Public Occurrences 2.16

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:

• 10:01 a.m. Thursday - Franklin Dean Hibschman Jr., 18, of 44 EMS B66 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for felony theft and failure to appear. Bond: $2,000.

• 10:38 a.m. Thursday - Kegan Charles Young, 18, of 209 E. Baltimore St., Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $2,000.

• 6:23 p.m. Thursday - James Donald Strodtman, 46, of 307 W. Pickwick, Syracuse, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,000.

• 8:07 p.m. Thursday - Saul Vasquez, 28, Ligonier, arrested on three counts of dealing cocaine/narcotics. Bond: $20,000.

• 9:02 p.m. Thursday - Ray Franklin Belcher, 37, of 524 Inwood Circle Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 4:45 p.m. Monday - Intersection of CRs 750E and 500N, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Ricky A. Westerman, 34, Mishawaka. Injury: Westerman complained of back pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 3:30 p.m. Thursday - CR 900N, 200 feet east of CR 200E, Milford. Van slid down embankment and hit a culvert. Driver: Andrea Beatrice, 33, EMS D18A1, Syracuse. Injuries: Beatrice complained of body pain and a passenger in her vehicle, Landon Stilts, 9, EMS D18A1 Lane, Syracuse, complained of head pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:20 p.m. Monday - Intersection of CRs 100E and 250N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Nancy L. Heid, 45, Rattington Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 3:15 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of CRs 600N and 200W, Leesburg. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Scott Peters, 46, Country Drive, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:40 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of CRs 1250N and 825E, Syracuse. Car hit highway sign. Driver: Aaron E. Torbit, 25, Baltimore Street, Syracuse. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSD.

• 11:55 p.m. Wednesday - CR 450N, 200 feet west of CR 300E, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Kevin M. Hall, 31, CR 250S, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 5:55 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15N and CR 250N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Claudia Reyes, 25, Kincaide Street, Warsaw; Michelle R. Jones, 31, Roann. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 9:29 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 25W and Union Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Pickup left the scene. Driver: Bradley V. Waikel, 18, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 10:08 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Turkey Creek Road and CR 1100N, Syracuse. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Tonya L. Myers, 35, Lincoln Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 10:20 a.m. Thursday - Ind. 14W, 2,300 feet east of Country Club Road, Silver Lake. Car hit school bus. Drivers: Carl D. Harlan, 80, North Street, Liberty Mills; Wayne H. Berkey, 63, CR 400W, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• 9:34 a.m. Thursday - An employee of Milestone Construction Company, Palm Drive, Syracuse, reported the theft of a kerosene heater from a work site. Value: $222. KCSD.

• 9:37 a.m. Thursday - Deanna Lynn Whitlock, Ireland Drive, Warsaw, reported an attempted break-in to her apartment. WPD.

• 9:55 a.m. Thursday - Wesley Edward Smith, Mark Trail, Warsaw, reported the unauthorized use of his personal information. WPD.

• 12:45 p.m. Thursday - A Warsaw man reported a possible telephone fraud. WPD.

• 4 p.m. Thursday - A Warsaw man reported receiving harassing telephone calls. WPD.

• 5 p.m. Thursday - A Cromwell woman reported trouble with a juvenile. KCSD.

• 5:59 p.m. Thursday - Mike Ryan Kneller, Lake Street, Warsaw, reported the theft of running boards, an air compressor, a compound bow, a television and two bicycles from a storage unit. Value:$1,400. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]

County Jail Bookings

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

• 10:01 a.m. Thursday - Franklin Dean Hibschman Jr., 18, of 44 EMS B66 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for felony theft and failure to appear. Bond: $2,000.

• 10:38 a.m. Thursday - Kegan Charles Young, 18, of 209 E. Baltimore St., Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $2,000.

• 6:23 p.m. Thursday - James Donald Strodtman, 46, of 307 W. Pickwick, Syracuse, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,000.

• 8:07 p.m. Thursday - Saul Vasquez, 28, Ligonier, arrested on three counts of dealing cocaine/narcotics. Bond: $20,000.

• 9:02 p.m. Thursday - Ray Franklin Belcher, 37, of 524 Inwood Circle Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 4:45 p.m. Monday - Intersection of CRs 750E and 500N, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Ricky A. Westerman, 34, Mishawaka. Injury: Westerman complained of back pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 3:30 p.m. Thursday - CR 900N, 200 feet east of CR 200E, Milford. Van slid down embankment and hit a culvert. Driver: Andrea Beatrice, 33, EMS D18A1, Syracuse. Injuries: Beatrice complained of body pain and a passenger in her vehicle, Landon Stilts, 9, EMS D18A1 Lane, Syracuse, complained of head pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 9:20 p.m. Monday - Intersection of CRs 100E and 250N, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Nancy L. Heid, 45, Rattington Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 3:15 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of CRs 600N and 200W, Leesburg. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Scott Peters, 46, Country Drive, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 3:40 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of CRs 1250N and 825E, Syracuse. Car hit highway sign. Driver: Aaron E. Torbit, 25, Baltimore Street, Syracuse. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSD.

• 11:55 p.m. Wednesday - CR 450N, 200 feet west of CR 300E, Warsaw. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Kevin M. Hall, 31, CR 250S, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 5:55 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15N and CR 250N, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Claudia Reyes, 25, Kincaide Street, Warsaw; Michelle R. Jones, 31, Roann. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 9:29 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 25W and Union Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Pickup left the scene. Driver: Bradley V. Waikel, 18, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 10:08 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Turkey Creek Road and CR 1100N, Syracuse. Pickup hit utility pole. Driver: Tonya L. Myers, 35, Lincoln Road, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 10:20 a.m. Thursday - Ind. 14W, 2,300 feet east of Country Club Road, Silver Lake. Car hit school bus. Drivers: Carl D. Harlan, 80, North Street, Liberty Mills; Wayne H. Berkey, 63, CR 400W, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• 9:34 a.m. Thursday - An employee of Milestone Construction Company, Palm Drive, Syracuse, reported the theft of a kerosene heater from a work site. Value: $222. KCSD.

• 9:37 a.m. Thursday - Deanna Lynn Whitlock, Ireland Drive, Warsaw, reported an attempted break-in to her apartment. WPD.

• 9:55 a.m. Thursday - Wesley Edward Smith, Mark Trail, Warsaw, reported the unauthorized use of his personal information. WPD.

• 12:45 p.m. Thursday - A Warsaw man reported a possible telephone fraud. WPD.

• 4 p.m. Thursday - A Warsaw man reported receiving harassing telephone calls. WPD.

• 5 p.m. Thursday - A Cromwell woman reported trouble with a juvenile. KCSD.

• 5:59 p.m. Thursday - Mike Ryan Kneller, Lake Street, Warsaw, reported the theft of running boards, an air compressor, a compound bow, a television and two bicycles from a storage unit. Value:$1,400. WPD.[[In-content Ad]]
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