Pulaski County Commissioners Approve Purchase of New Data Backup System
Pulaski County is moving ahead with upgrades to its data backup system. The county commissioners voted Monday to buy a new Unitrends backup device. That involves an up-front cost of $25,000 for the...
View ArticleState Health Officials Tout Success of Naloxone Kits
Opioid-antidote Narcan is having an impact on the number of overdose deaths. According to the Indiana State Department of Health’s winter newsletter, the rate of unintentional drug poisoning deaths...
View ArticleFour Arrested in Friday Traffic Stop in Pulaski County
Four people were arrested on drug related charges after a traffic stop on Friday afternoon in the area of State Road 14 and County Road 100 W. in Pulaski County. According to the arrest information,...
View ArticleWhereabouts of Missing Knox Woman Remain Unknown
Detectives and officers with the Knox City Police Department are still investigating the disappearance of 37-year-old Barbara McCurdy, of Knox. Barb McCurdy was reportedly last seen Sunday, January...
View ArticleWest Central Superintendent Discusses School Security Efforts, Following...
In the wake of last week’s school shooting in Florida, local school superintendents are taking steps to reassure parents and students. West Central Superintendent Don Street issued a letter to the...
View ArticleWednesday Travel Alerts and Road Closures in Pulaski and Starke Counties
Though the rain has stopped for now, there are still several roads in Starke and Pulaski Counties that are closed due to flooding and high water. Starke County High Way Superintendent Rik Ritzler warns...
View ArticleIndiana State Police Assist with Double Homicide Investigation in Pulaski County
Ross Stacy – Mug Shot Provided by ISP On Friday, Indiana State Police were called to Pulaski County to investigate a suspected double homicide. According to ISP representatives, evidence from the...
View ArticleOne Arrested after Vehicle Pursuit in Pulaski County
A Westville, Indiana man was arrested late Sunday night after leading Pulaski County sheriff’s deputies on a pursuit that ended in Fulton County. Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine told WKVI News...
View ArticleOne Arrested in Stabbing Incident in Pulaski County
One man was arrested in an alleged stabbing incident that occurred at a Winamac home on Sunday evening. According to Pulaski County Sheriff Jeff Richwine, Robert Rowe reportedly stabbed the male victim...
View ArticleThree Arrested on Drug Charges
Three people were arrested on drug charges that stemmed from a traffic stop in Pulaski County on Saturday. A Winamac Police officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding and the K9 officer was called to...
View ArticleAutopsy Finds Cause of Death in Pulaski County Double Homicide
Autopsy results in a double homicide investigation in Pulaski County have been released. According to information released by the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office late Thursday, 59-year-old Loss Stacy,...
View ArticleWinamac Man Arrested after One-Pot Meth Labs Allegedly Found Inside Home
Thomas Williams A Winamac man was arrested late Saturday night after officers allegedly found several one-pot meth labs inside the residence. According to police, a harassment complaint was called into...
View ArticlePulaski County Sheriff’s Department to Recognize Public Safety Telecommunicators
Tomorrow begins the week-long recognition and celebration of the efforts of Public Safety Telecommunicators, or emergency dispatchers. National Public Safety Telecommunicators week was initially...
View ArticleSeveral Pounds of Medications Collected in Drug Take Back Event
Officers from the Starke County Sheriff’s Office and officials with the Drug and Tobacco Free Starke County organization took in several pounds of unwanted, unused or expired medication as part of...
View ArticleFour Accused of Failure to Report Child Abuse Have Charges Dismissed, Due to...
Four defendants in a 2016 Pulaski County child abuse case have had their charges dismissed, due to what prosecutors are calling an administrative problem. On December 14, 2016, sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticlePulaski County Sheriff Reports Several Weekend Drug Arrests
It was another busy weekend for the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff Jeff Richwine told the county council Monday the department had several drug arrests. “One of them was a guy going...
View ArticleActive Search Is Underway for Pulaski County Father and Son Who Left on ATV...
Around 9 p.m. EST, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on the department’s social media account that police are currently searching for an ATV operator who left his residence with his...
View ArticlePulaski Council Makes Funds Available to Pay Five Sheriff’s Department Staff...
Making sure money is available to pay Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department employees was the goal of a couple budget items approved by the county council this month. To help balance the county’s General...
View ArticleSpeeding Drivers Continue to be Observed on Pulaski County Road 250 North
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department continues to keep an eye on County Road 250 North. Deputies have been monitoring traffic, after a complaint of speeding vehicles was brought to the county...
View ArticlePulaski County Sheriff’s Department Participates in Enforcement Effort
Officers from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department joined with officers from the Indiana State Police All Crimes Policing Team in the Indiana State Police-Lowell District in a multi-jurisdictional...
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