On September 9, 2022, at 1238 hours, the Fort Wayne Police Department served a search warrant in the 2100 block of Beechmont Drive in connection with a Narcotics Investigation.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: September 9, 2022
Time: 0817 hours
Suspect #1 Arrested: Matthew Shoecraft Redd, Male, black, DOB: 10/02/1977
Location of incidents:
- 2100 block of Beechmont Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- 4500 block of Calumet Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Preliminary Charges:
- Dealing Methamphetamine
- Dealing Cocaine/narcotics Drug (Fentanyl)
- Dealing Cocaine/narcotics Drug (Cocaine)
- Dealing Heroin
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of paraphernalia
- Possession of stolen property (three stolen guns)
- Maintaining a Common Nuisance
- Invasion of privacy
- Body attachment warrant
Suspect #2 Arrested: Sylvia Redd
Preliminary Charges:
- Dealing Methamphetamine
- Visiting a Common Nuisance
- Possession of Paraphernalia
Type of Incident: Narcotics Investigation
Details/Summary:
On Friday, September 9, 2022 at approximately 12:38 P.M. members of the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Vice and Narcotics Division and Allen County SWAT served a search warrant at 2122 Beechmont Dr. An ongoing narcotics investigation combined with surveillance on Redd gave the Narcotics division the necessary information to obtain search warrants for 2122 Beechmont Dr. and 4545 Calumet Ave. both residences which are owned by Redd.
Upon serving the search warrant at the two locations, Detectives located 439.4 grams of methamphetamine, 7.7 grams of heroin,4.4 grams of Methyphenidate hydrochloride,.4 grams of acetaminophen hydrochloride, 100 M-30 pils(oxycodone hydrochloride), .1 grams of cocaine, 2.6 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, and 16.1 grams of marijuana. Also located were 15 firearms(three of which were reported stolen), multiple firearm magazines, ammunition, numerous digital scales, miscellaneous paraphernalia, and $4900 in U.S. currency. This is still an ongoing investigation with the Narcotics Division.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
All information is preliminary and subject to change during the course of the investigation
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Fort Wayne Police Department at 427-1201, Crime Stoppers at 436-7867, or use the free “P3 Tips” app.
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