Public Occurrences 06.19.21

June 18, 2021 at 8:56 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:48 p.m. Thursday - Chance Patrick Hanaway, 58, Peru, Ind., arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $1,500.

• 4 p.m. Thursday - Roger Dale Shreve, 62, Anderson, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:42 p.m. Thursday - Luis Gernando Guerra, 37, of 603 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 8:48 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Forrest Hamman, 42, of 1203 Fox Farm Road, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:41 a.m. Friday - Kayla Monee Cooper, 21, of 3102 Sandra Lane, #B, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:52 a.m. Thursday - East CR 500S, 500 feet west of South CR 750E, Pierceton. Car struck an embankment and mailbox. Driver: Andrew N. Meloy, 31, Ind. 10, TIppecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sherriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:16 p.m. Thursday - 1701 W. Lake St., Warsaw. Driver: Brett L. Houlhan, 29, North CR 800W, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Randall K. Sons, Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 2:48 p.m. Thursday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle. Registration information not listed. Driver: Connie L. Kehoe, 82, West Eastbrook Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:03 p.m. Thursday - 2568 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Jennifer L. Flecker, 34, East Country Cove Drive, Syracuse; Leah N. Heath, 24, Downy Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 7:33 a.m. Thursday - Identity deception was reported in the 200 block of North Tower Street, Etna Green. KCSO.

• 7:40 p.m. Thursday - Domestic battery with moderate bodily injury was reported in the 800 block of Walkers Ridge, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:05 p.m. Thursday - Theft of a package was reported in the 100 block of South Sherman Street, Warsaw. WPD.



County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:48 p.m. Thursday - Chance Patrick Hanaway, 58, Peru, Ind., arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $1,500.

• 4 p.m. Thursday - Roger Dale Shreve, 62, Anderson, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 6:42 p.m. Thursday - Luis Gernando Guerra, 37, of 603 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $5,000.

• 8:48 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Forrest Hamman, 42, of 1203 Fox Farm Road, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.

• 7:41 a.m. Friday - Kayla Monee Cooper, 21, of 3102 Sandra Lane, #B, Winona Lake, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16. Bond: $6,000.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 5:52 a.m. Thursday - East CR 500S, 500 feet west of South CR 750E, Pierceton. Car struck an embankment and mailbox. Driver: Andrew N. Meloy, 31, Ind. 10, TIppecanoe. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sherriff’s Office investigated.

• 2:16 p.m. Thursday - 1701 W. Lake St., Warsaw. Driver: Brett L. Houlhan, 29, North CR 800W, Warsaw. Pickup hit parked vehicle registered to Randall K. Sons, Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 2:48 p.m. Thursday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle. Registration information not listed. Driver: Connie L. Kehoe, 82, West Eastbrook Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

• 4:03 p.m. Thursday - 2568 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Jennifer L. Flecker, 34, East Country Cove Drive, Syracuse; Leah N. Heath, 24, Downy Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.



Incidents

• 7:33 a.m. Thursday - Identity deception was reported in the 200 block of North Tower Street, Etna Green. KCSO.

• 7:40 p.m. Thursday - Domestic battery with moderate bodily injury was reported in the 800 block of Walkers Ridge, Warsaw. WPD.

• 8:05 p.m. Thursday - Theft of a package was reported in the 100 block of South Sherman Street, Warsaw. WPD.



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