Category Police/Fire

The Logansport Fire Department has worked with City Council to pass a new ordinance (2024-02) regarding fire inspection fines in order to ensure the safety of residents and mitigate potential fire hazards. Under the new ordinance, businesses that fail to…

LOGANSPORT, IN – Responders from multiple area departments came together to participate in a “Command and Control of Train Derailments” course on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The course, funded thru an Indiana Department of Homeland Security Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness…

On Thursday, February 22, 2024 at approximately 12:13 p.m., Cass County Central Dispatch received a call of a two-vehicle personal injury crash at State Road 29 and SR 25 (Tyson Exchange). Deputy David Wells responded to the crash along with…

At 12:12 p.m. on December 31, 2023, Cass County Corrections Officers notified Cass County Central Dispatch of an escaped inmate. Investigation found a corrections officer was supervising an inmate worker taking trash to the dumpster on the south side of…

At 4:54 p.m. on December 21, 2023 the Logansport Fire Department was dispatched to the A Raymond Tinnerman Manufacturing facility located at 800 West County Road 250 South in reference to a possible fire in the heat-treating facility. First arriving…

The Indiana State Police is proud to partner again in 2024 with the U.S. Department of Justice in promoting the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest.  In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25th as National Missing Children’s Day.  This day…

Thanksgiving is a time for families to gather. However, with more people on the roadways, there is greater potential for crashes. That is why the Cass County Traffic Safety Partnership is joining law enforcement agencies from across the state to…

On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at approximately 4:10 a.m., Cass County Central Dispatch received a call of a possible ATM theft from the Lewis Cass School Administration building at 100 South Main Street in Walton, IN. The ATM is owned…

October is Fire Prevention month and the Logansport Fire Department would like to remind residents to check the batteries in their smoke detectors.  Smoke detectors should be located on every level of the home and outside of sleeping areas.  Today’s…

Cass County Clerk Destry Richey gave the oath of office to a new deputy, Adam Morrow, of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 18, 2023. Deputy Adam Morrow is a 1997 graduate of Caston High School and resides in…

Cass County Fire District #1 (CCFD#1) Board of Trustees announces they have hired a new fire chief, Steven Fisher. The Board has also hired three new firefighters, Brayden Shoaf, Brock Cohee and Charity Musselman. On Friday, September 1, 2023, CCFD#1…

INDIANAPOLIS —Indiana troopers are joining other troopers along the nation’s interstate corridors to deter impaired driving during the Labor Day weekend. The border-to-border enforcement effort is taking place as a part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement…

Thirteen students recently completed the Fire Officer Strategy and Tactics course conducted by the Cass County Emergency Management Agency. This course is for fire personnel preparing to take on supervisory roles in their respective departments and leads to certification by…

On Thursday, August 31, 2023 at approximately 12:11 p.m., Cass County Central Dispatch received numerous calls of a two-vehicle crash at County Road 600 East and US 24. Several deputies from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.…