Public Occurrences 6.30.2018

June 30, 2018 at 2:14 a.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 12:27 p.m. Friday - Todd Lynn Cornett II, 18, of 1022 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for rape. Bond: $25,250.

• 1:16 p.m. Friday - Nolan Kyle Melchi, 37, of 11732 N. Elm Grove Drive, Syracuse, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $12,500.

• 1:52 p.m. Friday - Lesley Tranae Crawford, 47, of 277 E. Burkhart Drive, Warsaw, arrested for aiding/inducing/causing a felony. Bond: $12,500.

• 2:17 p.m. Friday - Richard Dean Hyde, 46, of 1829 Cambridge Drive, Warsaw, arrested on two counts of failure to pay. Bond: $1,015.092.

• 5:03 p.m. Friday - Joshua Michael Lainez, 29, of 1320 Gable Drive, Warsaw, arrested for theft - $750 to $50,000. Bond: $5,250.

• 5:20 p.m. Friday - Elijah Gage Labordus, 22, Muncie, arrested for theft - $750 to $50,000. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 4:09 p.m. Thursday - 3390 Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Car went off road and hit mobile home belonging to Annette J. Slabaugh, 3390 Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jessica M. Carlson, 24, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw. Injuries: Jessica M. Carlson reported minor bleeding to the lower arm; passenger Raevonn Williams, 22, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw, reported minor bleeding to the lower arm; passenger Chloe Carlson, 2, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw, had severe bleeding to the head; all three were taken by Lutheran EMS to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 5:32 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 500 feet west of Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Gerald W. Bishop, 74, Fort Wayne; Ronald E. Blanton, 45, East U.S. 30, Pierceton; Stephen L. Elsner, 28, East Hendricks Street, Warsaw; Samantha L. Benton, 24, Fort Wayne. Injury: Bishop had a cut to the wrist and complained of pain to the lower arm; he was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:30 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and CR 1300N, Syracuse. Horse belonging to Wanda Slabaugh, CR 133, Syracuse, ran into right side of semi-tractor trailer. Driver: Robert D. Kiffe, 51, Blaine, Minn. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 10:52 a.m. Thursday - 1010 N. Indiana Ave., Syracuse. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Allan B. Poe, 67, East Country Cove Drive, Syracuse; Thomas R. Williams, 72, Laurelwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. SPD.

• 11:41 a.m. Friday - 1501 Armstrong Road, Warsaw. Van backed into garage door belonging to Akzo Nobel Powder Coating, Armstrong Road, Warsaw. Driver: Nicolae D. Vacaru, 43, Chicago, Ill. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 12:03 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: William H. Vance, 38, West Division Road, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.



Incidents

• 8:09 p.m. Thursday - An abandoned pitbull was reported in the 12600 block of South Ind. 13, North Manchester. KCSD.

Midnight Friday - A violation of a protective order was reported in the 6400 block of West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. KCSD.

• 3:23 a.m. Friday - A strong armed robbery of a cell phone was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Value: $60. WPD.

• 12:14 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested on a warrant in the 1000 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:20 p.m. Friday - An employee of Tom Farms in the 8500 block of North Harper Road, Leesburg, reported the theft of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Value: $7,000. KCSD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 12:27 p.m. Friday - Todd Lynn Cornett II, 18, of 1022 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for rape. Bond: $25,250.

• 1:16 p.m. Friday - Nolan Kyle Melchi, 37, of 11732 N. Elm Grove Drive, Syracuse, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $12,500.

• 1:52 p.m. Friday - Lesley Tranae Crawford, 47, of 277 E. Burkhart Drive, Warsaw, arrested for aiding/inducing/causing a felony. Bond: $12,500.

• 2:17 p.m. Friday - Richard Dean Hyde, 46, of 1829 Cambridge Drive, Warsaw, arrested on two counts of failure to pay. Bond: $1,015.092.

• 5:03 p.m. Friday - Joshua Michael Lainez, 29, of 1320 Gable Drive, Warsaw, arrested for theft - $750 to $50,000. Bond: $5,250.

• 5:20 p.m. Friday - Elijah Gage Labordus, 22, Muncie, arrested for theft - $750 to $50,000. Bond: $5,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 4:09 p.m. Thursday - 3390 Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Car went off road and hit mobile home belonging to Annette J. Slabaugh, 3390 Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Driver: Jessica M. Carlson, 24, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw. Injuries: Jessica M. Carlson reported minor bleeding to the lower arm; passenger Raevonn Williams, 22, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw, reported minor bleeding to the lower arm; passenger Chloe Carlson, 2, Oak Brook Place, Warsaw, had severe bleeding to the head; all three were taken by Lutheran EMS to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 5:32 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 500 feet west of Arnolt Drive, Pierceton. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Gerald W. Bishop, 74, Fort Wayne; Ronald E. Blanton, 45, East U.S. 30, Pierceton; Stephen L. Elsner, 28, East Hendricks Street, Warsaw; Samantha L. Benton, 24, Fort Wayne. Injury: Bishop had a cut to the wrist and complained of pain to the lower arm; he was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $50,000-$100,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 7:30 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 13 and CR 1300N, Syracuse. Horse belonging to Wanda Slabaugh, CR 133, Syracuse, ran into right side of semi-tractor trailer. Driver: Robert D. Kiffe, 51, Blaine, Minn. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 10:52 a.m. Thursday - 1010 N. Indiana Ave., Syracuse. SUV-van collision. Drivers: Allan B. Poe, 67, East Country Cove Drive, Syracuse; Thomas R. Williams, 72, Laurelwood Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. SPD.

• 11:41 a.m. Friday - 1501 Armstrong Road, Warsaw. Van backed into garage door belonging to Akzo Nobel Powder Coating, Armstrong Road, Warsaw. Driver: Nicolae D. Vacaru, 43, Chicago, Ill. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 12:03 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and North CR 150W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: William H. Vance, 38, West Division Road, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.



Incidents

• 8:09 p.m. Thursday - An abandoned pitbull was reported in the 12600 block of South Ind. 13, North Manchester. KCSD.

Midnight Friday - A violation of a protective order was reported in the 6400 block of West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. KCSD.

• 3:23 a.m. Friday - A strong armed robbery of a cell phone was reported in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Value: $60. WPD.

• 12:14 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested on a warrant in the 1000 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:20 p.m. Friday - An employee of Tom Farms in the 8500 block of North Harper Road, Leesburg, reported the theft of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Value: $7,000. KCSD.



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