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Wanted: Michael Christopher Shoble
PORTER COUNTY | Porter County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $100 cash for information leading to the arrest of this week's Warrant of the Week, Michael Christopher Shoble.
Shoble, 25, last lived in the Salt Creek Commons, South Haven and Valparaiso areas. He is a white male, 5-foot-3 and 160 pounds, with hazel eyes and brown hair. He has numerous tattoos, including an S on his left hand, a faded cross on his left arm and a cartoon Dopey on his right arm.
Shoble is wanted on charges of failure to register as a sex offender and failure to comply with probation. He was previously convicted of engaging in sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old victim. He also has prior drug and alcohol arrests and should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.
Anyone with information about Shoble is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 342-7867.
Man hospitalized after attack at Pepe's
SOUTH HAVEN | An attack at Pepe's Bar and Grill, 809 McCool Road, left one person hospitalized and the other jailed, police said.
Police said Noel Lugo, 28, of Crown Point, battered Henry Huff, 32, of South Haven. Lugo was arrested on a battery charge and Huff was admitted into Porter Valparaiso Hospital Campus for treatment of internal bleeding to the head.
The incident occurred at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday.
Lugo told police that in the past, he had been romantically involved with Huff's ex-girlfriend. Lugo told police he and Huff had a verbal argument earlier in the day, then saw each other again at Pepe's and got into another argument. Police said Lugo admitted he pushed Huff into a wall and punched him in the face.
Home fills up with propane gas
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP | A Kouts area man told police he returned to his home in the 1100 block of south Ind. 49 at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday and discovered that someone turned on a gas stove burner, filling the home with propane gas.
The man, Nathan Atchison, told police he is a renter at the home and is in the process of moving. He told police nothing was taken from the home, but someone broke a basement window from the inside.
Vandalism reported at Portage High School
PORTAGE | Portage police are investigating an incident of vandalism that occurred Tuesday afternoon at Portage High School East.
Police said someone used red spray paint to damage walls, lockers and a mirror. The damage is $100. The investigation continues.
CENTER TOWNSHIP
TUESDAY
Burglary. Penna Hill Drive resident Jeremy Gilmore reported a $350 shotgun stolen from his home. Gilmore told police that while in Porter County Jail he told other inmates about his gun.
CHESTERTON
SUNDAY
Vandalism. Westwood resident Patrick Fogarty reported someone struck his truck with eggs and paintballs.
MONDAY
Vandalism. David Collins reported someone put a piece of lumber with nails in it in the alley near his home on Broadway. Collins ran over the item, causing $100 damage to a vehicle tire.
TUESDAY
Theft. Westville resident John Bolla reported a license plate stolen from his vehicle while it was parked for sale in the lot of Kmart on Indian Boundary Road.
MORGAN TOWNSHIP
SUNDAY
Vandalism. Oak Breeze Drive resident Bruce Miller reported someone spray painted his home, causing $1,000 damage.
PINE TOWNSHIP
TUESDAY
Theft. Michigan City resident Charles Struyf reported a $150 furnace stolen from a remodeled home in the 4400 block of East U.S. 12 in Pine Township.
PORTAGE
SUNDAY
Battery arrest. Jackie Hoffman, 30, of 340 Camelot, was arrested on charges of battery and interference with reporting a crime after she was accused of battering the man with whom she lives. She is accused of hitting the man with her fist and a chair, and of unplugging the phone to prevent police from being called.
MONDAY
Burglary. Patricia York and Ellan Marcum reported $350 stolen from their home on Bronze Avenue.
TUESDAY
Theft. M&R Trucking, 5380 U.S. 20, reported a $9,000 TCF flatbed semitrailer stolen from the lot.
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP
TUESDAY
Vandalism. Greenfield Lane resident Natasha Dusendang reported $300 damage to a van window.
Vandalism. Valley Drive resident Rachel Punak reported $150 damage to a van window.
SOUTH HAVEN
SATURDAY
Theft. Portage resident Andrew Adair reported a $300 stereo stolen from his vehicle on Newcastle Road in South Haven.
SUNDAY
Vandalism. Clear Creek Drive resident Christopher Robbins reported $100 damage to a truck window.
UNION TOWNSHIP
SATURDAY
Attempted vehicle theft. Railroad Avenue resident Jackie Miller reported someone tried to steal a 1995 Ford Explorer from in front of her home.
SUNDAY
Vandalism. Westchester Lane resident Sarah Gagan reported $1,000 damage to a home window.
VALPARAISO
MONDAY
Vandalism. Shideler Dentistry, 8 Garfield Blvd., reported $500 damage to a window.
Theft. Valparaiso resident Garry Starkey reported $300 cash stolen from him at his place of employment, the Goodwill store at 2109 Calumet Ave.
