Public Occurrences 2.15

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:

• 1:36 p.m. Wednesday - Roy Gene Lewis, 54, of 7881 E. CR 500S, Pierceton, arrested for refusal to submit to chemical testing. Bond: $750.

• 10:08 p.m. Wednesday - George Edward Timmons, 50, of 520 Chinworth Court, Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 2:03 a.m. today - Herbert Chandler, 65, Fort Wayne, arrested for forgery/checks and felony theft. Bond: $10,000.

• 2:25 a.m. today - Stephanie Ann Clark, 32, South Bend, arrested for criminal mischief and two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,250.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:10 p.m. Friday - CR 450N, 1,000 feet west of CR 250E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Cynthia A. Lursen, 42, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 8:20 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30E and Parker Street, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Joshua D. Leichty, 21, 12th Road, Bourbon; Joel D. Francis, 28, CR 500S, Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:47 p.m. Tuesday - 302 W. Market Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked van registered to Shelley Holderman, Riverwood Run, Warsaw. Driver: Darrell W. Vetor, 43, Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 2:29 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 13N and CR 1120N, Syracuse. Two-car collision. Drivers: Michael E. Espinoza, 25, Crystal Flash Road, North Webster; Amy M. Delaney, 23, Warner Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 2:42 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 13N and CR 1120N, Syracuse. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Paul R. Snell, 54, Ward Lane, North Webster; Amy M. Delaney, 23, Warner Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 2:02 p.m. Wednesday - U.S. 30E, 450 feet east of Center Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Thomas R. Wheeler, 48, CR 500S, Pierceton; Nancy S. Amiss, 70, Merry Mac Drive, Warsaw; John L. Vogel, 80, Westwood Lane, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 3:04 p.m. Wednesday - Center Street, 100 feet east of Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Joseph Roose, 20, CR 300S, Warsaw; Gene Farling, 76, EMS C19 Lane, Warsaw; Mary Blalock, 59, Lake Park Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 3:12 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Phillip M. Hawks, 19, Arbutus Trail, Warsaw; Timothy Metzger, 27, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:16 p.m. Wednesday - Springhill Road, 680 feet west of Provident Drive, Warsaw. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Michelle Spiratankoul, 16, Brubaker Street, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 10:45 p.m. Wednesday - CR 400N, 500 feet west of EMS B4 Lane, North Webster. SUV rollover. Driver: Heather M. Hamilton, 36, EMS B9 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• Feb. 6 - John T. Bruner, CR 200S, Warsaw, reported the theft of 20 CDs and a satellite radio from two vehicles at his residence. KCSD.

• 7:31 a.m. Tuesday - An employee of Monroe Muffler and Brake, Lake City Highway, Warsaw, reported the theft of scrap metal from the business. Value: $350. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]

County Jail Bookings

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

• 1:36 p.m. Wednesday - Roy Gene Lewis, 54, of 7881 E. CR 500S, Pierceton, arrested for refusal to submit to chemical testing. Bond: $750.

• 10:08 p.m. Wednesday - George Edward Timmons, 50, of 520 Chinworth Court, Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 2:03 a.m. today - Herbert Chandler, 65, Fort Wayne, arrested for forgery/checks and felony theft. Bond: $10,000.

• 2:25 a.m. today - Stephanie Ann Clark, 32, South Bend, arrested for criminal mischief and two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,250.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:10 p.m. Friday - CR 450N, 1,000 feet west of CR 250E, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Cynthia A. Lursen, 42, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 8:20 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30E and Parker Street, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Joshua D. Leichty, 21, 12th Road, Bourbon; Joel D. Francis, 28, CR 500S, Mentone. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:47 p.m. Tuesday - 302 W. Market Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked van registered to Shelley Holderman, Riverwood Run, Warsaw. Driver: Darrell W. Vetor, 43, Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

• 2:29 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 13N and CR 1120N, Syracuse. Two-car collision. Drivers: Michael E. Espinoza, 25, Crystal Flash Road, North Webster; Amy M. Delaney, 23, Warner Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 2:42 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 13N and CR 1120N, Syracuse. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Paul R. Snell, 54, Ward Lane, North Webster; Amy M. Delaney, 23, Warner Road, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 2:02 p.m. Wednesday - U.S. 30E, 450 feet east of Center Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Thomas R. Wheeler, 48, CR 500S, Pierceton; Nancy S. Amiss, 70, Merry Mac Drive, Warsaw; John L. Vogel, 80, Westwood Lane, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 3:04 p.m. Wednesday - Center Street, 100 feet east of Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Joseph Roose, 20, CR 300S, Warsaw; Gene Farling, 76, EMS C19 Lane, Warsaw; Mary Blalock, 59, Lake Park Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 3:12 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Phillip M. Hawks, 19, Arbutus Trail, Warsaw; Timothy Metzger, 27, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:16 p.m. Wednesday - Springhill Road, 680 feet west of Provident Drive, Warsaw. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Michelle Spiratankoul, 16, Brubaker Street, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 10:45 p.m. Wednesday - CR 400N, 500 feet west of EMS B4 Lane, North Webster. SUV rollover. Driver: Heather M. Hamilton, 36, EMS B9 Lane, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• Feb. 6 - John T. Bruner, CR 200S, Warsaw, reported the theft of 20 CDs and a satellite radio from two vehicles at his residence. KCSD.

• 7:31 a.m. Tuesday - An employee of Monroe Muffler and Brake, Lake City Highway, Warsaw, reported the theft of scrap metal from the business. Value: $350. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]
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