CHESTERTON
Cops: Business' doors are being left unlocked
Chesterton police responded to an alarm at Cigarette Discount Outlet on Indian Boundary Road at 2:10 p.m. Thursday and, along with a responding employee, discovered the front door was unlocked and the front door motion sensor set off the alarm.
The employee told police the previous night's clerk apparently forgot to lock the door. The employee locked the door.
But at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, police and the employee responded to another alarm and discovered the front door was unlocked. Police said someone may be randomly unlocking the door to create a problem for the business.
Nothing appeared to be missing from the business. The district manager stated the locks at the business would be changed.
CHESTERTON
MONDAY
Theft. South 4th Street resident Jay Cabe reported $600 worth of power tools stolen from the toolbox in the bed of his pickup truck.
WEDNESDAY
Vandalism. Grant Avenue resident Karen Mirenic reported $400 damage to a truck window.
THURSDAY
Vandalism. Michigan City resident Alexias Suleski reported $300 damage to her car mirror at the Factory, 1050 Broadway.
Arrest. Joel Farris, 24, of LaPorte, was arrested on charges of criminal mischief and public intoxication after he was accused of causing $250 damage to a car outside Registry Bar, 711 Plaza Drive. Police said Farris knocked over a table inside the bar and caused a disturbance, so he was escorted outside. Police said he then slammed his arms into vehicles, breaking one car's rear window.
PORTAGE
WEDNESDAY
Arrest. Justin Roman, 23, of 6972 Superior Ave., Portage, was arrested on charges of residential entry, theft and battery Wednesday afternoon in the 1900 block of Apple Street in Portage.
Arrest. Brian Trumbull, 35, of 6516 Lighthouse, Portage, was arrested on public intoxication and fleeing charges after a disturbance Wednesday night at his address.
Arrest. Wendy L. Reed, 29, of north County Road 450 West in Valparaiso, was arrested on a warrant and on a charge of possession of a controlled substance at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at Speedway, 6370 Central Ave. Police said she possessed several different types of pills.
THURSDAY
Sexual misconduct investigation. Portage police responded to a disturbance and a complaint of sexual misconduct at 2:47 a.m. Thursday at 2425 Woodward. During the investigation, an underage resident of the home was found to have been drinking. The resident, Brandon Wick, 20, was arrested on an underage drinking charge. The investigation continues.
VALPARAISO
TUESDAY
Theft. A broker selling a property on Timberbridge Drive reported someone stole the deadbolt lock and door knob and replaced them with a new handle and a metal plate. The loss is $100. The owner of the property is Carol St. Germain.
THURSDAY
Arrest. Kimberly Janda, 30, of 528 Sturdy Road, Valparaiso, was arrested on a battery charge after she was accused of battering her husband because he was playing a video game on his cell phone instead of talking to her. Janda's husband told police Janda grabbed the phone from his hand and broke it, grabbed his Sony Playstation 2 gaming system and threw it at him, punched him and pulled his hair.
Theft. Valparaiso resident Erica Rice reported $63 stolen from her purse while it was in an unlocked locker at Noodles & Company, 71 S. Silhavy Road.
Vehicle theft. Jiliana Reiner, of the 500 block of north College, reported the theft of a gray 2005 Toyota Prius. The loss is $15,000.
