Public Occurrences 10.12.09

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

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County Jail Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

n 6:23 p.m. Friday - Randy Walgamuth, 49, of 319 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $300.

n 11:23 p.m. Friday - Phillip J. Vincent, 29, of 3762 W. Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

n 12:01 a.m. Saturday - Shawn Michael Swartart, 23, Columbia City, arrested for burglary. Bond: $20,000.

n 3:58 a.m. Saturday - Amber Lee Tomblin, 21, of 14 EMS D18B Lane, Syracuse, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 9:30 a.m. Saturday - Jordan Allen Zirkel, 24, of 1508 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500,

n 11:48 a.m. Saturday - David Leroy Hughes, 57, of 12031 N. Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell, arrested for possession of legends or precursors to manufacturing methamphetamine. Bond: $1,000.

n 1:20 p.m. Saturday - Cheryl Joyce Deeds, 24, of 9758 N. Hiawatha Lane, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

n 1:18 a.m. Sunday - Joshua Talbot Peace, 36, Millersburg, arrested for theft-shoplifting. Bond: $2,000.

n 1:55 a.m. Sunday - Robert Mitchell Irwin, 23, of 2019 E. CR 700N, Leesburg, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 2:22 a.m. Sunday - Ronald David Collins, 48, of 1555 S. Ferguson Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

n 2:47 a.m. Sunday - Jeff Allen Piper, 24, Laporte, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

n 4:34 a.m. Sunday - Edward Kenneth Johnson, 43, of 1912 Indian Trail, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to chemical testing and public intoxication. Bond: $550.

n 3:05 p.m. Sunday - Floyd Deon Lemaster, 45, of 9801 N. American Way, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

n 4:35 p.m. Sunday - Willia Lee Sutton, 48, of 2476 W. Wildwood Trail, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $2,550.

Personal Injury

Accidents

n 4:56 a.m. Friday - Ind. 15S, 600 feet south of CR 350S, Warsaw. Car-tractor-trailer collision. Drivers: Andrew Spears, 19, Warsaw; Allen J. Swingley, 29, Farmland. Injury: Spears complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

n 3:07 p.m. Friday - Intersection of CRs 500W and 400N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Samuel C. Schmucker, 44, Bremen; Jack R. Byrer, 18, CR 650N, Etna Green. Injuries: Byrer complained of elbow pain; passengers in Byrer's vehicle, Ashton Soria, 20, Plymouth, suffered bleeding to his elbow, and Daniel Collins, 19, Plymouth, complained of back pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Property Damage

Accidents

n 3:51 a.m. Thursday - Ind. 13S, 1,000 feet north of CR 725S, Sidney. Car hit dog. Driver: Frances E. Fights, 41, Muncie. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 9:19 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 5S and CR 950S, Silver Lake. Two-car collision. Drivers: Richard R. Reynolds, 21, Packerton Road, Claypool; Kenneth W. Lorenz, 79, Greentown. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

n 9:48 a.m. Friday - 202 E. Center St., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Tina S. Creekmore, 34, CR 625S, Claypool; Jessica Giron Vega, 25, Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

n 1:26 p.m. Friday - Intersection of US 30W and CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Minnie M. Trump, 51, Kings Highway, Winona Lake; Karen S. Foster, 55, CR 75N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 4:08 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15N and CR 350N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Trevis A. Smith, 18, CR 700W, Claypool; Chelsea S. Banks, 17, Ind. 14, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 4:10 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Center and Cleveland streets, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Danial E. Shepherd, 28, EMS C28E Lane, Warsaw; Lori L. Svinarich, 43, CR 900S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 5:32 p.m. Friday - Intersection of US 30W and Parker Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Milan Jovanovic, 18, LaCrosse; Tyson D. Howard, 18, Harris Street, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

