Conservation Officers Will Target Boating Under The Influence
Boaters preparing for the Independence Day holiday should be aware that Indiana Conservation Officers will be on high alert for violations of boating-under-the-influence laws.
Read MoreBoaters preparing for the Independence Day holiday should be aware that Indiana Conservation Officers will be on high alert for violations of boating-under-the-influence laws.
Read MoreWALKERTON — Indiana Conservation officers are investigating an off-road vehicle crash that occurred sometime over the weekend near on Union Road in St. Joseph County. A 74-year-old male was found at the scene and pronounced deceased. At approximately 9:23 a.m., Monday, a motorist in the area contacted 911 … Read More
BREMEN — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident in which an unresponsive 1-year-old was pulled from Lake of the Woods in Marshall County. The child was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center and is listed in critical condition. Emergency responders were dispatched to Lake Shore Drive near … Read More
INDIANA — Indiana conservation officers are advising citizens across the state of the potential hazards of being on frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and streams this winter. Recent temperature drops across the state have brought about sheets of ice across some bodies of water. Indiana conservation officers ask everyone … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — Brian Stump, 44, Pierceton, and a juvenile relative were taken to Parkview Regional Hospital, Fort Wayne, Thursday evening, Jan. 3, following an all-terrain vehicle crash on South Barbee Drive, near EMS B29 Lane, south of North Webster. Stump was airlifted and the juvenile was transported … Read More
MILFORD — Terry Howard, 42, CR 1000N, Milford, was arrested this morning around 9:11 after a pursuit involving Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police, Milford Police and Indiana Conservation Officers. It is expected Howard will be charged with fleeing law enforcement and violation of a protective order. … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand accident that occurred around 7 a.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 5, near North Webster. Jimmy Ritchie, 49, from Ligonier, was preparing to hunt from an elevated tree stand before falling nearly 16 feet to the ground. Emergency personnel … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Conservation Officers arrested 18 minors for illegal possession and consumption of alcohol on the Lake Wawasee Sandbar yesterday, July 2, evening. Officers received a complaint of a large party on the sandbar with several teenage persons consuming alcohol. ICOs Maher and Whitehead responded and observed … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Conservation Officers have added small unmanned aircraft systems to their search and rescue capabilities. The DNR Law Enforcement Division is the first state emergency response agency to receive official endorsement to utilize these devices for the purpose of search and rescue operations. District 1, with headquarters at Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, has a certified pilot of the SUAS machines.
Read MorePLYMOUTH — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon, Aug. 13, near the 18000 block of Lincoln Highway. Tanner Feece, 13, Plymouth, was operating an off-road vehicle in a field on private property. While making a high speed turn, the off-road vehicle overturned, … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — Indiana conservation officers have called off the search for a possible drowning victim in Webster lake. With a lack of evidence and only one unsure witness, it is unclear if anyone was ever in distress. Conservation officer divers, with help from Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, searched … Read More
SYRACUSE — Shortly before 6:30 this evening, Kyle Hilty, 11, Syracuse, died of injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle crash that occurred at his residence on CR 35. Kyle was last seen operating an ATV around his family property around 6 pm. After about 20 minutes, his 13-year-old brother … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Conservation Officers are on scene of an off road vehicle crash in the area of C.R. 35, south of U.S. 6. Officers are still investigating the crash, which occurred around 6:30 p.m. today. Initial reports from the scene are that an 11-year-old child was killed in … Read More
NORTHERN INDIANA — Indiana Conservation Officers in District One have been busy responding to several serious incidents this week involving ATVs. One Indiana Conservation Officer alone, Matt Maher, has responded to three off road vehicle crashes.
Read MoreINDIANA — Indiana conservation officers held their annual awards program May 19 in the South Atrium of the state capitol building. Officer Dustin Whitehead, Elkhart County, was named the 2015 James D. Pitzer Indiana Conservation Officer of the Year. Whitehead received this honor after his nomination was read … Read More
By ASHLEE JACKSON Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement CULVER — Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a fisherman found unresponsive in the water on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver. Marshall County Dispatch received a 911 call about a man overboard at approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, … Read More