Public Occurrences 1.3.2018
January 3, 2018 at 4:20 p.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5:42 p.m. Monday – Chad Preston Hall, 30, of 419 S. Indiana St., #C, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $450.
• 12:43 a.m. Tuesday – Alexander Quentin Alcala, 22, of 120 N. Bronson St., Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement with the use of a vehicle, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 to 0.15. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:02 a.m. Tuesday – Marcus Deunte Brooks, 34, of 2441 W. CR 250S, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 10:15 a.m. Tuesday – Trina Lynn Hamrick, 41, Bluffton, arrested for check deception. Bond: $675.
• 4:16 p.m. Tuesday – Constance Jones, 45, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, #8, Pierceton, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $400.
• 7:51 p.m. Tuesday – Sam Joseph Bloss II, 26, Goshen, arrested for theft. Bond:$600.
• 7:55 p.m. Tuesday – Christa Marie North, 24, Goshen, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 19361 9:26 p.m. Tuesday – Ronald James Kruger, 58, of 1856 S. Ind. 19, Bourbon, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 5:09 a.m. Monday – West CR 350N, 250 feet east of North Riverlawn Drive, Warsaw. Car went off roadway, struck a NIPSCO utility pole and National Guard Armory sign. Driver: Loretta M. Grudowski, 42, East Swallow Drive, Cromwell. Injury: A passenger, Alexander D. Mann, 21, East Swallow Drive, Cromwell, complained of pain to his elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:07 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of Kinney Drive and Lakeland Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Bradley A. Michaelsen, 42, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Cody W. Brunner, 25, Denver, Ind. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:34 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Sheridan and North Lincoln streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Nancy M. Fletcher, 62, East Arthur Street, Warsaw; Samantha D. Masterson, 38, North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 10:36 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of East CR 750N and North CR 975E, North Webster. SUV went off road. Driver: Cynthia S. Dewitt, 60, West CR 200S, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
• 11:32 a.m. Saturday – North Ind. 15, 500 feet north of CR 1150N, Milford. Car slid into guardrail. Driver: Pete R. Melendez, 35, Brownsburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Milford Police Department.
• 11:57 a.m. Saturday – South Ind. 19, 1,500 feet north of West CR 950S, Mentone. SUV went off road and hit Kosciusko REMC pole. Driver: Julie M. Anderson, 32, North Broadway Street, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 7:34 p.m. Saturday – South Ind. 15, 100 feet north of West CR 400S, Warsaw. Car hit two deer. Driver: Daniel J. White, 28, White Industrial Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 10:06 p.m. Saturday – East Old 30, 100 feet west of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Van hit deer. Driver: Scott Kiser, 33, Belleville, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 12:27 p.m. Sunday – North CR 700W, 600 feet north of North Williamson Drive, Atwood. Pickup truck went off road and hit a Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Brent J. Bowser, 34, East Defreese Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 12:38 p.m. Sunday – 3660 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car hit parked pickup truck registered to Tonya C. Krider, South CR 625W, South Whitley. Driver: Jordan D. Yoder, South High Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 2:47 p.m. Sunday – North Bronson Street, 325 feet west of East Clark Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: James R. Hackworth, 43, North Sherman Street, Warsaw; David A. Hein, 61, South CR 450E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:30 a.m. Monday – Intersection of North Honeycomb Lane and North Honeycomb Place, Syracuse. Hit-skip accident to SUV registered to Troy L. Byrer, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 6:50 a.m. Monday – South Ind. 19, 32 feet south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Car left roadway and struck Kosciusko REMC pole Driver: Joseph M. Reffett, 27, North Sunset Drive, Warsaw. $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.
