Roanoke Floods

"Roads in Roanoke had to be shut down Tuesday due to high water as heavy rain swept through northeast Indiana.

The Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department warned people to stay away from Mahon Road due to standing water more than two feet deep.
The fire department told WANE 15 a vehicle with one adult and four children inside was stuck in the water, and firefighters were able to safely rescue everyone inside." 

WANEtv

US Marshals & Markle Murder

"More than a month after a man accused of killing his grandmother

disappeared from Markle, US Marshals found him in Georgia.

Anthony Castleman, 37, is now in custody, the Huntington County Sheriff’s Department announced on Facebook Tuesday afternoon.

Castleman is charged with murder in the homicide of his grandmother, 72-year-old Bernice D. Eubank, who was found dead Nov. 12 near a shed at her Markle home– the same home where Castleman lived." WANEtv

ATM Scam

"Three people were arrested Saturday on probable cause for placing a card skimming device on an ATM machine in Huntington.

According to a Facebook post from the Huntington City Police

Department, they received a call about the device on the Flagstar Bank ATM located on Guilford Street at 4:10 p.m. Officers then arrived and found the device. Soon after, HPD detectives and FBI were made aware of the situation.

Around 2 a.m. Sunday, officers encountered three people believed to be involved with placing the device on the ATM.

Huntington Superior Court documents released Monday identified

the suspects as Giovanni Mazzone, Iulian Dumbrava and Lucian Neagu. Dumbrava was named the suspect seen on surveillance putting the device on the ATM, Neagu was said to be the one standing next to him, and Mazzone was identified as the suspect taking back the device the next day, according to the documents.

Each person was taken into custody on the following counts:Unlawful possession of a skimming device – Level 6 felonyCriminal Organization Activity – Level 6 felonyCriminal Mischief – A Misdemeanor

Federal charges are still pending at this time. HPD also has reason to believe these three are members of “a criminal organization involved in a series of similar scams at other branches.”

Court documents indicate people using the same tools and methods and dressed the same were spotted around at least three ATMs in Fort Wayne as well.

Officers do not believe any information was taken by the device. HPD advises all possible ATM users at the Guilford Street location to contact their bank for precautionary measures." WANETV

Guess Who?...seiously, Guess Who.....

"A park in Huntington had some very special visitors on Tuesday.

Iconic 70s rock band The Guess Who visited the Sunken Gardens earlier in the week to shoot footage for one of their latest music videos.

The Canadian group boasts a catalog of chart-topping songs like “American Woman,” “These Eyes,” and “No Time.” The band has put out 11 studio albums, with two number-one hits in the U.S.

Huntington Parks & Recreation posted the exciting news to Facebook on Wednesday, saying their park programs director also had a chance to meet the band and take photos." WPTA21

Check Your Crawl Space....

"The serving of a search warrant turned into a standoff that lasted
nearly four hours at a home in northeast Huntington on Thursday, according to the Huntington Police Department (HPD).

At approximately 5:30 p.m., the HPD attempted to execute a warrant at a home in the 1600 block of Sabine Street.

Police could be heard saying they have a search warrant for the home and that someone inside needed to exit the home.

The serving of a search warrant turned into a standoff that lasted nearly four hours at a home in northeast Huntington.

Two individuals were taken into custody without incident, but the HPD said a third person, identified as Brandon Bryant, barricaded himself inside a crawl space under the home.

The HPD said Bryant is a known offender is and “known to carry weapons.”

At approximately 9:05 p.m., authorities were able to make contact with Bryant, who surrendered without further incident.

The incident remains under investigation by the HPD. They were assisted at the scene by the Allen County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team, the Fort Wayne Police Department, and several other surrounding agencies." WaneTV

A Smashing Way To Kick Off 2023 News...

"A Huntington County deputy's patrol car was totaled Sunday night

by a semi-truck that police said intentionally slammed into it before leading police on a chase.

A semi-truck and trailer that was stolen from Chesterton, Indiana, was spotted in the Warren Travel Plaza at I-69 and State Road 5.

