Public Occurrences 2.15.2012

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:

- 1:32 p.m. Tuesday – Armando Ortega, 33, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Bond: $5,000.
- 2:29 p.m. Tuesday – Eddie Valentino Harmon, 31, South Bend, arrested for dealing cocaine. Bond: $100,000.
- 3:51 p.m. Tuesday – Stephanie Nicole White, 29, of 4057 N. Sullivan Road, Leesburg, arrested on an out-of-county warrant. No bond set.
- 8:42 p.m. Tuesday – Leyon Joseph Gillam, 19, of 210 S. McKinley St., Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
- 1:16 a.m. today – Jeremy Lee Dawson, 26, of 657 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, arrested on three counts of battery. Bond: $2,000.

Personal Injury Accidents
- 3:05 p.m. Monday – Intersection of Ind. 15S and Boydston Street, Warsaw. Car hit by unidentified vehicle that fled the scene. Driver: Hailey F. Cotter, 17, North CR 150E, Warsaw. Injuries: Cotter; Hailey Yarnall, 17, East CR 300N, Warsaw; Rusty Carlson, 18, East River Avenue, Warsaw; and Danielle Connealy, 16, Boydston Street, Warsaw, all complained of head pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
- 5 p.m. Friday – Intersection of CR 500N and T13 Lane, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Robert F. Walker, 89, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Injury: Walker complained of knee pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
- 12:50 a.m. Tuesday – Ind. 13S, 1,000 feet south of Barbee Road, North Webster. Car-van collision. Drivers: Timothy R. Stidham, 28, North Hiawatha Drive, Syracuse; Donald Klosnoski, 35, East CR 275S, Winona Lake. Injuries: Kevin Kisala, 39, Munster, a passenger in Klosnoski’s vehicle, suffered a head injury. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Property Damage Accidents
- 3 p.m. Thursday – CR 1050N, 1,000 feet west of Ind. 19N, Nappanee. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Darin L. Mast, 27, Constantine, Mich.; Edna F. Chupp, 78, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 9:15 a.m. Friday – Intersection of Husky Trail and Parker Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Parnell Peconga, 30, East CR 100S, Claypool; Janet Reuter, 62, East Steven Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
- 9:40 p.m. Friday – CR 800N, 1,500 feet west of CR 675W, Nappanee. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Brenden T. Cherins, 19, West CR 800N, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 10:03 p.m. Friday – CR 550N, 3,300 feet east of CR 100E, Leesburg. Car rolled over. Driver: Matthew C. Fisher, 22, West Van Buren, Leesburg. Injuries: Mason Fisher, 18, West Van Buren, Leesburg, a passenger in Fisher’s vehicle, complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 4:38 a.m. Saturday – CR 600S, 1,000 feet west of CR 700W, Burket. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Russ L. Yeiter, 21, West Snyder Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.
- 7 a.m. Sunday – Ind. 15S, 4,000 feet north of CR 400N, Leesburg. Car hit fence. Driver: Mark A. Sudhoff, 24, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 7:09 a.m. Monday – Corneilus Road, 300 feet east of Eastshore Drive, Syracuse. Van hit deer. Driver: Robin A. Harley, 49, North Warner Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 7:12 a.m. Monday – Intersection of Lake Street and Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Steven R. Warner, 17, South Valentine Road, Claypool; Justin L. Williams, 24, North Meadow Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 11:23 a.m. Tuesday – CR 900S, 750 feet west of Ind. 15S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Barney D. Sleeth, 66, West Hill Lake Road, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 12:09 p.m. Tuesday – CR 150E, 1,000 feet north of CR 300N, Warsaw. Car went off road. Driver: Armando O. Ortega, 33, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 3:09 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of U.S. 30 West and Old 30, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Roswell A. Clemens, 26, Country Club Road, Warsaw; Seth T. Helser, 36, West CR 350S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 3:20 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of Ind. 15S and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Derek A. Hockemeyer, 34, Fisher Avenue, Warsaw; Kendra A. Dotson, 29, East Snyder Road, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Incidents
- 12:18 p.m. Thursday – A Dunkirk man reported the theft of four televisions. KCSD.
- 9:53 p.m. Saturday – Jordan Todd Burgess, Wayside Court, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip collision to his vehicle. WPD.
- 11:52 a.m. Monday – A Warsaw man reported the theft of tools from a residence in the 1600 block of Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Loss: $15,400. KCSD.
- 12:15 p.m. Monday – A Van Wert, Ohio, woman reported a fraud. WPD.
- 4:18 p.m. Monday – A Winona Lake woman reported sugar had been poured in the gas tank of her vehicle. WPD.
- 5:48 p.m. Monday – A Warsaw man reported the theft of a check. WPD.
- 10 p.m. Monday – A Nappanee man reported a fraud. KCSD.
- Tuesday – A Warsaw woman reported a fraud. KCSD.
- 1:23 p.m. Tuesday – An Etna Green man reported tires on his vehicle were slashed. KCSD.
- 4:02 p.m. Tuesday – A Syracuse man reported a theft. Loss: $1,000. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]

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

- 1:32 p.m. Tuesday – Armando Ortega, 33, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Bond: $5,000.
- 2:29 p.m. Tuesday – Eddie Valentino Harmon, 31, South Bend, arrested for dealing cocaine. Bond: $100,000.
- 3:51 p.m. Tuesday – Stephanie Nicole White, 29, of 4057 N. Sullivan Road, Leesburg, arrested on an out-of-county warrant. No bond set.
- 8:42 p.m. Tuesday – Leyon Joseph Gillam, 19, of 210 S. McKinley St., Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
- 1:16 a.m. today – Jeremy Lee Dawson, 26, of 657 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, arrested on three counts of battery. Bond: $2,000.

