Public Occurrences 12.09.23

December 9, 2023 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:06 p.m. Thursday - Alberto Avila Quintana, 27, of 3757 S. CR 900W, #73, Mentone, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 1:32 p.m. Thursday - Linda A. Bright, 63, of 804 N. Mill St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:32 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Evan Clark, 46, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 8:51 p.m. Thursday - Caleb Layne Foster, 23, Bristol, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of methamphetamine and being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 10:44 p.m. Thursday - Adrienne Hernandez, 44, of 522 N. Lake St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 12:18 a.m. Friday - Raul Joaquin Moralex, 23, of 504 Frazier St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:50 a.m. Thursday - North CR 75E, 50 feet north of East CR 550N, Leesburg. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Ronald L. Baumgartner, 80, East Eli Lilly Road, Syracuse; Roger T. Lemon, 78, Kimmell. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:20 a.m. Thursday - 1535 W. Center St., Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Steven M. Allen, 61, Harmony Court, Winona Lake; Michael J. Smith, 39, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:03 p.m. Thursday - 640 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Jennifer E. Foy, East Woodland Court, Leesburg. Driver: Hailey N. Kinder, 21, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:07 p.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 25 feet east of East CR 900N, Milford. Two-car collision. Drivers: Arrieta G. Charters, 72, East CR 1000N, Syracuse; Jose Cisneros-Melendez, 22, North CR 400W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:13 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tammy M. Dishman, 54, Rozella Road, Warsaw; Pedro R. Sarabia, 25, West Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:52 p.m. Thursday - East CR 300N, 300 feet west of North CR 475E, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kiana J. Santos, 25, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:01 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 150 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Christopher Carroll, 29, South State Street, South Whitley; Robert L. Finlinson, 17, North Venetian Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:16 p.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 30 feet south of Southtown Estates Drive, Winona Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Caleb E. Dudeck, 26, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 5:05 a.m. Friday - Patterson Road, 100 feet east of Normandy Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Anthony L. Fishel, 54, Woodcliff Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 12:06 p.m. Thursday - Alberto Avila Quintana, 27, of 3757 S. CR 900W, #73, Mentone, arrested on a foreign warrant. No bond set.
• 1:32 p.m. Thursday - Linda A. Bright, 63, of 804 N. Mill St., Syracuse, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish with a prior. Bond: $5,250.
• 1:32 p.m. Thursday - Joshua Evan Clark, 46, Fort Wayne, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond listed.
• 8:51 p.m. Thursday - Caleb Layne Foster, 23, Bristol, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, possession of marijuana/hash oil/hashish, possession of methamphetamine and being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.
• 10:44 p.m. Thursday - Adrienne Hernandez, 44, of 522 N. Lake St., #3, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 12:18 a.m. Friday - Raul Joaquin Moralex, 23, of 504 Frazier St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 9:50 a.m. Thursday - North CR 75E, 50 feet north of East CR 550N, Leesburg. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Ronald L. Baumgartner, 80, East Eli Lilly Road, Syracuse; Roger T. Lemon, 78, Kimmell. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11:20 a.m. Thursday - 1535 W. Center St., Warsaw. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Steven M. Allen, 61, Harmony Court, Winona Lake; Michael J. Smith, 39, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 3:03 p.m. Thursday - 640 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Jennifer E. Foy, East Woodland Court, Leesburg. Driver: Hailey N. Kinder, 21, West CR 250S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:07 p.m. Thursday - North CR 300E, 25 feet east of East CR 900N, Milford. Two-car collision. Drivers: Arrieta G. Charters, 72, East CR 1000N, Syracuse; Jose Cisneros-Melendez, 22, North CR 400W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:13 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and East Main Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Tammy M. Dishman, 54, Rozella Road, Warsaw; Pedro R. Sarabia, 25, West Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 5:52 p.m. Thursday - East CR 300N, 300 feet west of North CR 475E, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Kiana J. Santos, 25, Goshen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 6:01 p.m. Thursday - Ind. 15, 150 feet north of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Christopher Carroll, 29, South State Street, South Whitley; Robert L. Finlinson, 17, North Venetian Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 10:16 p.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, 30 feet south of Southtown Estates Drive, Winona Lake. Car hit deer. Driver: Caleb E. Dudeck, 26, South CR 300E, Claypool. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
• 5:05 a.m. Friday - Patterson Road, 100 feet east of Normandy Lane, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Anthony L. Fishel, 54, Woodcliff Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

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