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RENSSELAER — In the afternoon hours of Dec. 5, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office began receiving complaints of a reckless driver, possibly impaired, northbound on U.S. 231 from Division Rd.
Jasper County Arrest Log
Wednesday, December 4
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DEMOTTE — A DeMotte man was arrested the day after Thanksgiving after the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a physical domestic disturbance, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. Donald W. Eger, 49, was accused of domestic batter, a Class A misdemeano…
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RENSSELAER — The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Nov. 26, regarding a stolen 2000 Ford Ranger truck taken from the Parr area. The caller said the person who took the truck, Paul J. Widup, of DeMotte, did not have permission to take the vehicle. The caller also said Widup ha…
Jasper County Arrest Log
Wednesday, November 27
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JASPER COUNTY – A White County man was arrested Nov. 24 after he allegedly pointed a handgun at another vehicle along Interstate 65.
Monday, November 25
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RENSSELAER — On Thursday, Nov. 14, Rensselaer Police arrested 56-year-old Thomas Steele of Chalmers on charges of possessing methamphetamine, hypodermic needles and a firearm. This is according to information from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.
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WINAMAC — A Pulaski County man has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of child pornography.
Jasper County Arrest Log
Wednesday, November 13
Tuesday, November 12
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RENSSELAER — The Rensselaer Police Department will be conducting overtime patrols during the holidays, thanks to a $2,750.00 traffic safety improvement grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is according to information sent through the RPD.
Jasper County Arrest Log
Wednesday, November 6
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RENSSELAER — The Rensselaer Police Department arrested 44-year-old Amy Downs of Rensselaer Oct. 29 for allegedly being under the influence of drugs in public.
Jasper County Arrest Log
Wednesday, October 30
Tuesday, October 29
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WHEATFIELD — A Wheatfield woman was arrested and charged with domestic battery after an alleged altercation in a home northwest of the Town of Wheatfield. According to a release from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene of a domestic disturbance in the mornin…
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Rensselaer Police arrested 33-year-old Rensselaer man Joshua Painter Thursday, who was already on parole for an armed robbery conviction through Lake County from 2013. This is according to information from the RPD.
Jasper County Arrest Log
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DEMOTTE — The Jasper County Sheriff’s office released information Friday regarding an incident that occurred on Oct. 9. The release states a deputy observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed going northbound on U.S. 231 near County Rd. 400 North. The deputy pulled the vehicle over …
Thursday, October 10
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DEMOTTE — Jasper County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call regarding a domestic disturbance at a home southwest of DeMotte Oct. 6. Deputies arrived to find a man who identified himself as Michael T. Baggerly, 23, of DeMotte, who appeared to be intoxicated and agitated, according to a rel…
CHICAGO - You can put it on the board - yes! Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, whose 42 years as a major league broadcaster included 33 with the White Sox, is the winner of the Baseball Hall of Fame's 2020 Ford C. Frick Award. The selection by a panel of the 11 living past Frick honorees and four historians/columnists was announced Wednesday at baseball's winter meetings. Harrelson, 78, who retired in ...
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BALTIMORE - Chief Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Heard received medical attention Wednesday after a defendant threw a metal water pitcher at her as she presided over his sentencing hearing in a downtown courtroom, striking her "somewhere around the middle of her forehead," court and sheriff's officials confirmed. Heard, who remained conscious, immediately recessed the courtroom to seek medical ...
