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New Castle man held in Jay Co. for auto theft

A New Castle man was transferred Monday evening to Jay County Jail on a charge of auto theft, in relation to the theft of two pickups in southeast Jay County.

Pickups stolen near Salamonia

Two pickup trucks were stolen Sunday morning near Salamonia.

Jail HSE offers positive step

Two years after the inception of an education program at the Jay County Jail, it has helped 23 inmates earn high school diplomas.

Post is 1st full-time female officer

As of 2010, women made up almost 12 percent of all of sworn in police officers in the country.

Adding more bark

If suspects thought they were dogged by law enforcement before, it’s only going to get worse.

Ridgeville man arrested after fatal collision

RIDGEVILLE — A Randolph County man is in jail this morning following a Saturday collision that resulted in the death of a Ridgeville man.

Inmates approved to be on Medicaid

Medicaid coverage was extended to inmates at Jay County Jail on Monday under a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.

Inmates approved to be on Medicaid

Event’s focus is awareness

Portland and Jay County residents will get a chance to learn about bullying and meet representatives from local safety agencies.

Whittington gets 170-year term

Charles “Maddog” Whittington will serve 170 years in prison — the maximum — for the February murders of Shane Williamson and his 14-year-old daughter Katelin Williamson.

Officers wrote 141 truck tickets

The hope was that after a month of writing ticket after ticket for vehicles being off the assigned truck route, drivers would get the message.

Courts in question

Donald Gillespie and Chip Phillips are running unopposed in Tuesday’s election for city court judge positions in Portland and Dunkirk respectively.

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