ARRESTS
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
Alcohol charge | Anthony Rodriguez, 18, 338 E. 1050 North, Chesterton
Battery | Michael Schultz, 34, 382 W. 550 North, Valparaiso; Bradley Wilson, 22, 5726 Old Porter Road, Portage; Ernest Frisch, 26, 881 Highpoint Drive, Chesterton; Steven Fromm, 40, 1611 Elm St., Valparaiso; Noel Lugo, 38, Crown Point
Battery, interference with reporting a crime | Jackie Hoffman, 30, 340 Camelot, Portage; Westley Hopkins, 23, 2574 Parkview St., Portage
Battery, public intoxication | Kathleen Plochl, 22, LaPorte
Battery, hold | Michael Burns, 37, 2160 Samuelson Road, Portage
Check fraud, hold | Tommie Kilbert, 38, 2264 Morthland Drive, Valparaiso
Contributing to delinquency of a minor, driving while suspended | Cameron Thorn, 22, Dyer
Criminal recklessness, reckless driving | Jason Willer, 23, 175 McIntyre Court, Valparaiso
Criminal trespass | Eugene Raber, 44, 606 N. Ind. 149, Valparaiso
Driving while suspended | Eugene Blatz, 49, Lake Station; Mark Lagneau, 35, 610 6th St., Portage; Jason Smith, 31, 3284 Brown St., Portage; Christopher Alessi, 31, 884 N. 500 E., Valparaiso
Driving while suspended, hold | Joe Spargo, 50, Hobart
Drug paraphernalia | Nathaniel Conrick, 20, 1600 Gleneagle Blvd., Valparaiso; Nicholas Morris, 22, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Drunken driving, driving while suspended | Alfred Angelini, 45, Crown Point
Drunken driving | Zachery Vrska, 23, 57 Tayside Drive, Valparaiso; Robert Ohrstrom, 21, 2309 Powderly Drive, Valparaiso; Jason Kennedy, 31, 5518 Fitz Ave., Portage; Dennis Schaffner, 54, Lowell; Joel Marquart, 22, 331 Michigan St., Porter; Tamera Mroz, 43, 197 S. 725 West, Hebron; Joseph Zakutansky, 25, 565 S. 500 West, Hebron; Lorenzo Ramirez, 34, 2901 Edgewood St., Portage; Johnnie Schultz, 31, 205-1/2 S. Main St., Wanatah; Charles Gammell, 52, Wadsworth, Ohio
Drunken driving, hold | Thomas Cox, 37, Lake Station
Drunken driving, drug paraphernalia | Sarah Mutka, 27, 354 Andover Drive, Valparaiso
Drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident | Jeffery Connolly, 40, 367 Raven Court, Valparaiso
Failure to appear | Kelvin Speight, 28, Gary; Ruth Betz, 41, 120 N. 600 West, Valparaiso; Martha Majka, 30, Lake Station; Wendy Johnson, 35, 432 E. 1050 South, Kouts; Amanda Adams, 18, Munster; James Donaldson, 55, Chicago; Edmund Landrum, 53, 2666 Engle St., Portage; Kelly Haney, 42, Long Beach; Willie Martin Jr., 24, Gary; Timothy Majtyka, 41, 680 N. Ind. 149, Valparaiso; Rebecca Thieling, 29, Merrillville; Christopher Brown, 31, 6809 Laurel Ave., Portage; Wendy Vondrasek, 32, 258 E. 330 S., Valparaiso
Failure to appear | Walter Reddice, 34, Gary; Danny Alexander, 40, Lake Station; Mark Vaughn, 45, Elkhart; Jamond Johnson, 26, Gary; David Brand, 35, Westville; Crystal Schulz, 22, 626 Olympia Road, Valparaiso; William Tibbles, 30, LaPorte
Failure to appear, hold | Michael Whitaker, 22, Nappanee
Failure to appear, possession of marijuana, driving while suspended, auto theft, theft | Lonnie Chabes Jr., 32, 216 Camelot Estates, Portage
Failure to comply | Kathy Hunt, 43, 903 Milton St., Valparaiso; Matthew McDermott, 32, Lake Station; Jessica Brunker, 25, Lake Station; Angelia Edwards, 46, Michigan City
False reporting, hold | Jillyan Armstrong, 24, 6097 Mulberry Ave., Valparaiso
Habitual traffic offender | Jeffrey Riley, 32, Hobart
Hold | Elizabeth Tomko, 38, 405 Roosevelt Road, Valparaiso
Identity deception, false reporting, never obtaining a license | Miguel Lozano, 22, North Judson
Leaving the scene of an accident | Amanda Duncan, 24, 1411-1/2 Chicago St., Valparaiso; William White, 48, 5965 Sundance Trail, Portage
Leaving the scene of an accident, drunken driving | Shane Kaiser, 35, 1270 Dune Meadows, Porter
Maintaining a common nuisance | Anthony Davis, 19, 158 Mayfield Ave., Valparaiso
Possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia | Kevin Mesarch, 32, 5965 Welcomeway, Portage; Carl Engblom, 30, 703 Stratford, Valparaiso
Possession of marijuana | Joseph Garrison, 41, 123 S. 111 St., Porter; Ronald Becker, 49, 411 Broadway St., Chesterton
Possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia | Jeffrey Ward, 33, 1304 Aspen Drive, Valparaiso
Possession of marijuana, reckless driving | Glenn Wolfinger, 51, Crown Point
Possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, alcohol charge | Christopher Parish, 18, 6676 Liberty Ave., Portage
Prescription fraud | Anne Fields, 31, Carterville, Ill.
Public intoxication, false reporting, failure to comply | Joseph Wigglesworth, 23, 4904 Kellee Lane, Valparaiso
Resisting law enforcement, battery to law enforcement, criminal trespass, public intoxication, disorderly conduct | David Posey, 30, DeMotte
Theft | Bobby Alexander, 39, East Chicago; Michael Serrato, 36, Hammond
Theft, drug paraphernalia | Brian Ooms, 48, Hobart
Theft, criminal mischief, battery, resisting arrest | Christine Saffell, 43, 1211 Chicago St., Valparaiso
Theft, driving while suspended, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia | Timothy Ericksen, 22, Hobart
Visiting a common nuisance | Paul Grabill Jr., 19, 6600 Lighthouse Drive, Portage; Heather Beshansky, 28, 391 E. 400 North, Valparaiso; Andrew Vahary, 19, 4301 Bedford Road, Valparaiso; Andrew Jorden, 18, 360 Morgan Blvd., Valparaiso; Jeremy Gilmore, 18, 1706 Penna Hill Drive, Valparaiso
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