• 2:43 p.m. Monday – 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit parked van registered to Krista E. Swick, South First Street, Pierceton. Driver: Ricardo C. Ahuatl, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver cited for operating a motor vehicle without a license and driving without financial responsibility. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 3 p.m. Monday – Intersection of U.S. 30 and Springhill Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christy L. Stover, 42, Goshen; Karen E. Ringler, 68, East Mulligan Court, Syracuse. Stover was cited for expired license plates. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:12 p.m. Monday – 2125 Pequignot Drive, Pierceton. Pickup hit parked van registered to an unlisted person. Driver: Alex M. Hurt, 36, South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 6:48 p.m. Monday – Intersection of East CR 1400N and North CR 150E, Milford. SUV hit deer. Driver: Morgan R. Bobeck, 24, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 8:57 p.m. Monday – Intersection of South Buffalo Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Nicholas J. Mohr, 19, Fishers; Carrieann C. McGuire, 40, East Main Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:02 p.m. Monday – East Northshore Drive, 50 feet east of North Long Drive, Syracuse. Car went off road and struck a Syracuse Street Department sign. Driver: Andrew M. Wolf, 30, North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 9:09 p.m. Monday – Ind. 13, 50 feet north of West Crystal Flash Road, North Webster. Two-car collision. Drivers: Samantha J. Swegman, 21, Greensburg; Ashley M. Shafer, 30, EMS B5 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 4:38 a.m. Tuesday – East Pierceton Road, 40 feet east of East Wade Road, Winona Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Chad M. Dahms, 35, Laurelwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday – Ind. 13, 100 feet north of Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster. SUV hit deer. Driver: Charles L. Baker, 67, EMS T7B Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 11:10 a.m. Tuesday – East Backwater Road, 200 feet east of EMS W22 Lane, North Webster. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Scott D. Schaffer, 50, EMS W19 Lane, North Webster; Jennifer M. Kulpinski, 41, Sturgis, Mich. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 3:38 p.m. Tuesday – South Ind. 25, 32 feet east of South CR 450W, Mentone. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Zachery M. Smith, 24, North Ind. 25, Rochester; Megan A. Miller, 26, South CR 1200W, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
Incidents
• 1:15 a.m. Saturday – A death was reported in the 5800 block of South Woodland Lane, Warsaw. KCSD.
• 9:03 a.m. Saturday – A woman reported the theft of money from a vehicle in the 3700 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. The $100 was later recovered. KCSD.
• 6:26 p.m. Saturday – A heroin overdose was investigated in the 400 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:09 p.m. Saturday –An invasion of privacy was reported in the 200 block of East State Street, Etna Green. KCSD.
• 7:23 p.m. Saturday – A woman in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, reported a lost or stolen wallet containing money, credit/debit cards and her driver’s license. Value: $80. WPD.
• 1:56 p.m. Sunday – Damage to vehicles was reported in the 100 block of Ind. 13 near Old 30, Pierceton. No damage estimate provided. KCSD.
• 2:15 a.m. Monday – A juvenile runaway was reported from the 1600 block of Ranch Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:12 a.m. Monday – A person in the 3500 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, was admitted under a 24-hour involuntary detention due to suicidal statements. WPD.
• 4:12 p.m. Monday – An employee of New Market in the 300 block of South Main Street, North Webster, reported a person walked out of the store without paying for several packages of meat. Value: $50. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 5:49 p.m. Monday – An employee of Meijer in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, reported the theft of computer hardware/software. Value: $69.99. WPD.
• 6:17 p.m. Monday – A woman reported an accident on private property in the 1800 block of Indian Trail, Warsaw. KCSD.
• Midnight Tuesday – A man reported trouble with a juvenile in the 300 block of East High Circle Drive, Warsaw. KCSD.
• 1:08 a.m. Tuesday – A man in the 200 block of South East Street, Milford, reported trouble with a person. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 1:19 a.m. Tuesday – An employee of Steak ‘N Shake in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw, reported a internal theft of money, which was recovered. $350 was taken. WPD.
• 11:12 a.m. Tuesday – A woman reported a pocketbook stolen from her vehicle while parked in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:04 p.m. Tuesday – A report of battery was made in the 3100 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSD.
• 7:24 p.m. Tuesday – A woman in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw, reported somebody she knows took her vehicle without permission. WPD.
• 1:14 a.m. today – A welfare check was requested in the 5200 block of North Bobwhite Drive, Warsaw. KCSD.
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The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5:42 p.m. Monday – Chad Preston Hall, 30, of 419 S. Indiana St., #C, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with a prior. Bond: $450.
