25-05-2025
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.
