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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 410 results for Drugs.

ID	101911
Title of Article	Braun: ‘Hoosier safety top priority’
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 324 and House Enrolled Act 1014;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun
Date	May 30, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Domestic Violence, Drugs, Illegal

ID	101609
Title of Article	Drug investigation on High Street nets four arrests
Notes	500 block of West High Street, Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Darrius Dillon; Anthony Givens; Selena Colon; Maria Willis
Date	Apr 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Elkhart County Regional SWAT, Drugs, Illegal, Guns

ID	101419
Title of Article	Elkhart man suspected of drug dealing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Shawn Pettis
Date	Apr 02, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Drugs, Illegal, Illegal Drugs, Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE)

ID	100830
Title of Article	Driver charged in fatal crash with motorcyclist
Notes	Joseph Klein; Krystal Gunter
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 28, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Drugs, Illegal, Illegal Drugs

ID	100731
Title of Article	Undercover drug dealing investigation nets two arrests
Notes	Tyree Rodgers; Kandice Baker
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 19, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Drugs, Illegal, Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE), Elkhart County Corrections Facility

ID	100261
Title of Article	Man convicted of federal drug felonies after postal service investigation
Notes	River Avenue, Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Orlando Rodriguez-Roman
Date	Jan 25, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Drugs, Illegal, Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE), United States Postal Service (USPS)

ID	100225
Title of Article	Advocates oppose ‘squatter’ bill, back ‘harm reduction’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tony Hostetler; Debra Stacy
Date	Jan 17, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Homelessness, Legislature, Drugs, Illegal

ID	100219
Title of Article	3 murder suspects appear in court
Notes	Toby Ray Fisher
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ashley Seabolt; Sami Hussen; Stephonn Sutton
Date	Jan 11, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Drugs, Illegal, River Run Apartments

ID	100209
Title of Article	3rd suspect arrested in November homicide
Notes	Toby Ray Fisher; Sami Hussen; Ashley Seabolt; Stephonn Sutton
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 08, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Drugs, Illegal, River Run Apartments

ID	100166
Title of Article	2 arrests made in November murder
Notes	Toby Ray Fisher; 715 Monroe St., Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ashley Seabolt; Stephonn Sutton
Date	Jan 04, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Drugs, Illegal, River Run Apartments

ID	96452
Title of Article	Confessed pill dealer gets 18-year sentence
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Billy Joe Yaratch Jr.
Date	Apr 13, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Illegal Drugs, Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE)

ID	96421
Title of Article	Drug dealing charge nets 15 years in prison
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 12, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Harris, Marcus, Drugs, Illegal, Methamphetamines, Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE)

ID	95523
Title of Article	Parents charged after infant dies of drug toxicity
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Owen Miller, Nichole Neely
Date	Feb 22, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Infant Mortality, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Illegal

ID	94859
Title of Article	Police seize psilocybin mushroom operation
Notes	Mason Bails
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Seized drugs and merchandise
Date	Jan 04, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit (ICE), Illegal Drugs, Goshen

ID	94212
Title of Article	Killer of 17-year-old in drug deal gets 43-year sentence
Notes	Alberto Avelino Alvarez; Xz'Avion Harris
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alberto Avelino Alvarez
Date	Dec 01, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Illegal Drugs

ID	92785
Title of Article	Accused killer of teen set for October trial
Notes	Alberto Avelino Alvarez; Xz'Avion Harris
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alberto Avelino Alvarez
Date	Sep 22, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Drugs, Illegal

ID	92089
Title of Article	Man arrested after shootout between vehicles
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 24, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Shootings, Harrison Street, Marion Street, Elkhart, Illegal Drugs

ID	91086
Title of Article	Elkhart man charged with attempting to disarm police
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 27, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Illegal Drugs, Nappanee Street

ID	83127
Title of Article	2 charged in separate fatal crashes
Notes	Douglas Dehoff, Raudel Nunez
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 13, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Drugs, Illegal

ID	81127
Title of Article	Bill seeks justice for illicit fentanyl victims
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski; Elkhart County's first Narcan box
Date	Jun 24, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Illegal Drugs, Walorski, Jackie, Lawsuits

ID	79403
Title of Article	Elkhart man charged with killing teen
Notes	Alberto Avelino Alvarez; Xz'Avion Harris
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 03, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Illegal Drugs

ID	78558
Title of Article	Laced drugs continue to plague community
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Narcan
Date	Mar 26, 2022
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Emergency Medical Services, Drug Abuse, Illegal Drugs

ID	77800
Title of Article	Authorities warn of fentanyl-laced drugs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Narcan nasal spray
Date	Feb 17, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Drug Abuse, Elkhart Police Department

ID	71490
Title of Article	Charges filed against driver in crash double fatality
Notes	Patrick Roske; Justin Walker; Courtney Short
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 02, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents, Illegal Drugs

