Public Occurrences 4.30.2019

April 29, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:08 p.m. Sunday - Antone M. Brewer, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and theft of a firearm. Bond: $750.

• 12:03 p.m. Monday - Bobby Jo Wade, 37, of 1015 E. Main St., #61, Warsaw, arrested for failure to comply. Bond: $5,000.

• 12:23 p.m. Monday - Jason Mac Wade, 37, of 1015 E. Main St., #61, Warsaw, arrested for failure to comply. Bond: $5,000.

• 1:14 p.m. Monday - Ashley Marie Hough, 37, of 920 Anchorage Road, #3, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,000.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 10:08 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Sherri L. Slough, 52, North Main Street, Bourbon; Dennis M. Kreider, 70, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Slough complained of neck pain and was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth; Kreider complained of knee, wrist and chest pain and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:25 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Detroit Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Felisha C. Acosta, 22, West Church Street, Leesburg; Chelsey S. Sexton, 36, West CR 800S, Claypool. Injuries: Acosta complained of chest pain; Sexton complained of pain in her arm and hand and declined medical transport; Samantha Warren, 11, West Church Street, Leesburg, a passenger in Acosta’s pickup, complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 8:58 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East CR 500N, North Webster. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Dylan E. Oberg, 21, East CR 500N, Leesburg; Robert L. Danner, 74, North First Street, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 3:45 p.m. Friday - Columbia Street, 20 feet west of Park Avenue, Winona Lake. Warsaw Community Schools bus hit a guardrail belonging to the town of Winona Lake. Driver: Charles L. Lamb, 71, East County Road 600N, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 5:55 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Canal Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lorenzo A. Castro, 23, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Harold Hill, 75, East Lantern Road, Warsaw; Joel M. Bowers, 46, Gilliam Drive North, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

• 9:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and CR 500N, Etna Green. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Andrew A. Stenstrom, 34, West Anglin Road, Etna Green. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 9:32 a.m. Saturday - Oldfather Street, 500 feet west of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Unknown car hit parked bus registered to God’s Highway to Heaven Church, Webber Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 2:53 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 15, 350 feet north of CR 350N, Warsaw. Tire came off SUV and hit pickup. Drivers: Bobby J. Burns, 44, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg; Ronnie A. West, 82, West Church Street, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 9:52 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV went off road, hit a guardrail belonging to the Indiana Department of Transportation and got back on the road. Driver: Dawn Miner, 48, North Colfax Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 11:21 p.m. Saturday - 702 E. Lakeview Road, Syracuse. SUV hit parked car registered to Tobi E. Conroy, South Lakeside Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Jaylee A. Waldron-Frye, 18, New Paris. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated..

• 1:30 a.m. Sunday - U.S. 30, 1,500 feet west of Ind. 15, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Shawn D. Dennis, 39, West Columbia Street, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

• 7:37 p.m. Sunday - 1101 Park Ave., Winona Lake. SUV hit NIPSCO utility pole and left the scene. Driver: John E. Degroff, 65, South Union Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WLPD.

• 7:09 a.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Rebecca M. Roach, 39, South CR 1200W, Akron; Diana L. Watters, 52, South Palestine Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 8:13 a.m. Monday - East U.S. 30, 3,000 feet west of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jessica R. Shepherd, 26, East CR 125S, Pierceton; Beth A. Reed, 49, East CR 1000S, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 10:47 a.m. Friday - A driver was stopped for reckless driving in the 2400 block of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 12:18 p.m. Friday - A theft was reported in the 6000 block of East Searfoss Drive, Syracuse. A woman reported someone acquired a credit card in her name. KCSO.

• 4:04 p.m. Friday - The theft of a yard swing was reported in the 600 block of North Lindberg Street, Warsaw. Value: $500. KCSO.

• 5:23 p.m. Friday - A phone scam was reported in the 3900 block of North CR 400W, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:20 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license and on a warrant in the 3100 block of Sandra Lane, Winona Lake. WLPD.

• 8:24 p.m. Friday - A person reported another person was not breathing in the 9400 block of North Ind. 19, Etna Green. A death investigation was conducted. KCSO.

• 8:28 p.m. Friday - Residential entry was reported in the 9300 block of East Backwater Road, North Webster. KCSO.

