POLICE NEWS: 11-year-old boy injured in crash

John Kline, Goshen News, Ind.
·3 min read

May 11—An 11-year-old boy was injured in a two-vehicle collision at 4:03 p.m. Tuesday in Elkhart County.

According to Elkhart County deputies, Paul Covert, 56, Edwardsburg, Michigan, was driving his vehicle south on C.R. 7 and had stopped for the stop sign at the C.R. 4 intersection. Covert then entered the intersection and collided with a second vehicle heading west on C.R. 4 through the intersection, according to a crash report.

Covert and the driver of the second vehicle, William Bowen, 31, Elkhart, were uninjured. A passenger in Bowen's vehicle, the 11-year-old boy, was treated by medics at the scene for a scrape and bump on the right shoulder resulting from the collision.

Covert was cited for failure to yield the right of way. Bowen was cited for a learner's permit violation.

ARRESTS

—Manuel Sargent, 18, was arrested by Elkhart County deputies on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor following a traffic stop in the area of C.R. 20 and Best Avenue at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday. He was released pending a court date.

HIT-AND-RUN

—Jeffrey Kauffman contacted Elkhart County deputies at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to report that he and his neighbor's mailboxes were struck by a vehicle in the 22000 block of C.R. 30, Goshen. The driver of the vehicle then left the scene without exchanging information.

THEFTS

—Tiffany Bourland, Arkansas, contacted Goshen police at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday to report that her debit card was stolen from out of her vehicle while it was parked at 1925 Lincolnway East, Goshen.

—Goshen police were dispatched to 2304 Lincolnway East, Goshen, at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a report of theft.

—Lynn Woodiwiss contacted Elkhart County deputies at 10:05 a.m. Monday to report that a white United trailer was stolen while parked at 19985 C.R. 8, Bristol, sometime between 9:43 and 9:48 p.m. Sunday.

—Sheila Bolen contacted Elkhart County deputies at 12:21 p.m. Monday to report that a Grand Design Reflection trailer owned by Windish RV was stolen while parked at 11550 Harter Drive, Middlebury, sometime between noon March 11 and noon May 2.

—Tina Stephens, 51470 C.R. 5, Elkhart, contacted Elkhart County deputies at 7:08 p.m. Tuesday to report that someone stole items from her property.

—Regina Marker contacted Elkhart County deputies at midnight Wednesday to report that someone stole her silver Chrysler 300 while it was parked at 27882 Sentry Way Drive, Elkhart, sometime between 7 and 10:45 p.m. Tuesday.

BURGLARIES

—Allan Henderson, 1002 S. 13th St., Goshen, contacted Goshen police at 9:02 a.m. Tuesday to report the theft of firearms from his residence.

—Scott Rugg, 412 N. Seventh St., Goshen, contacted Goshen police at 11:21 a.m. Tuesday to report that someone entered his unlocked residence and stole several items sometime between 7 and 11 a.m. Tuesday.

AWOL

—An employee of Elkhart County Work Release, 201 N. Cottage Ave., Goshen, contacted Elkhart County deputies at 4:33 p.m. Monday to report that Janice Smith, 55, Elkhart, failed to return to custody at 4:15 p.m. Friday and is now considered absent without leave.