Public Occurrences 2.26.22
February 25, 2022 at 10:40 p.m.
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Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:58 p.m. Thursday - Meriel Maurice Tolbert, 28, Chicago, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. No bond set.
• 4:36 p.m. Thursday - Victor Olatunja Fasanya, 46, Columbia City, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $600.
• 6:07 p.m. Thursday - Patrick Scott Johnson, 29, of 201 S. Detroit St., #160, Warsaw, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:54 p.m. Thursday - Daniel E. Lybarger, 47, of 7021 W. CR 1000W, Warsaw, arrested for cruelty to animals. Bond: $500.
• 10:17 p.m. Thursday - Christian Hernandez Rodriguez, 32, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #146, Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:08 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 15 feet north of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Joyce A. Harter, 70, Fort Wayne; Donald R. Helton, 73, South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Injury: Harter complained of pain to the shoulder/upper arm. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:13 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Ind. 25 and South Tinkey Road, Mentone. Car hit utility pole. Driver: David W. Zornes, 27, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Injury: Zornes complained of pain to the entire body. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:16 p.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 780 feet east of CR 200N, Warsaw. Tractor-SUV collision. Drivers: Milos Kovacevic, 36, Naperville, Ill.; Macy A. Carlile, 16, Freedom Parkway, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:18 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Detroit Street and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kiana N. Holloway, 29, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Michael E. Geiger, 55, New Paris. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 5:34 p.m. Thursday - East Center Street, 40 feet south of Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jeremy C. Cain, 28, Columbus, Ohio; Sandu Cociuba, 32, Kent, Wash. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 5:50 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 200N and North Boeing Road, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit truck and left the scene. Remaining driver: Tim E. Lowman, 65, East Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.
• 6:23 p.m. Thursday - West U.S. 30, 33 feet east of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Car hit speed limit sign. Driver: Hugo Juarez, 33, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:38 p.m. Thursday - West U.S. 30, 32 feet west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Pickup hit concrete barrier. Driver: Libby M. Vanvactor-Keenan, 19, Plymouth. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.
• 7:24 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 700E and North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: David C. Lindley, 28, North CR 700E, Leesburg; Mark B. Dickinson, 48, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:43 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 300 feet north of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Angela K. Himes, 49, Harbour Landing, Syracuse; Kolton G. Meerzo, 19, North Ind. 13, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 12:12 a.m. Friday - North CR 800W, 300 feet north of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Car left roadway. Driver: Trevor L. Lutes, 24, East Walnut Street, Nappanee. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 5:37 a.m. Friday - West Market Street, 50 feet east of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Luis A. Lara, 30, North Hickory Street, Warsaw; Cale R. Hensley, 22, Plymouth. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 4:12 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:50 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 400 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:42 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 100 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:06 p.m. Thursday - A speaker was reported found in the 300 block of Baythorne Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
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The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:58 p.m. Thursday - Meriel Maurice Tolbert, 28, Chicago, arrested for theft of a motor vehicle and resisting a law enforcement officer using a vehicle. No bond set.
• 4:36 p.m. Thursday - Victor Olatunja Fasanya, 46, Columbia City, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $600.
• 6:07 p.m. Thursday - Patrick Scott Johnson, 29, of 201 S. Detroit St., #160, Warsaw, arrested for possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:54 p.m. Thursday - Daniel E. Lybarger, 47, of 7021 W. CR 1000W, Warsaw, arrested for cruelty to animals. Bond: $500.
• 10:17 p.m. Thursday - Christian Hernandez Rodriguez, 32, of 3699 N. CR 175E, #146, Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 10:08 a.m. Thursday - South Ind. 15, 15 feet north of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Joyce A. Harter, 70, Fort Wayne; Donald R. Helton, 73, South CR 200W, Silver Lake. Injury: Harter complained of pain to the shoulder/upper arm. Damage: $25,000-$50,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 7:13 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West Ind. 25 and South Tinkey Road, Mentone. Car hit utility pole. Driver: David W. Zornes, 27, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Injury: Zornes complained of pain to the entire body. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 5:16 p.m. Thursday - U.S. 30, 780 feet east of CR 200N, Warsaw. Tractor-SUV collision. Drivers: Milos Kovacevic, 36, Naperville, Ill.; Macy A. Carlile, 16, Freedom Parkway, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:18 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North Detroit Street and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Kiana N. Holloway, 29, Anchorage Road, Warsaw; Michael E. Geiger, 55, New Paris. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
• 5:34 p.m. Thursday - East Center Street, 40 feet south of Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jeremy C. Cain, 28, Columbus, Ohio; Sandu Cociuba, 32, Kent, Wash. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 5:50 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East CR 200N and North Boeing Road, Warsaw. Unknown vehicle hit truck and left the scene. Remaining driver: Tim E. Lowman, 65, East Old 30, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.
• 6:23 p.m. Thursday - West U.S. 30, 33 feet east of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Car hit speed limit sign. Driver: Hugo Juarez, 33, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 6:38 p.m. Thursday - West U.S. 30, 32 feet west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Pickup hit concrete barrier. Driver: Libby M. Vanvactor-Keenan, 19, Plymouth. Damage: $750-$1,000. KCSO.
• 7:24 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of North CR 700E and North Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Two-car collision. Drivers: David C. Lindley, 28, North CR 700E, Leesburg; Mark B. Dickinson, 48, EMS B37 Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 8:43 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 300 feet north of Plaza Drive, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Angela K. Himes, 49, Harbour Landing, Syracuse; Kolton G. Meerzo, 19, North Ind. 13, North Webster. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 12:12 a.m. Friday - North CR 800W, 300 feet north of West CR 640N, Etna Green. Car left roadway. Driver: Trevor L. Lutes, 24, East Walnut Street, Nappanee. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 5:37 a.m. Friday - West Market Street, 50 feet east of South Columbia Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Luis A. Lara, 30, North Hickory Street, Warsaw; Cale R. Hensley, 22, Plymouth. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
Incidents
• 4:12 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:50 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 400 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:42 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 100 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 10:06 p.m. Thursday - A speaker was reported found in the 300 block of Baythorne Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
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