Huntington County Deputy McVoy was the first to arrive. He found the semi and saw someone was in it. 

A Huntington County deputy's patrol car was totaled Sunday night by a semi-truck that police said intentionally slammed into it before leading police on a chase. A semi-truck and trailer that was stolen from Chesterton, Indiana, was spotted in the Warren Travel Plaza at I-69 and State Road 5.

Huntington County Deputy McVoy was the first to arrive. He found the semi and saw someone was in it.

The person inside the truck, identified only as a 34-year-old male from Crown Point, drove away when McVoy tried to speak with him, the Huntington County Sheriff's Office said. 

McVoy ran back to his patrol car and got inside it. Then, authorities said the man purposely crashed into McVoy's car, totaling it. The truck eventually drove into a field, and the driver got out and ran. Officers chased the driver and arrested him." NBC33

Geo-Political Region Election RESULTS:

 2022 Midterm:

City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

(U.S. Senate)

U.S. Senator (R) Todd Young up for re-election challenged by Hammond Mayor  (D) Tom McDermott and (L) John Sceniak

(R) Todd Young 69%  

(D) Tom McDermott 28% 

(L) James Sceniak 3%

 (U.S. House)

U.S. Congressman (R) Jim Banks up for re-election challenged by businessman (D) Gary Snyder and (I) Nathan Gotsch

(R) Jim Banks 67% 

(D) Gary Snyder 27% 

(I) Nathan Gotsch 6%

 City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Todd Young 69%  

(D) Tom McDermott 28% 

(L) James Sceniak 3%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 66% 

(D) Gary Snyder 29% 

(I) Nathan Gotsch 5%

 City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Todd Young 74%  

(D) Tom McDermott 24% 

(L) James Sceniak 2%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 69% 

(D) Gary Snyder 25% 

(I) Nathan Gotsch 6%

 City of Warren: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Todd Young 76%  

(D) Tom McDermott 21% 

(L) James Sceniak 3%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 73% 

(D) Gary Snyder 23% 

(I) Nathan Gotsch 4%

 Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Todd Young 80%  

(D) Tom McDermott 18% 

(L) James Sceniak 2%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 78% 

(D) Gary Snyder 18% 

(I) Nathan Gotsch 4%

  Rural: [6 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Todd Young 78%  

(D) Tom McDermott 19% 

(L) James Sceniak 3%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 77% 

(D) Gary Snyder 19% 

(I) Nathan Gotsch 4%

 

 2022 Midterm PRIMARY:

City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

(State House District 50 G.O.P. Primary)

State Representative (R) Dan Leonard up for re-nomination challenged by Wabash County Councilwoman (R) Larissa Sweet {Sweet won the Primary by winning Wabash County by a wide margin over the incumbent from Huntington County}

(R) Dan Leonard 55%  

(R) Larissa Sweet 45%

  City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (State House Primary)

(R) Dan Leonard 60%  

(R) Larissa Sweet 40%

 City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (State House Primary)

(R) Larissa Sweet 56%  

(R) Dan Leonard 44%

 City of Warren [1 precinct]

(State House Primary)

(R) Larissa Sweet 55%  

(R) Dan Leonard 45%

 Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (State House Primary)

(R) Dan Leonard 57%  

(R) Larissa Sweet 43%

 Rural: [6 precincts]

 (State House Primary)

(R) Larissa Sweet 52%  

(R) Dan Leonard 48%

 

 2020 Presidential:

City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

(U.S. President)

(R) Trump/Pence up for re-election challenged by (D) Biden/Harris and (L) Jo Jorgensen

(R) Trump/Pence 69%  

(D) Biden/Harris 29% 

(L) Jo Jorgensen 2%

 (U.S. House)

U.S. Congressman (R) Jim Banks up for re-election challenged by teacher  (D) Chip Coldiron

(R) Jim Banks 73% 

(D) Chip Coldiron 27% 

(Governor)

Governor (R) Eric Holcomb up for re-election challenged by Doctor  (D) Woody Meyers and (L) Don Rainwater

