Plymouth BOW Members Approve Police Vehicle Purchase, Officer Promotions

The Plymouth Police Department will be getting two new police vehicles.

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members approved a quote from Oliver Ford in Plymouth for two vehicles for the police department. The quote was for $28,150 per unit with two trade-ins. A 2011 Ford Crown Victoria will be traded in at a cost of $1,500 and a 2013 Dodge Charger will be traded in at a cost of $2,500.

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Plymouth Police Looking for Battery Suspect

Aaron Sneed

The Plymouth Police Department is asking the public for information on the location of 26-year-old Aaron Sneed.

Sneed is wanted on several warrants and a charge of battery on a law enforcement officer. He is a Caucasian male, 5’10” and 145 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen driving a gray or silver Dodge full-size pickup truck with Indiana license plate number Tk114MYY. The pickup has a red tailgate.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of Aaron Sneed, call the Plymouth Police Department at 574-936-2126 or call 911.

Marshall County Coroner Releases Name of Deceased Man Found Saturday Evening

The Marshall County Coroner has released the name of the man who was found deceased in a Plymouth home on Saturday, January 27th.

As previously reported, Plymouth Police, Paramedics and Firefighters were dispatched to a house on West LaPorte Street, Saturday evening. An unresponsive male subject, later identified as 50-year-old Joseph F. Dillard, was found in an upstairs bedroom. According to the news release, he was not breathing and had no pulse. Continue reading

Plymouth Police Department, Coroner Investigate Death

The Marshall County Coroner and the Plymouth Police Department are investigating an unattended death.

According to the Plymouth Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 300 block of W. LaPorte Street just before 7 p.m. Saturday night where they reportedly found a deceased man. A woman inside the home was not breathing. Police say CPR was performed on the woman and she was transported to the hospital by Plymouth EMS officials.

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Two Arrested on Warrants for Dealing Drugs

Plymouth Police officers arrested two people in separate incidents who were wanted for dealing drugs.

On Monday, Jan. 8, officers stopped 29-year-old Wayne Austin Hardesty, of Grovertown, who was reportedly speeding and found that he had an active warrant for two counts of dealing in a schedule III drug. He was booked in the Marshall County Jail on those charges with a cash bond of $10,005.

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Plymouth Police Chief Bacon Reveals Start Date of New Officers, Requests Permission to Apply for Department of Health Grant

Plymouth Police Chief David Bacon came before the Board of Public Works and Safety last Wednesday where announced that two new officers, Nicholas Kindig and David Finn will be starting soon. He told members the new officers will be officially sworn in the morning of Monday, January 8th.

Additionally, the police chief was seeking approval to apply for a State Department of Health grant. Continue reading

Plymouth Man Arrested after Accident

A Plymouth man was taken into custody Wednesday night after reportedly driving under the influence and causing an accident.

According to Plymouth police, Dustin Bradfield, 28, lost control of his vehicle and drove into the side of another vehicle at the entrance of Centennial Park. Police reportedly found that Bradfield was intoxicated at the time of the accident and tested three times the legal limit.

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Two Arrested for Theft, Drugs in Separate Incidents

Plymouth Police Department officers arrested two people on Tuesday after separate shoplifting incidents were reported.

Police say 22-year-old Jay E. Johnson, Jr., of Walkerton, took items from Walmart and ran from the store. The officer reportedly saw him trying to hide behind vehicles in the parking lot, but he was eventually detained. Officers reportedly found Johnson, Jr. to be in possession of methamphetamine. He was booked into the Marshall County Jail on preliminary charges of theft and possession methamphetamine. He has a cash bond of $3,005.

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Narcotics Discovered During K-9 Sweep at Bremen High School

Picture Provided by Bremen Police Department FB Page

Narcotics were found during a K-9 search at Bremen High School earlier today. Bremen Police Department Officers teamed up with officers from the Indiana State Police and Plymouth Police department to conduct a K-9 sweep of the school’s campus.

According to representatives of the Bremen Police Department, during the course of the search, K-9s indicated on a vehicle in the high school parking lot where illegal narcotics were discovered. Continue reading

Five Arrested on Drug, Nuisance Charges in Plymouth

Marshall County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested five people after executing an arrest warrant Wednesday night.

According to police, an officer arrived at an apartment in the 500 block of W. Jefferson Street and found the suspect inside along with four other people. Officers reportedly found heroin inside the apartment along with methamphetamine and syringes. All five people were taken into custody.

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