Effective Wednesday, June 10 Plymouth School Corporation gains a new Director of Safety and Security. Formerly the School Resource Officer, Ted Brown is replacing Jim Phillips who served as Director of Safety and Security for the past two years. Brown is a Plymouth High School Graduate who has coached football for the past 15 years. Continue reading
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
A traffic stop for suspicion of driving under the influence led to the arrest of a Plymouth woman on drug charges Monday afternoon. Continue reading
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in Plymouth
A pair of Winamac residents were arrested Tuesday afternoon when narcotics were allegedly found in their speeding vehicle.
A Plymouth Police Department officer pulled over a car driven by 41-year-old Christopher Fields at the intersection of Cook Street and Oak Drive in Plymouth. Marshall County K9 Arras was called to the scene where the dog reportedly indicated the presence of narcotics. Methamphetamine and synthetic marijuana were found in the car, according to a news release.
Plymouth Men Face Sexual Misconduct and Battery Charges
A pair of Plymouth men face charges stemming from alleged encounters with a 14-year-old girl who says they had sex with her and one suspect cut her with a razor blade. Continue reading
Suspicious Activity Call Leads to Meth Arrests
Plymouth Police made three arrests last night at a local hotel after responding to a report of suspicious activity. Officers were called to the Holiday Inn around 4:15 p.m. and found several items used to manufacture methamphetamine. They also located precursors and hypodermic needles, according to a news release. Continue reading
Goshen Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure, Public Intoxication in Plymouth
A Goshen man who told a Plymouth Police officer he was trying to get home spent Saturday night in the Marshall County Jail instead after his arrest for indecent exposure and other charges. Continue reading
Marshall County Law Enforcement Agencies Release Operation Pull Over Results
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
South Bend Woman Arrested in Forgery Investigation
A South Bend woman was arrested on Friday, April 10 on a warrant after an investigation in forgery was conducted by the Plymouth Police Department.
The investigation began on Sept. 11, 2014 when police received information that a Seven Oaks Veterinary Clinic employee was given false information on financial documents provided by a customer. Plymouth detectives pursued the case and found that the customer included a fictitious name and forged the name on a document.
Plymouth Man Arrested For Intimidation, Public Intoxication
A Plymouth man faces intimidation charges after he reportedly pulled a knife on two men at his Lake Street home last evening. Plymouth Police were dispatched to the residence around 5:30 p.m. for a report of domestic battery. Continue reading
Plymouth Teenager Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges
A Plymouth teen is in the Marshall County Jail after an alleged domestic violence incident.
Plymouth Police officers arrived at the Carriage Green Apartments on Dora Lane on Friday after they received a report of a woman battered by her boyfriend. Officers reviewed evidence at the scene and took Juan Hernandez, 19, into custody.
Hernandez was booked into the Marshall County Jail on preliminary charges of domestic violence in the presence of a minor, strangulation, and possession of marijuana. He is being held on a $3,505 cash bond.
Plymouth Woman Arrested After Daughter Runs Away
A Plymouth woman whose daughter ran away from home faces drug charges. Plymouth Police responded to the Speedway gas station Thursday for a report of a 10-year-old girl who had run away. The officer returned her to the motel room on North Michigan Street where her mother was staying. His report indicates there was a strong smell of marijuana coming from the room. The officer got a search warrant and found marijuana, pills and drug paraphernalia inside the room, according to his report. Seana M. Baldwin, 29, was arrested for possession of marijuana over 30 grams, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of a legend drug and possession of paraphernalia.
Three Face Theft, Marijuana Possession Charges
Three people were arrested after an investigation into a theft at a Plymouth business.
The manager of Low Bob’s Discount Tobacco told Plymouth Police Department officers that several items from a trailer holding merchandise for the business were taken. The trailer was parked on the property at 2111 N. Michigan Street in the overnight hours of March 11.
Four Arrested in Drug Investigation
Four suspects were arrested by Indiana State Police troopers and Plymouth Police Department officers on Wednesday following the execution of a search warrant at a home in LaPaz.
A warrant was obtained for a home at 217 W. 1st Road in LaPaz. When officers searched the home, they found methamphetamine, marijuana, precursors, burnt meth lab reaction vessels, drug paraphernalia and stolen items, according to a press release.
This investigation led officers to a nearby apartment where heroin, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and more stolen property was reportedly located.
Plymouth Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
A South Bend man faces drug charges in Marshall County after a traffic stop last night by Plymouth Police. A car driven by Oscar Molina Galindo, 22, was pulled over at the intersection of Center and Madison Streets around 6:40 p.m. for a traffic violation. Continue reading
Plymouth Board of Public Works Approves Police Vehicle Purchases
The Plymouth Police Department will soon add two new 2016 pursuit-rated, all-wheel drive SUVs to its fleet. The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved Police Chief David Bacon’s request to purchase those vehicles from Oliver Ford when they met Monday evening. Continue reading
Plymouth Police Make Arrests in Speedway Robbery
A man and woman Plymouth Police say robbed the Speedway gas station in the 2000 block of North Michigan Ave. early Sunday morning are in custody. Continue reading
Home Detention Inmate Faces New Charges
A Marshall County Home Detention inmate faces new charges after a short-lived shot at freedom. Chance Michael Skaggs, 27, of Plymouth, is accused of fleeing from a court services official around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading
Disturbance Call Leads to Two Arrests
A Plymouth man and a Walkerton woman spent the night in the Marshall County Jail after officers from the Plymouth Police Department responded to a disturbance call. Officers arrived at the home in the 2400 block of Lake Ave. around midnight and arrested Elizabeth A. Keller, 24, of Walkerton, on a battery charge. Steven Cogswell, 21, of Plymouth, faces criminal confinement, intimidation with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief charges.
Officers Identified in Police-Involved Shooting Incident in Plymouth
Officials from the Indiana State Police, Bremen Post and Plymouth Police Department have released the names of the officers involved in a shooting in Plymouth. Trooper William B. Ennis and Plymouth officer Matthew Emenhiser were involved in firing shots at Lane Dodson of Plymouth Monday evening.
Trooper Ennis conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Dodson. Dodson pulled his van into the Kmart parking lot and Trooper Ennis waited for a Plymouth officer, Emnenhiser, to assist at the scene. The pair walked up to the driver’s side window to question Dodson about an alleged domestic issue that occurred earlier in the day. When Dodson was asked to step out of the vehicle, Dodson reportedly raised his gun at police and the officers fired their guns.
ISP Releases Name of Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting
An officer-involved shooting last night in the parking lot of a Plymouth store resulted in serious injury to a suspect in a domestic battery case. The man, identified as Lane G. Dodson, 33, of Plymouth, allegedly raised a gun at a state trooper and a Plymouth Police Officer when asked to get out of his vehicle in the KMart parking lot. The officers opened fire and struck him multiple times. Continue reading
