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Yahoo
25-05-2025
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POLICE NEWS: Three injured in head-on collision
Three people were hospitalized during a head-on collision on the south end of Elkhart County, near Syracuse, Friday morning. According to Elkhart County deputies at 5:16 a.m., Nathaniel Goffinet, 47, of Lakeville, was traveling east on U.S. 6 approaching the intersection at C.R. 25 in a 2012 Dodge Ram. According to police, Goffinet's vehicle then traveled left of center, directly in front of a 2022 Nissan Sentra driven by Ruth Woodcox, 63, of Ligonier. The head-on crash resulted in Woodcox's vehicle spinning off the northern edge of U.S. 6 into the guardrail before coming to a stop in the middle of the roadway. Goffinet's vehicle continued east on U.S. 6 leaving the northern edge of the roadway before coming to a stop in a field. Goffinet was transported to South Bend Memorial Hospital for a leg injury. Woodcox was transported to Elkhart General Hospital for chest and neck pain, and a passenger in her vehicle, Eric Woodcox, was also transported there for chest pain. Goffinet was cited for driving without a seatbelt and left of center. ARRESTS • A 48-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 1:45 a.m. Thursday after police were called to a vehicle in a ditch in the 20000 block of C.R. 50 in New Paris. The woman was taken to the Elkhart County Jail for outstanding warrants after being found in the vehicle. • A 34-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 10:57 a.m. Thursday on charges of resisting law enforcement, driving without a license, possession of marijuana and paraphernalia after he was stopped for traffic violations at Elkhart Road and Greene Road. SEX CRIME • A rape was reported to Elkhart County deputies at 8:03 a.m. Thursday. • Elkhart County deputies received a report at 7 a.m. Wednesday of a sexual assault. • Elkhart County deputies began an investigation into a sexual assault at 2:08 p.m. Thursday. RESIDENTIAL ENTRY A 22-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 10:02 a.m. Thursday that someone attempted to enter his home without permission in the 61000 block of C.R. 17 in Goshen. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF • A 25-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 12:07 a.m. Friday that her vehicles were damaged by someone she knew in the 61000 block of C.R. 17 in Goshen. Charges have been sent to the prosecutor for review. • A 51-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 1:05 a.m. Friday that two vehicles at his home were vandalized in the 61000 block of C.R. 17 in Goshen. • A 41-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 7:44 a.m. Thursday that someone he knew punched and broke two windows at his home in the 29000 block of Santa Cruz Drive in Elkhart. Charges are being forwarded to the Elkhart County Prosecuting Office. • A 22-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between 10 a.m. Wednesday and 10 p.m. Thursday someone damaged tires on his 2021 Ford Escape in the 22000 Pine Arbor Drive in Elkhart. HOMELESS ASSIST A person experiencing a mental health crisis encamped at Mullet Park, 550 S. Indiana Ave., reported a battery to Goshen police at 12:21 p.m. Thursday. The person declined medical assistance, but later accepted transport to a local crisis center. The person was offered shelter but declined. THEFTS • Great Clips, 2024 Lincolnway East, reported to Goshen police at 9:18 a.m. Thursday a theft from the building. • A 23-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 12:09 p.m. Thursday someone breaking into her car at Brookside Manor. • Elkhart County deputies at 4:27 a.m. Wednesday were called about a suspicious vehicle parked in the grass in the 70000 block of C.R. 11. The vehicle was found to have been stolen out of Elkhart. It was recovered and the owner was notified. • A woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that on May 20 or 21 someone took the license plate from her vehicle in the 27000 block of C.R. 4 in Elkhart. • Mid City Trailers, 51401 Ind. 19, Elkhart, reported to Elkhart County deputies that on May 15 two men came to the business and picked up a 2025 dump trailer using a fraudulent check issued by a fake business. • A 56-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies at 12:30 p.m. Thursday that someone stole her silver 2014 Chevrolet Impala from the 25000 block of Medford Street in Elkhart. • A 47-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies at 3 p.m. Thursday that his license plate was stolen from his RV in the 23000 block of C.R. 45 in Elkhart. • Elkhart County deputies responded to a report of a found firearm in the 29000 block of C.R. 22 in Elkhart at 11:20 p.m. Thursday. The firearm was confirmed stolen from South Bend and placed into evidence.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Cycle shop break-in suspect found incompetent
GOSHEN — A Granger man accused of smashing up a motorcycle dealership with a bat will receive mental health treatment after he was found incompetent to stand trial. Adrian Graves, 34, is charged with burglary as a Level 5 felony after his arrest in January 2024. Police said he broke into Hoosier Harley-Davidson, 720 W. Bristol St., on Jan. 8, 2024, and caused an estimated $8,700 worth of damage with a baseball bat. That included breaking a glass door in order to get into the business and destroying four glass display cases containing eyewear plus a total of around 75 pairs of protective eyewear, police said. Graves also allegedly poured motor oil on the floor and threw shoes out through the front door. Graves swore at a judge after being ordered into mental health treatment at a state hospital on Thursday. Elkhart County Circuit Court Judge Michael Christofeno determined that Graves is not competent to stand trial based on one examiner's opinion, which was the only one under discussion because Graves allegedly refused to cooperate further. The doctor reported that Graves made statements that 'were not factual or clearly rational,' according to the judge. Christofeno chose not to hold Graves in contempt for the outburst. Graves insisted during the hearing that he was competent and there was no need for the evaluations in the first place. He also told the judge he had fired his attorney weeks earlier, though court records do not reflect the claim. Police allegedly found Graves still in the building and arrested him without incident. He claimed that he recently learned he had inherited the business and that someone named Junior told him he could break in since he owned it, according to police. He allegedly said he smashed the display cases because he wanted to remove anything that wasn't 'real Harley-Davidson.' Russ Saputo, general manager at Hoosier Harley-Davidson, said Graves was a former customer who completed an application for employment days earlier. 'He seemed like a nice enough guy – maybe a little off, but a nice guy,' Saputo said. 'We can only speculate about his motivation.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
