Elkhart – With the assistance of Safe Kids Elkhart County, officers from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department and the Elkhart County Traffic Safety partnership will be conducting Child Seat Inspections on Saturday, July 12, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Encore Movie Theater located at 2701 Cassopolis St. in …read more.

ELKHART, Ind. –  Early this morning, officers of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department’s S.T.A.R. (Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction) team, responded to an underage drinking party at arrested 60 individuals for illegal consumption. It happened at 12:45 a.m. at the old Farmer’s Market, located at 27919 CR 26, in Elkhart. Police say of the 60 subjects arrested, 24 …read more.

Investigators from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department are continuing to investigate a serious personal injury crash that occurred near the Concord Mall at the intersection of U.S. 33 and Sunnyside Avenue in Elkhart on Saturday. The crash, which occurred at approximately 12:49 p.m., resulted in serious bodily injuries to 14-year-old Mark Rich, who was a …read more.

A Milford man was airlifted from the scene of an accident in Elkhart County early this morning. Daniel Slone, 21, was also cited for driving left of center and for a learner permit violation. At about 2:49 a.m. this morning, a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department indicates Slone was driving south on CR 33 …read more.

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Elkhart County Sheriff’s Deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects who were involved in a robbery that occurred earlier this morning in the 12000 block of Pine Cone Dr., Middlebury. At approximately 6 a.m., a 26-year-old female and her three children were home when two unknown men wearing masks forced their …read more.

On April 30, Publishers Clearing House plans to announce one winner’s name who will receive $7,000 a week for life. It’s an opportunity criminals are taking to try and fool PCH sweepstakes fans by utilizing social media and telemarketing with false claims. Elkhart County Sheriff’s deputies are receiving multiple reports now of a phone scam …read more.

A person threatening to plant a bomb in the Elkhart County and city courthouses and the prosecutor’s office last Tuesday was taken into custody today by Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department detectives. At approximately 3 p.m., sheriff’s detectives arrested 25-year-old Kenneth L. Childress at the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department during questioning for false reporting, a Class …read more.

Police in Elkhart County are on the look-out for a police impersonator. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, a female victim called 911 shortly after 10 p.m. Monday after she was pulled over by what she first thought was a police vehicle. The incident occurred on CR 17 at the U.S. 20 Bypass interchange …read more.

ELKHART, Ind. – Investigators in Elkhart County are searching for a suspect of an alleged sexual assault that happened more than five months ago. On Oct. 2, 2013, at approximately 7:05 a.m., Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to the 52000 block of Brookstream Circle in Elkhart to investigate the reported sexual assault of a …read more.

Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested Walter Glasgow, 53, in connection with a bomb threat made Monday afternoon. Approximately 1:13 p.m. yesterday, a 911 dispatcher received a call from an individual, identified today as Glasgow, who made a threat directed toward the New Paris area. The call was non-specific and general in nature and authorities …read more.

In recent years, law enforcement efforts have put a lid on much of the gang-related illegal activity in the area. But the release valve seems to have become Kosciusko County road signs. “Last year was actually a very bad year for spray painting,” said Jeff Beeler, Kosciusko County Highway Department sign technician. During 2013, about …read more.

On Tuesday, Dec. 31, detectives with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department arrested 20-year old Travion D. Kirkland at his residence in Roseland, Ind., on a murder warrant. According to a news release from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, the investigation, which stemmed from the April 16 death of Jesse L. Bowen, 21, at his residence …read more.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation into the deaths of Crissinda Kabay, 66, and Chad Russell, 42, both of Bristol. On at approximately 7:02 a.m. Dec. 16, a fire was reported at the residence located at 526 N. Arbutus St., Bristol. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office responded after fire units found Crissinda Kabay …read more.

On Dec. 14, officers were called to MC Sports store on Elkhart Road (U.S.33) in reference to a report of an armed robbery. The suspects fled the scene prior to police arrival, but the subsequent investigation led to the discovery of the vehicle believed to be the vehicle in which the suspects fled. The photos …read more.

On Dec. 8, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department’s Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction program team responded to a report of an underage drinking party at 12061 CR 36 in Goshen. At the residence, S.T.A.R. team members found multiple subjects under the age of 21 who had consumed alcoholic beverages. Of those arrested, 15 minors were cited …read more.

Investigators from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department are continuing to investigate a deadly crash that occurred on U.S. 33 north of CR 50 and north of Syracuse on Nov. 20. The accident claimed the life of Mario Alberto Reyes, 25, and a passenger in his vehicle, Vincente Martinez, 23, both of Ligonier. According to police, …read more.