n 9:16 a.m. Saturday - 3660 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked car registered to Corey E. Laukhuf, Old 30, Warsaw. Driver: John E. Blunk, 53, Cinderella Drive, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 7 p.m. Saturday - McKenna Road, 1,500 feet west of CR 650E, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Donna D. Searer, EMS B61B1 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 12:52 p.m. Sunday - 3350 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ketherine F. Wallace, 26, Timberline Circle, Warsaw; Tabitha A. Williamson, 30, Lantern Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 3:41 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of County Farm Road and CR 300S, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mary L. Lasuer, Main Street, Claypool; Nathaniel S. Christie, Monroe Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Incidents

n 2 p.m. Oct. 3 - Paul Charles, Old 30, Atwood, reported the theft of a pellet stove. KCSD.

n Friday - Thomas A. Harman, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw, reported a break-in to a camper parked at Swanson's Auto Service, Atwood. KCSD.

n 11:44 a.m. Friday - Bonnie L. Poe, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, reported the theft of prescription medication. WPD.

n 11:28 p.m. Friday - An employee of National City Bank, Center Street, Warsaw, reported damage to a window of the building. WPD.

n 10:34 a.m. Saturday - An employee of Love Bug Floral, Center Street, Warsaw, reported the fraudulent ordering of two dozen roses. Value: $143.37. WPD.

n 6:21 p.m. Saturday - Cindy Lee Cunningham, Columbia City, reported a break-in to her house and the theft of a safe and handgun. WPD.

n 10:18 p.m. Saturday - Heather Hersha, CR 150S, Pierceton, reported the theft of a 27-inch Sony television. Value: $300. KCSD.

n 10:42 p.m. Saturday - An employee of Papa John's Pizza, Center Street, Warsaw, reported a man was exposing himself at Hart Plaza. WPD.

n 12:22 a.m. Sunday - An employee of Walmart, Walton Boulevard, Warsaw, reported a shoplifter. WPD.

n 12:30 a.m. Sunday - Devan Lamont Bounds, Market Street, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to his vehicle. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]

County Jail Bookings

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

n 6:23 p.m. Friday - Randy Walgamuth, 49, of 319 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $300.

n 11:23 p.m. Friday - Phillip J. Vincent, 29, of 3762 W. Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

n 12:01 a.m. Saturday - Shawn Michael Swartart, 23, Columbia City, arrested for burglary. Bond: $20,000.

n 3:58 a.m. Saturday - Amber Lee Tomblin, 21, of 14 EMS D18B Lane, Syracuse, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 9:30 a.m. Saturday - Jordan Allen Zirkel, 24, of 1508 Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500,

n 11:48 a.m. Saturday - David Leroy Hughes, 57, of 12031 N. Sir Gallahad Place, Cromwell, arrested for possession of legends or precursors to manufacturing methamphetamine. Bond: $1,000.

n 1:20 p.m. Saturday - Cheryl Joyce Deeds, 24, of 9758 N. Hiawatha Lane, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

n 1:18 a.m. Sunday - Joshua Talbot Peace, 36, Millersburg, arrested for theft-shoplifting. Bond: $2,000.

n 1:55 a.m. Sunday - Robert Mitchell Irwin, 23, of 2019 E. CR 700N, Leesburg, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 2:22 a.m. Sunday - Ronald David Collins, 48, of 1555 S. Ferguson Road, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

n 2:47 a.m. Sunday - Jeff Allen Piper, 24, Laporte, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

n 4:34 a.m. Sunday - Edward Kenneth Johnson, 43, of 1912 Indian Trail, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to chemical testing and public intoxication. Bond: $550.

n 3:05 p.m. Sunday - Floyd Deon Lemaster, 45, of 9801 N. American Way, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

n 4:35 p.m. Sunday - Willia Lee Sutton, 48, of 2476 W. Wildwood Trail, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $2,550.