• 12:43 a.m. Tuesday – Alexander Quentin Alcala, 22, of 120 N. Bronson St., Warsaw, arrested for resisting law enforcement with the use of a vehicle, reckless driving, driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 to 0.15. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:02 a.m. Tuesday – Marcus Deunte Brooks, 34, of 2441 W. CR 250S, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 10:15 a.m. Tuesday – Trina Lynn Hamrick, 41, Bluffton, arrested for check deception. Bond: $675.
• 4:16 p.m. Tuesday – Constance Jones, 45, of 3104 E. Wooster Road, #8, Pierceton, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $400.
• 7:51 p.m. Tuesday – Sam Joseph Bloss II, 26, Goshen, arrested for theft. Bond:$600.
• 7:55 p.m. Tuesday – Christa Marie North, 24, Goshen, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 19361 9:26 p.m. Tuesday – Ronald James Kruger, 58, of 1856 S. Ind. 19, Bourbon, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 5:09 a.m. Monday – West CR 350N, 250 feet east of North Riverlawn Drive, Warsaw. Car went off roadway, struck a NIPSCO utility pole and National Guard Armory sign. Driver: Loretta M. Grudowski, 42, East Swallow Drive, Cromwell. Injury: A passenger, Alexander D. Mann, 21, East Swallow Drive, Cromwell, complained of pain to his elbow/lower arm. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:07 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of Kinney Drive and Lakeland Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Bradley A. Michaelsen, 42, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Cody W. Brunner, 25, Denver, Ind. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:34 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of East Sheridan and North Lincoln streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Nancy M. Fletcher, 62, East Arthur Street, Warsaw; Samantha D. Masterson, 38, North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 10:36 a.m. Saturday – Intersection of East CR 750N and North CR 975E, North Webster. SUV went off road. Driver: Cynthia S. Dewitt, 60, West CR 200S, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
• 11:32 a.m. Saturday – North Ind. 15, 500 feet north of CR 1150N, Milford. Car slid into guardrail. Driver: Pete R. Melendez, 35, Brownsburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Milford Police Department.
• 11:57 a.m. Saturday – South Ind. 19, 1,500 feet north of West CR 950S, Mentone. SUV went off road and hit Kosciusko REMC pole. Driver: Julie M. Anderson, 32, North Broadway Street, Mentone. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 7:34 p.m. Saturday – South Ind. 15, 100 feet north of West CR 400S, Warsaw. Car hit two deer. Driver: Daniel J. White, 28, White Industrial Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 10:06 p.m. Saturday – East Old 30, 100 feet west of North CR 450E, Warsaw. Van hit deer. Driver: Scott Kiser, 33, Belleville, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
• 12:27 p.m. Sunday – North CR 700W, 600 feet north of North Williamson Drive, Atwood. Pickup truck went off road and hit a Kosciusko REMC utility pole. Driver: Brent J. Bowser, 34, East Defreese Road, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 12:38 p.m. Sunday – 3660 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car hit parked pickup truck registered to Tonya C. Krider, South CR 625W, South Whitley. Driver: Jordan D. Yoder, South High Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 2:47 p.m. Sunday – North Bronson Street, 325 feet west of East Clark Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: James R. Hackworth, 43, North Sherman Street, Warsaw; David A. Hein, 61, South CR 450E, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:30 a.m. Monday – Intersection of North Honeycomb Lane and North Honeycomb Place, Syracuse. Hit-skip accident to SUV registered to Troy L. Byrer, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 6:50 a.m. Monday – South Ind. 19, 32 feet south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Car left roadway and struck Kosciusko REMC pole Driver: Joseph M. Reffett, 27, North Sunset Drive, Warsaw. $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.
