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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 435 results for Police Departments.

ID	102481
Title of Article	Special officer receives state recognition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joanna King presents Award to James Ballard
Date	Oct 09, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Police Department

ID	102122
Title of Article	City, school officials address safety
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rodney Dale, Rod Roberson, Larry Huff, Dan Milanese
Date	Aug 15, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Schools, Elkhart Police Department

ID	99928
Title of Article	Friendly fire
Notes	Guns and Hoses bell-ringing competition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nathanael Eddy, Ryan Huff, Kyle Osborne ring bells; shopper makes a donation
Date	Dec 14, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Salvation Army, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	98225
Title of Article	Fire destroys mobile home
Notes	2751 Old U.S. 20, Lot 3, Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 13, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Shady Brook Mobile Home Park, Fire Department, Elkhart, Elkhart Police Department, Fires

ID	96914
Title of Article	‘Truly humbling experience’
Notes	9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Visitors touch a piece of concrete from Ground Zero, Billy Puckett; Retired Lt. Pat Clancy speaks
Date	May 23, 2024
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	September 11, 2001 Attacks, Downtown Elkhart, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	94214
Title of Article	Middlebury schools hires new police chief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Adrian Pettis
Date	Dec 01, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Middlebury Community Schools, Police Departments, Police Chief

ID	89451
Title of Article	Police raise over $1.6K for Special Olympics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Officer Clayton Brown, center, with Dunkin' Donuts customers
Date	May 24, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Fund Raising, Special Olympics

ID	89419
Title of Article	New police officers, promotions approved
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Stanley McCray, Chief Milanese and Cameron Nafziger; Rod Roberson, Riley Arvantis, Dustin Fitzgerald and Dan Milanese
Date	May 23, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Officers

ID	79463
Title of Article	Concord welcomes new police chief, officer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Officer John Riddle and Officer Eric Schuman
Date	May 04, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Police Departments

ID	78089
Title of Article	Prosecutor says police justified in fatal shooting
Notes	Jahad Patterson
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 03, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Robberies, Shootings

ID	76886
Title of Article	Suspect killed in police-involved shooting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 16, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Hively Avenue, Homicides

ID	76757
Title of Article	Elkhart County deputy honored for saving woman’s life
Notes	Lifesaving Award
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Miller
Date	Dec 11, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Police Departments, Sheriff's Department Merit Board

ID	75712
Title of Article	Prosecutor: Officer justified in killing man who shot infant
Notes	Sgt. Mike Davis; Lonnel Cephas Jr.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 04, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Merit Commission, Shootings

ID	75505
Title of Article	Man charged with child molesting allegedly fathered victim's baby
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 21, 2021
Page	A7
Subjects	Sexual Abuse, Sexual Misconduct, Owens, Cornelius, Jr., Elkhart Police Department

ID	74809
Title of Article	Chris Snyder looks back on EPD career
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jan. 4, 2019, then-Mayor Tim Neese swore in Chris Snyder as Chief of Elkhart Police Dept.
Date	Oct 02, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Snyder, Chris, Elkhart Police Department, Police Chief, Retirement

ID	74801
Title of Article	Former police chief retires after 24 years
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Milanese; Chris Snyder
Date	Oct 01, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Snyder, Chris, Milanese, Dan, Police Chief, Elkhart Police Department

ID	74363
Title of Article	Chief calls for officer in wrongful conviction to be fired
Notes	Lt. Carlton Conway
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Conway
Date	Sep 15, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Seymore, Kris, Elkhart Police Department, Royer, Andrew, Indiana Court of Appeals

ID	73353
Title of Article	Cop suspended, keeps job despite chief's wishes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cpl. Taryn Lanzen
Date	Jul 16, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Merit Commission, Seymore, Kris

ID	73348
Title of Article	Seven Elkhart officers praised for heroism
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kris Seymore, Cpl., Jonathon Carver
Date	Jul 13, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Merit Commission

ID	72144
Title of Article	Police: 5-year-old gravely wounded in shooting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Police vehicle outside the home of where the accidental shooting took place
Date	Apr 28, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Shootings, Accidents, Elkhart Police Department

ID	69449
Title of Article	State grant to help Goshen police reduce energy use
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen police and courts building
Date	Nov 25, 2020
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Police Department, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Grants

ID	67793
Title of Article	Seven new officers sworn to duty
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nathanial Toth, Seth Youngblood, Bryce Moore, Anthony Reese, Gavin Headley, Kristopher Kreager and Derek Heign
Date	June 9, 2020
Page	B1
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	67062
Title of Article	Ex-Indiana police officer justified in black man's killing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Woman and police officer; press conference guests
Date	March 7, 2020
Page	A3
Subjects	South Bend Police Department, Police Misconduct Investigations, Shootings

ID	66330
Title of Article	Top stories of 2019
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Chris Snyder; Elkhart Community Schools teachers, parents, and students; Senator Elizabeth Warren
Date	December 28, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Political Campaigns, Police Departments, Downtown Elkhart Redevelopment, Elkhart Community Schools

ID	66246
Title of Article	Red Kettle campaign short of goal
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jim Kumm, Joseph Klawson, and Chris Miller
Date	December 11, 2019
Page	A5
Subjects	Salvation Army, Fund Raising, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	66231
Title of Article	Officers applauded for stopping robbery, preventing hostage situation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chris Snyder, Breann Hall, Seth Watkins, Paul Vandenburg, and Emily Lamkin; Emily Lamkin, Seth Watkins, Breann Hall, and Paul Vandenburg
Date	December 10, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Merit Commission, Snyder, Chris, Dollar General Inc.

