WARSAW — A man of many hats, First Sgt. Chad Hill is always doing something different in his day-to-day job. With two separate offices in one building, he is often moving from location to location to get his work done. “This is definitely not what I was planning, but I would never give it up,” Hill said.

SYRACUSE — “I was told years ago, you would know when it is time to retire,” said Tony Ciriello, “I know it is time.” Ciriello’s resignation as Syracuse Police Chief is also a retirement from law enforcement after 34 years wearing a badge. Ciriello hand delivered his letter of resignation to Paul Stoelting, president of …read more.

KENDALLVILLE — The victim in Tuesday’s drowning at Bixler Lake, Kendallville, has been identified as Dwayne Sparkman, 52, Kendallville, according to a release by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.

FORT WAYNE — The Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne announced today its participation in the national and statewide 2015 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization occurring Aug. 19 through Sept. 7. Officers will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies and thousands more across the country, to conduct high-visibility patrols encouraging drivers against drinking and driving.

According to the Indiana secretary of state’s office, a computer error has caused approximately 1,400 recent car buyers to share identical paper license plate numbers with other drivers. An employee in the auto dealer services division made an error during a system data backup, stated Valerie Kroeger, director of communication for the secretary of state. …read more.

Delaware county is once again at the top of the list for the number of discovered and dismantled methamphetamine labs in Indiana during the first quarter of 2015. It has led the state for the past several years. According to statistics released by Indiana State Police, 68 meth labs ranging from one-pot to larger, more …read more.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University Experience the judicial process when Appeals on Wheels visits Manchester University’s North Manchester campus. Appeals on Wheels, which features oral arguments of the Indiana State Court of Appeals, will bring a case titled Johnson v. State of Indiana to the campus. It will take place in the Jo …read more.

Warsaw Attorney John D. Barrett has joined the law firm of Reed and Earhart as a partner. The firm will now be known as Reed, Earhard, Lennox and Barrett P.C. Barrett earned his bachelor degree from the University of New Mexico in 2000 and earned his law degree from Indiana University School of Law- Indianapolis …read more.

Brett Allen Bradley, 29, 312 N. Broadway St., Mentone, has been arrested on battery of a law enforcement officer, level 6 felony and disorderly conduct, from an event stemming from Sept. 8, at 123 Sophie Lane, Warsaw. He is being held on $2,000 surety bond for these charges. The affidavit of probable cause states Warsaw …read more.