Drivers hurt in two-vehicle crash
Two drivers were hurt in a head-on crash at 3:24 p.m. Monday on Ind. 13, south of Middlebury and just north of Ind. 4.
According to a report by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Harley Barkdull, 27, Middlebury, was driving a 1994 Ford Escort north on Ind. 13 when his car went left of the centerline.
The Ford collided head-on with an oncoming 2000 Buick Park Avenue driven by Barbara Mast, 64, Goshen.
Barkdull had a cut on his chin and fractured ankles.
Mast suffered chest and back pain and had cuts to her knees.
Both drivers were taken to IU Health Goshen Hospital for treatment.
Damage was listed as extensive. The state highway was closed about two hours during the crash investigation.
Man pleads guilty to
unemployment fraud
Ruben Aguilar, 38, of Goshen, pleaded guilty Monday in Elkhart Superior Court II to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class D felony.
Aguilar purposefully defrauded the system by collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working a full-time job, according to a press release from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD).
“Collecting unemployment insurance benefits while you are working is fraud. It’s illegal, plain and simple,” said Scott B. Sanders, commissioner of the Department of Workforce Development. “DWD works diligently to ensure only those who are truly unemployed and eligible receive benefits.”
Aguilar received a sentence of two years on probation, but will serve the time in prison if he violates the conditions of his plea agreement. He was also sentenced to 50 hours of community service. The $8,925 for the benefits he collected while working, in addition to DWD penalty charges, has already been repaid.
Theft/burglary reports
• Goshen police were called to Walmart, 2304 Lincolnway East, at 9 a.m. Sunday when employees reported that a shopper took a television set, escaped through a fire door and fled in a vehicle.
• An employee of Family Dollar, 1305 College Ave., reported to Goshen police at 11 a.m. Sunday that someone stole merchandise from the store.
• Goshen police were called to Advanced Auto Parts, 1105 W. Pike St., at 5:14 p.m. Sunday with a report of a shoplifter. The shoplifter had fled the area.
• Goshen police said two teenagers were apprehended at Walmart, 2304 Lincolnway East, at 6:44 p.m. Sunday and accused of shoplifting. The pair, who are 13- and 14-year-old boys, were processed and released to parents.
Jury: Man guilty of
drug-related charges
A jury in Elkhart Circuit Court returned three guilty verdicts Tuesday evening after a two-day trial.
Jorge L. Gonzalez, 31, Goshen, was charged with three counts of delivery of cocaine, all Class A felonies. The defendant was accused of selling the drug to undercover police officers.
A 12-member jury returned the guilty verdicts about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Goshen court.
Judge Terry Shewmaker set sentencing for May 24. Gonzalez faces prison terms of up to 50 years on each conviction.
Police News
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Middlebury police warn of scam
The Middlebury Police Department has received complaints from local residents of a scam that is being done in the area. Residents receive a call from an individual who identifies himself from Publishers Clearing House. He advises the resident that they have won a luxury car and $800,000 in cash.
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Two children found in vacant home
Goshen police were called to a vacant residence in the 400 block of North Fifth Street, Goshen, at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday. Officers found a 4-year-old and 3-month-old alone inside the residence.
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POLICE NEWS: May 16, 2013
A Goshen resident in the 1500 block of James Place told Goshen police of waking up and finding an unknown person in their residence.
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Goshen woman killed in crash
A two-vehicle crash south of Middlebury Wednesday morning killed a Goshen woman.
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Man gets 90 years for child molesting
GOSHEN — A Goshen man was sentenced Thursday to 90 years in prison on Class A felony counts of child molesting.
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Police news for May 13
A Goshen teenager was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when a tree branch fell on him.
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Police news for May 12
A Goshen man reported the theft of his cats to city police Saturday.
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POLICE NEWS: May 11, 2013
Truman Mullett found a rifle in the woods at Bonneyville Mill, 53373 C.R. 131, Middlebury at 7:30 p.m. May 4 and turned it in to Middlebury police, who secured the rifle until Elkhart County police picked it up.
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POLICE NEWS: May 10, 2013
Two separate reports of bicycle thefts were recently reported.
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Man critical after motorcycle collides with deer
A motorcyclist was critically injured when his vehicle collided with a deer two miles south of Bristol Tuesday.
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