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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
16-05-2025
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Martinez found guilty in November shooting
GOSHEN — After six days of trial, accused murderer Joshua P. Martinez, 24, was found guilty Monday of the Nov. 3, 2024, shooting of Romulo Reyes Osuna and Carlos Martinez. Elkhart police arrived on scene around 4:40 a.m. Nov. 3, 2024, for a shooting in the front yard of a property in the 700 block of C.R. 3. There they found Reyes, 33, of Elkhart, who died at the scene from a gunshot wound; and Carlos Martinez, 38, of South Bend, also suffering from gunshot wounds in the backyard. Carlos was transported to Elkhart General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Using the Flock surveillance system, police identified a vehicle at the scene that arrived around 3 a.m., of which Joshua P. Martinez was the registered driver, according to probable cause affidavit. During police investigation, Joshua Martinez reportedly told police he was at a Halloween party. A while later, the Flock camera shows a man running toward a vehicle as the vehicle is unlocked by a key fob, with lights flashing. Followed closely behind are three other men, two identified as Romulo Reyes Osuna and Carlos Martinez, police reported. As they arrive at the vehicle, the surveillance camera shows a muzzle flash and Carlos Martinez falling to the ground and Reyes Osuna attempting to run east before also falling to the ground with muzzle flashes, the affidavit reads. The third individual is then seen running to the passenger side of the vehicle. As the vehicle leaves the area, the camera shows it running over Carlos several times, the affidavit reads. Carlos Martinez identified Joshua P. Martinez from a photo line-up as the shooter, and police were able to collect a part broken from the Honda and a 9mm shell casing from the scene, according to the probable cause affidavit. Officers with the Plymouth Police Department confirmed that Martinez's vehicle was missing the part and noted blood on the front of the vehicle, reports read. Carlos claimed Joshua said prior that he was going to shoot everyone, the affidavit reads. And when Reyes Osuna went running toward the vehicle to stop Joshua, he went to help but Joshua already had the gun in his hand when Reyes Osuna attempted to hold the door closed to keep him in the car, the affidavit reads. The jury found Martinez guilty on both counts and sentencing was scheduled for June 19.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
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POLICE NEWS: Fire departments respond to motel fire in Goshen
A fire at a motel resulted in many emergency departments rushing to the south side of Goshen late Saturday night. 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.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Suspect in double shooting headed to trial
GOSHEN — A man who faces murder and attempted murder charges in a Halloween party shooting is headed to trial Monday. Joshua Peter Martinez, 24, is accused of murder and attempted murder in a Nov. 3 shooting outside a north Elkhart auto shop. He allegedly opened fire while attending a party, killing one man and leaving another with multiple gunshot wounds. Martinez was arrested on Nov. 7 after police interviewed witnesses, viewed videos of the shooting and collected evidence from the scene that included a side mirror cap belonging to a Honda. Martinez allegedly had a black Honda Civic at his residence that was missing a side mirror cap and that had blood on multiple spots on the front. Attorneys expect a lengthy trial with multiple people lined up to take the stand, Elkhart County Circuit Court Judge Michael Christofeno learned Thursday. 'There are a lot of witnesses in this case, so it's possible we'll need a sixth day of trial,' Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker said. 'We're all on board for some long days in trial.' Martinez's lawyer, Donald Schmid, said there's also a lot of footage of the crime for jurors to view. 'I've looked at scores of videos, and I'm still seeing things for the first time,' he said. Christofeno, who normally has a spate of hearings on Wednesday and Thursday, told the attorneys that he may be able to push some of those off to leave more time for the trial. He expressed a hope that the trial doesn't extend past Friday. 'I want to get this case done,' he said. 