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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 1829 results for crime.

ID	102441
Title of Article	Undercover probe nets drug dealing arrest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Earnest Fowler Jr
Date	Oct 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Methamphetamines, Crime

ID	102256
Title of Article	60 years handed down to man who admitted to child sex crimes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brandon Crisler
Date	Aug 29, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Sexual Abuse, Indiana Department of Correction

ID	102135
Title of Article	Driver arrested in fatal hit-and-run crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joseph Bailey
Date	Aug 19, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Traffic Accidents, Crime

ID	102087
Title of Article	Man accused of shooting, dumping victim in river appears in court
Notes	Anthony Null
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Hawkins
Date	Aug 01, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Crime, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Christofeno, Michael (Judge)

ID	102086
Title of Article	Suspect arrested in bludgeoning murder
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Christopher Yotter
Date	Jul 31, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Crime, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Elkhart County Homicide Unit, Homicides

ID	102077
Title of Article	Charges filed in case of body found in river
Notes	Anthony Null
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Hawkins
Date	Jul 26, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Crime, St. Joseph River, Elkhart County Jail

ID	102075
Title of Article	Police arrest machetewielding home intruder
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Christopher Edwards
Date	Jul 25, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Crime, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, City of Goshen

ID	102072
Title of Article	Coroner: Body of man found in river was shot
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 24, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	St. Joseph River, Crime, Elkhart County Coroner

ID	102052
Title of Article	Couple charged with stealing from special needs adult
Notes	Adult Protective Services; Elkhart Police Department; Special Needs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Goshen, Crime, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Christofeno, Michael (Judge)

ID	102050
Title of Article	Double homicide draws 140-year sentence
Notes	Christain Wall; Michael Pike; Jalen Young
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Christain Wall
Date	Jul 17, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Goshen, Crime, Homicides, Elkhart Circuit Court

ID	102013
Title of Article	New crimes, new penalties
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Matt Pierce; Chris Naylor
Date	Jul 01, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Crime, Indiana Department of Correction, Pence, Mike (Governor)

ID	102000
Title of Article	Man gets 100 years for murder, attempted killing
Notes	Romulo Jesus Reyes Osuna
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joshua Martinez
Date	Jun 25, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Christofeno, Michael (Judge), Crime

ID	101961
Title of Article	‘Just chaos’ at fatal shooting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart police processing scene; police tape blocks sidewalk; crime scene investigation truck
Date	Jun 17, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Shootings, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	101841
Title of Article	Man testifies in own defense in murder case
Notes	Madrid & Tokio Bar; Reyes Osuna; Carlos Martinez
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joshua Peter Martinez
Date	May 13, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Crime, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Elkhart County Prosecutor, Becker, Vicki

ID	101790
Title of Article	Former mayor sentenced for election reporting crimes
Notes	Goshen school board race; Andrea Johnson, Roger Nafziger, Jose Elizalde, Mario Garber, co-defendants.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Allan Kauffman
Date	Apr 29, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Kauffman, Allan (Goshen mayor), Elkhart County Election Board, Elkhart Superior Court 3, Cataldo, Teresa (Judge)

ID	99064
Title of Article	Kauffman pleads guilty to campaign reporting crime
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Allan Kauffman
Date	Oct 23, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Kauffman, Allan (Goshen mayor), Fraud, Political Campaigns, Financial Reports

ID	97133
Title of Article	Suspect in 2002 murder to stand trial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Love
Date	Jul 12, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Crime, Trials, Homicides

ID	100198
Title of Article	Let the punishment fit the crime
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jun 28, 2024
Page	A4
Subjects	Kauffman, Allan (Goshen mayor), Fraud, Goshen School Board, Political Campaigns

ID	96900
Title of Article	City tackles chronic problem properties
Notes	6th Street Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen police and courts building, 111 E. Jefferson St.
Date	May 22, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Common Council, Ordinances, Property, Code Enforcement, Crime

ID	94349
Title of Article	Police roll out new anti-crime technology
Notes	Flock Safety Raven Audio detection system
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Flock gunshot detection unit
Date	Dec 07, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Crime Analysis Information Systems, Elkhart Police Department, Technology

ID	92936
Title of Article	Boy's killer resentenced for lesser crime on count of neglect
Notes	Romeo Alessandro Pineda-Duran
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Christian Maradiaga
Date	Sep 28, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Homicides, Domestic Violence

ID	92873
Title of Article	Concord teacher pleads guilty to child sex crimes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Cowells
Date	Sep 26, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Sexual Misconduct, Cowells, Andrew

ID	90756
Title of Article	Building relationships
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Police show kids how fingerprints are used as evidence at last year’s National Night Out event;Kids enjoy Kona Ice at last year’s National Night Out in downtown Elkhart.
Date	Jul 18, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, A Night Out Against Crime, Downtown Elkhart

