KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A controlled purchase of methamphetamine by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force has resulted in the arrest of a Pierceton man on two felony charges. Bryan Gene Rice, 34, 154 EMS R3E Lane, Pierceton, was arrested Wednesday evening, Jan. 24. He has been charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 4 felony; …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.

MILFORD — Milford police have arrested a Goshen man on drug and other various charges over the weekend.

PIERCETON — Kosciusko County officers arrested an Elkhart man today, Wednesday, Sept. 23, shortly before noon, on multiple charges after receiving anonymous information on the TIP line.

By LT. KIP SHUTER Public Information Officer, Warsaw Police Department An early morning traffic stop yesterday, Aug. 12, led police to an active meth lab in a north side Warsaw apartment complex. At 1:22 a.m. Wednesday morning, a midnight shift officer stopped a vehicle and observed drug paraphernalia. Information was provided to the officer on …read more.

Kosciusko County officers arrested Bernardo Cisneros, 44, Warsaw Tuesday morning, June 30, on charges of dealing cocaine. His arrest on multiple cocaine charges comes after a two-month investigation. Undercover officers stated the investigation culminated with the arrest of Cisneros, at approximately 10:45 a.m. Cisneros was taken into custody without incident at his residence on Old …read more.

Kosciusko County officers are currently searching for two individuals in connection with a meth lab located in the northern portion of the county yesterday. (See Officers Respond To Possible Meth Lab In Milford) Officers from the Milford Police Department, Indiana State Police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded yesterday at 12:29 p.m. to an …read more.

A joint effort between Warsaw and Kosciusko County drug units resulted in the arrest of Brian Lee Slone, 37, Silver Lake, on meth related charges Thursday in Pierceton. The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit, acting on an investigative drug tip, responded yesterday to the Pierceton area, Officers enlisted the assistance …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.

A total of three individuals have been arrested on alleged drug charges following an intensive investigation by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force. According to a press release provided by KCSD, on June 12, Nathaniel David Heitkamp, 18, of Warsaw, was initially arrested on preliminary charges of dealing in schedule II controlled substances, a Class …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.

Five local residents were arrested and charged Tuesday for drug related crimes after undercover officers completed a recent investigation. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers, along with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s deputies, converged on various locations yesterday to arrest the individuals who had allegedly previously sold illegal narcotics to undercover officers. The following individuals were arrested …read more.

Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers arrested a local man Wednesday for selling a powerful pain medication to undercover narcotics officers. Shane A. Smith, 26, of Milford, has preliminarily been charged with felony dealing in a Schedule I controlled substance, in this case oxycodone. The charge is a B felony, punishable by up to 20 …read more.

A Syracuse woman was arrested by Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers this morning for allegedly dealing a synthetic “look-a-like” drug. DTF officers and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested and preliminarily charged Braska Sue Cartwright, 20, Syracuse, with felony dealing a synthetic cannabinoid. DTF officers say Cartwright sold undercover officers a synthetic “look-a-like” drug …read more.

A Silver Lake man shaking an active “one-pot” methamphetamine lab outside of his residence caught the attention of the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force Officers on Tuesday. The officers located Ronald Lee Bailey, 45, in the process of cooking the final product. As the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers were attempting to execute a …read more.

Officers of the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force have arrested a Warsaw man on charges of dealing drugs near a city park. Joshua Joktan Golden, 33, was arrested at his home in the 700 block of Market Street early this afternoon. Police say a recent investigation found that Golden had been dealing in prescription drugs …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies responding to a 911 call of a possible domestic fight and battery discovered all the makings of a methamphetamine lab and took a Warsaw woman into custody. Erica Nicole Bell, 24, was arrested and preliminarily charged with possession of meth and possession of precursors used in the production of meth. Bell …read more.

A Silver Lake woman was arrested Friday by Kosciusko County undercover officers for dealing a controlled substance. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers recently conducted a drug investigation and filed charges against Billie Linn Mireles, 37, of Silver Lake. Officers will only say the investigation involved an “undisclosed type of prescription medication.” Mireles was arrested …read more.

Officers of the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force executed a drug warrant at a Warsaw home today and arrested Gilbert Berrones, 29, who was found to be in possession of more drugs. DTF officers went to 3699 N. 175 E. at about 11:35 a.m. today. There, they arrested Berrones on a warrant and, during the …read more.

Sam Stimmel has opened a third location of California Dreamin, a variety store of sorts that was part of a federal raid in September. Stimmel confirmed to the Kendallville News Sun that he has opened a third store at 120 W. Main St. in Albion. At that location, California Dreamin sells “novelties and gifts.” An Elkhart store …read more.

Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers and the Warsaw Police Department arrested two men in the last two days on drug related warrants stemming from previous undercover controlled purchases. On Monday, officers arrested Samuel Effrien Alvarez, 33, of Warsaw, on preliminary charges for failure to appear, bond revocation and on two body attachment warrants stemming …read more.

Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers acted on a tip Thursday night and took two men into custody after locating a meth lab north of Warsaw. DTF officers, along with Warsaw city police officers, began the investigation last night at Green Acres Mobile Home Park. A DTF officer made contact with the residents and did confirm …read more.

Another undercover drug buy leads to an arrest by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force. Michael B. Cole, 51, of Milford, is behind bars without bond this morning after he allegedly sold prescription pills to a DTF officer in Milford Thursday night. According to the DTF, during the arrest officers also located marijuana in Cole’s …read more.

A tip led police to an alleged methamphetamine dealer in Warsaw Sunday night, and in another case, which occurred, this morning another meth lab was closed down.

Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers and sheriff’s deputies made another drug arrest Monday following a recent investigation. Alfonso Ramos, 32, 1824 Sharon St., Warsaw, was arrested at his residence Monday night on drug warrants. Ramos was preliminarily charged with felony dealing marijuana as well as conspiracy to deal marijuana stemming from multiple marijuana purchases …read more.

A Cromwell woman was arrested early today by officers of the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force. Regina R. Paluchniak, 48, 966 E. Pixie Parkway, was taken into custody by DTF officers at her home at 8:30 a.m. Paluchniak was preliminarily charged with felony possession of methamphetamine stemming from a June 2012 incident involving a meth lab …read more.

 Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers continued a warrant blitz today and took three local individuals into custody. DTF officers started serving warrants at the Westhaven Mobile Home Park in Warsaw today.  Undercover officers had previously purchased the prescription medication Hydrocodone at an undisclosed Warsaw location from Amanda Jo Fountain, 24, 3762 W. Old Road …read more.

Warsaw Police were involved in a drug investigation that culminated in the arrests of two people today. Police officers followed up on information they received concerning two individuals selling their own medications for profit. Edward Conley, 74, and Holly Neher, 33, both of Warsaw, were arrested after selling prescription medication to undercover officers in the …read more.

Seven people were arrested early Saturday in what the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force is calling a warrants blitz. Officers of the Kosciusko DTF and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and Syracuse Police Department executed seven warrants on Saturday, July 7. In the pre-dawn hours, officers arrived at various locations in the blitz to serve active warrants …read more.

Drug charges have been filed against two Warsaw men who were arrested early this morning by Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers. Nathaniel James Hollett, 25, 752 E. 300 N., Warsaw, is preliminary charged with felony dealing marijuana. He was arrested shortly before 7:25 a.m. when officers executed his outstanding drug warrant. Also arrested on an …read more.

A Warsaw man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly selling cocaine to an undercover drug task force officer. Warsaw city officers, along with Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers, initiated a traffic stop on Ernesto Martin Macias, 28, Warsaw, near the intersection of Harrison and Center streets yesterday on the east side of Warsaw. Macias was …read more.