Jaime Alvarado, 40, of San Diego, Calif., and formerly of Milford, has been sentenced to 40 years for dealing in a narcotic drug, more than three grams, and dealing in methamphetamine, in excess of three grams. Alvarado was arrested on June 25, by Warsaw Police during a traffic stop on SR 15, on the south …read more.

On Sept. 2, Bourbon Police Officer Douglas Nordmann was informed of possible methamphetamine activity in the area of 420 E. Center St., in Bourbon. Upon his arrival, he was met by a female subject and led to a backpack containing precursors for manufacturing methamphetamine. Also in the bag were four pieces of paraphernalia related to the …read more.

Two local residents were arrested by Warsaw Police late Thursday after officers received a tip regarding methamphetamine activity in a vehicle. Officers located the suspect vehicle near Columbia and Fort Wayne streets and initiated a traffic stop. A police canine alerted to the presence of illegal drugs and a search warrant was obtained for the …read more.

A Warsaw man was arrested on drug charges after police in Kosciusko County responded to an explosion call. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded this morning at approximately 1:06 a.m. to the location of 5571 South, Lake Shore Drive West, Warsaw, after receiving a 9-1-1 call of a potential loud explosion. Officers arrived at the …read more.

A public safety concern in Mentone closed down a portion of SR 25 on Friday night and ultimately landed two women in jail on drug charges. According to Mentone Police Chief James Eades, the police were notified Friday of the manufacturing of methamphetamine that had been going on in a home at 504 W. Main St. in Mentone. A Mentone …read more.

A Claypool man is behind bars this morning after undercover officers arrested him last night on various drug charges, near Beaver Dam Lake. The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force, along officers from the Warsaw Drug Task Force and Mentone Police Department, converged on the location of 9569 S. 750 W., Claypool, after receiving an anonymous …read more.

By Rep. Rebecca Kubacki Indiana House District 22 The health and safety of families in Indiana has been one of my top priorities since I was elected to office. When looking at the different bills that the House has passed, one that I feel especially passionate about is House Bill 1141, which I co-authored. This …read more.

Following several months of investigation, Warsaw Police concluded the operations Friday with the arrest of a Warsaw man accused of dealing in methamphetamine. After receiving numerous complaints regarding heavy drug traffic at 1117 W. Winona Ave., in Warsaw, police culminated their investigation at about 5:30 p.m. Friday where they served a search warrant. Narcotics officers …read more.

A tip led Warsaw narcotics officers to a “significant” methamphetamine manufacturing operation in southern Kosciusko County Tuesday night that ultimately landed a North Manchester man in jail. Warsaw Police detectives initially responded to a Warsaw residence where they were provided with a tip that meth was being manufactured at 11834 S. Peru Road, Silver Lake. …read more.

Four individuals were arrested at a Pierceton residence Wednesday afternoon when an unrelated investigation led to a meth lab. Warsaw Police Officers Paul Heaton and L.W Fuller went to the residence at 102 N. Washington St., where Jinniffer Ann Miller, 27, of that address; Brandon Douglas Landry, 26, Brant Drive, Bremen; Chelsea Rashell Wools, 19, …read more.

Yesterday morning, a drug investigation by officers from the Indiana State Police, the Rochester Police Department and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department led to the arrest of John David Wentzel, 24, of Rochester. Wentzel was incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail to face felony charges for manufacturing methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a school, possession …read more.

A Warsaw man is behind bars today after the discovery of methamphetamine and a stolen moped. According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, at 7 a.m. deputies responded to a report of a suspicious person located at Green Acres Mobile Home Park. Upon arrival, officers discovered Michael Ryan Nelson, 26, of 213 E. Center St., …read more.

Indiana’s criminal code is changing as it relates to methamphetamine. For most law abiding citizens the law will have little if any effect on their day to day lives. For people who have been convicted of engaging in activities related to the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine, the changes to the law can lead …read more.

A bad situation could have been a lot worse Saturday evening when a mobile meth lab in an alleged “bag of clothing” activated inside a police car. The officer, Joe Salazar with the Syracuse Police Department, was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital where he was treated and released for inhalation of sulfuric acid and HCL …read more.

  PLYMOUTH, Ind. – A month long investigation by the Plymouth Police Department and the Indiana State Police resulted in two felony arrests early this morning. Shortly before 6 a.m. members of the Indiana State Police Emergency Response Section and the Meth Suppression Unit raided a home in Plymouth acting on a search warrant that …read more.

  State Rep. Rebecca Kubacki spoke at the Association of Cities and Towns Legislative Day at the Indiana Statehouse in support of continuing the fight against meth. Rep. Kubacki joined Gov. Mike Pence, Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallmer and Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke in a presentation outlining the legislative body’s agenda for IACT members. The Indiana …read more.

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer is headed to Indianapolis today to testify in a legislative hearing regarding the continued fight to curb the production of methamphetamine. Thallemer is among a group of Indiana mayors who want lawmakers to put more restrictions on ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient needed to manufacture the drug. Senate Bill 496 …read more.

A short investigation Wednesday led to the arrest of a Warsaw man who has subsequently been charged with class A felony manufacturing/dealing methamphetamine. Foster M. Dutton, 39, of 112S. Scott St. Apt. A, Warsaw, was arrested when officers served a drug search warrant at about 6 p.m. last night. In Dutton’s apartment, police located several …read more.

Warsaw Police were called to the Super 8 Motel at about 3:16 a.m. Wednesday after three passengers in a cab failed to pay for their taxi ride. The result was the find of a methamphetamine lab. In the early morning hours of Halloween, officers were directed to Room 224 of the Super 8 Motel by …read more.

A Mentone teen was charged with possession of methamphetamine but four other juveniles were released to their parents with no charges pending. At about 9:28 p.m. Thursday, Warsaw Police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that had a headlight out. The 1999 black Toyota Corolla was stopped on West Lake Street in Warsaw. During the traffic …read more.

Multiple incidents near Warsaw land several in jail related to methamphetamine. At approximately 12:40 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Warsaw Police observed a silver minivan traveling east on Winona Avenue with the rear hatch open and no visible license plate. A traffic stop was initiated on Wooster Road and the driver and multiple passengers were contacted. …read more.

A Community Meth Workshop was held this evening in Warsaw where members of the Indiana State Police lab team showed about 60 people in attendance what they deal with when fighting the drug war on methamphetamine. Officers showed members of the public, which included about a dozen Grace College students, some of the tools they …read more.

Three men were arrested Sunday night on drug charges after they were involved in a traffic stop by Warsaw Police. At approximately 8:04 p.m. last night, a Warsaw officer made a traffic stop off Kings Highway for a vehicle traveling with white light emitting from the rear of the vehicle. A routine check of the driver, …read more.

Two babies were placed into protective custody today when Warsaw Police were called to a local motel and arrested three adults for manufacturing methamphetamine. According to a news release, officers arriving on scene at the Days Inn, 2575 E. Center St., detected a strong odor coming from a rented room there. An occupant of the …read more.

Department of Child Services is investigating the welfare of two young children who reside in a Syracuse apartment where a methamphetamine lab was located on Thursday evening. At about 7 p.m. Syracuse Police officers went to 303 E. Palm Dr. on an anonymous drug tip where they located an active meth lab inside a garage …read more.