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Tip Leads to Three Arrests in Mentone

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MENTONE – An anonymous tip to the Mentone Police Department lead to three arrests for possession of meth Monday.
Mentone Police Department Deputy Terry Engstrand recieved the tip for the whereabouts of Bruce K. Tillman Jr., 24, of 314 S. Coumbia St., Warsaw, who was  wanted on a warrant in Kosciusko County. Engstrand observed Tillman in a white Chevy pickup truck belonging to Stanley W. Cripps, 25, of 547 14B Road, Etna Green. Also in the vehicle was Ashley N. Wolf, 18, of 201 N. Frankiln St., Mentone, according to Engstrand.
After pulling the vehicle over Monday around 3:50 p.m., Engstrand then found meth and paraphernalia in the cab.
Tillman is being held in the Kosciusko County Jail on a $106,350 bond for previous charges for resisiting law enforcement, failure to appear in court and failure to stop after an accident. Cripps and Wolf are being held at Kosciusko County Jail on $5,250 bonds.