CRIME & SAFETY

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A 32-year-old man from rural Logansport faces over half a dozen charges after leading police on a 16-minute chase that took out mailboxes, a water meter and damaged two Logansport police cruisers. Jeffrey Wolfe was arrested after eventually crashing his pickup truck into a ravine and is being held in Cass County […]

A traffic stop turned into a pursuit for law enforcement in Cass County. Just after midnight on Saturday morning, a Cass County deputy attempted a stop on a driver in a speeding pickup in Logansport. The driver, later identified as Jeffrey Wolfe, 32. of Logansport, sped away at a high...

Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single vehicle crash on Tuesday. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m., involving 1 vehicle on Middle Crossing Road in Silver Creek Township, Cass County. Police said the vehicle was heading northbound on Middle Crossing Road. It left the roadway and crashed into...

MIAMI COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A 52-year-old Peru man received a felony OWI charge on Thursday following a crash in Miami County, according to Indiana State Police (ISP). At approximately 11:10 p.m., ISP responded to a crash near the intersection of N. Broadway Street and Shields Avenue in Peru, Indiana.

FULTON CO. – Tuesday morning, May 22, 2023, at approximately 2:45 a.m., Trooper Adrianna Ward was patrolling US 31 south of Rochester City when she stopped the driver of a 2019 Ford for driving 102 mph. The driver was identified as Michael John Rogers, 29, of Dyer. Rogers displayed...

The head of the Indiana State Police tells Fox59 — more than 6 years after the deadly Flora fire, the investigation has developed very little information. The fire happened in 2016 and killed four sisters. Fox59’s Chief Investigator Steve Brown joined Angela on the red couch to break down this interview, and the rumors surrounding the case.

The class of 2023 was reminded on Saturday of their tireless journey and all the sacrifices they made to earn their diplomas. Valedictorian Steven Mcnulty reminded his fellow students that this accomplishment, like future success, is not earned alone. ‘Nature Cat Day’ encourages kids to connect with nature. Updated:...

A Dyer, Indiana man was arrested after being clocked speeding at triple digits on U.S. 31 in Fulton County. It was around 2:45 a.m. on Monday, May 22, when a trooper was on patrol on U.S. 31, south of Rochester, and stopped the driver of a 2019 Ford for driving 102 mph.

Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following accident:. 9:53 p.m. Thursday, May 18, South SR 25 and West CR 250S, Warsaw. Drivers: Daryl Keith, 59, North Sherman Street, Warsaw; and Payge Kreis, 20, Bayview Drive, Warsaw. Keith fell asleep while driving causing his vehicle to strike Kreis’ vehicle. Keith was transported to the hospital by ambulance for minor bleeding. Kreis was taken to the hospital by family to be evaluated. Damage up to $25,000.

PERU, IN – An inscription on the memorial stone in front of the Indiana State Police Peru Post reads, “We Will Remember Them”. Wednesday that promise was kept when local law enforcement officers, retired state police employees, local government officials, and family members of the fallen joined employees from the Indiana State Police Peru Post as they paid tribute to the 48 Indiana State Police employees who have died in the line of duty since the department’s inception in 1933.

FLORA, Ind. — Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter surprised us. In two previous two stories FOX59/CBS4 did on the 2016 Flora fatal fire, requests were made to speak with State Police investigators. The requests were denied. But earlier this month, while being interviewed on another pre-arranged subject, we...

CASS COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — A former fire chief has been suspended and demoted after a drunk-driving arrest. Jerry Maxson is no longer chief of Cass County Fire District Number One after a vote Monday by the fire district board. It's unclear how long Maxson is suspended. As we've...

LOGANSPORT – Noah Schafer, the Cass County Prosecuting Attorney, announced that Curtis L. Baker, of Logansport, was convicted on May 16, 2023 of the felony offenses of Domestic Battery and Strangulation. The charges arose out of an encounter with the victim in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 28, 2022.

A Cass County man is awaiting sentencing after jurors found him guilty on 10 of 12 criminal charges for shooting at cars last July. The jurors handed down the verdicts against 47-year-old Randy Kirk Friday morning. Kirk opened fire at the corner of Calvin Center Road and Brownsville Street before...

PERU, Ind. — An Indiana State Trooper has been sentenced to serve 60 days in jail after being accused of sniffing a female coworker and shoving her head toward his groin while saying, “Here’s a way for you to earn the money.” Master Trooper Michael Meiser, a 16-year veteran with ISP, pleaded guilty to one […]

Eight Frankfort, Indiana, residents were killed in a car crash in Mexico last month. One of them, 37-year-old Blanca Alicia Guzman-Montes, was charged with a count of arson in Tippecanoe County. During a status conference Friday morning, Tippecanoe Circuit Judge Sean Persin approved a warrant for Guzman-Montes’ arrest. Although Guzman-Montes...

Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incident:. 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19, 9500 block East Pixie Parkway, Cromwell. Tamera Soultz reported criminal mischief less than $750. Warsaw. Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents:. 8:10 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2500 block Walton...

PERU, Ind. (WISH) — Kegan Kline, the man who admitted creating a social media profile that police have linked to the Delphi murders, may want to withdraw his guilty plea. Kline’s attorneys made that surprise statement in a Miami County courtroom Thursday morning as Kline was scheduled for sentencing. The defense also asked for sentencing to be rescheduled, claiming their client had not seen some of the evidence against him.

Two people were injured after a car crash in Cass County on Friday night. The crash happened on M-60 southwest of Daily Road at a little before midnight. Police said in their initial investigation, showed that a 28-year-old woman was heading northwest when she crossed the centerline and collided with a vehicle driven by a 60-year-old woman.

Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incident:. 12 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 800 block South Sycamore Street, Syracuse. Barbara Casey reported harassment by communication. Warsaw. Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident:. 5:10 p.m. 100 block East Bell Drive, Warsaw. Kevin Luttrell reported damage...