Public Occurrences 12.11.24

December 11, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:53 p.m. Monday - Raleigh Alton Ward, 68, Ingleside, Ill., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and speeding. Bond: $15,000.
• 5:05 p.m. Monday - Thomas Charles Earl, 50, Vincennes, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 5:35 p.m. Monday - Audrey Lynn Brown, 57, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:55 p.m. Monday - Joshua S. Foreman, 47, of 3951 N. Southwinds Trail, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:03 a.m. Thursday - North Turkey Creek Road, 100 feet south of East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Margaret A. Williams, 43, East Center Street, Warsaw. Injury: Williams had an abrasion to the face. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:20 p.m. Dec. 2 - North CR 500W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 800N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Rosio Ramirez, 32, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:24 p.m. Dec. 2 - North CR 675E, 100 feet south of East CR 650N, North Webster. SUV hit deer. Driver: Brady D. Claassen, 23, North Center Street, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:13 a.m. Dec. 3 - East Old 30, 50 feet east of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Steven Lycan, 31, Roann. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:57 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West U.S. 30, Etna Green. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Bryan A. Moriarty, 40, West Broadway Street, Etna Green; Thaddeus L. Pratt, 22, Elkhart. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:11 a.m. Thursday - East CR 1000N, 100 feet west of EMS D13 Lane, Syracuse. Minivan hit tree and went into ditch. Driver: Zachary E. Reiff, 28, North Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:34 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Stanton Road and EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. SUV hit street sign. Driver: Thomas R. Anderson, 62, East Forest Glen Avenue, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:15 p.m. Friday - East CR 550N, 100 feet east of North CR 175E, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jesse A. Caudill, 32, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Seth E. McNees, 23, East CR 575N, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:18 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West CR 400N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Rafael M. Rojas, 30, North CR 225E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:20 p.m. Friday - North CR 650E, 500 feet south of East CR 100N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Elizabeth C. Przewoznik, 46, East Heritage Drive, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:47 p.m. Friday - East Ind. 14, 50 feet east of South CR 300E, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kristal L. Sims, 45, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:45 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 13, 100 feet south of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Cole A. Couch, 21, East Kyle Road, Pierceton; Eugene E. Derolf, 82, South Dixie Drive, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:29 p.m. Saturday - 804-2 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Rebecca S. Kinstle, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:39 p.m. Saturday - East Pierceton Road, 100 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Penny Miller, 59, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Country Club Road and South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Victoria A. Parrett, 27, Cabot Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:05 p.m. Saturday - East South Street, 100 feet west of North Old Ind. 15, Milford. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Jessica E. Speicher, 32, Jeremy Drive, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:50 a.m. Monday - East CR 1300N, Milford. Van hit deer. Driver: Sergio A. Garcia, 34, Elkhart. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:44 p.m. Monday - West CR 100N, 1,500 feet east of North Park Schram Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Shannon D. Stambaugh, 48, Millers Drive, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:29 p.m. Monday - West Levi Lee Road, 1,500 feet east of North Ind. 15, Leesburg. SUV hit tree. Driver: Joshua S. Foreman, 47, North Southwinds, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:53 p.m. Monday - Raleigh Alton Ward, 68, Ingleside, Ill., arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and speeding. Bond: $15,000.
• 5:05 p.m. Monday - Thomas Charles Earl, 50, Vincennes, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 5:35 p.m. Monday - Audrey Lynn Brown, 57, Fort Wayne, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 8:55 p.m. Monday - Joshua S. Foreman, 47, of 3951 N. Southwinds Trail, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 5:03 a.m. Thursday - North Turkey Creek Road, 100 feet south of East CR 1100N, Syracuse. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Margaret A. Williams, 43, East Center Street, Warsaw. Injury: Williams had an abrasion to the face. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:20 p.m. Dec. 2 - North CR 500W, 1,000 feet south of West CR 800N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Rosio Ramirez, 32, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 9:24 p.m. Dec. 2 - North CR 675E, 100 feet south of East CR 650N, North Webster. SUV hit deer. Driver: Brady D. Claassen, 23, North Center Street, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 8:13 a.m. Dec. 3 - East Old 30, 50 feet east of North CR 300E, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Steven Lycan, 31, Roann. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:57 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West U.S. 30, Etna Green. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Bryan A. Moriarty, 40, West Broadway Street, Etna Green; Thaddeus L. Pratt, 22, Elkhart. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 9:11 a.m. Thursday - East CR 1000N, 100 feet west of EMS D13 Lane, Syracuse. Minivan hit tree and went into ditch. Driver: Zachary E. Reiff, 28, North Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 9:34 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Stanton Road and EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. SUV hit street sign. Driver: Thomas R. Anderson, 62, East Forest Glen Avenue, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:15 p.m. Friday - East CR 550N, 100 feet east of North CR 175E, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jesse A. Caudill, 32, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw; Seth E. McNees, 23, East CR 575N, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:18 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North CR 800W and West CR 400N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Rafael M. Rojas, 30, North CR 225E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:20 p.m. Friday - North CR 650E, 500 feet south of East CR 100N, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Elizabeth C. Przewoznik, 46, East Heritage Drive, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:47 p.m. Friday - East Ind. 14, 50 feet east of South CR 300E, Silver Lake. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kristal L. Sims, 45, South CR 700E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:45 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 13, 100 feet south of East CR 500N, Leesburg. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Cole A. Couch, 21, East Kyle Road, Pierceton; Eugene E. Derolf, 82, South Dixie Drive, North Webster. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 5:29 p.m. Saturday - 804-2 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake. Unknown vehicle hit parked vehicle registered to Rebecca S. Kinstle, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:39 p.m. Saturday - East Pierceton Road, 100 feet west of East Washington Road, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Penny Miller, 59, West CR 200S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of South Country Club Road and South Old Ditch Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Victoria A. Parrett, 27, Cabot Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 11:05 p.m. Saturday - East South Street, 100 feet west of North Old Ind. 15, Milford. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Jessica E. Speicher, 32, Jeremy Drive, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:50 a.m. Monday - East CR 1300N, Milford. Van hit deer. Driver: Sergio A. Garcia, 34, Elkhart. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 1:44 p.m. Monday - West CR 100N, 1,500 feet east of North Park Schram Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Shannon D. Stambaugh, 48, Millers Drive, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:29 p.m. Monday - West Levi Lee Road, 1,500 feet east of North Ind. 15, Leesburg. SUV hit tree. Driver: Joshua S. Foreman, 47, North Southwinds, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.

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