Public Occurrences 3.5

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:

• 10:17 a.m. Friday - Amber Nicole Obacz, 22, of 665 Walter Way, Warsaw, arrested for criminal recklessness. Bond: $1,000.

• 2:57 p.m. Friday - James Rodric Reed, 41, Indianapolis, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 10:34 p.m. Friday - Frankie Lee Poe, 34, of 622 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 10:43 p.m. Friday - Roger Lee Busz, 54, of 401 N. Morgan St., Mentone, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $2,000.

• 12:20 a.m. Saturday - Jose Juan Lopez, 33, of 214 Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

• 1:27 a.m. Saturday - Saul Oviedo, 31, of 302 E. North St., Akron, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

• 1:15 p.m. Saturday - Jordan Charles Roberts, 19, of 3781 Maple Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 2:03 p.m. Saturday - John Henry Slone, 19, of 103 Orchard Ridge, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 2:49 p.m. Saturday - Scott Tyler Vanmeter, 44, of 5538 E. CR 350S, Pierceton, arrested for resisting/fleeing law enforcement. Bond: $500.

• 5:33 p.m. Saturday - Christopher A. Young, 47, of 1135 E. Winona Avenue, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 12:53 s.m. Sunday - Anthony Richard Newcomer, 29, of 309 Morgan St., Mentone, arrested on four counts of check deception. Bond: $1,300.

• 1:22 a.m. Sunday - Amy. K. Delap, 22, of 5443 E. Brown Road, Leesburg, arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication and false police reporting. Bond: $300.

• 4:40 a.m. Sunday - Cody Ray Hart, 28, of 6290 N. Ind. 25, Rochester, arrested on an out-of-county warrant. No bond set.

• 5:14 p.m. Sunday - Robert Allan Mansfield, 42, of 13143 N. CR 750E, Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $750.

• 8:12 p.m. Sunday - Mack Lewis Blankenship, 51, of 661 W. Jefferson St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 12:40 a.m. today - Doroteo Paredes, 29, of 546 Clinic St., Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

• 1:03 a.m. today - Christopher Anthony Smith, 20, of 531 Heather Boulevard, Nappanee, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3:36 a.m. today - Michael John Horwitz, 42, Hamilton, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $15,000.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 5:53 p.m. Friday - CR 100E, 500 feet south of CR 200N, Warsaw. SUV hit embankment and rolled over. Driver: Sarah Tuttle, 24, Sunset Drive, Bourbon. Injury: Tuttle complained of head pain and a passenger in her vehicle, Constance Jones, 34, Leesburg, complained of elbow pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 4:03 p.m. Friday - Intersection of CR 200N and Biomet Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Leonardo Nayoti, 19, CR 200N, Warsaw; Cora Baker, 87, Old 30, Warsaw. Injury: Nayoti suffered a scrape to his face and Baker suffered a scrape to her elbow. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 6:38 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30E, 500 feet west of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Earl H. Heckel, 55, Ind. 10, Bourbon; Kevin P. Carter, 46, Lake Street, Warsaw. Injury: Carter complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 7:14 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Old 30 and CR 250E, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Mark N. Morris, 35, Elaine Drive, Warsaw; James R. Palmer, 31, Columbia City. Injury: Palmer complained of shoulder pain and passengers in his vehicle, Molly B. Palmer, 28, Columbia City, complained of neck pain, and Olivia G. Palmer, 9, Columbia City, suffered a bruise to her arm. Passengers in Morris' vehicle, Stacey R. Morris, 30, Elaine Drive, Warsaw, complained of shoulder pain, and Ethan L. Morris, 4 months, suffered bleeding to his brain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 2 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind.. 25 and CR 400W, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Ronald E. Wright, 51, Turner Road, Claypool; James R. Roach, 57, Beaver Dam Road, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 9:06 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Edgewood and North drives, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: David M. Roberts, 18, Jefferson Street, Silver Lake; Andrew D. Keener, 18, CR 700N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9:49 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15N and Lyon Street, Warsaw. Car -tractor (cab only, no trailer) collision. Drivers: Carl E. Melton, 67, State Street, Etna Green; Daniel M. Zolman, 24, Wooster Road, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 10:48 a.m. Friday - 1610 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked car registered to Michael D. Getty, Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Driver: Cassandra A. Hess, 19, Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 11:19 a.m. Friday - Eastlake Drive, 300 feet north of Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Cody E. Kindle, 16, CR 100N, Warsaw; Michael D. Blanton, 24, Nye Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 11:30 a.m. Friday - 1 Administration Drive, Warsaw. Van hit sign. Driver: Carl L. Williams, 36, Ridgeview Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 1:26 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15S and Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Jeffery A. Strahl, 23, Columbia; Connie M. Powell, 34, Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 2:03 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15S and Indiana Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Sasha L. Beliles, 18, Franklin Street, Mentone; Alan L. Young, 27, Julia Street, Claypool. Damage:$2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 7:30 p.m. Friday - CR 1200E, 2,500 feet north of CR 750N, North Webster. SUV hit tree. Driver: Richard Costa, 20, Wabash. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 11:30 p.m. Friday - CR 400W, 2,500 feet north of CR 100S, Warsaw. Car hit metal pole. Driver: Kimberley A. Kuns, 39, CR 550W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 6:45 a.m. Saturday - Ind. 13N, 1,500 feet north of Old 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Jaclyn D. Alexander, 24, CR 350N, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 12:22 p.m. Saturday - 2501 Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Rosemary C. Kirkilas, 67, Mokena, Ill,; Amanda L. Himes, 23, CR 275E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:10 p.m. Saturday - Wawasee Drive, 1,575 feet north of CR 1250N, Syracuse. Car hit tree. Driver: Teri L. Hire, 22, Ligonier. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 6:35 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Argonne Road and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Kimberly Treft, 20, Baker Street, Warsaw; Gerald Pitman, 39, CR 150S, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 7:05 p.m. Saturday - 2924 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked cars registered to Tracey Moore, Mentone, and Kimberly M. Keyes, Glad Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jeremy L. Hedington, 18, CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Winona Avenue and Union Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Eric Beverly, 23, CR 450W, Claypool; Gerald Moore, 58, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.

