Nov. 24 – A woman and child were injured when the horse-drawn wagon they were in was struck by a pickup truck near Ind. at 6:02 p.m. Saturday. 4 and CR 127. The driver of the truck was probably drunk and received a prison sentence.
According to an Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office report, a 2022 GMC pickup driven by Daniel Beiler, 24, Gap, Pa., was westbound on Ind. 4 when the impact struck the rear passenger side of a westbound buggy pulled by an 8-year-old Dutchman. The buggy was driven by Joseph Schwartz, 34, Goshen. There were four passengers in the buggy: 30-year-old Margaret Schwartz, who complained of chest pain; a 6-year-old boy with a tear above his eye; a 1-year-old girl; and an 8 year old boy. None of the drivers reported injuries.
The two injured people were taken to Goshen Hospital for treatment.
Beiler was reportedly intoxicated and was taken to the Elkhart County Jail on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
PURSUIT
A chase led to the arrest of a 34-year-old Elkhart man on Saturday at 5:31 p.m.
According to a report from the Goshen Police Department, officers made a traffic stop near Hammond Avenue and Yuma Avenue in Elkhart. After a brief investigation, a pursuit ensued. The driver was stopped and arrested on charges of resisting law enforcement in a motor vehicle, false information and operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a driver’s license. There were also two outstanding warrants through Elkhart County for which he was being held.
The man was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
CRASH REPORT
A 23-year-old woman was injured in a crash at West Pike Street and North Indiana Avenue at 2:04 p.m. Friday. Goshen police said the woman was taken to Goshen Hospital for treatment.
ARRESTS
– A 28-year-old Goshen man was arrested by Goshen police Saturday at 10:13 p.m. on a charge of intimidation with a deadly weapon. He was accused by a 53-year-old man of intimidating him with a firearm and discharging it in the 1800 block of Windsor Lane. Police arrested the 28-year-old, who was then taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
– A 40-year-old New Paris man was arrested by Goshen police at 2:03 a.m. Sunday at South Main Street and College Avenue on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana in a prior offense and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
– A 30-year-old Goshen man was arrested at 4:40 a.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Windsor Lane by Goshen police on Elkhart County warrants and charges of failure to register as a sex offender. He was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
– Two 14-year-olds were arrested by Goshen police Friday at Goshen High School, 401 Lincolnway East, at 1:45 p.m. The two were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct/fighting and taken to the Elkhart County Juvenile Detention Center.
– Two men and a woman were arrested by Goshen police at 2:14 a.m. Saturday at El Imperial, 113 S. Main St., Goshen, following a fight. According to the Goshen Police Department, officers were patrolling the 100 block of South Main Street when they observed a fight between two men. A 28-year-old Elkhart man and a 23-year-old Elkhart man were arrested. The 28-year-old was taken to Goshen Hospital for medical clearance. The 23-year-old was cited and released on a battery charge. He also complained of pain, but was not treated. A 20-year-old Elkhart woman was arrested at the same time on charges of disorderly conduct and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor.
– A 23-year-old South Bend man was arrested by Goshen police at 3:13 a.m. Saturday on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of marijuana at West Pike Street and North Chicago Avenue. Police stopped a vehicle for a moving violation and the driver was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.
THEFT
– Antique silverware was stolen from the home of an 80-year-old woman in Greencroft at 9:15 a.m. Friday, according to a Goshen police report.
– A 78-year-old man reported to Goshen police at 9:44 a.m. Friday that a statue had been stolen from his property in the 1600 block of Clover Creek Lane.
– A 20-year-old Goshen man reported to Goshen police Friday at 6:03 p.m. that a package had been stolen from his porch in the 1300 block of Baker Avenue.
– Goshen police were called to Burlington, 4024 Elkhart Road, on Friday at 7:41 p.m. for shoplifting. Before police arrived, two suspects left the store.