'I can't imagine we'll have to go on Saturday. Number one, because the jury will end up hating both of you.' Elkhart police responded to the shooting at 754 C.R. 3 at around 4:40 a.m. They found one victim, Romulo Jesus Reyes Osuna, in the parking lot suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Reyes Osuna died despite officers' attempts at life-saving measures. An autopsy the next day preliminarily ruled the death to be a homicide. Carlos Martinez was also found in the parking lot suffering from several gunshot wounds and was transported to Elkhart General Hospital in critical condition. It was later learned that he had also been struck by the shooting suspect's vehicle as it fled. Carlos Martinez told investigators that he heard someone at the party say he was going to get a gun and shoot everyone while running to a Honda Civic parked nearby. Carlos Martinez said Reyes Osuna was running after the man and asked him to come help. Carlos Martinez said he could hear Reyes Osuna telling the suspect to calm down as he reached the car. He said the suspect had a gun in his hand and Reyes Osuna tried to push the car door closed to keep him inside, according to police. Carlos Martinez said he remembered being shot and then run over by the car. Police say security cameras captured the moment the two victims were shot. They could be seen following a man, who was later identified as Joshua P. Martinez based on height and appearance, as he ran to the Civic before multiple muzzle flashes are seen. Carlos Martinez fell to the ground after the first shot and Reyes Osuna was shot while trying to run away, according to police. The shooter could be seen getting in the car and driving away, running over Carlos Martinez several times in the process.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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POLICE NEWS: Three-car pileup leads to two being injured
Two women were hospitalized following a three-car pileup on Thursday morning. Elkhart County deputies reported that at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, James Wroblewki, 58, of Hicksville, Ohio, was traveling west on U.S. 20 near C.R. 35 in a 2000 Ford F-350. Police reported that Wroblewki said he saw brake lights in front of him, but was unable to stop and collided with the vehicle in front of him, a 2012 Ford Edge driven by Jessica Hovis, 37, of Howe. Howe wasn't entirely sure what happened, while Angel Martinez, 55, of Goshen, stopped in front of her at the light in a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta told police they were both rear ended. Howe and her passenger, Heather Caldwell, 41, were transported to the hospital for injuries. Driver flees scene of crash A man was hospitalized in a crash early Thursday morning outside Goshen where the driver at fault fled the scene. According to Elkhart County deputies, at 12:55 a.m. Edgar Lopez Ramirez, 24, of Goshen, was traveling east on C.R. 40 west of C.R. 21 in a 2015 Nissan Rogue when a 2002 Toyota Rav4 traveling west went left of center and crash head-on into his vehicle. The driver of the Toyota fled the scene on foot. Lopez Ramirez and his adult passenger were both transported to Elkhart General Hospital for injuries. The crash remains under investigation. ARRESTS • A 42-year-old man was arrested and jailed by Goshen police at 12:43 a.m. Thursday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he was stopped near C.R. 45 near Florence Avenue for speeding. • A 42-year-old woman was arrested and jailed by Elkhart County deputies at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday on charges of obstructing and interfering with the execution of a civil order of a court; in which she was refusing to vacate a residence after being formally evicted on Ponderosa Court in Elkhart. BURGLARY A 47-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that between Monday and Wednesday that someone entered her home in the 400 block of North Sage Wood Street in Bristol and vandalized it. FOUND PROPERTY Goshen police responded to the 4500 block of Elkhart Road at 9:37 a.m. Wednesday for items found in the roadway. The items were collected for safekeeping by the street department. HIGH SCHOOL INCIDENT Goshen police were called to Goshen High School, 401 Lincolnway East, at 2 p.m. Wednesday for a 16-year-old in possession of marijuana. The teen was taken to the juvenile detention center and processed by probation before being released to parents. ANIMAL NEGLECT Elkhart County deputies began an investigation at 8:38 a.m. Wednesday into the death of vertebrate animals within the county. OFFICER'S REPORT Elkhart County deputies at 5:47 p.m. Wednesday took a case report of a juvenile overdose in the 18000 block of Joan Kay Lane in Goshen. THEFT A 36-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that between 5 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday someone stole from his vehicle somewhere between the 16000 block of Daisy Avenue and Cleveland, Ohio.
