Public Occurrences

October 24, 2019 at 10:01 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:41 a.m. Wednesday - Andrew S. Riley, 45, homeless, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 2:16 p.m. Wednesday - Dustin J. Miller, 28, Elkhart, arrested on a civil warrant. Bond: $500.

• 4:33 p.m. Wednesday - Lyndale O. Schmucker, 37, of 10189 W. CR 275S, Larwill, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:36 p.m. Wednesday - Chris J. Shreve II, 44, South Bend, arrested for theft of a firearm. Bond: $6,200.

• 8:18 p.m. Wednesday - Lucas J. Gilbertson, 23, of 302 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, nonsupport of a dependant and on a civil warrant. Bond: $11,000.

• 8:30 p.m. Wednesday - Todd D. Warren, 56, of 3578 N. Barbee Road, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:43 a.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 25, 400 feet south of West CR 250S, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Michael L. Mills, 60, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 8:01 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Matthew D. Tedesco, 25, East Deerwood Court, Warsaw; Lee M. Wahl, 40, Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:15 a.m. Wednesday - West Market Street, 500 feet south of South Hand Avenue, Warsaw. Semi got stuck under viaduct owned by Rail America, Fort Wayne. Driver: Mckenan J. Biddle, 24, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:28 a.m. Wednesday - Sheridan Street, 300 feet west of Cook Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Austin M. Wills, 22, East Center Street, Warsaw; Danny E. Shepherd, 53, North Street, Sidney. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 1:40 p.m. Wednesday - South County Farm Road, 200 feet north of West Hoppus Road, Warsaw. SUV left road. Driver: Gracie E. Compton, 17, North Union Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 8:11 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 300E, 750 feet north of East Old 30, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Taylor M. Davis, 24, Fort Wayne. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 11:54 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 19, 500 feet north of West CR 700S, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Amanda L. Ousley, 28, Macy. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 4:35 a.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 500 feet south of East CR 600S, Warsaw. Ambulance registered to Parkview Hospital, Mariners Drive, Warsaw, hit deer. Driver: John J. Rheinheimer, 29, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 5:54 a.m. Thursday - North Ind. 19, 400 feet south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: Amee M. Amburgy, 32, Rochester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.



Incidents

• 3:41 a.m. Wednesday - An invasion of privacy report was filed in the 4500 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:08 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw, for criminal trespass. WPD.

• 4:05 p.m. Wednesday - A blue bicycle was reported stolen in the 700 block of Anchorage Point Drive, Warsaw. Value: $100. WPD.

• 7:46 a.m. Thursday - An inmate of the Kosciusko County Jail, in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw, was assaulted by another jail inmate, resulting in a warrant being requested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. KCSO.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 11:41 a.m. Wednesday - Andrew S. Riley, 45, homeless, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 2:16 p.m. Wednesday - Dustin J. Miller, 28, Elkhart, arrested on a civil warrant. Bond: $500.

• 4:33 p.m. Wednesday - Lyndale O. Schmucker, 37, of 10189 W. CR 275S, Larwill, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,250.

• 6:36 p.m. Wednesday - Chris J. Shreve II, 44, South Bend, arrested for theft of a firearm. Bond: $6,200.

• 8:18 p.m. Wednesday - Lucas J. Gilbertson, 23, of 302 N. Jefferson St., Silver Lake, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear, nonsupport of a dependant and on a civil warrant. Bond: $11,000.

• 8:30 p.m. Wednesday - Todd D. Warren, 56, of 3578 N. Barbee Road, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:43 a.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 25, 400 feet south of West CR 250S, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Michael L. Mills, 60, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

• 8:01 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North Fox Farm Road and North CR 150W, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Matthew D. Tedesco, 25, East Deerwood Court, Warsaw; Lee M. Wahl, 40, Country Club Road, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 9:15 a.m. Wednesday - West Market Street, 500 feet south of South Hand Avenue, Warsaw. Semi got stuck under viaduct owned by Rail America, Fort Wayne. Driver: Mckenan J. Biddle, 24, Fort Wayne. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:28 a.m. Wednesday - Sheridan Street, 300 feet west of Cook Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Austin M. Wills, 22, East Center Street, Warsaw; Danny E. Shepherd, 53, North Street, Sidney. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 1:40 p.m. Wednesday - South County Farm Road, 200 feet north of West Hoppus Road, Warsaw. SUV left road. Driver: Gracie E. Compton, 17, North Union Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.

• 8:11 p.m. Wednesday - North CR 300E, 750 feet north of East Old 30, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Taylor M. Davis, 24, Fort Wayne. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 11:54 p.m. Wednesday - South Ind. 19, 500 feet north of West CR 700S, Mentone. Car hit deer. Driver: Amanda L. Ousley, 28, Macy. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.

• 4:35 a.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 500 feet south of East CR 600S, Warsaw. Ambulance registered to Parkview Hospital, Mariners Drive, Warsaw, hit deer. Driver: John J. Rheinheimer, 29, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 5:54 a.m. Thursday - North Ind. 19, 400 feet south of West CR 250N, Etna Green. Car hit deer. Driver: Amee M. Amburgy, 32, Rochester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.



Incidents

• 3:41 a.m. Wednesday - An invasion of privacy report was filed in the 4500 block of West CR 400N, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 11:08 a.m. Wednesday - A person was arrested in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw, for criminal trespass. WPD.

• 4:05 p.m. Wednesday - A blue bicycle was reported stolen in the 700 block of Anchorage Point Drive, Warsaw. Value: $100. WPD.

• 7:46 a.m. Thursday - An inmate of the Kosciusko County Jail, in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw, was assaulted by another jail inmate, resulting in a warrant being requested for misdemeanor battery causing bodily injury. KCSO.



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