Officers Find 226 Grams of Meth During a Traffic Stop
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- Written by Sgt. Tony Slocum, ISP Public Information Officer
- Category: Indiana State Police District 16 Peru
Cass County– Yesterday at approximately 4:30 p.m., a traffic stop by Indiana State Trooper Caleb Clark led to the arrest of Kimberly Binney, 50, Logansport, IN. Binney was incarcerated in the Cass County Jail to face preliminary criminal charges for dealing methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Trooper Clark initiated a traffic stop on a 1999 Ford Mustang, on U.S. 35 near Cass County Road 1150 South, for exceeding the posted speed limit. The Mustang was driven by Binney. While Clark was speaking to Binney, a Logansport Police officer and his narcotics detecting police dog arrived to assist. The police dog was walked around the Ford to conduct a free air sniff of the vehicle. The dog allegedly alerted to the presence of narcotics in the car.
During a subsequent search of the Mustang, officers allegedly found approximately 226 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
Miami County Sheriff’s Department Calls for Service 09/05/19
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- Category: Police/Sheriff Calls for Service
Thursday, September 5, 2019
12:49 a.m. Parking problem in the 200 block of E. Academy St., Amboy. No additional information was provided on this call.
1:03 a.m. Agency assistance in the 70 block of W. 8th St., Peru. A deputy assisted PPD with attempting to locate a runaway juvenile.
1:07 a.m. Traffic stop in the area of S. US Route 31 / W. 1200 S., Bunker Hill.
Miami County Arrest Report for 09/05/19
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- Category: Arrests
The following were arrests made by Miami County Law Enforcement. Individuals named in this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
UPDATE: Ten Year Old Gas City Girl Found Deceased
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- Written by Sgt. Tony Slocum, ISP Public Information Officer
- Category: Indiana State Police District 16 Peru
Ft Wayne – Yesterday, an autopsy was conducted on the body of ten-year-old Skylea Carmack who had been found deceased, in a shed, behind her Gas City, IN home.
The autopsy was conducted by Dr. Scott Wagner of the Ft Wayne Forensic Examination Unit at St Joseph’s Hospital in Ft Wayne. Dr. Wagner determined Skylea’s cause of death was asphyxia by strangulation. Manner of death was a homicide.
There will be no further information released at this time.
Peru Police Department Calls for Service 09/04/19
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- Written by Kim Fields
- Category: Police/Sheriff Calls for Service
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
2:14 a.m. Extra patrol was provided at West City Park.
4:39 a.m. Traffic stop in the area of S. State Road 19 / 150 E. Written warning issued.
5:39 a.m. Traffic stop in the area of N. Brownell St. / W. Main St. Verbal warning issued.
5:45 a.m. Traffic stop in the 900 block of W. Main St. Written warning issued.
Miami County Sheriff’s Department Calls for Service 09/04/19
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- Written by Kim Fields
- Category: Police/Sheriff Calls for Service
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
2:24 a.m. A deputy assisted a citizen with a locked vehicle at Blair Ridge Health Campus in the 200 block of W. Meadowview Dr., Peru.
4:02 a.m. Report of a domestic disturbance in the 1300 block of Donaldson Ave., Peru. No further information provided.
6:22 a.m. Report of a traffic hazard in the area of Schilling St. / MacDill Ct., Peru. No further information provided.
Miami County Arrest Report for 09/04/19
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- Written by Kim Fields
- Category: Arrests
The following were arrests made by Miami County Law Enforcement. Individuals named in this report are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Peru Man Arrested For Dealing Meth And Other Charges
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Peru, IN - Damian Phelps, 32, of Peru, faces charges of Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Operator Never Licensed, Resisting Law Enforcement, Dealing Methamphetamine, and Dealing Narcotic following his arrest by the Peru Police Department on August 27, 2019, at approximately 10:21 p.m. The arrest took place near the intersection of Franklin Street and Broadway, in Peru.
According to a PPD probable cause affidavit, PPD Officer Brok A. Westfall conducted a traffic stop on a white passenger vehicle after it exited the alley behind Valueland Furniture, onto Franklin Street without stopping before it crossed the sidewalk. The vehicle then turned east and parked.
Upon approaching the vehicle, the driver and sole occupant got out of the car. Officer Westfall recognized the driver as Damian Phelps, 32 of Peru from prior law enforcement encounters. Officer Westfall was aware from those encounters that Ms. Phelps does not hold a valid driver’s license.
When asked why he was driving when he doesn’t have a driver’s license, Phelps responded that he was driving the vehicle back from the McClure’s gas station for his ex-wife.
Officer Westfall then patted Phelps down for weapons and at this point, Phelps started to break out in a sweat and his hands were shaking.