(R) Eric Holcomb 63%

(D) Woody Meyers 19%

(L) Don Rainwater 18%

 City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (U.S. President)

(R) Trump/Pence 65%  

(D) Biden/Harris 32% 

(L) Jo Jorgensen 3%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 69% 

(D) Chip Coldiron 31%

 (Governor)

(R) Eric Holcomb 61%

(D) Woody Meyers 22%

(L) Don Rainwater 17%

 City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. President)

(R) Trump/Pence 72%  

(D) Biden/Harris 24% 

(L) Jo Jorgensen 4%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 74% 

(D) Chip Coldiron 26%

 

 (Governor)

(R) Eric Holcomb 59%

(L) Don Rainwater 23%

(D) Woody Meyers 18%

 City of Warren: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. President)

(R) Trump/Pence 76%  

(D) Biden/Harris 23% 

(L) Jo Jorgensen 1%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 77% 

(D) Chip Coldiron 23%

 

 (Governor)

(R) Eric Holcomb 64%

(L) Don Rainwater 20% 

(D) Woody Meyers 16%

 Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (U.S. President)

(R) Trump/Pence 76%  

(D) Biden/Harris 22% 

(L) Jo Jorgensen 2%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 81% 

(D) Chip Coldiron 19%

 (Governor)

(R) Eric Holcomb 69%

(L) Don Rainwater 16% 

(D) Woody Meyers 15%

  Rural: [6 precincts]

 (U.S. President)

(R) Trump/Pence 78%  

(D) Biden/Harris 21% 

(L) Jo Jorgensen 1%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 81% 

(D) Chip Coldiron 19%

 (Governor)

(R) Eric Holcomb 66%

(L) Don Rainwater 20% 

(D) Woody Meyers 14%

 

 2020 Presidential PRIMARY:

City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

(Presidential G.O.P. Primary)

(R) President Donald Trump challenged for re-nomination by former Governor (R) Bill Weld [Weld had already dropped out of the race before the Indiana Primary]

(R) Donald Trump 87%

(R) Bill Weld 13%

  City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (Presidential G.O.P. Primary)

(R) Donald Trump 87%

(R) Bill Weld 13%

 City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (Presidential G.O.P. Primary) 

(R) Donald Trump 95%

(R) Bill Weld 5%

 City of Warren: [1 precinct]

(Presidential G.O.P. Primary)

(R) Donald Trump 94%

(R) Bill Weld 6%

 Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (Presidential G.O.P. Primary)

(R) Donald Trump 90%

(R) Bill Weld 10%

 Rural: [6 precincts]

 (Presidential G.O.P. Primary)

(R) Donald Trump 96%

(R) Bill Weld 4%

 City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

 (Presidential Democrat Primary)

Former Vice President (D) Joe Biden, South Bend Mayor (D) Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senator (I) Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (D) Elizabeth Warren, Billionaire (D) Tom Steyer, U.S. Congresswoman (D) Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Senator (D) Amy Kloburchar, Millionaire (D) Andrew Yang and former NYC Mayor (D) Mike Bloomberg. [The Race was over when they got to Indiana. Everyone had dropped out of the race except for the nominee Biden]

(D) Joe Biden 75%

(I) Bernie Sanders 16%

(D) Pete Buttigieg 3%

(D) Elizabeth Warren 2%

(D) Mike Bloomberg 1%

(D) Tulsi Gabbard 1%

[(D) Andrew Yang, (D) Amy Klobuchar and (D) Tom Steyer combine for 2%]

 City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (Presidential Democrat Primary)

(D) Joe Biden 71%

(I) Bernie Sanders 20%

(D) Pete Buttigieg 4%

(D) Mike Bloomberg 2%

(D) Elizabeth Warren 2%

(D) Andrew Yang 1%

[(D) Amy Klobuchar, (D) Tulsi Gabbard and (D) Tom Steyer 0 votes]

City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (Presidential Democrat Primary)

(D) Joe Biden 67%

(I) Bernie Sanders 22%

(D) Tulsi Gabbard 5%

(D) Amy Klobuchar 3% 

(D) Anderw Yang 3%

[(D) Pete Buttigieg, (D) Elizabeth Warren, (D) Mike Bloomberg and (D) Tom Steyer 

0 votes]