Jeffery Joseph Hunt, 25, of Winona Lake, is being sought today for his alleged role in a home invasion robbery that seriously injured an elderly New Paris man. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigators say Hunt and his father, Jeffrey Ramon Hill, 43, also of Winona Lake, forced their way into an elderly couple’s home on …read more.

Jeffery Joseph Hunt, pictured here in an earlier mug shot from Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, is now wanted for the home invasion of a New Paris couple earlier this month. Formal charges against a second man were filed Tuesday in Elkhart County for a Nov. 4 home invasion robbery in New Paris. Elkhart County Prosecutor …read more.

Jeffrey Hill The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a Winona Lake man for a home invasion that happened in New Paris on Nov. 4. Jeffrey Ramon Hill, 43, was arrested Tuesday and preliminary charged with armed robbery in Elkhart County. He was allegedly one of two suspects who forced their way into an elderly New …read more.

Elkhart County Sheriff’s Detectives are continuing to investigate the death of a 17-year-old female who died at a Granger residence on Nov. 2. The victim, who has been identified as Tiana E. Alter of Elkhart, was found deceased at 29482 CR 1, Granger, after officers responded to a 911 call Saturday night. Sheriff’s detectives say …read more.

A one-car crash near Nappanee Thursday afternoon injured three people and is being blamed on standing water. Elliott Correll, 52, of Nappanee, was northbound on CR 3 north of U.S. 6 at about 4:51 p.m. when his car hit standing water. Correll lost control of the vehicle, which left the road and struck a tree. …read more.

Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department is promoting OffenderWatch, the nation’s leading registered sex offender management and community notification tool. OffenderWatch is updated regularly and consistently and is a great tool to track offenders in specified areas. There is a free email alert system that you may confidentially register with and it will send an alert if …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were recently booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Feb. 6, 2013 Yosef Mohsen Hajaji, 36, 1116 N. 350 W., Warsaw, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $10,000 Feb. 5, 2013 Jeremy James Clarkson, 31, 801 N. Market St., North Manchester, arrested on a warrant. No bond Sara Marie Wright, 24, …read more.

Another robbery in Elkhart this evening now brings the number of incidents there in a little over a week to five. At approximately 6:45 p.m. this evening, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a robbery of a cigarette store located on SR 19 north of Elkhart. An employee of Low Bob’s was reportedly robbed by …read more.

Driving too fast for the road conditions resulted in an accident and enforcement action against a Warsaw man. Elkhart County authorities investigated the Sunday night crash on U.S. 6 east of CR 13 near Nappanee that involved a 1998 GMC Safari driven by Dale Bondell, 53. According to police, Bondell was eastbound on U.S. 6 …read more.

Two armed robberies in Elkhart County Friday seem to be connected and police there are asking for any information on the suspects that may help solve the crimes. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called at approximately 2:15 p.m. to a robbery in progress at the Elkhart Cigarette Outlet, 51505 SR 19. …read more.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in providing any information about burglaries that have occurred in the Syracuse and Elkhart areas. At least two burglaries from RV businesses have been reported in the last week. Redwood RV, located at 72440 SR 13, Syracuse, reported the thefts of 15 flat screen …read more.

A Nappanee man was flown from the scene of a single-vehicle accident today near the city. Elkhart County authorities say at 2:37 p.m., 19-year-old Tyler Hochstetler was southbound on CR 3, north of CR 52, when his vehicle went left of center and went off the road where it collided with a fence, traveled through …read more.

Detectives of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday evening. Sean Smith, 22, was the victim of the shooting at 52076 Brookstream Circle Apt. O, Elkhart. Smith’s condition has not been released, but police say they were called to the address at 7:40 p.m. Saturday and found Smith with a …read more.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department determined through its initial investigation that Ervin K. Howard was in fact responsible for the death of Debbie McDowell. Ervin Howard made contact with our 911 center and claimed to have shot McDowell. He gave specific details of the incident which were confirmed through the department’s initial investigation, which included …read more.

Elkhart County police are saying two bodies found today appear to be victims of a connected crime. The first body of a female, now identified as Debbie McDowell, 45, of Elkhart, was found at the former Farmer’s Market on CR 26, just off of SR 19 south of Elkhart. McDowell’s body was located in the …read more.

Elkhart County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s held in identifying suspects who were involved in two separate robberies that occurred earlier this morning outside of Nappanee. At approximately 4:40 a.m. two male suspects in a light colored passenger car confronted Merle Miller, 29, who was riding his bicycle on CR 54 east of …read more.

