Public Occurrences
September 11, 2020 at 12:15 a.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:20 p.m. Tuesday - Billie Jean Merlau, 54, of 303 E. North Kitson Lane, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 10:25 a.m. Wednesday - Cameron J. Harshaw, 28, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation, misdemeanor failure to appear and theft. Bond: $1,100.
• 11:30 a.m. Wednesday - Tyler J. Sherrill, 18, of 888 N. Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and criminal mischief. Bond: $50.
• 12:41 p.m. Wednesday - Jamaine I. Smith, 22, Dayton, Ohio, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.
• 6:12 p.m. Wednesday - Christina J. Kreider, 50, of 8792 S. Sunnyside Lane, Silver Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:01 p.m. Wednesday - Tiffany R. Hurley, 28, Fort Wayne, arrested on a warrant. No bond listed.
• 9:10 p.m. Wednesday - Austin J. Newsome, 21, of 180 S. CR 400W, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:19 a.m. Wednesday - East CR 300N, 50 feet west of CR 100E, Warsaw. Van hit mailbox owned by Jeffrey C. Tosch, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Amanda M. Ponko, 28, East CR 350N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:54 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North First and East Market streets, Pierceton. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Jacob M. Denzer, 17, East CR 150S, Pierceton; Janeen M. Pierr, 48, Kendallville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 12:08 a.m. Wednesday - A woman reported burglary in the 4400 block of East CR 600S, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 6:35 a.m. Wednesday - A death investigation was opened in the 8500 block of South CR 400E, Claypool. KCSO.
• 11:03 a.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of South James Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 12:25 p.m. Wednesday - Police responded to the 3500 block of North CR 400E, Warsaw, for a report of a damaged mailbox. KCSO.
• 5:12 p.m. Wednesday - Public intoxication was reported in the 1000 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:28 p.m. Wednesday - A firearm was reported found in the woods in the 11600 block of North Ind. 13, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 2:35 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested in the 400 block of South Union Street, Warsaw, for possession of a syringe and on a warrant. WPD.
• 6:29 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and criminal trespass. WPD.
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 4:20 p.m. Tuesday - Billie Jean Merlau, 54, of 303 E. North Kitson Lane, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 10:25 a.m. Wednesday - Cameron J. Harshaw, 28, South Bend, arrested for felony probation violation, misdemeanor failure to appear and theft. Bond: $1,100.
• 11:30 a.m. Wednesday - Tyler J. Sherrill, 18, of 888 N. Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor probation violation and criminal mischief. Bond: $50.
• 12:41 p.m. Wednesday - Jamaine I. Smith, 22, Dayton, Ohio, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.
• 6:12 p.m. Wednesday - Christina J. Kreider, 50, of 8792 S. Sunnyside Lane, Silver Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 4:01 p.m. Wednesday - Tiffany R. Hurley, 28, Fort Wayne, arrested on a warrant. No bond listed.
• 9:10 p.m. Wednesday - Austin J. Newsome, 21, of 180 S. CR 400W, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $5,250.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:19 a.m. Wednesday - East CR 300N, 50 feet west of CR 100E, Warsaw. Van hit mailbox owned by Jeffrey C. Tosch, East CR 300N, Warsaw. Driver: Amanda M. Ponko, 28, East CR 350N, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:54 p.m. Wednesday - Intersection of North First and East Market streets, Pierceton. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Jacob M. Denzer, 17, East CR 150S, Pierceton; Janeen M. Pierr, 48, Kendallville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 12:08 a.m. Wednesday - A woman reported burglary in the 4400 block of East CR 600S, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 6:35 a.m. Wednesday - A death investigation was opened in the 8500 block of South CR 400E, Claypool. KCSO.
• 11:03 a.m. Wednesday - A warrant was served in the 200 block of South James Street, Milford. Milford Police Department investigated.
• 12:25 p.m. Wednesday - Police responded to the 3500 block of North CR 400E, Warsaw, for a report of a damaged mailbox. KCSO.
• 5:12 p.m. Wednesday - Public intoxication was reported in the 1000 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:28 p.m. Wednesday - A firearm was reported found in the woods in the 11600 block of North Ind. 13, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 2:35 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested in the 400 block of South Union Street, Warsaw, for possession of a syringe and on a warrant. WPD.
• 6:29 a.m. Thursday - A person was arrested in the 3300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw, for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and criminal trespass. WPD.
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