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    Sector 112/28:53 p.m.Robbery1500 N. Wells St.
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    Active warrantsThe Allen County Sheriff’s Department is looking for these people in connection with felony warrants active as of Feb. 6. People with information about the suspects’ whereabouts can call Crime Stoppers.
  • Teacher suspended for pointed lesson
    A teacher at Woodside Middle School has been suspended after displaying a knife during a lesson on the French and Indian War, according to the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.
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Hunter ‘critical' after tree stand fall

A Markle man was critically injured Saturday when he fell from a tree stand while hunting, according to Indiana conservation officers.

Ronald Hostetter, 45, of Markle, was deer hunting in the 10700 block of County Road North 200 West in Markle on Saturday afternoon when the accident occurred. He was taken by helicopter to Parkview Hospital, where he remained in critical condition Monday.

Conservation officers say they do not know what caused the fall.