May 22—An Elkhart man was arrested Friday after a shooting outside a gas station.
Elkhart police have arrested Zayris Dillon, 21, of Elkhart and linked him to a non-fatal shooting on May 17.
Officers responded to 7-Eleven, 3624 Nappanee St., at 12:50 a.m. for a shooting with injuries. A 31-year-old man reported he was shot outside the business and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested Dillon and booked him into the Elkhart County Jail on preliminary charges of battery with a deadly weapon, a level 5 felony; criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a Level 6 felony; and pointing a firearm, a Level 6 felony.
ARRESTS
–Goshen Police were called to the Goshen High School administration office, 401 Lincolnway East, at 10 a.m. Tuesday for a 17-year-old allegedly in possession of a controlled substance. The minor was taken to the juvenile detention center for treatment and then released to her parents. Later in the day, another 17-year-old was taken to the juvenile detention center for treatment and then released to her parents for allegedly dealing Adderall.
– A 42-year-old man was arrested by Elkhart County deputies at 2:31 a.m. Wednesday on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated at Southside Baptist Church, 29064 CR 16, Elkhart.
– A 31-year-old woman was arrested by Elkhart County deputies at 9:47 a.m. Tuesday on charges of possession of a controlled substance, driving while previously suspended and operating a vehicle without prior insurance, following a traffic stop in the area from Nappanee Street and CR 16 in Elkhart.
HIT-AND-RUN
Goshen police were called to Kercher Road and South Main Street at 9:46 p.m. Tuesday for a three-car crash in which one driver fled the scene.
BURGLARY
– A 51-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies that on May 17, someone entered his property in the 60000 block of Graybill Avenue and stole tools.
– Elkhart County officers responded to a report that between May 13 and May 20, someone forced entry into a storage unit at Storage Rentals of America, 28874 CR 4, Elkhart, and stole multiple home improvement and household items valued at approximately $ 30,000.
OFFICER’S REPORT
– An employee of RC Trailers, 51888 CR 39, Middlebury, reported to Elkhart County deputies that employees found hypodermic needles in a bathroom on the property on May 17.
– A 74-year-old man reported to Elkhart County deputies Tuesday at 3:47 p.m. that he found a black iPhone 12 in the roadway of the 13000 block of Wooded Knoll Trail in Middlebury.
THEFT
– A 59-year-old man reported the theft of scrap metal from the 1500 block of Bashor Road to Goshen police at 5:42 a.m. Tuesday.
– A 31-year-old man reported the theft of his iPhone at Martin’s, 1527 Bashor Road, to Goshen police Tuesday at 8:09 p.m.
– A 32-year-old woman reported to Elkhart County deputies that between April 25 and May 20, someone stole a camper from the 51000 block of Greenfield Parkway in Middlebury.
FRAUD
– Sherlock Homes, 2616 Lincolnway East, reported to Goshen police at 1:30 PM Tuesday that someone deposited a fraudulent check via mobile deposit on May 13.