ID	88452
Title of Article	License plate cameras help solve crimes, police say
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A Flock camera
Date	Apr 19, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	City of Goshen, Goshen Police Department, Elkhart County Community Foundation

ID	87171
Title of Article	Armed crime spree nets 58 years
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tristain Riley
Date	Feb 17, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Robberies, Guns

ID	82158
Title of Article	Defendant in deadlocked murder trial sentenced for other crimes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jordon Norton
Date	Aug 05, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings, Hardy's Bar

ID	77081
Title of Article	Two sentenced for lesser crime in fatal robbery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carlos Escobar-Escobedo; Luis Garcia
Date	Jan 14, 2022
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Homicides, Shootings

ID	76897
Title of Article	Pair admit lesser crime in Bristol killing
Notes	Joshua Roberts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carlos Escobar-Escobedo; Luis Garcia
Date	Dec 17, 2021
Page	A4
Subjects	Homicides, Timberbrook

ID	74517
Title of Article	Concord teacher charged with child sex crimes claims insanity
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Cowells
Date	Sep 22, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Concord High School, Sexual Misconduct, Cowells, Andrew

ID	72681
Title of Article	Concord teacher charged with sex crimes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart Truth
Picture Caption	Dan Funston
Date	Jun 24, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Sexual Misconduct, Cowells, Andrew

ID	66429
Title of Article	Police switching crime measurement and data reporting systems
Notes	Crime Statistics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 15, 2020
Page	A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Indiana State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Crime Data

ID	66928
Title of Article	Ex-FBI detective tells about art crimes at meeting
Notes	Robert Wittman
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Members of The Four Arts Club; Robert Wittman
Date	November 5, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Four Arts Club, Midwest Museum of American Art

ID	66662
Title of Article	Community connects at National Night Out
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	National Night Out guests; Officers and guests; Humane Society members; McKinley and Bryce Kopp
Date	August 7, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, National Night Out Campaign, A Night Out Against Crime

ID	67116
Title of Article	Indiana action on teacher pay, hate crimes faulted by some
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 28, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana State House, Teachers, Wages, Hate Crimes

ID	65264
Title of Article	'All hate is not equal'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Breckenridge
Date	March 17, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Hate Crimes, Homicides, Legislature, Richardson, Sasezley

ID	65092
Title of Article	Lawmakers hit on hate crimes bill, education funding
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Wesco, Christy Stutzman, David Abbott with constituents
Date	February 9, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Hate Crimes, Education

ID	64299
Title of Article	Promoting positivity with Elkhart police
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Damien Goorhouse doing obstacle course; Larry Stewart II at fingerprint activity; Elkhart residents at event
Date	August 8, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Community Relations, A Night Out Against Crime

ID	64112
Title of Article	Elkhart woman receives 7-year sentence for fraud
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 20, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, McGuire, Kim (Barrier), Basketball, Crime

ID	64088
Title of Article	Former Memorial basketball coach faces sentencing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 16, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, McGuire, Kim (Barrier), Basketball, Crime

ID	63163
Title of Article	Violent crime down in 2017
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	December 31, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Crime, Elkhart County

ID	62803
Title of Article	Crime tip line discontinued
Notes	Observer/Tip411
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 6, 2017
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Crime

ID	62770
Title of Article	Goshen police get grant to update crime data reporting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 31, 2017
Page	A8
Subjects	Goshen Police Department, Crime Analysis Information Systems, Crime Data

ID	62319
Title of Article	Connecting cops and community
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Isaiah Garcia; Dayshia Gamez, Det. Mike Janis, Elkhart Civic Plaza, Aaliyah White
Date	August 3, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Community Relations, A Night Out Against Crime

ID	62414
Title of Article	10-year-old boy drowns, another rescued while swimming at Ideal Beach
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Crime scene; Ideal Beach sign
Date	June 24, 2017
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Ideal Beach, Drownings

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	61152
Title of Article	Crime, annexation, homeless, keep Neese busy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Neese
Date	January 1, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Homelessness, Annexations, Shootings

ID	61047
Title of Article	Sunday shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 injured
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Crime scene
Date	December 5, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Homicides, Gary, Norman

ID	60934
Title of Article	Man gunned down in broad daylight
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Crime scene; Neighbors at crime scene 300 block of Chapman Ave
Date	November 8, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Homicides, Adams, Edmund

ID	60697
Title of Article	Neighborhood associations helping to fight crime
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brent Curry; John Horvath, Russ Manly and Sally Bawtinheimer
Date	October 1, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Pierre Moran Park, Crime, Neighborhood Organizations

ID	60685
Title of Article	Pasztor formally charged with two counts of murder
Notes	Rene Pasztor, Liliana Hernandez, Frank Macomber
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Parking garage crime scene; Pasztor
Date	September 29, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Pasztor, Amber, Homicides