Man Charged In Barbee Lake Area Burglaries

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

By Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor-

Numerous residential burglaries in the Barbee Lake area were committed by a local man, according to police.

Josh Bammel, 20, of 3 EMS B60D Lane, Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 6:36 p.m. Saturday on two counts each of burglary and theft. He is being held on $10,000 bond.

According to Detective Sgt. Todd Sautter of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Bammel is responsible for at least 13 burglaries in the EMS B61 Lane area. A Crime Stoppers tip put police on his trail and, during an interview with Bammel, police were able to retrieve some of the items allegedly stolen during the criminal acts.

The burglaries took place between August and November, mostly at summer residences. Among the items taken were electronics equipment, money and sports equipment, such as fishing poles. Police said Bammel mostly took items that he could carry away from the houses. Some of the items were pawned. In several instances, a break-in was reported at a house, but nothing was found to be missing. Bammel allegedly ransacked several homes looking for valuables but did not taken anything.

Damage was reported to many of the homes, where doors were broken to gain entry. [[In-content Ad]]

Numerous residential burglaries in the Barbee Lake area were committed by a local man, according to police.

Josh Bammel, 20, of 3 EMS B60D Lane, Warsaw, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 6:36 p.m. Saturday on two counts each of burglary and theft. He is being held on $10,000 bond.

According to Detective Sgt. Todd Sautter of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Bammel is responsible for at least 13 burglaries in the EMS B61 Lane area. A Crime Stoppers tip put police on his trail and, during an interview with Bammel, police were able to retrieve some of the items allegedly stolen during the criminal acts.

The burglaries took place between August and November, mostly at summer residences. Among the items taken were electronics equipment, money and sports equipment, such as fishing poles. Police said Bammel mostly took items that he could carry away from the houses. Some of the items were pawned. In several instances, a break-in was reported at a house, but nothing was found to be missing. Bammel allegedly ransacked several homes looking for valuables but did not taken anything.

Damage was reported to many of the homes, where doors were broken to gain entry. [[In-content Ad]]

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