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La Porte Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 21,031 47 0 10 17 20 1,476 226 1,192 58 10
2005 21,098 25 0 4 7 14 1,433 137 1,235 61 0
 

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Sweep nets 21 arrests
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:23:11 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — Thirty law enforcement officers armed with search warrants made 21 arrests during a sweep of the city Thursday night.

Man faces drug charges after Blue Chip arrest
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:23:01 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — Accused of dealing cocaine and heroin from the Blue Chip Casino hotel, a Harvey, Illinois, man faces four Class A felony drug charges following a court hearing Friday.

Sweep nets 15 arrests in three hours
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:08:21 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — In a matter of seconds, police officers in bulletproof vests wielding rifles ran from police cars and unmarked SUVs to surround an apartment at the Woodland East complex before kicking in the door. There to serve a search warrant connected with a drug investigation Thursday night, the element of surprise was key to their success in finding evidence and making arrests.

Sweep nets 15 arrests in three hours
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:23:21 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — In a matter of seconds, police officers in bulletproof vests wielding rifles ran from police cars and unmarked SUVs to surround an apartment at the Woodland East complex before kicking in the door. There to serve a search warrant connected with a drug investigation Thursday night, the element of surprise was key to their success in finding evidence and making arrests.

Embezzler receives jail time
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:54:52 -0700
LA PORTE — La Porte Circuit Judge Tom Alevizos got what he wanted Wednesday in dishing out jail time to a 70-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from a trailer park she managed.

Embezzler receives jail time
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:09:42 -0700
LA PORTE — La Porte Circuit Judge Tom Alevizos got what he wanted Wednesday in dishing out jail time to a 70-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from a trailer park she managed.

Police Reports For Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:08:11 -0700
TUESDAY Christine Rene Neiman, 43, Granville, Illinois, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. on charges of marijuana possession and public intoxication. Police were called to Quality Inn, 4128 Franklin St., on reports of a woman who kept walking in and out of the hotel.

Embezzler receives jail time
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:24:52 -0700
LA PORTE — La Porte Circuit Judge Tom Alevizos got what he wanted Wednesday in dishing out jail time to a 70-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from a trailer park she managed.

Rockford Golf Hall Of Fame
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:52:36 -0700
The late Mary Holton Reid is one of four individuals who have been selected for induction into the Rockford Area Golf Hall of Fame next month.

Lester Radke named Humanitarian of Year
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:38:41 -0700
He has touched the lives of children and adults with disabilities, abused children, uninsured sick people, those with cancer, even lost pets.

Police Reports For Monday, August 16, 2010
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:38:01 -0700
SUNDAY Debra Lynn Wright, 44, 801 Shorewood Lane, was arrested at 3:10 a.m. on a La Porte County warrant for failure to appear on two charges of cocaine possession and a charge of marijuana possession, as well as a La Porte City warrant for failure to appear on a charge of check fraud. Officers on patrol near Franklin and Detroit streets recognized Wright leaving a bar and checked to see if she ...

Store seeks to drop theft charges after complaint
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:08:11 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — Loss prevention officials for Old Navy are seeking to drop theft charges against an Indiana woman after they found she didn’t actually steal a sweater from the chain’s Michigan City store — she was wearing it when she came in.

Man charged with murder
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:53:01 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — A Danville, Illinois, man has been charged with murder in the death of Michael Hill at the Garden Estates apartment complex on the city’s far South Side late Wednesday.

Shooting suspect captured
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:57:03 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — A man who allegedly fatally shot another man was captured Wednesday night, only after he crashed his car, carjacked a young couple’s vehicle and was spotted less than an hour later by police in southern La Porte County, more than 20 miles from the original crime scene.

Police Reports For Thursday, August 12, 2010
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:42:02 -0700
WEDNESDAY Tiffany Ann Slager, 19, 907 Green St., was arrested on an underage drinking charge at 1 a.m. in the 900 block of Green Street.

Danville man faces murder charges
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:56:09 -0700
A local man faces murder charges in connection with a weekend shooting in northwest Indiana.

Police Reports for Sunday, August 8, 2010
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:24:42 -0700
SATURDAY Johnny Alex Dutrayl Mcswain, 18. 1516 1/2 Lafayette St., was arrested at 1:45 a.m. at Dewey Street and Greenwood Avenue and charged with possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license.

Police powers limited in illegal immigrant issue
Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:24:12 -0700
MICHIGAN CITY — Police officers in Indiana can’t hold anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant unless they’ve broken a state law, officials say.

Jr. fireman arrested for county arsons
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:08:01 -0700
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP — A junior firefighter has been charged with two counts of arson here.