ID	65829
Title of Article	Elkhart detective pleads guilty to home break-in
Notes	Scott Hupp
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hupp
Date	September 19, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, City of Elkhart

ID	66870
Title of Article	Body found in the river identified
Notes	David Newman
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 14, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	St. Joseph River, Homicides, Elkhart Police Department

ID	66854
Title of Article	Body discovered in St. Joseph River
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 12, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	St. Joseph River, Elkhart Police Department, Homicides

ID	66855
Title of Article	Elkhart remembers 9/11
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Neese, Chad Carey, and Chris Snyder; Plaque honoring police officers and firefighters
Date	September 12, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	September 11, 2001 Attacks, City Hall, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	66644
Title of Article	Police: Dispute over grilling led to murder/suicide at Stratford Commons
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 3, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Stratford Commons, Homicides, Elkhart Police Department

ID	66629
Title of Article	Three dead in shooting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nikita Johnson with police officers; Detectives and bystanders; Detectives and bystanders; Stratford Commons
Date	August 1, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Stratford Commons, Homicides, Shootings, Elkhart Police Department

ID	65734
Title of Article	Police chief speaks about body cameras
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Christ Snyder
Date	July 14, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Snyder, Chris, Safety

ID	65436
Title of Article	Saluting service and sacrifice
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chad Carey; Honor Guard; Chris Snider; retired officers
Date	May 16, 2019
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Peace Officers Memorial Day

ID	65238
Title of Article	New Elkhart officers sworn in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chris Snyder, Bryce Moore, Kaleb Shank, Phoukanh Khamphanh, Jordan Sears and Tim Neese
Date	March 12, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Snyder, Chris

ID	65128
Title of Article	No arrests in Thursday shooting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 16, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Shootings, Elkhart Police Department, Homicides, Danner, Bryan Ellis

ID	65127
Title of Article	Shooting reported on Valentines Lane
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Police cars
Date	February 15, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Shootings, Elkhart Police Department, Homicides

ID	65621
Title of Article	Pursuit in Goshen ends with police-involved shooting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 11, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Goshen Police Department, Police Pursuits, Perry, Joshua Allen, Shootings

ID	64978
Title of Article	Snyder sworn in as police chief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chris Snyder and Mayor Tim Neese; Chris Snyder and Mayor Tim Neese
Date	January 8, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Snyder, Chris, Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	64969
Title of Article	Neese appoints new police chief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chris Snyder
Date	January 5, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Snyder, Chris

ID	64974
Title of Article	Holiday campaign efforts to continue at local agencies
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Police and Fire Fighter volunteers; children volunteers
Date	January 5, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Salvation Army, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Volunteer Work

ID	64937
Title of Article	Police win Salvation Army bell-ringing competition
Notes	Guns vs. Hoses Kettle Bell Ringing Competition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Kemp and Todd Thayer
Date	December 22, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Salvation Army

ID	64911
Title of Article	Battle of the bell ringers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jim Kumm, Joseph Klawson and Lt. Chris Miller
Date	December 17, 2018
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Salvation Army, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	63628
Title of Article	Concord PD adds to ranks as new officer sworn in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 22, 2018
Page	A8
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Police Departments

ID	63354
Title of Article	Concord Schools seeking K-9
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 8, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Police Departments

ID	63320
Title of Article	Concord Community schools' hires third officer for police department
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brittaney Dilley
Date	February 7, 2018
Page	A1
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Police Departments

ID	63253
Title of Article	Increasing police presence with take-home vehicles
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Price
Date	January 24, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department

ID	62975
Title of Article	Concord police force adding officer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Concord School Board
Date	December 6, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Police Departments

ID	62831
Title of Article	Showing Gratitude
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Middlebury fire station with police, firefighters and families; Kevin Miller, Don Clark, Bob File and Jeff Wogoman; First responder recipients and their families
Date	November 2, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Middlebury Police Department, Fire Department, Middlebury, Grand Design Recreational Vehicles

ID	62457
Title of Article	Anniversary holds meaning for locals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Riding to Remember Fallen Police, Firefighters and Veterans riders; Riding to Remember Fallen Police, Firefighters and Veterans riders; Riding to Remember Fallen Police, Firefighters and Veterans ride
Date	September 11, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	September 11, 2001 Attacks, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Goshen Police Department