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Update: Golden Alert canceled, Whitley Co. father, son found

Update: A Golden Alert for Arnold Young and his son, Darrick Young, has been canceled. Both subjects were located safe, Whitley County 911 said in an e-mail to media outlets at 5:33 p.m. Tuesday. Original story The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department issued a Golden Alert late...
Posted On 21 Sep 2021

Whitley Co. Sheriff’s deputies respond to 1,480 calls in July

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of July. During the month, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,480 calls for service and responded to 26 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 49 new criminal cases, and it made 110 criminal arrests in...
Posted On 04 Sep 2021

Abandoned vehicle report leads to discovery of missing person

Thanks in part to the efforts of a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy, an injured missing person was recently found safe. On Aug. 17, Deputy Caleb Hester responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle off Highway 90 that had been parked along an old dirt road for two days. When...
Posted On 02 Sep 2021

Sheriff’s department sued again in federal court

For the second time in two months, the Whitley County Sheriff and at least one of one of his deputies are being sued in federal court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 25 Aug 2021

Update: Subject of Whitley County Golden Alert located

Update: The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department and Whitley County E-911 have cancelled a Golden Alert that was issued Saturday for a missing Whitley County man. The sheriff’s department reported Tuesday morning that Stephen Slusher had been located and is alright....
Posted On 24 Aug 2021

Whitley County Golden Alert issued for man needing medication

A Golden Alert D (Medication Required) has been issued for a missing Whitley County man. Stephen Slusher, 26, has been missing Saturday, Aug. 21, at 1:15 p.m. and was last seen at a residence at 27 Childers Road in Williamsburg. Slusher is described as a white 5’11” male weighing...
Posted On 22 Aug 2021

Whitley Co. Sheriff issues June activity report

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of June. During the month, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,300 calls for service and responded to 41 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 51 new criminal cases, and it made 101 criminal arrests in...
Posted On 31 Jul 2021

Brutality lawsuit filed against sheriff’s department; plaintiff charged with endangerment of a police officer

A traffic stop last summer has resulted in a Williamsburg man filing a police brutality lawsuit against the arresting officer and his boss in federal court, and with the man being indicted for wanton endangerment in Whitley Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 28 Jul 2021

Williamsburg man charged with punching Whitley Co. deputy

What began as the third call of the night Tuesday for Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies to deal with a domestic dispute at a residence on U.S. 25W north of Williamsburg, ended with a man being arrested for assaulting one of the deputies. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Whitley Co. Sheriff reports busy month of May

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department had a busy month of May. During the month, sheriff’s deputies answered 1,021 calls for service and responded to 35 motor vehicle collisions. The sheriff’s department also opened 49 new cases, and it made 85 criminal arrests in May. “We...
Posted On 03 Jul 2021