a brain scan predict whether a criminal will be re-arrested?
Posted by Sharon Hernandez According to recent research published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences, brain scans can, in fact, predict with “startling accuracy” whether a criminal...
View ArticleIndiana Supreme Court asks for public’s opinion
Posted by Sharon Hernandez: The Indiana Supreme Court is considering a few new Rules of Court, and is asking judges, attorneys and the public for feedback. The new rules under consideration are the...
View ArticlePolice warns public about meth trash
Posted by Sharon Hernandez. The Indiana State Police issued a reminder for those who are enjoying the warmer weather by going out for walks to be cautious of trash left behind from methamphetamine...
View ArticleScanner Squawk: The confused crusader
Posted by Emily Pfund The evening of Wednesday, April 24 was pretty quiet on the police scanner, with one exception. Dispatcher: “Caller advises a subject armed with a sword is attempting to kick in...
View ArticleIndiana criminal code reform could affect Elkhart County
Posted by Sharon Hernandez Indiana Governor Mike Pence recently signed two bills that will bring significant changes to the way courts handle criminal cases. That being said, one of the enrolled acts...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court on DNA testing: How does it affect Indiana?
Posted by Sharon Hernandez The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can collect DNA from people arrested for a ” serious” new crime. This is not new for 26 states, which already practice DNA...
View ArticleFrom the blotter: Furry friends
Posted by Emily Pfund There are some types of entries that appear on the local police blotters every day. There are always several intoxicated drivers, incorrigible children, identity fraud cases and...
View ArticleGoshen woman finds odd ornament in her front yard
Posted by Sharon Hernandez For a brief moment Lora Scott thought she had walked into some practical joke. The Goshen woman was working on her front yard Monday afternoon, June 3, when her boys told her...
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