ID	67813
Title of Article	Drug court on track to graduate first class
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tara Paiano; Gretchen Lund
Date	April 16, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Illegal Drugs

ID	66585
Title of Article	Wakarusa man pleads guilty in fatal crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lamar Mast; emergency crews
Date	February 14, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Homicides, Traffic Accidents, Drug Abuse, Illegal Drugs

ID	66352
Title of Article	Pressing for pot
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Ryan and Brea Mooney
Date	January 3, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Laws

ID	65834
Title of Article	Ind. attorney general backs opioid deal
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hill
Date	September 19, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Hill, Curtis, Illegal Drugs, Lawsuits

ID	66620
Title of Article	Big Brothers Big Sisters puts fresh focus on opioid crisis
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Oxycodone pills
Date	July 31, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elkhart County, Illegal Drugs, Grants, Indiana Youth Institute

ID	64846
Title of Article	Reports: Opioids, tobacco caused 14,000 Indiana deaths in 2017
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 5, 2018
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Indiana Department of Child Services, Drugs, Illegal, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, McClelland, Jim

ID	61432
Title of Article	Documents: Pasztor battled mental illness, drugs
Notes	Rene Pasztor, Liliana Hernandez, Frank Macomber
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Pasztor
Date	March 1, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Pasztor, Amber, Homicides, Mental Health Issues

ID	61274
Title of Article	Meth down, heroin up
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bags of meth
Date	January 29, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Illegal Drugs, Methamphetamines, Elkhart County

ID	61216
Title of Article	Elkhart's deadly year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Several different homicide crime scenes
Date	January 8, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Homicides, Gangs, Illegal Drugs

ID	60920
Title of Article	'Lethal Blow': Police dismantle Elkhart County drug-trafficking operation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Curtis Hill addresses media
Date	November 4, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Illegal Drugs, Drug-Trafficking, Hill, Curtis

ID	60921
Title of Article	Drug raids lead to 10 arrests
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photos of those arrested
Date	November 4, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Illegal Drugs, Drug-Trafficking, Hill, Curtis

ID	60141
Title of Article	Gas station owner in synthetic pot raids sentenced
Notes	Gurcharn Singh
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Singh
Date	June 11, 2016
Page	A2
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Gas Stations

ID	59127
Title of Article	Synthetic drugs cited in Shoun murder case
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Shoun
Date	December 1, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Shoun, Michael T., Alter, Tiana E., Homicides, Synthetic Marijuana

ID	59094
Title of Article	Singh wants bond reduction in synthetic pot raid case
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gurcharn Singh
Date	November 22, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Gas Stations

ID	58977
Title of Article	Trials set for cocaine ring suspects
Notes	Kristina Jimenez
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aurelio Cervantes; Omar Loza; Jose Pena
Date	October 29, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Super Mex Fresh Market, Grocery Stores, Illegal Drugs

ID	58937
Title of Article	6 facing federal charges in drug distribution
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aurelio Cervantes; Omar Loza
Date	October 23, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Grocery Stores, Illegal Drugs, Super Mex Fresh Market

ID	57031
Title of Article	What's going to happen to the gas stations closed following synthetic marijuana raids?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 4, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Gas Stations

ID	57027
Title of Article	Trial for woman arrested in drug raids postponed
Notes	Jaswinder Kaur
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jaswinder Kaur
Date	May 2, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Gas Stations, Trials

ID	56892
Title of Article	Store owners asking for safe deposit box money in synthetic marijuana case
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gurcharn Singh; Jaswinder Kaur
Date	April 26, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Gas Stations

ID	56586
Title of Article	Clerk's english costly in court
Notes	Gurpreet "Rimpel" Singh
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gurpreet Singh
Date	April 22, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Gas Stations

ID	56395
Title of Article	Judge denies request to reduce bond for defendant in pot case
Notes	Jaswinder Kaur
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jaswinder Kaur
Date	April 13, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs

ID	55527
Title of Article	Driver in crash had meth lab in car with his wife, young son
Notes	Preston Joseph Alvarez
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Preston Joseph Alvarez; site of the crash
Date	January 28, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Accidents, Methamphetamines, Illegal Drugs

ID	55513
Title of Article	Second guilty plea in drug cases
Notes	Maranda Marie Haynes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Maranda Marie Haynes
Date	January 23, 2015
Page	C1
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs

ID	55448
Title of Article	Synthetic pot suspect sentenced to house arrest
Notes	Muhammad Mobeen Khan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Muhammad Mobeen Khan
Date	January 13, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Lawsuits

ID	55391
Title of Article	2 gas stations closed in June synthetic pot busts reopen
Notes	Energy Oil
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	December 24, 2014
Page	A1
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Handy Spot

ID	55344
Title of Article	Synthetic marijuana trials postponed for store owners
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gurcharn Singh, Jaswinder Kaur
Date	December 14, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Synthetic Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Lawsuits