JASPER COUNTY — A Hammond man hiding behind a dumpster in rural Jasper County was arrested for theft and false identifying by the county’s sheriff’s department on April 7.
DELPHI — A reward fund that was established to prompt people with information about the February 2017 homicides of two teen girls received a financial boost Monday.
DeMOTTE — A Rensselaer woman was taken into custody for domestic battery with a deadly weapon during an incident on March 21 in the area of 8th St. SE and Orchid St. SE in DeMotte.
JASPER COUNTY — A Wheatfield man faces multiple charges from a pair of incidents that led to two outstanding arrest warrants for failure to appear.
JASPER COUNTY — A Fair Oaks man was arrested on March 5 on a number of drug-related charges.
JASPER COUNTY — A DeMotte man was arrested after he attempted to elude police first in his vehicle and later on foot during the morning hours of March 3.
JASPER COUNTY — A traffic stop on Feb. 27 led to the arrest of county residents for possession of methamphetamine and other charges, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department.
JASPER COUNTY — Judy Moore will have to wait a few more months to get her day in court.
RENSSELAER — A Kankakee Valley Middle School teacher arrested on felony child molestation charges had his bond reduced by Jasper County Superior Court Judge Russell Bailey during an initial hearing at the county courthouse on Feb. 26.
WHEATFIELD — A Kankakee Valley Middle School teacher has been arrested on felony child molestation charges.
RENSSELAER — A Michigan man was arrested Feb. 12 after he allegedly stole a vehicle and threatened to harm himself with a knife during a traffic stop along Interstate 65.
JASPER COUNTY — A Wheatfield man was arrested on two felony charges after nearing striking a person with his vehicle then getting out and threatening him with a tire iron.
Feb. 1, 2021
Jasper County Arrest Log
WHEATFIELD — A Hobart man has been arrested on felony charges after threatening to stab a woman and her newborn baby with a screwdriver on Feb. 1,
JASPER COUNTY — Besides dealing with slide-offs and stranded motorists over the weekend, local police departments were involved in an auto theft ring at the Fieldhouse car dealership in DeMotte early Saturday morning.
DELPHI — On February 13, 2017 Abigail Williams and Liberty German went missing while walking on a trail near the Monon High Bridge in the town of Delphi, Indiana. On February 14, 2017, their bodies were discovered. The Carroll County Sheriff Department assisted by the Indiana State Police, D…
Monday, February 1
Jan. 27, 2021
JASPER COUNTY — State and local investigators are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for starting a barn fire in Jasper County.
RENSSELAER — A Wheatfield man was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement and other charges after he damaged items at the Jasper County Courthouse while police tried to take him into custody last Thursday, Jan. 21.
RENSSELAER — A Wheatfield man was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting law enforcement and other charges after he damaged items at the Jasper County Courthouse while police tried to take him into custody last Thursday, Jan. 21.
Jan. 20, 2021
Friday, January 22
Police tack on 2 more charges vs. Rensselaer man
DEMOTTE — Two suspects from Gary are in custody for their suspected role in the Jan. 20 robbery of the Fifth Third Bank in DeMotte.
CHICAGO — The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning Indiana taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers the second round of Economic Impact Payments.
JASPER COUNTY — A DeMotte man was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after Jasper County Sheriff’s deputies received a report of a reckless driver in the area of Indiana 10 and County Road 1100 West on Jan. 14.
JASPER COUNTY — A DeMotte man was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after Jasper County Sheriff’s deputies received a report of a reckless driver in the area of Indiana 10 and County Road 1100 West on Jan. 14.
Tuesday, January 19
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