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Quilt Gardens contribute to $15M in local impact
GOSHEN — The Quilt Gardens return this year with several new and returning locations. Planting for the countywide garden tour is underway between now and the end of May, according to Jon Hunsberger, director of the Elkhart County Convention and Visitors Bureau. He said two gardens are already finished. 'It's always a milestone for us, because in May, a lot of things start blooming. It's no different for us in Elkhart County,' he told the county council while updating them on the CVB Thursday. 'This is not only a state but also a nationally recognized program. It really does make an impact.' The annual tour along the Heritage Trail, which features 16 quilt gardens and 12 quilt murals, runs until Sept. 15. The new locations are the Farmstead Inn and Conference Center, 370 S. Van Buren St., Shipshewana, Weaver Furniture Sales, 7870 W. 075N, Shipshewana, as well as Grandma's Pantry, 201 Keystone Drive, Wakarusa. Wellfield Botanic Garden is able to serve as a location again this year with the completion of its one-year expansion project. Other returning locations are in Elkhart, Goshen, Bristol, Middlebury and Nappanee. Hunsberger said thousands of volunteer hours go into planting the patchwork gardens. Even after the flowers are in the ground, a group goes out weekly to weed and water them. 'We know that our communities really value the Quilt Gardens as a source of community pride,' he said. 'We have over 200 volunteers that plant these gardens. It takes over 2,000 hours not only to get them in the ground but to prepare the soil... Roughly over a million blooms go into the ground.' He said the tour draws around 200,000 people to Elkhart County every year, making an impact of roughly $15 million to the local economy. 'Many of our shops and stores, restaurants, really enjoy seeing buses pull up into their communities,' he said. 'That's a great way for them to see foot traffic and activity in their communities.' Councilman Doug Graham remarked on the national attention that some Elkhart County attractions like the Wellfield get. Hunsberger said the Wellfield is the number-one botanic garden in Indiana and among the top five in the Midwest. 'It's become more than just a local garden,' Graham said. 'It's quite a little gem in our community. They're around and we just need to talk them up.'
Yahoo
10-05-2025
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POLICE NEWS: Driver falls asleep, crashes vehicle near Wakarusa
A woman fell asleep behind the wheel of her vehicle Friday morning near Wakarusa, resulting in her hospitalization. Elkhart County deputies reported that at 5:16 a.m. Friday, Brandi Perkins, 21, of Mishawaka, was traveling east on C.R. 40 west of C.R. 1 in a 2009 Dodge Caliber when she fell asleep behind the wheel and drove off the roadway, striking a guardrail. Perkins was transported to Elkhart General Hospital for a knee injury. ARRESTS • A 60-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 9:18 a.m. Thursday on a charge of criminal trespassing after police were called to Martin's, 1401 College Ave., for a report of a man trespassing there. • A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were both arrested by Goshen police at 12:23 p.m. Thursday — the man due to a warrant and both in possession of illegal narcotics — after police happened on them in the 1000 block of South 12th Street. • A 27-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 6:57 p.m. Thursday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of paraphernalia after police initiated a traffic stop for a welfare check near East Purl Street and South Sixth Street. • Goshen police were called to Goshen High School, 401 Lincolnway East, at 12:30 p.m. Thursday for a 17-year-old boy found in possession of marijuana. The teen was arrested and transported to the Elkhart County Juvenile Detention Center where he was released to a guardian after being processed by probation. HIT-AND-RUN A 31-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that between noon and 8 p.m. Thursday someone failed to remain at the scene of a motor vehicle accident causing damages to her vehicle in Elkhart County while delivering groceries. SEX CRIME • Elkhart County deputies received a report at 10:30 a.m. May 1 of a child molestation. • Elkhart County deputies received a report at 7:42 p.m. April 29 of a child molestation. SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE Goshen police were called to the 200 block of North Second Street at 5:42 a.m. Friday for a report of gunfire in the area. No evidence was found. UNLAWFUL ENTRY A 47-year-old woman reported to Goshen police at 1:25 p.m. Thursday that she caught someone entering her vehicle without her consent at Maplecrest Country Club, 611 Hackett Road. RUNAWAY Goshen police at 12:26 a.m. Thursday entered a report for a 16-year-old boy who had allegedly run way from a residence on Alpine Fire Lane in Elkhart. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF A 60-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 3:45 a.m. Friday that someone vandalized his vehicle in the 100 block of North Winter Avenue overnight. HOMELESS ASSIST Goshen police offered shelter and social services to a homeless person in the 100 block of South Main Street at 7:57 a.m. Thursday. The individual refused services after being found in violation of the city's camping ordinance. FRAUD A 78-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that between April 14-18 fraud was committed.