A Nappanee man riding his moped north of Syracuse was killed last night when he was hit head on by a small SUV. Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department Crash Investigation Team is investigated the accident which happened at 6:47 p.m. on CR 50 east of CR 35. According to police, a 2005 Jeep Liberty was westbound …read more.

A Syracuse man is reportedly in fair condition today after an accident Friday near the Goshen Municipal Airport. Police responded to a three vehicle crash on U.S. 33 at C.R. 42 just after 9 p.m. Juan Najera, 50, of Syracuse, suffered serious back injuries and was flown from the scene to Parkview Hospital in Fort …read more.

A Cromwell woman died early this morning when she struck a deer on U.S. 6 near Syracuse. Susana Meza, 36, was killed when her vehicle struck a deer, causing her to lose control of her vehicle. Meza ran off the south side of U.S. 6 and struck a ditch, resulting in the driver side door …read more.

Four Syracuse residents were hurt in a crash near U.S. 6 just before 8 a.m. this morning. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Kassidy Schafstall, 18, was airlifted after the crash. Police say she pulled from a private drive on SR 13 just south of U.S. 6 and into the path of a northbound 2006 …read more.

During a press conference today, the Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers said a detective’s testimony that was instrumental in winning a murder conviction in 2005, made an error that could result in a new trial. Detective Dennis Chapman admitted to making a mistake in identifying a fingerprint as one belonging to the suspect in the …read more.

The body found in a 55-gallon drum in Elkhart County Thursday afternoon has today been initially identified as that of 44-year-old Mark Miller. Miller, the owner The Tattoo Shop in Elkhart, was reported missing two weeks ago. His body was identified by various tattoos and further confirmation of dental records and/or fingerprints are being conducted. …read more.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded Saturday to a call for service at 30969 Riverbend Circle Apt. 1 in Elkhart County. A 2-month-old male child, Elia-Juwon Baker, was transported to the hospital and was later determined to be deceased. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. The investigation is ongoing between the Elkhart County Coroner’s Office, the …read more.

Elkhart County authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects involved in a home invasion in Goshen. It happened at 3:04 p.m. Thursday at 19297 CR 20, Goshen. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department says Today at approximately 3:04 p.m., ECSD deputies were called after two men broke into a residence and assaulted …read more.

A Nappanee man has died from injuries he sustained in a Wednesday night crash. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department says Paul Keys, 69, of Nappanee, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, in South Bend Memorial Hospital. Keys suffered extensive injuries including head trauma, broken arms and broken ribs. The accident happened at 8:48 p.m. Wednesday …read more.

Elkhart County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help in identifying two male suspects who entered an Elkhart home this morning and threatened an elderly woman. Shirley Neel, 70, was home and sleeping in her home in the 29000 block of CR 12 in Elkhart at approximately 6:25 a.m. today when the two suspects …read more.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department is swearing in new patrol and corrections officers today and a local man is among them. Corrections Officer Patrick Morganthaler is a 1982 graduate of Wawasee High School and attended Vincennes University. He is one of five new officers being sworn in at 1:30 p.m. today in the Elkhart County …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: July 24, 2012 James Kiefer Rodak, 18, 314 N. West St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $750 Ivan Gonzalez, 30, 124.5 N. Jefferson St., Cromwell, was booked in Kosciusko County Jail. Bond: $0 Jasmin Lynn Kern, 24, 706 W. Portland St., …read more.

The driver of a car that struck and critically injured a Middlebury teenager came forward today to speak with detectives.Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department investigators issued information today saying they were looking for the driver of a Cadillac that was involved in the hit and run that left Zion Carlstrom in critical condition with head and …read more.

An 18-year-old Elkhart man has been identified as the driver who fatally injured a bicyclist in June. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department today announced that Kevin William-Dean Meyer was the driver of the vehicle that struck a bicycle at 3:35 a.m. June 7 on CR 17, just south of the U.S. 20 underpass in Elkhart. …read more.

Elkhart County authorities are looking for a vehicle that struck and killed a man early this morning. Raymundo Macjado Sabag, 60, of Elkhart, died at the scene when his bicycle was struck by an unknown vehicle and its driver. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Sabag was southbound on CR 17 at the U.S. …read more.

A 44-year-old Syracuse woman was hurt in a single vehicle crash south of Millersburg on Thursday. An Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department deputy investigated the crash that happened at 7:20 p.m. at CR 52, just east of CR 32. When emergency personnel arrived, they found Debbie Hunley inside a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee that had collided …read more.