• 8:57 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operator never licensed and driving while suspended with a prior in the 500 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake. WLPD.

• 9:32 a.m. Saturday - An employee of God’s Highway to Heaven Church in the 500 block of Oldfather Street, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to a bus. WPD.

• 3:35 p.m. Saturday - A person reported criminal mischief in the 8200 block of South Ind. 13, Pierceton, but didn’t want to pursue charges. KCSO.

• 3:40 p.m. Saturday - Residential entry was reported in the 100 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:09 a.m. Sunday - A suspicious vehicle in the 600 block of West CR 500S, Mentone, resulted in an investigation for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. KCSO.

• 2:10 p.m. Sunday - A person reported the theft of a Cub Cadet push mower from his drive in the 1300 block of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Value: $350. KCSO.

• 2:48 p.m. Sunday - Identity deception was reported in the 1000 block of West Brooklyn Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 5:01 p.m. Sunday - A person threatening and/or attempting suicide was reported in the 3300 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:37 p.m. Sunday - A violation of a protective order was reported in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:37 p.m. Sunday - A person left the scene of a property damage accident in the 1100 block of Park Avenue, Winona Lake. WLPD.

• 7:39 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for fleeing on foot in the 1700 block of South Blue Spruce Road, Warsaw. WLPD.

• 7:43 p.m. Sunday - An employee of Pizza Hut in the 500 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw, reported receiving a fraudulent $100 bill. WPD.

• 8:23 p.m. Sunday - A person reported finding a bullet hole in their residence in the 500 block of East CR 300S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:58 a.m. Monday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 600 block of West Emeline Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 8:42 a.m. Monday - A civil matter was reported in the 100 block of Kings Highway, Winona Lake. WLPD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 9:08 p.m. Sunday - Antone M. Brewer, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish and theft of a firearm. Bond: $750.

• 12:03 p.m. Monday - Bobby Jo Wade, 37, of 1015 E. Main St., #61, Warsaw, arrested for failure to comply. Bond: $5,000.

• 12:23 p.m. Monday - Jason Mac Wade, 37, of 1015 E. Main St., #61, Warsaw, arrested for failure to comply. Bond: $5,000.

• 1:14 p.m. Monday - Ashley Marie Hough, 37, of 920 Anchorage Road, #3, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,000.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 10:08 a.m. Friday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Car-van collision. Drivers: Sherri L. Slough, 52, North Main Street, Bourbon; Dennis M. Kreider, 70, Fort Wayne. Injuries: Slough complained of neck pain and was taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth; Kreider complained of knee, wrist and chest pain and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 12:25 p.m. Monday - Intersection of South Detroit Street and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Felisha C. Acosta, 22, West Church Street, Leesburg; Chelsey S. Sexton, 36, West CR 800S, Claypool. Injuries: Acosta complained of chest pain; Sexton complained of pain in her arm and hand and declined medical transport; Samantha Warren, 11, West Church Street, Leesburg, a passenger in Acosta’s pickup, complained of chest pain. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 8:58 a.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East CR 500N, North Webster. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Dylan E. Oberg, 21, East CR 500N, Leesburg; Robert L. Danner, 74, North First Street, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 3:45 p.m. Friday - Columbia Street, 20 feet west of Park Avenue, Winona Lake. Warsaw Community Schools bus hit a guardrail belonging to the town of Winona Lake. Driver: Charles L. Lamb, 71, East County Road 600N, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.

• 5:55 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Canal Street, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lorenzo A. Castro, 23, East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw; Harold Hill, 75, East Lantern Road, Warsaw; Joel M. Bowers, 46, Gilliam Drive North, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.

• 9:11 p.m. Friday - Intersection of North Ind. 19 and CR 500N, Etna Green. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Andrew A. Stenstrom, 34, West Anglin Road, Etna Green. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 9:32 a.m. Saturday - Oldfather Street, 500 feet west of North Park Avenue, Warsaw. Unknown car hit parked bus registered to God’s Highway to Heaven Church, Webber Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 2:53 p.m. Saturday - North Ind. 15, 350 feet north of CR 350N, Warsaw. Tire came off SUV and hit pickup. Drivers: Bobby J. Burns, 44, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg; Ronnie A. West, 82, West Church Street, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 9:52 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and U.S. 30, Warsaw. SUV went off road, hit a guardrail belonging to the Indiana Department of Transportation and got back on the road. Driver: Dawn Miner, 48, North Colfax Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

• 11:21 p.m. Saturday - 702 E. Lakeview Road, Syracuse. SUV hit parked car registered to Tobi E. Conroy, South Lakeside Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Jaylee A. Waldron-Frye, 18, New Paris. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated..

