Public Occurrences 07.19.23

July 19, 2023 at 1:15 a.m.


County Jail
Booking
The following person was preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:01 a.m. Tuesday - Luis Santana, 24, Elkhart, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,250.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:23 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Higbee and Syracuse streets, Milford. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Deana A. Downton, 52, North Strohs Drive, Syracuse; Pamela A. Bowens, 66, Goshen. Injuries: Bowens complained of neck pain; a passenger in Bowens’ vehicle, Ralph Bowens, 58, Goshen, complained of back pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Milford Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:19 a.m. Monday - South Buffalo Street, 500 feet south of Prairie Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Benjamin T. Riggle, 33, Huntington; Mary L. Shepherd, 76, West CR 350S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:15 p.m. Monday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Nancy K. Chickering, 72, West Florence Street, Bourbon; Virginist M. Early, 47, 9B Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:58 p.m. Monday - 1305 Mariners Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Landon C. Gause, 20, Short Avenue, Winona Lake; Teresa Vazquez-Jacobo, 47, East South Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 4:14 p.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1000 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:48 p.m. Monday - A bluetooth stereo was reported stolen in the 300 block of East Huntington Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.


County Jail
Booking
The following person was preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 3:01 a.m. Tuesday - Luis Santana, 24, Elkhart, arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,250.

Personal Injury
Accident
• 9:23 a.m. Monday - Intersection of Higbee and Syracuse streets, Milford. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Deana A. Downton, 52, North Strohs Drive, Syracuse; Pamela A. Bowens, 66, Goshen. Injuries: Bowens complained of neck pain; a passenger in Bowens’ vehicle, Ralph Bowens, 58, Goshen, complained of back pain. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Milford Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 8:19 a.m. Monday - South Buffalo Street, 500 feet south of Prairie Street, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Benjamin T. Riggle, 33, Huntington; Mary L. Shepherd, 76, West CR 350S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:15 p.m. Monday - 2501 Walton Blvd., Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Nancy K. Chickering, 72, West Florence Street, Bourbon; Virginist M. Early, 47, 9B Road, Bourbon. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:58 p.m. Monday - 1305 Mariners Drive, Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Landon C. Gause, 20, Short Avenue, Winona Lake; Teresa Vazquez-Jacobo, 47, East South Street, Milford. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 4:14 p.m. Monday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1000 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
• 8:48 p.m. Monday - A bluetooth stereo was reported stolen in the 300 block of East Huntington Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.


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