Police, firefighters and EMS on Wednesday evening responded to a report of a woman who had been struck by a vehicle on Lincoln Highway west of King Road. The 26-year-old was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Continue reading
A 77-year-old Westville man was airlifted to Memorial Hospital of South Bend after he lost control of his motorcycle on a highway in Marshall County. Continue reading
An Argos man was treated at Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Saturday evening. It happened around 7:15 p.m. on 18th Road east of Keniloworth Road, according to a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department news release. Continue reading
A Plymouth man was airlifted to Memorial Hospital of South Bend after a Saturday afternoon utility vehicle versus car crash. It happened on Hawthorn Road south of 12th Road around 1:10 p.m., according to a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department news release. Continue reading
Law enforcement and other emergency response agencies in Marshall County are more prepared for a worst-case scenario after an exercise last week. Continue reading
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a break-in at a Plymouth business. Continue reading
An early morning traffic stop ended with a trip to jail for a pair of men. A Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy stopped a vehicle driven by Sampson P. Barnes, 34, on Oak Drive north of Hoham Drive around 12:30 this morning. Continue reading
Authorities believe alcohol may have been a factor in a Sunday afternoon single-vehicle crash on Maple Road north of 4A. Continue reading
The drivers of two tractor-trailers involved in fiery Saturday morning crash on U.S. 30 at Queen Road suffered minor injuries, according to officials with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department. They responded around 7:30 a.m. to the wreck in the westbound lanes of U.S. 30 at Queen Road.
Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department issued 33 citations for lack of seatbelt usage/child restraints during a recent Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign.
An Ohio man whose driving privileges are suspended in North Carolina is jailed in Marshall County after a Saturday afternoon traffic stop on U.S. 30 at Hawthorn Road. Continue reading
An early Friday morning traffic stop on U.S. 30 ended with a trip to jail for a Fort Wayne man. Continue reading
A Portage man was injured in a Monday evening semi truck accident in Marshall County.
According to Marshall County police, Daren Curtis, 23, was on the exit for U.S. 30 from U.S. 31 when the load on the trailer he was pulling shifted. The action caused the semi and trailer to tip over onto the driver’s side. Curtis was treated at the scene for minor injuries sustained in the accident.
The ramp was shut down for several hours while the semi was removed from the scene.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Plymouth EMS and the Plymouth Fire Department.
Police officers across the country and close to home will be on the lookout for drivers and passengers who aren’t buckled up. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police are among the agencies taking part in the Click It or Ticket enforcement blitz that starts today. Over the next two weeks, officers and troopers will be on the lookout around the clock for violators. Continue reading
A local law enforcement agency is taking part in a national and statewide driver safety initiative. The next Click It or Ticket enforcement effort kicks off Friday and continues through May 31. Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies on the lookout around the clock for drivers and passengers who aren’t wearing seat belts. Continue reading
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has opened an animal cruelty investigation after a show goat was reportedly killed Monday night. Continue reading
A Villa Park, Ill. man who wrecked his all-terrain vehicle Saturday evening in Marshall County has died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash. Continue reading
The Plymouth man police say helped a 14-year-old Plymouth High School girl leave the state last month faces federal charges in connection with that incident. Continue reading
Plymouth Police and Marshall County Sheriff’s Department officers worked extra shifts last month as part of a crackdown on impaired driving. During the Operation Pull Over blitz, county officers made five criminal arrests for offenses like operating while intoxicated – controlled substance, possession of marijuana, driving while suspended and driver never licensed. They also issued 132 traffic citations and warnings. Continue reading
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has new crash investigation equipment to pinpoint exactly what a vehicle did before, during and immediately after a wreck. Crash data retrieval allows officers to download and analyze data stored in a vehicle’s airbag module. Event Data Recorders record information, including the vehicle’s precise speed several seconds before the crash, the timing of the braking of the vehicles involved and whether seatbelts were fastened. Continue reading
