Michigan City Police Investigates Homicide
On Saturday July 4th, 2020 at approximately 7:33 P.M.; the La Porte County Regional Dispatch Center received a 911 call in reference to several shots being fired in the area of the 200 Block of ....
Category: LaPorte County
Update On Sheriff Officer Involved With Crash
Update on the LaPorte County Sheriff Officer who was airlifted after an accident. Yesterday, Captain Hynek rested comfortably at his residence throughout the day, according to the Sheriff’s Office. By late afternoon, he was walking ....
Sheriff Deputy Airlifted After Crash
Friday night (06/19/20) at 10:00 PM, Captain Andy Hynek had just started his shift as the Midnight Shift Supervisor. At 10:02 PM, he notified the La Porte County Regional E-911 Dispatch Center that he had ....
Vehicle Pursuit Ends With Multiple Charges
Early Wednesday morning (06/17/20) at approximately 1:26 AM, Deputy Dan Kesling was dispatched to the area of US 20 and US 35, reference a road rage incident. A female reported that a white pickup truck was attempting to force ....
Traffic Stop Identifies Another Felon With A Firearm
Yesterday morning (06/14) at approximately 5:17 AM, Deputy Jet Balenia was traveling westbound in the 6800 west block of US 30. His dash mounted radar unit measured the speed of an eastbound US 30 passenger vehicle ....
Traffic Stop Nets Two Arrests & Gun
Thursday night at approximately 9:51 PM, Sergeant Jeff Wright was traveling eastbound on US 20 approaching CR 450 East. He observed a vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit traveling westbound on US 20 approaching ....
Drunk Harvey Man Crashes On 94 Going The Wrong Way
This morning at 1:45 a.m. the Indiana State Police Lowell Regional Dispatch Center began receiving 911 calls about a vehicle travelling the wrong-way on I-94 eastbound near the 43 mile-marker. The vehicle was described as ....
Drunk Dyer Man Causes Serious Injury Crash
On May 28, 2020, at approximately 6:01 PM, deputies were dispatched to US 20 and CR 250 East, in rural Kankakee Township, reference a crash. Deputies arrived and discovered that a pickup truck and passenger vehicle ....
Cedar Lake Man Crashes Motorcycle & Airlifted
This morning (05/28/20) at approximately 3:17 AM, deputies were dispatched to the 7800 west block of State Road 2, rural New Durham township, in reference to an unresponsive male subject lying along the roadway. At approximately 3:21 AM, Deputy Austin ....
Father Arrested In Homicide Of Wanatah Man
The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office announces the arrest of Jason I. Wetzel (58 YOA) of Wanatah, for Murder. Jason is the biological father of Jeremiah J. Wetzel, the deceased victim, according to La Porte County ....
