ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Two Nappanee men ended up in jail following a pursuit with the Indiana State Police the morning of Nov. 2. Tyler Daniel Vatter, 21, 458 E. Centennial, Nappanee, has been arrested and preliminarily charged with theft, leaving the scene of a property damage crash, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, resisting …read more.

SYRACUSE — Shawn Arnold, 24, Wawaka, was apprehended at approximately 12:53 p.m. in the attic of the home of Layton Pergrem, 12783 CR 52, Syracuse. He will be incarcerated at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary, resisting law enforcement and possession of stolen property. He is also being held on a Noble …read more.

FORT WAYNE — The Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne has added a Patrol K-9 team to the district.

COLUMBUS — For the second time in three years, an aspiring police officer and local student raised enough money for police to get a new K-9 officer.

CYPRESS, TEXAS — In September 2001, amid the twisted pile of steel beams, concrete and ash where the World Trade Center once stood, 300 or so search dogs worked long hours and used their powerful noses to try to find survivors.

DEWART LAKE — A report of a suspicious vehicle resulted in a suspect fleeing, a search by officers and a K9 unit and ultimate apprehension of the vehicle’s driver, Monday, April 18. The driver: Andrew James Mitterling, 24, 8719 W. 1250S, Akron, was arrested on a probation violation warrant with an additional charge of fleeing …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — An early morning police chase today Thursday, Oct. 15, involved the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Bourbon Police, Bremen Police, and K9’s with Winona Lake and Warsaw police departments. The result was a female being taken to the hospital and then arrested.

On average, Warsaw Police Department’s K9 officers are utilized 280 times each year. Usages are necessary in both Warsaw and other areas of the county and, according to WPD Chief Scott Whitaker, the department’s need for canine backup is only increasing. “The average service life of a police K9 is 9 to 10 years,” Whitaker …read more.

Warsaw Police were unsuccessful in tracking down two suspects involved in breaking into two vehicles late Thursday afternoon. Warsaw Police and K-9 units tracked two suspects believed to be responsible for the break-ins. According to a police report, windows on two vehicles were smashed out and purses were stolen. Both vehicles were parked at the Fresenius …read more.