Gallery: Recent arrests booked into LaPorte County Jail

The driver, later identified as Timothy Hostetler, braked suddenly, causing his vehicle to slide sideways and he headed west on Ind.2.

A loaded .22-caliber magnum revolver was discovered in vehicle along with a drug later identified as methamphetamine, police said.

"The scammer directs the citizen to either send them a large sum of money or meet them at a specific location."

In September, NBC’s Dateline reported on the case. Wolfe’s daughter told Dateline that she had been informed by her mom’s roommates that Wolfe had left the house with an acquaintance known as "Snoop."

The spread of the virus followed a recent positive test result from a single inmate, said Derek J. Allen, administrative captain and public information officer with the LaPorte Sheriff's Department.

The man displayed a firearm, demanded money and fled the store, police said.

Detectives are conducting an active investigation, looking for video surveillance in the area, and trying to find any suspects.

The other driver then began to rev up his engine and the officer could hear the after-market exhaust with the windows in his vehicle up.

Officers discovered numerous pairs of sunglasses and an undetermined about of cash were taken during the burglary. 

A Wisconsin woman was arrested at a LaPorte County gas station Friday after Indiana State Police officers detected the odor of burnt marijuana coming from her vehicle.

Michigan City Police are continuing to investigate a Saturday night shooting that killed a 27-year-old man and injured a 31-year-old woman.

The inmate was locked up after pleading guilty to murder in 2012 in Elkhart Circuit Court, police said.

The driver is being held at the LaPorte County jail without bond.

The house was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

In its decision, the appellate judges referred to a forensic pathologist who determined the cause of death was from use of heroin and cocaine, with lung and heart disease as contributing factors.

The department said it responded to a total of 387 "shots fired" calls last year, compared to 271 in 201

Thomas Nelsen, 40, of Knox was sentenced Friday in LaPorte Circuit Court after being convicted of level 4 felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death.

Deputies became suspicious during a traffic stop near U.S. 20 and Ind. 39 and ordered everyone out of the car. During a search of the car, deputies found a loaded gun, police said.

An employee approached the man about not paying for all of his items, and the man then displayed a knife and threatened to use it on the employee, police said.

Police are unsure if the two shootings are related but ask anyone with information about either to contact the department.

Police said they found his behavior to be "extremely unnatural, including his statements not making any sense."

The charges include felony battery resulting in a serious bodily injury; felony strangulation; and misdemeanor obscene performance, police said.

Another firefighter at the party said he witnessed the alleged faux sexual assault, police said.

The measure would have barred local governments from reducing their operating budget for public safety services unless the locality’s total revenue decreased in the prior year or was due to shrink in the year ahead.

"I am proud of the work and dedication that each investigator puts forth daily to preserve the quality of life within our community" LaPorte County Drug Task Force Cmdr. Lt. Tim Richardson said.

The driver allegedly nearly collided with a police car at the start of the incident. 

A LaPorte County man is facing felony charges after he hit and stabbed his roommate on Valentine's Day, police said.

In 2017 police seized 32 firearms compared to the 62 firearms seized in 2020, according to data gathered from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force.

Roman brings the LaPorte County sheriff's K-9 Unit to four members, including Argo, Bosco and Miko. 

The Department of Correction issued a brief statement offering condolences to the staff members and their families and said no further information would be released.

Details on how an inmate allegedly obtained the stabbing instrument used against slain Lt. Eugene Lasco and Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, who was in stable condition Monday, have not been released yet.