A 52-year-old Velpen man told deputies he either blacked out or had a seizure before his vehicle crossed the center line and nearly struck an oncoming pickup truck head-on Monday afternoon. According to deputies, Darrel Kelsey of E. Walnut St., was eastbound on State Road 56 at about 5:32 p.m. in a 2000 Chevrolet passenger…
North Webster — A hunter was shot by her dog who was aptly named Trigger. Around 10 o’clock Saturday morning Indiana Conservation Officers responded to a person that had been shot while hunting. Allie Carter, 25, of Avilla, was hunting waterfowl at the Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area in northern Indiana at about 10 a.m….
A Jasper man was injured after wrecking his car near Northwood Drive after reaching speeds up to 100 mph Thursday evening. According to authorities, William Sawyer, 48, of Pinehurst Drive, was westbound on Northwood Drive at about 10:22 p.m. when the accident occurred. Police report that Sawyer was driving in excess of 100 mph when…
Police are seeking information about a vehicle that struck and damaged a fire hydrant Wednesday afternoon on Newton Street. The vehicle was traveling north on Newton Street and turned east onto 36th Street at about 4 p.m. when the driver cut the turn to short and struck a fire hydrant in the shoulder of the…
A Jasper woman was arrested for drunken driving (.223 percent blood alcohol content) after officers were dispatched to a possible burglary Thursday. Police were dispatched to a Kirkwood Drive residence at about 12:43 a.m. in reference to a possible burglary in progress. Before they arrived, a witness advised a female had left the area driving…
Forest Products, 51 30th St., was vandalized overnight. According to police, sometime between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 4:30 a.m. Thursday, several windows were broken out of the building. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jasper Police Department at 812-482-2255 or 812-481-2677 (COPS).
Dubois County deputies serving an arrest warrant from Spencer County Tuesday afternoon ended up arresting Maurice R. Zapata, 21, 3013 Anthony Court, on multiple drug charges. When deputies arrived at Zapata’s residence, they smelled the odor of burnt marijuana. They located marijuana, hydrocodone pills and paraphernalia. After receiving a search warrant for the residence, deputies…
Steve is the son of the late Charles McPherron of Holland and Janet McPherron Anderson of Flordia. He is married to the former Jaclyn Messmer and they have three children. Steve is currently employed by Meyer Distributing. He previously served as vice president of operations for Air Ride Technologies, where he was employed for 12…
Huntingburg Police Department arrested two people on various drug-related charges including possession of methamphetamine after responding to a reported domestic dispute Monday evening. Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic disturbance on the 500 block of E. 7th Street at 8:15 p.m. When they arrived at the residence, they were unable to locate the domestic….
Similar to what happened in Ferdinand, Jasper Police Department is investigating two vehicle break-ins that occurred at businesses Saturday evening. Vehicles parked at Full Out Tumble and Cheer on Cathy Lane and the Animal Medical Center on Crossroads Avenue were broken into sometime between 6 and 7 p.m. Windows in the two vehicles were shattered…
