Police Beat – By Amanda Bridgman
September 17, 2019 at 1:41 a.m.
Rare Coins Stolen In Milford; 3 Face Charges
A Milford man was arrested Saturday for allegedly burglarizing a home with two others and taking $10,000 worth of rare coins.
Patrick A. Manges, 34, of 905 N. Main St., Milford, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:20 p.m. Saturday and faces one count of burglary, a level 4 felony, and one count of theft, a level 6 felony.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Aug. 29 in Kosciusko Superior Court I, on April 29 an officer from the Milford Police Department spoke with the grandson of the victims. The grandson told police his grandparents were on vacation and when he came to check the house, the back door was unlocked.
He told police the burglary would have had to have happened between Feb. 1 and April 29.
The son of the victims then came to the house and noticed a large amount of rare coins, jewelry and cash had been stolen. Officers collected evidence from the scene and sent it to the Indiana State Police lab for testing, court papers state.
On May 22, police spoke with a victim who advised police $800 in cash, a radio, a train set, jewelry and presidential coins were stolen.
Police found that on April 15, Fairfield Rare Coin and Jewelry in Fort Wayne had purchased $6,682 of rare coins from Travis Henson. On the same day, A-Z Coins in Fort Wayne purchased $3,889.70 of rare coins from Henson, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The victim identified the coins at both places as his.
On Aug. 15, police received a tip that the homeowner’s tax information and other paperwork were at Manges’ residence. Police searched Manges’ home, and found that to be true. Police also got the results from the lab report and it matched DNA to Kyle Henson.
Manges told police he, Travis Henson and Kyle Henson burglarized the residence and then sold the coins.
Kyle Henson was arrested Aug. 29. Police are still looking for Travis Henson.
Manges is being held on a $15,250 bond.
Man Claims To Work For FBI; Winds Up In Jail
A man is facing charges of impersonating police and residential entry after allegedly walking into a house with a knife claiming he’s with the FBI.
David R. Oaks, 38, of 12600 S. Ind. 13, #42, North Manchester, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:24 a.m. Sept. 10 for those charges, both level 6 felonies.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Thursday in Kosciusko Superior Court II, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a man entering a home uninvited with a knife. When police arrived, according to court papers, Oaks was lying in the grass.
When police spoke with the resident of the home, he told police he “was cooking dinner when he turned around and saw Oaks standing in his living room holding an open knife. Oaks told him, ‘It’s OK. I’m with the FBI,’” according to the probable cause affidavit. Three children were in the home at the time, including an infant.
Police located the knife in Oaks’ pocket, and his breathalyzer BAC registered at 0.292, according to court documents.
Oaks’ bond was set at $5,250. He’s due in court at 1 p.m. Sept. 30.
Fake $100 Bills Used To Buy Car; Two Arrested
A Syracuse man and his female friend were arrested after allegedly using 20 fake $100 bills to buy a vehicle, then flip it for sale on the internet.
Ronald A. Tackitt, 57, of 11531 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, Apt. 2, Syracuse, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 6 p.m. Thursday and faces counterfeiting and theft charges, both level 6 felonies.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed May 31 in Kosciusko Superior Court III, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a vehicle theft and spoke with a man who said he was selling his 2003 GMC Envoy online. The man told police a man and woman came to purchase the vehicle. Tackitt was identified as the man and Erika Bice, 35, of 8237 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, was the woman, court papers state.
The vehicle owner told police when they arrived the woman gave him 20 $100 bills and he signed the title and they drove off, but when he went inside he noticed the bills were counterfeit.
The man then told police on May 1, he found his vehicle for sale on the internet.
Police set up an appointment to purchase the vehicle, where an officer was met by Bice and Tackitt. After confirming the VIN number matched the vehicle, both Bice and Tackitt admitted to using the counterfeit bills.
Bice was arrested and bonded out of jail Aug. 12.
Tackitt is being held on a $5,750 bond.
