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A special police unit is seeking to curb burglaries and thefts from businesses including recreational vehicle companies in northern Indiana. Police in the Elkhart County city of Goshen say their unit was formed to deal with such crimes in the city’s industrial areas. The department says thefts had been increasing over the last several months, with items such as televisions …

Adhering to state law, members of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners agreed Monday to adopt a resolution to not proceed with a petition seeking voter input on a contested piece of property in Three Rivers. Commissioners during the hour-long special meeting conceded that technicalities in seven areas of a detachment petition filed by Lockport Township residents prohibited them …

Sheriff’s deputies investigated a single-vehicle crash that injured a Centreville man over the weekend. Deputies said 20-year-old Brady Reynolds was driving east on South River Run Road in Nottawa Township Sunday when he lost control of his vehicle. The car left the roadway and came to rest on several trees, according to deputies. Reynolds was treated at the scene by …

Five people ranging in age from 24 to 64 were arrested last week on drug-related offenses in Cass County’s Porter Township. The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team responded Friday to the 15000 block of Guyer Street on a tip regarding the sale of methamphetamine. Authorities were also advised that there was stolen property on the premises. Three male subjects were …

A Dowagiac woman was involved in a single-vehicle accident shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday in Cass County’s Wayne Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said 17-year-old Latasha Montaro was driving west in Marcellus Highway when she lost control of her car as it approached a curve in the roadway. Montaro had had managed to exit the wreckage, and told investigators she was …

A suspect believed to be behind the armed robbery of a Sturgis bank last week is in custody. According to a media release from the Sturgis Police Department, a citizen’s tip led to the apprehension of a 41-year-old man Friday at a store in Three Rivers. The bank robbery occurred Wednesday morning at Sturgis Bank and Trust on South Centerville …

A Sherwood Township man surrendered to authorities following a child-abuse incident earlier this summer in Branch County. State police said 24-year-old James William Smith turned himself in last week on two charges of child abuse. The original incident occurred June 18 in the 200 block of Wheatfield Road in Sherwood Township. The arrest stems from an incident in which a …

The latest acknowledgment for the state-champion Centreville High School softball squad was bestowed by the Centreville Lions Club during its monthly meeting last week. Lion Al Murk and his wife, Trudy, were responsible for organizing Wednesday’s affair and providing all the food served to the group of about 100 people. Afterward, the players and their parents were treated to a …

Police are warning residents to beware of phone calls that threaten action from the Internal Revenue Service or a federal agency. Sturgis police officials said the department has received multiple reports of the recent telephone scam. IRS and law enforcement do not contact people by phone requesting money or referencing outstanding warrants or tickets. Police said residents should not provide personal information …

A January trial date has been set in the case of an Uber driver charged with killing six people in Michigan after a prosecutor said he won’t appeal a decision that keeps a lid on parts of a police interview. Kalamazoo County prosecutor Jeff Getting says it’s time to bring the “matter to trial without further delay.” The shootings occurred …