Elkhart County Sheriff's Department

Officers, prosecutors talk about DUI enforcement efforts

Ordinances of note
• Animal control (.pdf)
• Curfew (.pdf)
• Fireworks (.pdf)
• Mailbox damage (.pdf)
• Noise (.pdf)
• Off-road vehicles (.pdf)

Crime prevention
• Identity theft (.pdf)
• Neighborhood watch
• Self defense

Indiana law
• Criminal code
• Traffic code

Local law enforcement
• Elkhart County prosecutor
• Bristol Police Department
• Elkhart Police Department
• Goshen Police Department
• Nappanee Police Department
• Indiana State Police
• Dept. of Natural Resources
• CrimeStoppers
• In memoriam

Sex offender registries
• Indiana
• National

Statistics
• 2007 annual report (.pdf)
• 2006 annual report (.pdf)
• 2005 annual report (.pdf)

Traffic safety
• Child restraints
• DUI enforcement
• Seat belts

Wanted lists
• Local criminal
• Local child support
• Federal Bureau of Investigation

Making a point: Elkhart County prosecutor Curtis Hill, chairman of the Governor's Council on Dangerous and Impaired Driving, speaks during a DUI enforcement event in 2007 at the new corrections facility. Officers and prosecutors from Elkhart, St. Joseph and Kosciusko counties turned out in support of the effort.

Once again, ECSD ranks as best in state
For the second straight year, the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department has been honored for having the best traffic enforcement division in the state.

During the 2006-07 grant year, the department conducted more than 150 enforcement events, including checks for proper seat-belt and child-passenger safety seat usage and DUI patrols. These Operation Pull Over programs are designed to increase awareness of traffic safety issues and decrease the number of arrests and tickets for violations and offenses.

"It goes to show officers in our department really care for the community. I am extremely proud," Sgt. Mark Diamond told The Truth newspaper. Diamond coordinated the department's efforts during the grant year.

Additional patrols and checkpoints are funded by grants administered through the Governor's Council on Dangerous and Impaired Driving. For the 2007-08 year, ECSD will work in cooperation with other local agencies to extend the enforcement programs, including a focus on safety near school buses and at four-way intersections.

Drivers with a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 percent will be arrested and prosecuted. A felony DUI conviction could have a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $10,000 fine, and the penalties increase if an alcohol-related crash results in another person's injury or death.