Rare Coins Stolen In Milford; 3 Face Charges
A Milford man was arrested Saturday for allegedly burglarizing a home with two others and taking $10,000 worth of rare coins.
Patrick A. Manges, 34, of 905 N. Main St., Milford, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:20 p.m. Saturday and faces one count of burglary, a level 4 felony, and one count of theft, a level 6 felony.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Aug. 29 in Kosciusko Superior Court I, on April 29 an officer from the Milford Police Department spoke with the grandson of the victims. The grandson told police his grandparents were on vacation and when he came to check the house, the back door was unlocked.
He told police the burglary would have had to have happened between Feb. 1 and April 29.
The son of the victims then came to the house and noticed a large amount of rare coins, jewelry and cash had been stolen. Officers collected evidence from the scene and sent it to the Indiana State Police lab for testing, court papers state.
On May 22, police spoke with a victim who advised police $800 in cash, a radio, a train set, jewelry and presidential coins were stolen.
Police found that on April 15, Fairfield Rare Coin and Jewelry in Fort Wayne had purchased $6,682 of rare coins from Travis Henson. On the same day, A-Z Coins in Fort Wayne purchased $3,889.70 of rare coins from Henson, according to the probable cause affidavit.
The victim identified the coins at both places as his.
On Aug. 15, police received a tip that the homeowner’s tax information and other paperwork were at Manges’ residence. Police searched Manges’ home, and found that to be true. Police also got the results from the lab report and it matched DNA to Kyle Henson.
Manges told police he, Travis Henson and Kyle Henson burglarized the residence and then sold the coins.
Kyle Henson was arrested Aug. 29. Police are still looking for Travis Henson.
Manges is being held on a $15,250 bond.
Man Claims To Work For FBI; Winds Up In Jail
A man is facing charges of impersonating police and residential entry after allegedly walking into a house with a knife claiming he’s with the FBI.
David R. Oaks, 38, of 12600 S. Ind. 13, #42, North Manchester, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 2:24 a.m. Sept. 10 for those charges, both level 6 felonies.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed Thursday in Kosciusko Superior Court II, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call about a man entering a home uninvited with a knife. When police arrived, according to court papers, Oaks was lying in the grass.
When police spoke with the resident of the home, he told police he “was cooking dinner when he turned around and saw Oaks standing in his living room holding an open knife. Oaks told him, ‘It’s OK. I’m with the FBI,’” according to the probable cause affidavit. Three children were in the home at the time, including an infant.
Police located the knife in Oaks’ pocket, and his breathalyzer BAC registered at 0.292, according to court documents.
Oaks’ bond was set at $5,250. He’s due in court at 1 p.m. Sept. 30.
Fake $100 Bills Used To Buy Car; Two Arrested
A Syracuse man and his female friend were arrested after allegedly using 20 fake $100 bills to buy a vehicle, then flip it for sale on the internet.
Ronald A. Tackitt, 57, of 11531 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, Apt. 2, Syracuse, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail at 6 p.m. Thursday and faces counterfeiting and theft charges, both level 6 felonies.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed May 31 in Kosciusko Superior Court III, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a vehicle theft and spoke with a man who said he was selling his 2003 GMC Envoy online. The man told police a man and woman came to purchase the vehicle. Tackitt was identified as the man and Erika Bice, 35, of 8237 E. Hatchery Road, Syracuse, was the woman, court papers state.
The vehicle owner told police when they arrived the woman gave him 20 $100 bills and he signed the title and they drove off, but when he went inside he noticed the bills were counterfeit.
The man then told police on May 1, he found his vehicle for sale on the internet.
Police set up an appointment to purchase the vehicle, where an officer was met by Bice and Tackitt. After confirming the VIN number matched the vehicle, both Bice and Tackitt admitted to using the counterfeit bills.
Bice was arrested and bonded out of jail Aug. 12.
Tackitt is being held on a $5,750 bond.