Political Notebook
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:53:01 -0700
Alan Sirinek, the Republican candidate for La Porte County Prosecutor, acknowledges and congratulates local law enforcement agencies for their efforts during the recent investigation and subsequent arrests of drug dealers and suppliers in La Porte County.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Albion 7 6 1
Alexandria 16 12 4
Anderson 136 117 19
Angola 21 17 4
Attica 6 6 0
Auburn 30 23 7
Aurora 13 10 3
Austin 6 6 0
Avon 23 21 2
Bargersville 6 5 1
Batesville 17 11 6
Bedford 42 32 10
Beech Grove 43 31 12
Berne 8 7 1
Bloomington 124 87 37
Bluffton 33 20 13
Boonville 17 14 3
Brazil 15 11 4
Bremen 16 12 4
Brownsburg 48 40 8
Burns Harbor 6 5 1
Carmel 124 104 20
Cedar Lake 21 16 5
Charlestown 20 15 5
Clinton 8 7 1
Columbia City 20 18 2
Columbus 83 74 9
Connersville 31 30 1
Corydon 7 7 0
Covington 6 6 0
Crawfordsville 46 31 15
Crown Point 53 40 13
Culver 4 4 0
Danville 17 15 2
Decatur 21 17 4
Delphi 9 6 3
Dyer 34 26 8
East Chicago 126 111 15
Elkhart 141 119 22
Elwood 19 14 5
Evansville 310 277 33
Fairmount 7 4 3
Fishers 96 89 7
Fort Wayne 485 447 38
Fowler 4 4 0
Franklin 57 41 16
Gas City 14 10 4
Georgetown 3 3 0
Goshen 69 59 10
Greencastle 18 16 2
Greendale 15 11 4
Greenwood 71 49 22
Griffith 39 31 8
Hagerstown 5 5 0
Hammond 259 210 49
Hartford City 15 13 2
Hebron 8 7 1
Highland 49 41 8
Hobart 68 53 15
Huntingburg 11 10 1
Huntington 46 35 11
Indianapolis 1848 1590 258
Jasonville 5 5 0
Jeffersonville 72 61 11
Kendallville 27 18 9
Knox 7 7 0
Kokomo 136 103 33
La Porte 50 42 8
Lafayette 162 127 35
Lawrence 66 58 8
Lawrenceburg 26 21 5
Lebanon 30 29 1
Ligonier 10 9 1
Linton 14 10 4
Logansport 49 41 8
Long Beach 6 5 1
Loogootee 5 4 1
Lowell 19 14 5
Lynn 2 2 0
Madison 35 27 8
Marion 85 69 16
Martinsville 29 20 9
Merrillville 64 51 13
Michigan City 95 86 9
Mishawaka 133 102 31
Monticello 17 13 4
Mooresville 28 22 6
Mount Vernon 15 14 1
Muncie 109 102 7
Munster 50 39 11
Nappanee 21 15 6
New Albany 67 62 5
New Castle 36 33 3
New Chicago 6 2 4
New Haven 29 20 9
New Whiteland 12 7 5
Noblesville 85 74 11
North Liberty 4 4 0
North Manchester 16 11 5
North Vernon 21 18 3
Oakland City 4 4 0
Peru 31 29 2
Plainfield 47 42 5
Plymouth 29 24 5
Portage 77 60 17
Portland 17 13 4
Princeton 18 16 2
Richmond 83 74 9
Rochester 19 14 5
Roseland 2 2 0
Rushville 18 13 5
Salem 15 10 5
Schererville 62 49 13
Scottsburg 14 13 1
Seymour 50 36 14
Shelbyville 53 41 12
South Bend 326 257 69
South Whitley 4 4 0
Speedway 47 34 13
St. John 25 19 6
Sullivan 9 7 2
Tell City 19 12 7
Terre Haute 147 128 19
Tipton 15 12 3
Union City 14 9 5
Valparaiso 55 49 6
Vincennes 40 36 4
Wabash 33 27 6
Walkerton 10 6 4
Warsaw 42 35 7
Washington 25 18 7
Waterloo 7 6 1
West Lafayette 64 48 16
Westfield 42 38 4
Westville 3 3 0
Whitestown 5 5 0
Whiting 26 19 7
Winchester 16 11 5
Winona Lake 5 5 0
   
 

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Missing Persons for
La Porte, IN


Missing: NATHANIEL GUEQUIERRE (IN)
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:06:23 EDT


Endangered Missing: RICKY THOMAS (IN)
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:20:50 EDT


Missing: ADAM SHAHIN (IN)
Wed, 19 May 2010 09:34:35 EDT


Family Abduction: JASMINE CUMMINS (IN)
Thu, 13 May 2010 05:39:56 EDT


Family Abduction: JADEN CUMMINS (IN)
Thu, 13 May 2010 05:39:56 EDT


Missing: NELLY MONTIEL (IN)
Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:19:31 EDT


Missing: CARLOS BUGARIN (IN)
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:35 EST


Endangered Missing: WENDY FELTON (IN)
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:15:04 EDT


Missing: TIAJ SMITH (IN)
Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:22:41 EDT


Family Abduction: JOAQUIN GALLO-HYLAND (IN)
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:30 EDT


Family Abduction: CHRISTIAN GALLO-HYLAND (IN)
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:30 EDT


Family Abduction: SOFIA GALLO-HYLAND (IN)
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:30 EDT


Family Abduction: SYDNEY SLINKARD (IN)
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:26 EDT


Family Abduction: ANDREW SLINKARD (IN)
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:26 EDT


Family Abduction: NATHAN SLINKARD (IN)
Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:09:26 EDT


Family Abduction: AMINE ZAHZOUH (IN)
Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:46:59 EDT


Family Abduction: SIERRA EMBERTON (IN)
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:27:22 EDT

     
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