CENTER TOWNSHIP
FRIDAY
Fraud. Valparaiso-area resident Timothy Gorgei reported someone obtained his debit card account number and personal identification number and purchased beer in the Netherlands. The loss is $650.
CHESTERTON
THURSDAY
Theft. South 21st Street resident Kimberly Adams reported a $200 GPS unit stolen from her van.
FRIDAY
Fraud. Chesterton police are warning people that homes listed for rent on Craigslist may not be owned by the person claiming to be the landlord. Police said they received another report of fraud Friday. Police advise people to avoid giving personal information or sending money to someone who is not able to show a home in person.
MORGAN TOWNSHIP
FRIDAY
Theft. Malden Oasis, 394 S. Ind. 49, reported the theft of a $400 coil cooling draft box from the upstairs storage area.
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP
SATURDAY
Vandalism. Kouts resident Christopher Birkey reported his truck was spray painted while parked in the 600 block of south County Road 150 East. The damage is $100.
SOUTH HAVEN
SUNDAY
Theft. McCool Road resident John Click reported the theft from his shed of an $840 snow blower, a $300 mower and $305 worth of tools.
MONDAY
Burglary. Long Run Road resident Ronald Goldsmith told police someone burglarized his garage and took $800 worth of tools.
VALPARAISO
FRIDAY
Arrest. Zachary Oswald, 21, of Valparaiso, was arrested on a battery charge Friday evening after he was accused of yelling, "You guys look like Gothic retards" to two men who were walking on Emmetsburg Avenue on Friday night, then knocking down one of the men.
SATURDAY
Theft. Institute Street resident Angela Koziorowski reported $170 worth of compact discs stolen from her vehicle.
SUNDAY
Vandalism. Grove Avenue resident Olga Felton reported someone spray painted graffiti on her shed, causing $100 damage. Police said similar graffiti was discovered earlier three houses to the west.
Vandalism. The Valparaiso Parks Department reported $400 damage to the men's bathroom at Tower Park on Evans Avenue.
MONDAY
Vandalism. Forest Park Golf Course, 1155 W. Sheffield Drive, reported a vehicle entered the course and spun its tires, causing $1,000 damage to the 14th hole tee box and the 13th green.
ARRESTS
July 16-19
BATTERY | Zachary Oswald, 21, 606 Emmetsburg Ave., Valparaiso; Joseph Croy, 43, 322 Jacobs, Portage
BATTERY, INVASION OF PRIVACY | Robert Herrin Jr., 67, 920 Camelot Manor, Portage
BATTERY, RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, PUBLIC INTOXICATION | Stacy Chambers, 37, 940 Michael Drive, Chesterton
BATTERY, STRANGULATION, PUBLIC INTOXICATION | Jacob Terry, 21, 5818 Springfield, Portage
BURGLARY, ALCOHOL CHARGE | Steven Haut, 20, 22 N. 600 W., Valparaiso
DEFRAUDING A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FAILURE TO APPEAR | Jennifer Sachs, 37, Griffith
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED | Kevin Charles, 52, 3429 LaRosa, Portage; Michael Rodriguez, 31, 3003 Virginia St., Portage; Kristopher Edmonds, 28, Hobart
DRUNKEN DRIVING | Andrew Greaves, 21, 703 Shannon Drive, Chesterton; Alex Fry, 30, 61 Mediterranean Ave., Hebron; Jeffrey Wilkinson, 21, 410 N. 8th St., Chesterton; William Kominakis, 22, 5006 N. Calumet Ave., Valparaiso
DRUNKEN DRIVING, ALCOHOL CHARGE | Matthew Lambert, 19, Bourbonnais, Ill.
DRUNKEN DRIVING, ALCOHOL CHARGE | Nicky Esteban, 32, 5680 Vanessa, Portage
FAILURE TO APPEAR | Troy Worthington, 31, Rensselaer; William Zitt, 46, Michigan City; Matthew Dudley, 24, Bloomington; Jamie Castellanos, 26, Wheeling, Ill.
FAILURE TO COMPLY | Steven Kuhl, 21, Hammond; Rona Wilding, 42, Gary; Austin Brown, 25, Hobart
IDENTITY DECEPTION, FALSE REPORTING, FAILURE TO APPEAR | Ron Grafton, 45, Hobart
INTIMIDATION, DISORDERLY CONDUCT | Richard Mullet, 24, 405 Camelot Estates, Portage
INVASION OF PRIVACY | Steven Feldpausch, 19, 400 Aspen St., Hebron
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA | Misty Barendsen, 29, 21 Pearl, Portage
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, FAILURE TO COMPLY | Michael Puskar, 20, 2159 Churchill Court, Valparaiso
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA | Kyle Hartwig, 18, 680 W. 100 N., Valparaiso
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, PUBLIC INTOXICATION | Ryan Wilson, 36, 5306 Leisure Drive, Valparaiso
PUBLIC INTOXICATION | Nick Tankersley, 44, 653 Axe Ave., Valparaiso
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT | Carolyn Shalvis, 44, 608 Orchard Ave., Hebron
THEFT | Tiffany Marks, 26, 1900 Truman, Portage; Harrison Dommer, 25, 676 Tamarack Trail, Chesterton; Ann Johnson, 28, 611 Emmetsburg Ave., Valparaiso; Gregory Lopez, 19, 316 W. 100 N., Valparaiso
THEFT, BATTERY, RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, INTERFERENCE WITH REPORTING A CRIME, DISORDERLY CONDUCT | John Shannon, 29, 21 Pearl, Portage
THEFT, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF | Nicholas Sorba, 23, 6041 McCasland, Portage
THEFT, DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED | Dustin Keaton, 27, Hammond
