By HOUSE SPEAKER BRIAN C. BOSMA As the Speaker of the Indiana House, I announced some lofty goals for this year’s short legislative session on Organization Day last November. Tackling road and bridge funding issues, protecting and promoting Indiana’s teachers and students, curbing our state’s illegal drug epidemic and replacing the ISTEP test all topped …read more.

WARSAW — A man selling up to 10 ounces of heroin and 10 ounces of methamphetamine a week and a member of a gang has been arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail. Andru Boyd Hicks, 42, 609 Short St., Nappanee, is facing charges of dealing in a narcotic drug, more than 10 grams, …read more.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens announced on Feb. 9 the launch of a comprehensive new effort to combat drug abuse, introducing two programs that address key contributors to the crisis.

Article by First Sgt. CHAD HILL, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer WARSAW — Kosciusko County officers arrested a Warsaw woman Monday, Jan. 25, on drug charges that stemmed from a medical 911 call. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with North Webster/Tippecanoe Township EMS, responded at 9:58 a.m. yesterday, to the location of 5019 …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Narcan is a drug that’s used by first responders to reverse opioid overdose and a single shot can bring someone who is not breathing back to consciousness.

LAPORTE — Police are looking for the McDonald’s restaurant drive-through customers who paid for their food with money and a tiny bag of heroin Monday night.

WARSAW — A Warsaw man was arrested recently for alleged possession of a narcotic drug and possession of chemical reagents or precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance. Brandon David Mettler, 34, 3483 N. 100E Lot 2, Warsaw, was arrested Dec. 21, both charges are level 6 felonies According to an affidavit of probable …read more.

By FIRST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Officer, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department SYRACUSE — Four individuals were arrested yesterday, Jan. 4, in Syracuse after the culmination of a recent drug task force investigation. The Kosciusko County SWAT Team was activated when a search warrant was served. Arrested inside the residence were: Drew Allen Cripe, 20, …read more.

WARSAW — Derrick Gasaway, 24, 4335 E. CR 725S, Warsaw, has been arrested for neglect of a dependent after allegedly purchasing and using drugs while his son was with him. According to court documents, a female drove Gasaway and his son to South Bend, where Gasaway met with another female subject. Upon returning to Warsaw, Gasaway reportedly used …read more.

WARSAW — A local man is behind bars following his failure to appear for six drug related charges. Ingvar Korgogodsky, 529 E. Wildwood Drive, Warsaw, was arrested in March for two counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, a level 5 felony; one count of dealing in a narcotic drug more than 1 gram, a …read more.

WARSAW — A 22-year-old Rochester man was arrested Wednesday morning on a warrant for dealing heroin.

SILVER LAKE — A trio from Illinois was arrested by Silver Lake Police following a tip of an independent contractor dealing cocaine, pills and heroin while working at a local business.

WARSAW — Two traffic stops by Indiana State Police lead to the arrest of three individuals on charges of dealing a narcotic drug, a level 5 felony, and possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony, and two people at Wyndham Gardens hotel for possession of two or more chemical reagents or precursors with …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has just finished training and issuing Naloxone, also known by the brand name “Narcan” to its deputies. This lifesaving drug rapidly reverses heroin and other opioid overdoses.

By LT. KIP SHUTTER Public Information Officer, Warsaw Police WARSAW — Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit and Indiana State Police officers were following up on a methamphetamine complaint in the Barbee Lake area, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, when officers observed the subject of the complaint outside the residence at 50 EMS B4 Lane. During …read more.

The Centers for Disease Control is warning about an increase in heroin use and overdose in the Midwest and across the country, as a new federal study reports that heroin-related deaths have tripled since 2010. The national report also found that most deaths from the highly addictive drug occurred among while males age 18 to …read more.

Whitney Ester Kerr Whitney Ester Kerr, 28, 10491 S. Pearson Blvd., Silver Lake, has been arrested for neglect of a dependent following the birth of an unresponsive child on Jan. 21. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, Kerr’s child, a boy, was born unresponsive after 32 weeks of pregnancy. …read more.

A Plainfield, IN, correctional officer has been arrested for trafficking drugs to inmates. Through an internal affairs investigation, Officer Ryan Daniel was arrested Jan. 27. Facility correctional officers allegedly found 13.6 ounces of spice, 0.1 ounces of heroin and 3.6 ounces of tobacco in Daniel’s belongings. He faces charges of trafficking with an inmate, a …read more.

A joint operational investigation between Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit, Kosciusko County Drug Task Force, Warsaw Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of six individuals within the last three days. Arrests began Saturday, Dec. 27, when at approximately 2 p.m. Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit and the county Drug Task Force arrested …read more.

The United States Attorney’s Office, Fort Wayne, announced a criminal complaint was filed charging five individuals with conspiracy to distribute heroin.  A criminal complaint is a charging document and all persons charged are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Named in the complaint were: Eduardo Martinez, age 29, Fort Wayne Gisela Leyva Gamez, age …read more.

Steven Michael Fox, 29, 733 N. Fairway St., South Bend, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 6:42 p.m. Monday after selling heroin in an undercover operation. Fox was arrested for dealing a schedule I, II, III controlled substance. His bond has been set at $4,000 surety. Through an extensive investigation, Syracuse Police arranged for …read more.

Warsaw Police Department Narcotics Unit executed multiple felony warrants for illegal drugs Wednesday, Oct. 22. As a result, the following individuals were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Kimberly Ann Click, 52, 200 Lakeview Drive, Winona Lake, for dealing in a narcotic drug (heroin), a Level 5 felony. Lester Miller, 52, 200 Lakeview …read more.

At approximately 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, the Warsaw narcotics team converged on a Winona Lake residence, located at 110 N. Union Drive, after several undercover purchases of illegal drugs from individuals at the residence. Narcotics officers arrested several suspects and located 17 grams of cocaine, 11 grams of heroin, a handgun and money. These …read more.

Information from the Drug Enforcement Administration finds that clandestine drug labs have infiltrated the entire state of Indiana, as well as much of the Midwest. Although the state saw a slight decrease in the number of drug labs found over the last 3 years, overall, federal government data shows northern Indiana and southern Michigan have an especially severe …read more.

A $10,000 surety bond has been set for a Claypool woman who allegedly admitted to dealing heroin. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers say they received an anonymous tip Wednesday that Teresa Lavone Lambert, 48, was selling heroin out of her home at Beaver Dam Lake. Officers went to the home, at 7420 W. Bensart …read more.

An anonymous tip led Warsaw Police to initiate a traffic stop in Warsaw Monday afternoon and turned up a significant amount of Heroin. The traffic stop on a Pontiac Grand Prix happened at about 2 p.m. in the 300 block of South Detroit Street. Police say the two people in the vehicle, Meagan A. Martens, …read more.

What’s being described as possibly the largest heroin bust in Kosciusko County history was made last night by officers of Warsaw Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers. Officers from both departments worked together Wednesday on what initially began as a controlled purchase of heroin. Officers then obtained information of a possible methamphetamine lab at …read more.