Personal Injury Accidents
- 3:05 p.m. Monday – Intersection of Ind. 15S and Boydston Street, Warsaw. Car hit by unidentified vehicle that fled the scene. Driver: Hailey F. Cotter, 17, North CR 150E, Warsaw. Injuries: Cotter; Hailey Yarnall, 17, East CR 300N, Warsaw; Rusty Carlson, 18, East River Avenue, Warsaw; and Danielle Connealy, 16, Boydston Street, Warsaw, all complained of head pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
- 5 p.m. Friday – Intersection of CR 500N and T13 Lane, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Robert F. Walker, 89, EMS B6 Lane, Leesburg. Injury: Walker complained of knee pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
- 12:50 a.m. Tuesday – Ind. 13S, 1,000 feet south of Barbee Road, North Webster. Car-van collision. Drivers: Timothy R. Stidham, 28, North Hiawatha Drive, Syracuse; Donald Klosnoski, 35, East CR 275S, Winona Lake. Injuries: Kevin Kisala, 39, Munster, a passenger in Klosnoski’s vehicle, suffered a head injury. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Property Damage Accidents
- 3 p.m. Thursday – CR 1050N, 1,000 feet west of Ind. 19N, Nappanee. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Darin L. Mast, 27, Constantine, Mich.; Edna F. Chupp, 78, Nappanee. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 9:15 a.m. Friday – Intersection of Husky Trail and Parker Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Parnell Peconga, 30, East CR 100S, Claypool; Janet Reuter, 62, East Steven Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
- 9:40 p.m. Friday – CR 800N, 1,500 feet west of CR 675W, Nappanee. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Brenden T. Cherins, 19, West CR 800N, Nappanee. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 10:03 p.m. Friday – CR 550N, 3,300 feet east of CR 100E, Leesburg. Car rolled over. Driver: Matthew C. Fisher, 22, West Van Buren, Leesburg. Injuries: Mason Fisher, 18, West Van Buren, Leesburg, a passenger in Fisher’s vehicle, complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 4:38 a.m. Saturday – CR 600S, 1,000 feet west of CR 700W, Burket. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Russ L. Yeiter, 21, West Snyder Road, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.
- 7 a.m. Sunday – Ind. 15S, 4,000 feet north of CR 400N, Leesburg. Car hit fence. Driver: Mark A. Sudhoff, 24, South Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 7:09 a.m. Monday – Corneilus Road, 300 feet east of Eastshore Drive, Syracuse. Van hit deer. Driver: Robin A. Harley, 49, North Warner Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
- 7:12 a.m. Monday – Intersection of Lake Street and Zimmer Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Steven R. Warner, 17, South Valentine Road, Claypool; Justin L. Williams, 24, North Meadow Ridge Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 11:23 a.m. Tuesday – CR 900S, 750 feet west of Ind. 15S, Silver Lake. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Barney D. Sleeth, 66, West Hill Lake Road, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 12:09 p.m. Tuesday – CR 150E, 1,000 feet north of CR 300N, Warsaw. Car went off road. Driver: Armando O. Ortega, 33, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 3:09 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of U.S. 30 West and Old 30, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Roswell A. Clemens, 26, Country Club Road, Warsaw; Seth T. Helser, 36, West CR 350S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 3:20 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of Ind. 15S and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Derek A. Hockemeyer, 34, Fisher Avenue, Warsaw; Kendra A. Dotson, 29, East Snyder Road, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Incidents
- 12:18 p.m. Thursday – A Dunkirk man reported the theft of four televisions. KCSD.
- 9:53 p.m. Saturday – Jordan Todd Burgess, Wayside Court, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip collision to his vehicle. WPD.
- 11:52 a.m. Monday – A Warsaw man reported the theft of tools from a residence in the 1600 block of Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Loss: $15,400. KCSD.
- 12:15 p.m. Monday – A Van Wert, Ohio, woman reported a fraud. WPD.
- 4:18 p.m. Monday – A Winona Lake woman reported sugar had been poured in the gas tank of her vehicle. WPD.
- 5:48 p.m. Monday – A Warsaw man reported the theft of a check. WPD.
- 10 p.m. Monday – A Nappanee man reported a fraud. KCSD.
- Tuesday – A Warsaw woman reported a fraud. KCSD.
- 1:23 p.m. Tuesday – An Etna Green man reported tires on his vehicle were slashed. KCSD.
- 4:02 p.m. Tuesday – A Syracuse man reported a theft. Loss: $1,000. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]
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