Parke County Sheriff's Office

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3/1-Parke County Deputies and Officers from local agencies responded to a report of a burglary in progress at an address on CR 600 S. Deputies were advised that the suspect was confronted and fled in a vehicle. A Parke County Deputy located the vehicle traveling on CR 600s., near CR 130 E.0 and conducted a felony stop and took the suspect in custody. Deputies identified the suspect as 53 year old Larry Gossett of Clinton. Upon further investigation Gossett was arrested and remanded to the Parke County Jail on the preliminary charges of trespassing and theft. Gossett was granted a $5000 bond.

3/1-Rosedale first responders and a Parke County Deputy responded to a residence on Central St., in Rosedale for a report of a battery to an elderly female. The elderly female advised responding agencies that her caregiver from a local home healthcare agency had allegedly punched her in the face before vacating the residence. The investigation is still ongoing as to the circumstances surrounding the incident, and the identity and employ of the home health aid.

3/1-Parke County Sheriff's Deputy was contacted reference a fraud report. The reporting advised that she was contacted by someone claiming to be from the Parke County Sheriff's Department and advised that she had a family member in jail. Subject advised her that she could bond the family member out for $4,000 and advised her to send the money through cash app. The reporting party sent the money. This is a reminder that no one from the Parke County Sheriff's Office will contact you reference bond and send money through a cash app.

3/1-Gage Swaim (32) of Rockville, was arrested on a Parke County Warrant for Probation Violation. he is being held in the Parke County Jail with no bond.

3/1-Deputies are investigating a theft of construction tools from a construction site on CR350 in eastern Parke County. The investigation is ongoing.

2/27-Parke County Sheriff's Deputies took a criminal mischief report in Montezuma for a broken window.

2/24-A representative from AT&T reported to the Parke County Sheriff's Office that sometime during the night, phone lines were cut from several ground pedestals in the Rosedale area. The investigation is ongoing.

NEWS

RELEASES

3/1-Gage Swaim (32)-Arrested for Probation Violation.

RecentArrests

If you have any information regarding wanted subjects, please call the Sheriff's Office at 765-569-5413.

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NOTIFICATIONS

Sheriff Jason Frazier has announced, that the Indiana Sheriffs' Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately 40 - $1,000 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.

The Indiana Sheriffs' Association Scholarship Fund was established for the purpose of receiving, investing and dispensing of funds to provide college scholarships to qualified students who are committed to pursuing an education and career in the law enforcement field.

To qualify for one of these scholarships, the applicant must be an Indiana resident, be a current member of the association or a dependent child or grandchild of a current member of the association, attend an Indiana college or university, major in a law

enforcement field and enroll as a full-time student (12 hours).

Applications needed to apply for the scholarships are available from your high school counselor or the sheriff’s office. The application is also available as a PDF fillable form

on our website at: https://indianasheriffs.org/proqrams/scholarship;.program/

The applications must be completed and received by the Indiana Sheriffs' Association on or before April 1.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Parke County Sheriff's Office consistently and with uniformity strives to maintains social order and provide professional law enforcement services to citizens in the community within prescribed ethical, budgetary, and constitutional constraints. This agency strives to enforce the law and maintain order fairly and impartially, recognizing the need for justice, and the consistent appearance of justice. The Sheriff recognizes that no law enforcement agency can operate at its maximum potential without supportive input from the citizens it serves. This agency actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit opportunities for crime and assist in bringing to justice those that break the law.

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