Public Occurrences 4.4.2019
April 4, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.
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The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:03 a.m. Wednesday - Rebekah Ashley Norman, 26, Peru, Ind., arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. Bond: $171.50.
• 12:24 p.m. Wednesday - Charles David Shepherd Jr., 29, of 8275 E. Ryerson Road, Pierceton, arrested on six counts of failure to appear - misdemeanor, ordinance/state violation and possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 1:20 p.m. Wednesday - Leroy Alvin Houchin II, 51, of 1250 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. Bond: $5,000.
• 2:06 p.m. Wednesday - Brandon Craig Miller, 35, New Paris, arrested for probation violation - felony. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:21 p.m. Wednesday - Thomas Gail Schott, 39, of 12600 S. Ind. 13, #9, North Manchester, arrested for failure to appear - felony. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:34 p.m. Wednesday - Austin Lee Perkins, 34, of 2886 S. Woodland Trail, Warsaw, arrested for residential entry and criminal mischief. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:30 p.m. Wednesday - Cassandra Louise Walgamuth, 31, of 761 N. Colfax St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. Bond: $5,000.
• 5:09 p.m. Wednesday - Dana Kaye Garza, 55, of 507 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.
• 9:43 p.m. Wednesday - Eleseo Marqal Lane, 18, of 2019 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 1:52 a.m. today - William Anthony Piechota, 37, of 3070 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, endangering the lives of others. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury Accidents
• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 950 feet north of West CR 350S, Warsaw. SUV left road, returned to road, left the road, went into a ditch, hit a fence and came to rest upside down. Driver: Debora L. Parker, 49, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Injuries: Parker complained of pain to the lower arm but refused medical treatment with Lutheran EMS; John H. Parker, 48, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool, a passenger in the SUV, had minor bleeding to the face and was taken to Parkview Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:15 p.m. Tuesday - East McKenna Road, 1,200 feet west of EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. Car went off the road and hit a cluster of trees. Driver: Joshua D. Wihebrink, 41, East Wawonaissa Drive, Syracuse. Injury: Wihebrink had minor bleeding to the face and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Property Damage Accidents
• 2:30 a.m. Tuesday - South County Farm Road, 1,000 feet south of West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Gina A. Castle, 42, Laketon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:06 a.m. Tuesday - 902 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Car hit parked car; registration information not provided. Driver: Janet L. Luxemburg, 67, Kendallville. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 6:21 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Buffalo Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Kelci L. Freds, 27, Leedy Street, Warsaw; Scott L. Cripe, 51, South CR 100E, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:15 a.m. Wednesday - South Packerton Road, 2,000 feet south of East CR 800S, Claypool. Pickup hit mailboxes. Driver: Larinda R. Harlan, 50, East CR 950N, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 9:33 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 East and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Semi-tractor trailer and pickup collision. Drivers: Kevin L. Palmer, 59, Live Oak, Fla.; Joseph A. Lardino, 57, South Third Street, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:31 a.m. Wednesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 600 feet east of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Car and semi-tractor collision. Drivers: Dennis F. Bender, 76, Apple Court, Winona Lake; Joseph A. Schenske, 65, East Gault Street, Atwood. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 1 p.m. Tuesday - A domestic battery was reported in the 8800 block of South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 6:50 p.m. Tuesday - An animal bite was reported in the 4100 block of West Sunset Shore Drive, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 8:23 p.m. Tuesday - An attempted break-in was reported in the 2800 block of Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 12:38 a.m. Wednesday - An employee of Oakwood Inn in the 700 block of East Lake View Road, Syracuse, reported disorderly conduct. SPD.
• 7:52 a.m. Wednesday - A man reported someone broke into his shed at his summer cottage in the 5500 block of North CR 450E, Leesburg, and stole a wakeboard and tools. Loss: $460. KCSO.
• 8:21 a.m. Wednesday - A person reported someone stole a 376-pound transformer from a job site in the 100 block of West Church Street, Leesburg. Loss: $5,000. KCSO.
• 9:10 a.m. Wednesday - The theft of narcotics was reported in the 600 block of North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Loss: $100. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.
• 12:02 p.m. Wednesday - A woman in the 9400 block of South CR 825W, Akron, reported the violation of a protective order. KCSO.
• 1:49 p.m. Wednesday - A person failed to return to the jail in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw, after a furlough. KCSO.
• 4:03 p.m. Wednesday - A person was reported threatening or attempting suicide in the 1000 block of East Arthur Street, Warsaw. WPD.
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:03 a.m. Wednesday - Rebekah Ashley Norman, 26, Peru, Ind., arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. Bond: $171.50.
