Man Arrested For Armed Robberies

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer-

A Warsaw man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with armed robberies in Warsaw Saturday and North Webster Monday.

Randall Gayle Stahl, 40, of 1822 Rider St., Warsaw, was arrested for armed robbery around 11:51 a.m. Tuesday at a residence at 3699 N. CR 175E, Lot 169, Warsaw, in Suburban Acres. Stahl was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 3 p.m. Tuesday with a bond set at $10,000.

Police currently are seeking another suspect, who is described as an adult white male, in connection with the robberies.

Stahl is accused of using a gun to rob two men at area car washes.

Saturday, Stahl allegedly robbed Jacob Paul Revere, 18, of Warsaw, while Revere was at a coin changing machine at the Super Wash on Center Street Saturday around 5:19 p.m.

Stahl allegedly pointed a gun at Revere, took his wallet and cellular telephone and forced Revere into the trunk his vehicle.

Monday, Stahl allegedly used a gun to rob John Glon Jr. of Larwill at Paula's Car Wash on George Street in North Webster around 6:28 p.m. Monday.

After a short conversation, Stahl pointed a gun and told Glon to get into the trunk of his vehicle. When Glon refused, the man hit him in the head the weapon.

After the incident, Glon flagged down North Webster Police Officer Candice Smythe and reported the incident.

The victim of the North Webster robbery was able to tell police the license plate number of the car the suspects used to leave the scene. The license plate on the maroon Chevrolet Monte Carlo was registered to Stahl, who also fit the description of one of the suspects in the incident.

Stahl previously was arrested in Kosciusko County for being a habitual traffic offender, possession of a controlled substance and theft/receiving stolen property in 1996.

The Warsaw Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and the North Webster Police Department.

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Former Resident In Plane Crash

Staff report

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -ÊA woman with area ties was in a plane that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight from the Bahamas Monday.

Paulette Helseth, an Atwood High School graduate, along with Joseph Helseth and Scott Sheline, who are all residents of Vero Beach, Fla., were in a single-engine Piper plane flying to Port St. Lucie County International Airport in Fort Pierce, Fla., when the plane disappeared from radar around 11:10 a.m. Monday. The plane left from Treasure Cay in the Bahamas.

The plane encountered bad weather and is believed to have crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 25 miles east of Port St. Lucie.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the lost plane Tuesday. No debris from the plane has surfaced, and the Coast Guard has not received a report of the plane landing somewhere else.

Paulette Helseth still has ties to the local area. Randy Swanson of Warsaw is her brother, and Penny Cook of Winona Lake is her sister. [[In-content Ad]]

A Warsaw man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with armed robberies in Warsaw Saturday and North Webster Monday.

Randall Gayle Stahl, 40, of 1822 Rider St., Warsaw, was arrested for armed robbery around 11:51 a.m. Tuesday at a residence at 3699 N. CR 175E, Lot 169, Warsaw, in Suburban Acres. Stahl was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 3 p.m. Tuesday with a bond set at $10,000.

Police currently are seeking another suspect, who is described as an adult white male, in connection with the robberies.

Stahl is accused of using a gun to rob two men at area car washes.

Saturday, Stahl allegedly robbed Jacob Paul Revere, 18, of Warsaw, while Revere was at a coin changing machine at the Super Wash on Center Street Saturday around 5:19 p.m.

Stahl allegedly pointed a gun at Revere, took his wallet and cellular telephone and forced Revere into the trunk his vehicle.

Monday, Stahl allegedly used a gun to rob John Glon Jr. of Larwill at Paula's Car Wash on George Street in North Webster around 6:28 p.m. Monday.

After a short conversation, Stahl pointed a gun and told Glon to get into the trunk of his vehicle. When Glon refused, the man hit him in the head the weapon.

After the incident, Glon flagged down North Webster Police Officer Candice Smythe and reported the incident.

The victim of the North Webster robbery was able to tell police the license plate number of the car the suspects used to leave the scene. The license plate on the maroon Chevrolet Monte Carlo was registered to Stahl, who also fit the description of one of the suspects in the incident.

Stahl previously was arrested in Kosciusko County for being a habitual traffic offender, possession of a controlled substance and theft/receiving stolen property in 1996.

The Warsaw Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Kosciusko County Drug Task Force and the North Webster Police Department.

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Former Resident In Plane Crash

Staff report

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -ÊA woman with area ties was in a plane that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight from the Bahamas Monday.

Paulette Helseth, an Atwood High School graduate, along with Joseph Helseth and Scott Sheline, who are all residents of Vero Beach, Fla., were in a single-engine Piper plane flying to Port St. Lucie County International Airport in Fort Pierce, Fla., when the plane disappeared from radar around 11:10 a.m. Monday. The plane left from Treasure Cay in the Bahamas.

The plane encountered bad weather and is believed to have crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about 25 miles east of Port St. Lucie.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the lost plane Tuesday. No debris from the plane has surfaced, and the Coast Guard has not received a report of the plane landing somewhere else.

Paulette Helseth still has ties to the local area. Randy Swanson of Warsaw is her brother, and Penny Cook of Winona Lake is her sister. [[In-content Ad]]

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