Public Occurrences 12.30.21
December 29, 2021 at 11:07 p.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:18 p.m. Tuesday - Franklin Lloyd Seeley II, 48, of 6537 W. Grimme Lane, Claypool, arrested on two charges of felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 1:19 p.m. Tuesday - Darrius Landrew Branch, 47, Elkhart, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 6:54 p.m. Tuesday - Austin James Griffith, 28, of 12303 N. Hillside Lane, Syracuse, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 5:42 a.m. Tuesday - Anthony R. Bilbro, 54, Valparaiso, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:23 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 800S, Silver Lake. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Ashton C. Lupa-Reece, 27, Coloma, Mich.; Mathew R. Pifer, 45, Fishers; Charles T. Applegate, 59, Huntington. Injury: Pifer had an abrasion to the shoulder/upper arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:38 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 475E, 1,000 feet south of East CR 450N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Rhonda J. Dishman, 56, North CR 75E, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:51 a.m. Tuesday - North Parks Schram Road, 300 feet north of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Car hit uprooted tree. Driver: Jose J. Alvarez, 20, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:26 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 1000W and West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Brandt L. Carrico, 19, Lakeville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:58 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 400S, 10 feet north of South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: Trenton D. Witmer, 28, North Mill Street, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 2:37 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 100N and North CR 225E, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Ryan E. Coble, 35, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 2:39 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Sheridan and North Bronson streets, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Katherine J. Valdes, 64, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:43 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Shelden Street and West CR 300N, Warsaw. Car hit concrete curb. Driver: Jacob J. Rackley, 22, EMS C30 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Claypool Police Department investigated.
• 2:46 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Sullivan Road and East CR 500N, North Webster. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Kennedy R. White, 17, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 2:53 p.m. Tuesday - East Armstrong Road, 1,500 feet west of North CR 200E, Leesburg. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Crouse Body Shop Inc., East CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: Gino D. Chiappelli, 35, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:01 p.m. Tuesday - East Hatchery Road, 750 feet east of North CR 850E, Syracuse. Pickup NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Brogan K. Jones, 19, Wawaka. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:04 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Market and South Colfax streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: George Rodriguez, 65, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Roger L. Long, 57, EMS C28E Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:06 p.m. Tuesday - North Indiana Avenue, 25 feet south of Huntington Street, Syracuse. Pickup hit light pole. Driver: Dennis E. Kuhns, 25, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. SPD.
• 3:11 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Ethan W. Clark, 19, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster; Dexter Shepherd, 76, East Madison Street, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. North Webster Police Department.
• 3:12 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Backwater Road, North Webster. Two-car collision. Drivers: Demi M. Napier, 17, East CR 400N, Leesburg; Lindsey J. Mwesigwa, 38, Dayton, Ohio. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:38 p.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 500 feet south of West Union Street, Claypool. Car went into ditch and electrical fence. Driver: Melanie M. Woodruff, 27, Peru, Ind. Damage: $750-$1,000. CPD.
Incidents
• 4:36 a.m. Monday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 200 block of North Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:27 p.m. Monday - A property damage accident was reported in the 100 block of EMS D3 Lane, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 2:26 p.m. Monday - A natural death investigation was opened in the 300 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:09 p.m. Monday - Credit card fraud was reported in the 1600 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:01 p.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 7700 block of East CR 400N, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 8:06 p.m. Monday - Money was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:55 a.m. Tuesday - A social security card, vaccination cards and birth certificate were reported stolen in the 1000 block of North CR 400E, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 2:29 p.m. Tuesday - A vehicle was reported damaged in the 900 block of North CR 225E, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:40 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug in the 9600 block of North CR 850E, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 11:24 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 9400 block of North Ind. 19, Etna Green. KCSO.
• 7:17 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic stop occurred for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 900 block of West CR 700S, Claypool. CPD.
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:18 p.m. Tuesday - Franklin Lloyd Seeley II, 48, of 6537 W. Grimme Lane, Claypool, arrested on two charges of felony probation violation. No bond set.
