Public Occurrences 3.28.2018

March 28, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 11:24 a.m. Tuesday - Nichole Lynne Eckert, 44, of 10208 S. Roosevelt St., Silver Lake, arrested for fraud. Bond: $5,500.

• 12:22 p.m. Tuesday - Zachary Joseph Seabolt, 18, of 18 E. Haiden Drive, #36, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana - misdemeanor and possession of paraphernalia - misdemeanor. Bond: $600.

• 4:32 p.m. Tuesday - Timothy Joseph Arndt II, 28, of 509 E. Prairie St., Syracuse, arrested for dealing meth, enhanced, 5 to 10 grams. Bond: $25,250.

• 5:16 p.m. Tuesday - Jerry Wayne Jilton, 28, of 509 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for dealing meth. Bond: $25,250.

• 6:08 p.m. Tuesday - Mason Craig Mauk, 16, of 1049 Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw, arrested for robbery causing serious bodily injury, burglary causing serious bodily injury, battery causing bodily injury and theft. Bond: $125,250.

• 6:38 p.m. Tuesday - Nathan Michael Ries, 17, of 8017 E. Pioneer Way, North Webster, arrested for robbery causing serious bodily injury, burglary causing serious bodily injury, battery with a deadly weapon and theft. Bond: $125,250.

• 12:29 a.m. today - Brian James Davies, 61, of 9827 N. Lincoln Road, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a blood alcohol content of .08 to .15. Bond: $700.



Personal Injury Accident

• 6:56 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Lora S. Hackworth, 43, North CR 150W, Warsaw; Brandon J. Cordell, 32, East Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Injury: Hackworth complained of pain to the lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage Accidents

• 2:58 p.m. Monday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit parked car registered to Maria C. Lopez, Nye Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jaelyn N. Burdine, 17, South CR 950W, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 3:14 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West CR 700S and South CR 700W, Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jamie L. Davis, 35, South CR 1275E, Akron; Annalyn R. Krieg, 40, East Ind. 114, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 7:26 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-semi tractor-trailer collision. Drivers: Mykola Khuda, 23, Chicago, Ill.; Adom P. Gorka, 42, Stevensville, Mich. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 7:30 a.m. Tuesday - North Detroit Street, 50 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Amber A. Griffith, 19, South Van Hemert Drive, Syracuse; Matthew W. Francis, 18, West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9:57 a.m. Tuesday - 2550 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked car registered to Nicholas K. Nguyen, Fort Wayne. Driver: Glenn N. Bundy, 63, West South Street, Burket. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 10:38 a.m. Tuesday - 3611 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit McDonald's sign, Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Matthew D. Owens, 34, East CR 1000S, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 1:17 p.m. Tuesday - 100 N. Detroit Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked pickup registered to Benny R. Stage, North Lindsay Street, Claypool. Driver: Shandi M. Taylor, 28, North Parker Street, Warsaw. Taylor did not have insurance or a valid license and was cited. Damage: Under $750. WPD.

• 5:26 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 350N, 600 feet west of North Saddlebrook Lane, Warsaw. Car hit goose. Driver: Nathan R. Sheetz, 25, East CR 450N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 8:29 p.m. Tuesday - East U.S. 30, 1,000 feet east of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Rebeca N. Quirindongo, 28, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 10:13 p.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 13, 500 feet north of North CR 650E, Syracuse. Car went off road. Driver: Brian J. Davies, 61, North Lincoln Road, Syracuse. Davies was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 6 p.m. Saturday – A woman reported receiving a fraudulent check as payment for a camper in the 100 block of Columbia Drive, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1 a.m. Sunday – A vehicle  crashed into a parked vehicle in the 400 block of West Railroad Street, Etna Green. The driver was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. KCSD.

• 10:48 p.m. Sunday – A theft was reported in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 12:04 p.m. Monday – Battery between a husband and wife was reported at a Milford business in the 1000 block of North Old 15, Milford. KCSD.

• 12:46 p.m. Monday – Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 1000 block of North Warren Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:07 p.m. Monday – A person was arrested on an out-of-county warrant in the 1500 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:45 p.m. Monday – Fraud was reported in the 900 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:43 p.m. Monday – A vehicle crash was reported in the 200 block of North Main Street, Claypool, where an unattended vehicle rolled into a garage, causing damage to the vehicle, the garage and another vehicle parked in the garage. KCSD.

• 6:47 p.m. Monday - A person reported an IRS fraud in the 100 block of West State Street, Etna Green. KCSD.

• 7:59 p.m. Monday - A person in the 1600 block of West Briar Ridge Road, Warsaw, reported the unauthorized use of a Kohl's charge account. KCSD.

• 4:55 a.m. Tuesday - A person in the 1600 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw, reported a possible fraud. KCSD.

• 9:44 a.m. Tuesday - A person in the 5600 block of South Country Club Road, Warsaw, reported a fraud. KCSD.

• 7:43 p.m. Tuesday - A person reported a burglary to a residence in the 11800 block of North Hansel & Gretel Lane, Cromwell. Loss: $16,400. KCSD.

• 4:33 a.m. today - An officer was dispatched to the 3000 block of North CR 100E, Warsaw, in reference to shots fired. KCSD.



County Jail Bookings

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

• 11:24 a.m. Tuesday - Nichole Lynne Eckert, 44, of 10208 S. Roosevelt St., Silver Lake, arrested for fraud. Bond: $5,500.