 City of Warren: [1 precinct]

(Presidential Democrat Primary)

(D) Joe Biden 81%

(I) Bernie Sanders 11%

(D) Pete Buttigieg 2%

(D) Tulsi Gabbard 2%

(D) Amy Klobuchar 2%

(D) Tom Steyer 2%

[(D) Andrew Yang, (D) Elizabeth Warren and (D) Mike Bloomberg 0 votes] 

Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (Presidential Democrat Primary)

(D) Joe Biden 81%

(I) Bernie Sanders 12%

(D) Pete Buttigieg 3%

(D) Elizabeth Warren 3%

[(D) Tulsi Gabbard, (D) Mike Bloomberg, (D) Amy Klobuchar and (D) Andrew Yang combine for 1%] 

[(D) Tom Steyer 0 votes]

 Rural: [6 precincts]

 (Presidential Democrat Primary)

(D) Joe Biden 86%

(I) Bernie Sanders 4%

(D) Elizabeth Warren 4%

(D) Pete Buttigieg 4%

(D) Amy Klobuchar 1%

[(D) Mike Bloomberg and (D) Andrew Yang combine for 1%] 

[(D) Tulsi Gabbard and (D) Tom Steyer 0 votes]

 2018 Midterm:

City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

(U.S. Senate)

U.S. Senator (D) Joe Donnelly up for re-election challenged by businessman (R) Mike Braun and (L) Lucy Brenton

(R) Mike Braun 61%  

(D) Joe Donnelly 33% 

(L) Lucy Brenton 6%

 (U.S. House)

U.S. Congressman (R) Jim Banks up for re-election challenged by marketing consultant (D) Courtney Tritch

(R) Jim Banks 68% 

(D) Courtney Tritch 32%

 City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Mike Braun 61%  

(D) Joe Donnelly 35% 

(L) Lucy Brenton 4%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 66% 

(D) Courtney Tritch 34%

 City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Mike Braun 69%  

(D) Joe Donnelly 25% 

(L) Lucy Brenton 6%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 74% 

(D) Courtney Tritch 26%

 City of Warren: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Mike Braun 68%  

(D) Joe Donnelly 27% 

(L) Lucy Brenton 5%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 74% 

(D) Courtney Tritch 26%

 Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Mike Braun 72%  

(D) Joe Donnelly 25% 

(L) Lucy Brenton 3%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 78% 

(D) Courtney Tritch 22%

  Rural: [6 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate)

(R) Mike Braun 72%  

(D) Joe Donnelly 24% 

(L) Lucy Brenton 4%

 (U.S. House)

(R) Jim Banks 78% 

(D) Courtney Tritch 22%

 

 

 2018 Midterm PRIMARY:

City of Huntington: [15 precincts]

(U.S. Senate G.O.P. Primary)

Businessman (R) Mike Braun, U.S. Congressman & former Indiana Secretary of State (R) Todd Rokita and U.S. Congressman (R) Luke Messer square off.

(R) Mike Braun 37%  

(R) Todd Rokita 35%

(R) Luke Messer 28%

  City of Roanoke: [2 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate Primary)

(R) Todd Rokita 38%

(R) Mike Braun 37%

(R) Luke Messer 25%

 City of Andrews: [1 precinct]

 (U.S. Senate Primary) 

(R) Todd Rokita 36%

(R) Mike Braun 35%

(R) Luke Messer 29%

 City of Warren: [1 precinct]

(U.S. Senate Primary)

(R) Mike Braun 44%   

(R) Todd Rokita 29%

(R) Luke Messer 27%

 Rural/Suburban: [11 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate Primary)

(R) Mike Braun 38%    

(R) Todd Rokita 34%

(R) Luke Messer 28%

 Rural: [6 precincts]

 (U.S. Senate Primary)

(R) Mike Braun 39%    

(R) Todd Rokita 33%

(R) Luke Messer 28%