POLICE NEWS: Fire departments respond to motel fire in Goshen
Goshen police reported that the fire was called in at 10:48 p.m. Saturday at the Super 8 Motel, 2628 Lincolnway East.
Occupants were evacuated and the departments were able to locate and extinguish the fire without injuries in just a few minutes. All 18 rooms with occupants were moved to other hotels.
According to Goshen Fire Investigator Scott Thomas, the fire appeared to have originated at an exterior high voltage electrical box and was mostly contained to the outside of the building.
Mutual aid was provided by Millersburg-Clinton, Jackson, Concord and Benton fire departments.
South Bend woman hospitalized, arrested in Elkhart County crash
A woman was arrested after she flipped her vehicle while reportedly under the influence early Sunday morning.
Elkhart County deputies reported that at 2:08 a.m. Sunday, Aureliano Medina Pereira, 36, of South Bend, was traveling west on U.S. 20 west of C.R. 11 in a 2024 Toyota RAV4 when she made an unsafe lane movement and went right of the fog line and impacted the guard rail in a construction zone, flipping her vehicle onto its top.
Medina Pereira was transported to Elkhart General Hospital for chest pain, and arrested on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
HIT-AND-RUN
• A 61-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 11:46 a.m. Friday her vehicle was struck by another vehicle at an unknown location.
• A 45-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 3:54 p.m. Friday, someone hit her vehicle in the parking lot of Chalet Party Shop, 2703 Caragana Court.
ARRESTS
• A 26-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 7:03 p.m. Friday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, possession of cocaine after and driving without insurance after she drove off the roadway on C.R. 7 north of C.R. 26 and struck a speed limit sign.
• A 39-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 1:29 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of meth, a legend drug and paraphernalia after she was stopped for an infraction in the 200 block of Chicago Avenue.
• A 27-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 4:27 p.m. Friday on charges of possession of a false ID and driving without a license following a traffic stop near Lincolnway East and Madison Street.
• A 46-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 4:52 p.m. Friday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance after police were called to the 1600 block of Wilden Avenue for a possible burglary and instead found him there with an active warrant out of St. Joseph County. The man was taken into custody and transported to St. Joseph County, where he was transferred into the custody of a St. Joseph County deputy.
• A 15-year-old boy was arrested by Goshen police at 8:03 p.m. Friday at on charges of resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct in the 100 block of North Main Street after police were called to the area for a fight. The juvenile was released to his guardian.
• A 40-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 12:09 a.m. Saturday on charges of possession of cocaine and operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he was stopped near Elkhart Road and Midway Road for moving violations.
• A 28-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 3:17 a.m. Saturday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she was stopped by police near South Third Street and West Lincoln Avenue for an equipment violation.
• A 31-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 2:15 a.m. Saturday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment after he was stopped for a moving violation near Elkhart Road and Midway Road.
• A 57-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 8:24 a.m. Saturday on charges of intimidation, possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, disorderly conduct, public nudity, resisting law enforcement and malicious mischief after police were called to the area of Everwise Credit Union for a woman reportedly urinating on the sidewalk.
• A 69-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 10:51 p.m. Saturday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangerment after he was stopped for moving violations near C.R. 15 and C.R. 28.
• A 22-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 1:16 a.m. Sunday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana following a vehicle crash near Goshen High School on Lincolnway East.
• An 18-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 6:30 a.m. Sunday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage as a minor after police were called to the 14000 block of C.R. 38 for a vehicle in a ditch.
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY
A 34-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 11:34 a.m. Saturday two women walking into his unlocked and open house in the 400 block of East Lincoln Avenue without his permission.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
Goshen police were called to Snyder's Men's Shop, 126 S. Main St., for a burglary alarm at 3:28 a.m. Saturday. Upon arriving on scene, officers observed damage to the front window of the business.
EMBEZZLEMENT
Goshen police arrested a 17-year-old Meijer employee at 8:48 p.m. April 30 for a series of thefts the store, 4522 Elkhart Road, claims he committed. He was arrested and released into the custody of his guardian, with charges sent to the prosecutor for review.
THEFT
Goshen police were called to the 400 block of Queen Street at 6:27 p.m. Thursday for a theft from a vehicle during the early morning hours.
FRAUD
• Novedades Hernandez, 633 S Main St., reported to Goshen police at 1:33 p.m. Friday receiving fraudulent checks.
• A 34-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 1:08 p.m. Friday an identity deception in Goshen.
• A 73-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 3:15 p.m. Saturday fraudulent activity.
• A 72-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 6:05 p.m. Saturday being the victim of tax fraud.
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