• 12:22 p.m. Tuesday - Zachary Joseph Seabolt, 18, of 18 E. Haiden Drive, #36, Syracuse, arrested for possession of marijuana - misdemeanor and possession of paraphernalia - misdemeanor. Bond: $600.

• 4:32 p.m. Tuesday - Timothy Joseph Arndt II, 28, of 509 E. Prairie St., Syracuse, arrested for dealing meth, enhanced, 5 to 10 grams. Bond: $25,250.

• 5:16 p.m. Tuesday - Jerry Wayne Jilton, 28, of 509 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for dealing meth. Bond: $25,250.

• 6:08 p.m. Tuesday - Mason Craig Mauk, 16, of 1049 Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw, arrested for robbery causing serious bodily injury, burglary causing serious bodily injury, battery causing bodily injury and theft. Bond: $125,250.

• 6:38 p.m. Tuesday - Nathan Michael Ries, 17, of 8017 E. Pioneer Way, North Webster, arrested for robbery causing serious bodily injury, burglary causing serious bodily injury, battery with a deadly weapon and theft. Bond: $125,250.

• 12:29 a.m. today - Brian James Davies, 61, of 9827 N. Lincoln Road, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence with a blood alcohol content of .08 to .15. Bond: $700.



Personal Injury Accident

• 6:56 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Lora S. Hackworth, 43, North CR 150W, Warsaw; Brandon J. Cordell, 32, East Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Injury: Hackworth complained of pain to the lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.



Property Damage Accidents

• 2:58 p.m. Monday - 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit parked car registered to Maria C. Lopez, Nye Street, Warsaw. Driver: Jaelyn N. Burdine, 17, South CR 950W, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 3:14 p.m. Monday - Intersection of West CR 700S and South CR 700W, Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jamie L. Davis, 35, South CR 1275E, Akron; Annalyn R. Krieg, 40, East Ind. 114, Akron. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

• 7:26 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Two-semi tractor-trailer collision. Drivers: Mykola Khuda, 23, Chicago, Ill.; Adom P. Gorka, 42, Stevensville, Mich. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

• 7:30 a.m. Tuesday - North Detroit Street, 50 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Amber A. Griffith, 19, South Van Hemert Drive, Syracuse; Matthew W. Francis, 18, West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 9:57 a.m. Tuesday - 2550 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Pickup hit parked car registered to Nicholas K. Nguyen, Fort Wayne. Driver: Glenn N. Bundy, 63, West South Street, Burket. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 10:38 a.m. Tuesday - 3611 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit McDonald's sign, Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Matthew D. Owens, 34, East CR 1000S, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 1:17 p.m. Tuesday - 100 N. Detroit Street, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked pickup registered to Benny R. Stage, North Lindsay Street, Claypool. Driver: Shandi M. Taylor, 28, North Parker Street, Warsaw. Taylor did not have insurance or a valid license and was cited. Damage: Under $750. WPD.

• 5:26 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 350N, 600 feet west of North Saddlebrook Lane, Warsaw. Car hit goose. Driver: Nathan R. Sheetz, 25, East CR 450N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 8:29 p.m. Tuesday - East U.S. 30, 1,000 feet east of South CR 900E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Rebeca N. Quirindongo, 28, Columbia City. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 10:13 p.m. Tuesday - North Ind. 13, 500 feet north of North CR 650E, Syracuse. Car went off road. Driver: Brian J. Davies, 61, North Lincoln Road, Syracuse. Davies was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.



Incidents

• 6 p.m. Saturday – A woman reported receiving a fraudulent check as payment for a camper in the 100 block of Columbia Drive, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 1 a.m. Sunday – A vehicle  crashed into a parked vehicle in the 400 block of West Railroad Street, Etna Green. The driver was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. KCSD.

• 10:48 p.m. Sunday – A theft was reported in the 300 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 12:04 p.m. Monday – Battery between a husband and wife was reported at a Milford business in the 1000 block of North Old 15, Milford. KCSD.

• 12:46 p.m. Monday – Theft from a vehicle was reported in the 1000 block of North Warren Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:07 p.m. Monday – A person was arrested on an out-of-county warrant in the 1500 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 2:45 p.m. Monday – Fraud was reported in the 900 block of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

• 4:43 p.m. Monday – A vehicle crash was reported in the 200 block of North Main Street, Claypool, where an unattended vehicle rolled into a garage, causing damage to the vehicle, the garage and another vehicle parked in the garage. KCSD.

• 6:47 p.m. Monday - A person reported an IRS fraud in the 100 block of West State Street, Etna Green. KCSD.

• 7:59 p.m. Monday - A person in the 1600 block of West Briar Ridge Road, Warsaw, reported the unauthorized use of a Kohl's charge account. KCSD.

• 4:55 a.m. Tuesday - A person in the 1600 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw, reported a possible fraud. KCSD.

• 9:44 a.m. Tuesday - A person in the 5600 block of South Country Club Road, Warsaw, reported a fraud. KCSD.

• 7:43 p.m. Tuesday - A person reported a burglary to a residence in the 11800 block of North Hansel & Gretel Lane, Cromwell. Loss: $16,400. KCSD.

• 4:33 a.m. today - An officer was dispatched to the 3000 block of North CR 100E, Warsaw, in reference to shots fired. KCSD.



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