• 9:40 p.m. Saturday - CR 500N, 2,000 feet east of CR 700E, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Josiah J. Marchand, 20, Ind. 5, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 11:53 p.m. Sunday - CR 25S, 1,000 feet north of CR 550W, Palestine. SUV hit deer. Driver: Anthony R. Newcomer, 29, Morgan Street, Mentone. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• 3:55 p.m. Thursday - Lisa Shockney, North Street, Larwill, reported an identity theft. KCSD.

• Friday - A Warsaw woman reported receiving harassing telephone calls. KCSD.

• 6:20 p.m. Friday - An employee of Kmart, U.S. 30, Warsaw, reported the theft of a bottle of perfume. Value: $12. WPD.

n Saturday - A Claypool woman reported her son was battered. KCSD.

• 7:14 a.m. Saturday - Juan M. Bernal, Old 30, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to his vehicle. Damage: $5,000. WPD.

• 7:57 a.m. Saturday - William Earl Helbig, Old Colony Road, Warsaw, reported the theft of a 9 mm handgun. Value: $350. WPD.

• 2:30 p.m. Saturday - A Warsaw man reported being battered. WPD.

• 9:51 p.m. Sunday - Nicole L. Dunn, Oakwood Drive, Warsaw, reported her daughter was bitten by a stray cat. KCSD.[[In-content Ad]]

County Jail Bookings

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

• 10:17 a.m. Friday - Amber Nicole Obacz, 22, of 665 Walter Way, Warsaw, arrested for criminal recklessness. Bond: $1,000.

• 2:57 p.m. Friday - James Rodric Reed, 41, Indianapolis, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 10:34 p.m. Friday - Frankie Lee Poe, 34, of 622 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 10:43 p.m. Friday - Roger Lee Busz, 54, of 401 N. Morgan St., Mentone, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $2,000.

• 12:20 a.m. Saturday - Jose Juan Lopez, 33, of 214 Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $750.

• 1:27 a.m. Saturday - Saul Oviedo, 31, of 302 E. North St., Akron, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

• 1:15 p.m. Saturday - Jordan Charles Roberts, 19, of 3781 Maple Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 2:03 p.m. Saturday - John Henry Slone, 19, of 103 Orchard Ridge, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 2:49 p.m. Saturday - Scott Tyler Vanmeter, 44, of 5538 E. CR 350S, Pierceton, arrested for resisting/fleeing law enforcement. Bond: $500.

• 5:33 p.m. Saturday - Christopher A. Young, 47, of 1135 E. Winona Avenue, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.

• 12:53 s.m. Sunday - Anthony Richard Newcomer, 29, of 309 Morgan St., Mentone, arrested on four counts of check deception. Bond: $1,300.

• 1:22 a.m. Sunday - Amy. K. Delap, 22, of 5443 E. Brown Road, Leesburg, arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication and false police reporting. Bond: $300.

• 4:40 a.m. Sunday - Cody Ray Hart, 28, of 6290 N. Ind. 25, Rochester, arrested on an out-of-county warrant. No bond set.

• 5:14 p.m. Sunday - Robert Allan Mansfield, 42, of 13143 N. CR 750E, Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $750.

• 8:12 p.m. Sunday - Mack Lewis Blankenship, 51, of 661 W. Jefferson St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 12:40 a.m. today - Doroteo Paredes, 29, of 546 Clinic St., Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

• 1:03 a.m. today - Christopher Anthony Smith, 20, of 531 Heather Boulevard, Nappanee, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3:36 a.m. today - Michael John Horwitz, 42, Hamilton, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $15,000.