• 12:24 p.m. Wednesday - Charles David Shepherd Jr., 29, of 8275 E. Ryerson Road, Pierceton, arrested on six counts of failure to appear - misdemeanor, ordinance/state violation and possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 1:20 p.m. Wednesday - Leroy Alvin Houchin II, 51, of 1250 E. Winona Ave., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. Bond: $5,000.
• 2:06 p.m. Wednesday - Brandon Craig Miller, 35, New Paris, arrested for probation violation - felony. Bond: $5,250.
• 2:21 p.m. Wednesday - Thomas Gail Schott, 39, of 12600 S. Ind. 13, #9, North Manchester, arrested for failure to appear - felony. Bond: $5,250.
• 3:34 p.m. Wednesday - Austin Lee Perkins, 34, of 2886 S. Woodland Trail, Warsaw, arrested for residential entry and criminal mischief. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:30 p.m. Wednesday - Cassandra Louise Walgamuth, 31, of 761 N. Colfax St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear - misdemeanor. Bond: $5,000.
• 5:09 p.m. Wednesday - Dana Kaye Garza, 55, of 507 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.
• 9:43 p.m. Wednesday - Eleseo Marqal Lane, 18, of 2019 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish. Bond: $600.
• 1:52 a.m. today - William Anthony Piechota, 37, of 3070 S. Packerton Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, endangering the lives of others. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury Accidents
• 4:54 p.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 950 feet north of West CR 350S, Warsaw. SUV left road, returned to road, left the road, went into a ditch, hit a fence and came to rest upside down. Driver: Debora L. Parker, 49, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool. Injuries: Parker complained of pain to the lower arm but refused medical treatment with Lutheran EMS; John H. Parker, 48, South Graceland Avenue, Claypool, a passenger in the SUV, had minor bleeding to the face and was taken to Parkview Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:15 p.m. Tuesday - East McKenna Road, 1,200 feet west of EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. Car went off the road and hit a cluster of trees. Driver: Joshua D. Wihebrink, 41, East Wawonaissa Drive, Syracuse. Injury: Wihebrink had minor bleeding to the face and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Property Damage Accidents
• 2:30 a.m. Tuesday - South County Farm Road, 1,000 feet south of West Ind. 14, Silver Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Gina A. Castle, 42, Laketon. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:06 a.m. Tuesday - 902 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Car hit parked car; registration information not provided. Driver: Janet L. Luxemburg, 67, Kendallville. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 6:21 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of South Buffalo Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Kelci L. Freds, 27, Leedy Street, Warsaw; Scott L. Cripe, 51, South CR 100E, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:15 a.m. Wednesday - South Packerton Road, 2,000 feet south of East CR 800S, Claypool. Pickup hit mailboxes. Driver: Larinda R. Harlan, 50, East CR 950N, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 9:33 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of U.S. 30 East and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Semi-tractor trailer and pickup collision. Drivers: Kevin L. Palmer, 59, Live Oak, Fla.; Joseph A. Lardino, 57, South Third Street, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 11:31 a.m. Wednesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 600 feet east of South CR 600W, Warsaw. Car and semi-tractor collision. Drivers: Dennis F. Bender, 76, Apple Court, Winona Lake; Joseph A. Schenske, 65, East Gault Street, Atwood. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 1 p.m. Tuesday - A domestic battery was reported in the 8800 block of South Merry Estates Drive, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 6:50 p.m. Tuesday - An animal bite was reported in the 4100 block of West Sunset Shore Drive, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 8:23 p.m. Tuesday - An attempted break-in was reported in the 2800 block of Widaman Street, Winona Lake. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 12:38 a.m. Wednesday - An employee of Oakwood Inn in the 700 block of East Lake View Road, Syracuse, reported disorderly conduct. SPD.
• 7:52 a.m. Wednesday - A man reported someone broke into his shed at his summer cottage in the 5500 block of North CR 450E, Leesburg, and stole a wakeboard and tools. Loss: $460. KCSO.
• 8:21 a.m. Wednesday - A person reported someone stole a 376-pound transformer from a job site in the 100 block of West Church Street, Leesburg. Loss: $5,000. KCSO.
• 9:10 a.m. Wednesday - The theft of narcotics was reported in the 600 block of North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Loss: $100. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.
• 12:02 p.m. Wednesday - A woman in the 9400 block of South CR 825W, Akron, reported the violation of a protective order. KCSO.
• 1:49 p.m. Wednesday - A person failed to return to the jail in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw, after a furlough. KCSO.
• 4:03 p.m. Wednesday - A person was reported threatening or attempting suicide in the 1000 block of East Arthur Street, Warsaw. WPD.
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