Personal Injury

Accidents

n 4:56 a.m. Friday - Ind. 15S, 600 feet south of CR 350S, Warsaw. Car-tractor-trailer collision. Drivers: Andrew Spears, 19, Warsaw; Allen J. Swingley, 29, Farmland. Injury: Spears complained of back pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

n 3:07 p.m. Friday - Intersection of CRs 500W and 400N, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Samuel C. Schmucker, 44, Bremen; Jack R. Byrer, 18, CR 650N, Etna Green. Injuries: Byrer complained of elbow pain; passengers in Byrer's vehicle, Ashton Soria, 20, Plymouth, suffered bleeding to his elbow, and Daniel Collins, 19, Plymouth, complained of back pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Property Damage

Accidents

n 3:51 a.m. Thursday - Ind. 13S, 1,000 feet north of CR 725S, Sidney. Car hit dog. Driver: Frances E. Fights, 41, Muncie. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 9:19 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 5S and CR 950S, Silver Lake. Two-car collision. Drivers: Richard R. Reynolds, 21, Packerton Road, Claypool; Kenneth W. Lorenz, 79, Greentown. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

n 9:48 a.m. Friday - 202 E. Center St., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Tina S. Creekmore, 34, CR 625S, Claypool; Jessica Giron Vega, 25, Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

n 1:26 p.m. Friday - Intersection of US 30W and CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Minnie M. Trump, 51, Kings Highway, Winona Lake; Karen S. Foster, 55, CR 75N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 4:08 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15N and CR 350N, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Trevis A. Smith, 18, CR 700W, Claypool; Chelsea S. Banks, 17, Ind. 14, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 4:10 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Center and Cleveland streets, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Danial E. Shepherd, 28, EMS C28E Lane, Warsaw; Lori L. Svinarich, 43, CR 900S, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 5:32 p.m. Friday - Intersection of US 30W and Parker Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Milan Jovanovic, 18, LaCrosse; Tyson D. Howard, 18, Harris Street, Bourbon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

n 9:16 a.m. Saturday - 3660 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked car registered to Corey E. Laukhuf, Old 30, Warsaw. Driver: John E. Blunk, 53, Cinderella Drive, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 7 p.m. Saturday - McKenna Road, 1,500 feet west of CR 650E, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Donna D. Searer, EMS B61B1 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 12:52 p.m. Sunday - 3350 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Ketherine F. Wallace, 26, Timberline Circle, Warsaw; Tabitha A. Williamson, 30, Lantern Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 3:41 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of County Farm Road and CR 300S, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Mary L. Lasuer, Main Street, Claypool; Nathaniel S. Christie, Monroe Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Incidents

n 2 p.m. Oct. 3 - Paul Charles, Old 30, Atwood, reported the theft of a pellet stove. KCSD.

n Friday - Thomas A. Harman, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw, reported a break-in to a camper parked at Swanson's Auto Service, Atwood. KCSD.

n 11:44 a.m. Friday - Bonnie L. Poe, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, reported the theft of prescription medication. WPD.

n 11:28 p.m. Friday - An employee of National City Bank, Center Street, Warsaw, reported damage to a window of the building. WPD.

n 10:34 a.m. Saturday - An employee of Love Bug Floral, Center Street, Warsaw, reported the fraudulent ordering of two dozen roses. Value: $143.37. WPD.

n 6:21 p.m. Saturday - Cindy Lee Cunningham, Columbia City, reported a break-in to her house and the theft of a safe and handgun. WPD.

n 10:18 p.m. Saturday - Heather Hersha, CR 150S, Pierceton, reported the theft of a 27-inch Sony television. Value: $300. KCSD.

n 10:42 p.m. Saturday - An employee of Papa John's Pizza, Center Street, Warsaw, reported a man was exposing himself at Hart Plaza. WPD.

n 12:22 a.m. Sunday - An employee of Walmart, Walton Boulevard, Warsaw, reported a shoplifter. WPD.

n 12:30 a.m. Sunday - Devan Lamont Bounds, Market Street, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to his vehicle. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]
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