Personal Injury

Accidents

• 5:53 p.m. Friday - CR 100E, 500 feet south of CR 200N, Warsaw. SUV hit embankment and rolled over. Driver: Sarah Tuttle, 24, Sunset Drive, Bourbon. Injury: Tuttle complained of head pain and a passenger in her vehicle, Constance Jones, 34, Leesburg, complained of elbow pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 4:03 p.m. Friday - Intersection of CR 200N and Biomet Drive, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Leonardo Nayoti, 19, CR 200N, Warsaw; Cora Baker, 87, Old 30, Warsaw. Injury: Nayoti suffered a scrape to his face and Baker suffered a scrape to her elbow. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 6:38 p.m. Friday - U.S. 30E, 500 feet west of Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Earl H. Heckel, 55, Ind. 10, Bourbon; Kevin P. Carter, 46, Lake Street, Warsaw. Injury: Carter complained of neck pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 7:14 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Old 30 and CR 250E, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Mark N. Morris, 35, Elaine Drive, Warsaw; James R. Palmer, 31, Columbia City. Injury: Palmer complained of shoulder pain and passengers in his vehicle, Molly B. Palmer, 28, Columbia City, complained of neck pain, and Olivia G. Palmer, 9, Columbia City, suffered a bruise to her arm. Passengers in Morris' vehicle, Stacey R. Morris, 30, Elaine Drive, Warsaw, complained of shoulder pain, and Ethan L. Morris, 4 months, suffered bleeding to his brain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 2 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind.. 25 and CR 400W, Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Ronald E. Wright, 51, Turner Road, Claypool; James R. Roach, 57, Beaver Dam Road, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 9:06 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Edgewood and North drives, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: David M. Roberts, 18, Jefferson Street, Silver Lake; Andrew D. Keener, 18, CR 700N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9:49 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15N and Lyon Street, Warsaw. Car -tractor (cab only, no trailer) collision. Drivers: Carl E. Melton, 67, State Street, Etna Green; Daniel M. Zolman, 24, Wooster Road, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 10:48 a.m. Friday - 1610 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked car registered to Michael D. Getty, Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Driver: Cassandra A. Hess, 19, Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 11:19 a.m. Friday - Eastlake Drive, 300 feet north of Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Pickup-van collision. Drivers: Cody E. Kindle, 16, CR 100N, Warsaw; Michael D. Blanton, 24, Nye Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 11:30 a.m. Friday - 1 Administration Drive, Warsaw. Van hit sign. Driver: Carl L. Williams, 36, Ridgeview Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 1:26 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15S and Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Jeffery A. Strahl, 23, Columbia; Connie M. Powell, 34, Lake Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 2:03 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15S and Indiana Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Sasha L. Beliles, 18, Franklin Street, Mentone; Alan L. Young, 27, Julia Street, Claypool. Damage:$2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 7:30 p.m. Friday - CR 1200E, 2,500 feet north of CR 750N, North Webster. SUV hit tree. Driver: Richard Costa, 20, Wabash. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 11:30 p.m. Friday - CR 400W, 2,500 feet north of CR 100S, Warsaw. Car hit metal pole. Driver: Kimberley A. Kuns, 39, CR 550W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

• 6:45 a.m. Saturday - Ind. 13N, 1,500 feet north of Old 30, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Jaclyn D. Alexander, 24, CR 350N, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 12:22 p.m. Saturday - 2501 Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Rosemary C. Kirkilas, 67, Mokena, Ill,; Amanda L. Himes, 23, CR 275E, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 5:10 p.m. Saturday - Wawasee Drive, 1,575 feet north of CR 1250N, Syracuse. Car hit tree. Driver: Teri L. Hire, 22, Ligonier. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 6:35 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Argonne Road and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Kimberly Treft, 20, Baker Street, Warsaw; Gerald Pitman, 39, CR 150S, Akron. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 7:05 p.m. Saturday - 2924 Frontage Road, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked cars registered to Tracey Moore, Mentone, and Kimberly M. Keyes, Glad Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jeremy L. Hedington, 18, CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Winona Avenue and Union Street, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Eric Beverly, 23, CR 450W, Claypool; Gerald Moore, 58, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. WPD.

• 9:40 p.m. Saturday - CR 500N, 2,000 feet east of CR 700E, North Webster. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Josiah J. Marchand, 20, Ind. 5, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 11:53 p.m. Sunday - CR 25S, 1,000 feet north of CR 550W, Palestine. SUV hit deer. Driver: Anthony R. Newcomer, 29, Morgan Street, Mentone. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSD.

Incidents

• 3:55 p.m. Thursday - Lisa Shockney, North Street, Larwill, reported an identity theft. KCSD.

• Friday - A Warsaw woman reported receiving harassing telephone calls. KCSD.

• 6:20 p.m. Friday - An employee of Kmart, U.S. 30, Warsaw, reported the theft of a bottle of perfume. Value: $12. WPD.

n Saturday - A Claypool woman reported her son was battered. KCSD.

• 7:14 a.m. Saturday - Juan M. Bernal, Old 30, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to his vehicle. Damage: $5,000. WPD.

• 7:57 a.m. Saturday - William Earl Helbig, Old Colony Road, Warsaw, reported the theft of a 9 mm handgun. Value: $350. WPD.

• 2:30 p.m. Saturday - A Warsaw man reported being battered. WPD.

• 9:51 p.m. Sunday - Nicole L. Dunn, Oakwood Drive, Warsaw, reported her daughter was bitten by a stray cat. KCSD.[[In-content Ad]]
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