• 2:43 p.m. Monday – 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw. Car hit parked van registered to Krista E. Swick, South First Street, Pierceton. Driver: Ricardo C. Ahuatl, 21, East CR 200N, Warsaw. Driver cited for operating a motor vehicle without a license and driving without financial responsibility. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
• 3 p.m. Monday – Intersection of U.S. 30 and Springhill Road, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Christy L. Stover, 42, Goshen; Karen E. Ringler, 68, East Mulligan Court, Syracuse. Stover was cited for expired license plates. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:12 p.m. Monday – 2125 Pequignot Drive, Pierceton. Pickup hit parked van registered to an unlisted person. Driver: Alex M. Hurt, 36, South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 6:48 p.m. Monday – Intersection of East CR 1400N and North CR 150E, Milford. SUV hit deer. Driver: Morgan R. Bobeck, 24, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 8:57 p.m. Monday – Intersection of South Buffalo Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Nicholas J. Mohr, 19, Fishers; Carrieann C. McGuire, 40, East Main Street, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:02 p.m. Monday – East Northshore Drive, 50 feet east of North Long Drive, Syracuse. Car went off road and struck a Syracuse Street Department sign. Driver: Andrew M. Wolf, 30, North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 9:09 p.m. Monday – Ind. 13, 50 feet north of West Crystal Flash Road, North Webster. Two-car collision. Drivers: Samantha J. Swegman, 21, Greensburg; Ashley M. Shafer, 30, EMS B5 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 4:38 a.m. Tuesday – East Pierceton Road, 40 feet east of East Wade Road, Winona Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Chad M. Dahms, 35, Laurelwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 9:09 a.m. Tuesday – Ind. 13, 100 feet north of Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster. SUV hit deer. Driver: Charles L. Baker, 67, EMS T7B Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 11:10 a.m. Tuesday – East Backwater Road, 200 feet east of EMS W22 Lane, North Webster. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Scott D. Schaffer, 50, EMS W19 Lane, North Webster; Jennifer M. Kulpinski, 41, Sturgis, Mich. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.
• 3:38 p.m. Tuesday – South Ind. 25, 32 feet east of South CR 450W, Mentone. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Zachery M. Smith, 24, North Ind. 25, Rochester; Megan A. Miller, 26, South CR 1200W, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
Incidents
• 1:15 a.m. Saturday – A death was reported in the 5800 block of South Woodland Lane, Warsaw. KCSD.
• 9:03 a.m. Saturday – A woman reported the theft of money from a vehicle in the 3700 block of West Old 30, Warsaw. The $100 was later recovered. KCSD.
• 6:26 p.m. Saturday – A heroin overdose was investigated in the 400 block of South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:09 p.m. Saturday –An invasion of privacy was reported in the 200 block of East State Street, Etna Green. KCSD.
• 7:23 p.m. Saturday – A woman in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, reported a lost or stolen wallet containing money, credit/debit cards and her driver’s license. Value: $80. WPD.
• 1:56 p.m. Sunday – Damage to vehicles was reported in the 100 block of Ind. 13 near Old 30, Pierceton. No damage estimate provided. KCSD.
• 2:15 a.m. Monday – A juvenile runaway was reported from the 1600 block of Ranch Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 11:12 a.m. Monday – A person in the 3500 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, was admitted under a 24-hour involuntary detention due to suicidal statements. WPD.
• 4:12 p.m. Monday – An employee of New Market in the 300 block of South Main Street, North Webster, reported a person walked out of the store without paying for several packages of meat. Value: $50. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 5:49 p.m. Monday – An employee of Meijer in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw, reported the theft of computer hardware/software. Value: $69.99. WPD.
• 6:17 p.m. Monday – A woman reported an accident on private property in the 1800 block of Indian Trail, Warsaw. KCSD.
• Midnight Tuesday – A man reported trouble with a juvenile in the 300 block of East High Circle Drive, Warsaw. KCSD.
• 1:08 a.m. Tuesday – A man in the 200 block of South East Street, Milford, reported trouble with a person. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 1:19 a.m. Tuesday – An employee of Steak ‘N Shake in the 2400 block of Jalynn Street, Warsaw, reported a internal theft of money, which was recovered. $350 was taken. WPD.
• 11:12 a.m. Tuesday – A woman reported a pocketbook stolen from her vehicle while parked in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:04 p.m. Tuesday – A report of battery was made in the 3100 block of East Wooster Road, Pierceton. KCSD.
• 7:24 p.m. Tuesday – A woman in the 200 block of North Fort Wayne Avenue, Warsaw, reported somebody she knows took her vehicle without permission. WPD.
• 1:14 a.m. today – A welfare check was requested in the 5200 block of North Bobwhite Drive, Warsaw. KCSD.
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