• 1:19 p.m. Tuesday - Darrius Landrew Branch, 47, Elkhart, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
• 6:54 p.m. Tuesday - Austin James Griffith, 28, of 12303 N. Hillside Lane, Syracuse, arrested for invasion of privacy. Bond: $1,500.
• 5:42 a.m. Tuesday - Anthony R. Bilbro, 54, Valparaiso, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 2:23 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of South Ind. 15 and West CR 800S, Silver Lake. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Ashton C. Lupa-Reece, 27, Coloma, Mich.; Mathew R. Pifer, 45, Fishers; Charles T. Applegate, 59, Huntington. Injury: Pifer had an abrasion to the shoulder/upper arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:38 a.m. Tuesday - North CR 475E, 1,000 feet south of East CR 450N, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Rhonda J. Dishman, 56, North CR 75E, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 6:51 a.m. Tuesday - North Parks Schram Road, 300 feet north of West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Car hit uprooted tree. Driver: Jose J. Alvarez, 20, West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
• 1:26 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North CR 1000W and West Hepton Road, Nappanee. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Brandt L. Carrico, 19, Lakeville. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 1:58 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 400S, 10 feet north of South Packerton Road, Warsaw. Car hit tree. Driver: Trenton D. Witmer, 28, North Mill Street, North Manchester. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 2:37 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East CR 100N and North CR 225E, Warsaw. SUV hit utility pole. Driver: Ryan E. Coble, 35, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 2:39 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Sheridan and North Bronson streets, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Katherine J. Valdes, 64, Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:43 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Shelden Street and West CR 300N, Warsaw. Car hit concrete curb. Driver: Jacob J. Rackley, 22, EMS C30 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Claypool Police Department investigated.
• 2:46 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Sullivan Road and East CR 500N, North Webster. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Kennedy R. White, 17, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 2:53 p.m. Tuesday - East Armstrong Road, 1,500 feet west of North CR 200E, Leesburg. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Crouse Body Shop Inc., East CR 250N, Warsaw. Driver: Gino D. Chiappelli, 35, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 3:01 p.m. Tuesday - East Hatchery Road, 750 feet east of North CR 850E, Syracuse. Pickup NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Brogan K. Jones, 19, Wawaka. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 3:04 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Market and South Colfax streets, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: George Rodriguez, 65, East Winona Avenue, Warsaw; Roger L. Long, 57, EMS C28E Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 3:06 p.m. Tuesday - North Indiana Avenue, 25 feet south of Huntington Street, Syracuse. Pickup hit light pole. Driver: Dennis E. Kuhns, 25, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. SPD.
• 3:11 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Ethan W. Clark, 19, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster; Dexter Shepherd, 76, East Madison Street, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. North Webster Police Department.
• 3:12 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and East Backwater Road, North Webster. Two-car collision. Drivers: Demi M. Napier, 17, East CR 400N, Leesburg; Lindsey J. Mwesigwa, 38, Dayton, Ohio. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:38 p.m. Tuesday - South Ind. 15, 500 feet south of West Union Street, Claypool. Car went into ditch and electrical fence. Driver: Melanie M. Woodruff, 27, Peru, Ind. Damage: $750-$1,000. CPD.
Incidents
• 4:36 a.m. Monday - Domestic battery - simple assault was reported in the 200 block of North Columbia Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:27 p.m. Monday - A property damage accident was reported in the 100 block of EMS D3 Lane, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 2:26 p.m. Monday - A natural death investigation was opened in the 300 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 4:09 p.m. Monday - Credit card fraud was reported in the 1600 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:01 p.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 7700 block of East CR 400N, Leesburg. KCSO.
• 8:06 p.m. Monday - Money was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:55 a.m. Tuesday - A social security card, vaccination cards and birth certificate were reported stolen in the 1000 block of North CR 400E, Warsaw. KCSO.
• 2:29 p.m. Tuesday - A vehicle was reported damaged in the 900 block of North CR 225E, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:40 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person in possession of cocaine or a narcotic drug in the 9600 block of North CR 850E, Syracuse. KCSO.
• 11:24 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 9400 block of North Ind. 19, Etna Green. KCSO.
• 7:17 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic stop occurred for a person driving while suspended with a prior suspension in the 900 block of West CR 700S, Claypool. CPD.
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