WARSAW — When police arrived at a Warsaw business to investigate a complaint of a man outside vomiting, they reported discovering drugs. Ryan Eric Douglas, 31, 1520 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, is charged with possession of a narcotic, a level 6 felony. According to police, officers were called to Ranger Materials on Argonne Road in …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A Winamac man was sentenced in the Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, July 2, following an incident in March where Warsaw police responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver in the CVS parking lot. Charles Edward Braun, 32, 4643 West CR 200N, Winamac, was found guilty of possession of a narcotic drug, …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO— A woman was recently arrested after police were called to a residence in January regarding a drug overdose. Cassie Leigh Santamaria, 27, with addresses listed in both Warsaw and Winona Lake, is being charged with dealing in a narcotic drug, a level 5 felony; and possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 …read more.

Aaron Hoffman WARSAW — While police were investigating multiple complaints of an individual dealing methamphetamine, Monday, Jan. 15, Aaron Hoffman, 34, 3434 W. Doe Court, Warsaw, known to have an active warrant, was seen leaving the property and was stopped by police. In addition to the narcotic warrant, Hoffman was also found to be in …read more.

MENTONE — Drug charges against Bethany Ann Moore, 28, 306 S. Franklin St., Mentone, have been enhanced due to the presence of a child under the age of 18 present while the drugs were in her possession. Moore was officially charged Thursday, Aug. 31, with possession of methamphetamine, enhancing circumstances, a level 5 felony; possession …read more.

MUNCIE — Authorities assume a “bad batch” of heroin led to a dramatic spike in the number of overdoses in recent days.

HUNTINGTON, W. VA. — The high-pitched, inconsolable screams of babies born dependent on heroin and other opiates echo across the otherwise quiet facility.

HOPE — A mother was arrested after officers found her passed out from a drug overdose with her toddler son sitting next her in her vehicle.

CLAYPOOL — A Claypool man is being charged after selling heroin in Sidney. Terry Dean Prater, 42, 9464 S. SR 13, Claypool, is being charged with count one dealing in a narcotic more than one gram, a level 4 felony, and count two possession of a narcotic, a level 6 felony. According to the affidavit of probable …read more.

SYRACUSE — Chautauqua-Wawasee is hosting “Heroin & RX Painkillers: A Time for Community Action” from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Oakwood Resort Event Center, Syracuse. Cost is $10 per person and includes lunch.

WARSAW — Arista Ann Butcher, 23, 4031 N. Old Port Road, Warsaw, was taken into custody, Sunday, June 5, and is being charged with possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level 6 felony and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class C misdemeanor. On April 6, Officer Joseph …read more.

WARSAW — Charges have been officially filed for the traffic stop on Friday, March 25, that turned into a hot pursuit, with two being apprehended and one still on the loose. Christopher Michael Spaulding, 23, 610 N. Thompson St., Bourbon and Erika Jean Nichols, 31, 2507, Oriole Drive, Warsaw, are both charged with possession of …read more.