CHESTERTON
TUESDAY
Theft. The Chef at Lucrezia's reported a glass door was broken and a cooler was broken into overnight.
Burglary. Locust Street resident Aaron Barnes reported he was out of town on business June 17 through July 1 and when he returned home he checked his mail and found a bank statement with numerous charges on his debit card that had been made locally when he was out of state. He told police he found that his debit card, another credit card, three pieces of jewelry and a file folder containing miscellaneous legal documents and personal information was missing along with about 50 DVDs.
Theft. Wabash Avenue resident Karla Kroncke reported the theft of her lawn mower.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
TUESDAY
Theft. Christopher Berdine reported the theft of his wife's purse from their car in the 200 block of Northwind.
PORTER TOWNSHIP
TUESDAY
Burglary. Lawrence Strzechowski reported the theft of tools from his barn in the 200 west block of 375 West.
VALPARAISO
TUESDAY
Burglary. Police responded to a burglary call at Valpo Professional Pharmacy, 2102 Evans Ave., at 11:32 p.m. A window was broken and pill bottles were found on the floor. Some pill bottles were reported missing, but an exact list of what was missing was not available.
Theft. Frances Stever reported a birthday card containing $30 was taken from a tray attached to the mail boxes at 156 Andover.
Shoplifting. Ronnie Pennington Jr., 36, of Chesterton, was arrested on a theft charge after security officers at Menards, 351 S. Silhavy, said he left the store without paying for items.
Theft. Mel Mandich, of the 1800 block of Wood Street, reported golf clubs, a golf bag and golf shoes were taken from his vehicle.
Vandalism. James Toren, of the 3200 block of Parker Drive, reported that someone punctured his air conditioning unit.
ARRESTS
July 27-28
ALCOHOL CHARGE | James Burton Jr., 18, 46 S. 675 W., Hebron
BATTERY | Jason Anderson, 35, 1801 Regent St., Valparaiso; Erik Massie, 32, Dyer
CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY OF A MINOR | Stephen Gavras, 43, 781 W. 350 S., Hebron
DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED | Scott Sherrick, 49, 304 S. Kouts St., Kouts
DRUNKEN DRIVING | Darryl Webster, 34, 6307 Venus, Portage; Melinda Sutherland, 44, Lake Station; Misty Hardy, 33, 455 S. Sturdy Road, Valparaiso
DRUNKEN DRIVING, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, VISITING A COMMON NUISANCE, FAILURE TO APPEAR | James Kettwig, 39, 5400 Melton Road, Portage
FAILURE TO APPEAR | Timothy Kern, 34, Whiting; Anthony Rodriguez, 22, 1961 Laura Lane, Chesterton; Anthony Chamberlain, 32, Gary
FAILURE TO COMPLY | Michael Groves, 36, 382 N. 650 W., Valparaiso
FALSE REPORTING | Jaime Haro, 19, 1887 Greentree, Portage
INTIMIDATION, RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC INTOXICATION, DISORDERLY CONDUCT | Walter Evans, 45, 5548 Tulip, Portage
INVASION OF PRIVACY | Shannon Ridgeway, 37, 6919 Nancy, Portage
MAINTAINING A COMMON NUISANCE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, POSSESSION OF HEROIN | Daniel Castro, 22, LaPorte
POSSESSION OF HEROIN, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, VISITING A COMMON NUISANCE | Amanda Smith, 23, Michigan City
NONSUPPORT OF A CHILD, FAILURE TO APPEAR, HOLD | Ty Chavez, 32, 1310 Aspen Ave., Valparaiso
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, DRUNKEN DRIVING | Tonya Phelps, 29, Lowell
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA | Carey VanWormer, 48, 829 N. 450 W., Valparaiso
PUBLIC INTOXICATION | Christopher Osterman, 22, 5093 Lakeview, Portage; Larry Verduzco, 51, Gary
RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT, BATTERY, INTERFERENCE WITH REPORTING A CRIME, CONVERSION, DISORDERLY CONDUCT | Flora Campbell, 40, Gary
THEFT | Carl Edelen, 22, 5605 Robbins Ave., Portage; Ronnie Pennington Jr., 36, South Bend; Robert Nagy, 46, Merrillville