• 1:30 a.m. Sunday - U.S. 30, 1,500 feet west of Ind. 15, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Shawn D. Dennis, 39, West Columbia Street, Pierceton. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.

• 7:37 p.m. Sunday - 1101 Park Ave., Winona Lake. SUV hit NIPSCO utility pole and left the scene. Driver: John E. Degroff, 65, South Union Drive, Winona Lake. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WLPD.

• 7:09 a.m. Monday - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Rebecca M. Roach, 39, South CR 1200W, Akron; Diana L. Watters, 52, South Palestine Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 8:13 a.m. Monday - East U.S. 30, 3,000 feet west of South CR 325E, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Jessica R. Shepherd, 26, East CR 125S, Pierceton; Beth A. Reed, 49, East CR 1000S, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.



Incidents

• 10:47 a.m. Friday - A driver was stopped for reckless driving in the 2400 block of South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 12:18 p.m. Friday - A theft was reported in the 6000 block of East Searfoss Drive, Syracuse. A woman reported someone acquired a credit card in her name. KCSO.

• 4:04 p.m. Friday - The theft of a yard swing was reported in the 600 block of North Lindberg Street, Warsaw. Value: $500. KCSO.

• 5:23 p.m. Friday - A phone scam was reported in the 3900 block of North CR 400W, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 8:20 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license and on a warrant in the 3100 block of Sandra Lane, Winona Lake. WLPD.

• 8:24 p.m. Friday - A person reported another person was not breathing in the 9400 block of North Ind. 19, Etna Green. A death investigation was conducted. KCSO.

• 8:28 p.m. Friday - Residential entry was reported in the 9300 block of East Backwater Road, North Webster. KCSO.

• 8:57 p.m. Friday - A person was arrested for operator never licensed and driving while suspended with a prior in the 500 block of Wooster Road, Winona Lake. WLPD.

• 9:32 a.m. Saturday - An employee of God’s Highway to Heaven Church in the 500 block of Oldfather Street, Warsaw, reported a hit-skip to a bus. WPD.

• 3:35 p.m. Saturday - A person reported criminal mischief in the 8200 block of South Ind. 13, Pierceton, but didn’t want to pursue charges. KCSO.

• 3:40 p.m. Saturday - Residential entry was reported in the 100 block of Sophie Lane, Warsaw. WPD.

• 12:09 a.m. Sunday - A suspicious vehicle in the 600 block of West CR 500S, Mentone, resulted in an investigation for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. KCSO.

• 2:10 p.m. Sunday - A person reported the theft of a Cub Cadet push mower from his drive in the 1300 block of Rozella Road, Warsaw. Value: $350. KCSO.

• 2:48 p.m. Sunday - Identity deception was reported in the 1000 block of West Brooklyn Street, Syracuse. SPD.

• 5:01 p.m. Sunday - A person threatening and/or attempting suicide was reported in the 3300 block of Old Colony Road, Warsaw. WPD.

• 7:37 p.m. Sunday - A violation of a protective order was reported in the 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:37 p.m. Sunday - A person left the scene of a property damage accident in the 1100 block of Park Avenue, Winona Lake. WLPD.

• 7:39 p.m. Sunday - A person was arrested for fleeing on foot in the 1700 block of South Blue Spruce Road, Warsaw. WLPD.

• 7:43 p.m. Sunday - An employee of Pizza Hut in the 500 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw, reported receiving a fraudulent $100 bill. WPD.

• 8:23 p.m. Sunday - A person reported finding a bullet hole in their residence in the 500 block of East CR 300S, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 7:58 a.m. Monday - Disorderly conduct was reported in the 600 block of West Emeline Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.

• 8:42 a.m. Monday - A civil matter was reported in the 100 block of Kings Highway, Winona Lake. WLPD.



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