2 arrested on drug-related charges

Police and fire

Motorcyclist critical after crash north of city

A motorcyclist was badly hurt in a crash with a pickup truck Saturday morning north of Fort Wayne, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department.About 10:20 a.m.Today 3:34 pm

SUV backs over boy; driver faces charges

The driver of a sport utility vehicle accused of backing over a 5-year-old boy and then driving away was charged Friday with a felony.Today 8:53 am

Couch fire forces area evacuation

A couch caught fire Thursday evening, forcing residents out of a Huntington apartment building for several hours.The Central Living Apartments building, 601 N. Jefferson St.Today 3:00 am

Two men were in the Kosciusko County Jail on Wednesday after being arrested by undercover officers on drug charges.

The Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and the Warsaw Police Department arrested the men as a result of earlier undercover controlled purchases, the sheriff's department said in a statement.

On Monday, officers arrested Samuel Effrien Alvarez, 33, of Warsaw, on preliminary charges of failure to appear, bond revocation and two body attachment warrants stemming from a previous dealing cocaine charge, police said. He was being held on $110,000 bond.

On Tuesday, Robert Braxton King, 28, of Pierceton, was arrested on preliminary charges of felony theft and felony dealing in a narcotic drug, police said. He was being held on $155,000 bond.