Crime
East Chicago man charged after fleeing crash that injured trooper
LAKE CO. – On March 7, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Trooper Kevin Council assisted with traffic direction on Cline Avenue near the bridge over…
Mother who stuffed son’s body in a suitcase claims NSA, Space Force tracking her
SALEM – A woman who spent nearly two years on the run after a mushroom hunter found her son’s body in April 2022 stuffed in…
Woman hits man with a whiskey bottle, arrested
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman is behind bars after she allegedly cracked a man in the head with a whiskey bottle. Police arrested Heather Vestal,…
Zazu alerts officers to drugs, and two are detained
BEDFORD – Canine Zazu alerted officers to drugs in the vehicle, and two are detained on meth charges. On Friday, March 29, at 11:49 p.m.,…
Woman throws a fruit bowl and knife at a man and is arrested
MITCHELL – A Mitchell woman is facing domestic battery charges for causing moderate bodily injury after she allegedly threw a fruit bowl and knife at…
Inoperable tail light lands two in jail on meth charges
JUDAH – Two people were arrested on Friday, March 29, after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Harrison Fleetwood. At approximately 1:07 a.m., Capt. Fleetwood was…
Remembering a fallen trooper
FORT WAYNE – Twenty-five years ago today, Indiana State Police Trooper Cory R. Elson was tragically killed in the line of duty. Trooper Elson was shot…
Police Log: April 3, 2024
Bedford Police Department Arrests – April 2 Incidents – April 2 Incidents – April 1 Accidents – April 2 Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Arrests –…
Woman arrested on OWI charges
BEDFORD – A Bedford woman was arrested after Lawrence County Prosecutor Sam Arp filed a probable cause affidavit on March 30, claiming 34-year-old Tetiana Lee…
Deputy smells marijuana during a traffic stop, two detained on drug charges
BEDFORD – After a traffic stop on Thursday, March 28, two women were arrested on drug charges. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies detained Shelby Horton,…
