Public Occurrences 06.01.23

May 31, 2023 at 9:40 p.m.

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County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:58 p.m. Tuesday - Alejandro Skyler Fuentes, 24, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #54, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation and four charges of operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,900.

• 4:41 p.m. Tuesday - Mitchell Todd Frantz, 50, Elkhart, arrested for a community correction violation. No bond set.

• 8:28 p.m. Tuesday - Scott Allen Baldwin, 40, of 9893 E. King Arthur Trail, Cromwell, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $10,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 1:44 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 200N, 33 feet north of North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver lost control of car and the car rolled over. Driver: Devin S. Gritton, 24, Plymouth. Injury: Gritton had a bruise/contusion to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:40 a.m. Tuesday - South CR 450E, 200 feet west of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Tristen J. Barker, 20, Webber Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 7:11 a.m. Tuesday - Sound Ind. 25, 200 feet south of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Jose M. Burt-Gutierrez, 43, South CR 1000W, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 4:23 p.m. Tuesday - South Main Street, 40 feet south of West Covered Bridge Lane, North Webster. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Joe G. Salazar, 68, North Warner Road, Syracuse; Jesus R. Gomez, 24, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 5:43 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Main Street and North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. SUV hit curb and street sign. Driver: Edward L. Warren Jr., 66, North Colfax Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 9:29 a.m. Wednesday - 2888 Frontage Road, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Leticia Cervantes, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Driver: Zachary D. Bowen, 17, West Allen Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 7:43 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and being a felony in possession of a firearm in the 100 block of EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. KCSO.

• 12:59 p.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 2600 block of South Country Club Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 2:10 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 7400 block of East CR 1400N, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 3:54 p.m. Tuesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:40 p.m. Tuesday - Organized theft was reported in the 6100 block of East Pickwick Park Drive, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 9:25 a.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 800 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 9:34 a.m. Wednesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 500 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:30 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic offense was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1000 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail

Bookings

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

• 3:58 p.m. Tuesday - Alejandro Skyler Fuentes, 24, of 4330 N. Old Ind. 15, #54, Warsaw, arrested for felony probation violation and four charges of operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $5,900.

• 4:41 p.m. Tuesday - Mitchell Todd Frantz, 50, Elkhart, arrested for a community correction violation. No bond set.

• 8:28 p.m. Tuesday - Scott Allen Baldwin, 40, of 9893 E. King Arthur Trail, Cromwell, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $10,250.



Personal Injury

Accident

• 1:44 p.m. Tuesday - East CR 200N, 33 feet north of North CR 400E, Warsaw. Driver lost control of car and the car rolled over. Driver: Devin S. Gritton, 24, Plymouth. Injury: Gritton had a bruise/contusion to the elbow/lower arm. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.



Property Damage

Accidents

• 6:40 a.m. Tuesday - South CR 450E, 200 feet west of East U.S. 30, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Tristen J. Barker, 20, Webber Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

• 7:11 a.m. Tuesday - Sound Ind. 25, 200 feet south of South CR 400W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Jose M. Burt-Gutierrez, 43, South CR 1000W, Mentone. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

• 4:23 p.m. Tuesday - South Main Street, 40 feet south of West Covered Bridge Lane, North Webster. Two-pickup collision. Drivers: Joe G. Salazar, 68, North Warner Road, Syracuse; Jesus R. Gomez, 24, East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 5:43 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of East Main Street and North Maple Avenue, Warsaw. SUV hit curb and street sign. Driver: Edward L. Warren Jr., 66, North Colfax Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 9:29 a.m. Wednesday - 2888 Frontage Road, Warsaw. SUV hit unoccupied vehicle registered to Leticia Cervantes, East Van Buren Street, Leesburg. Driver: Zachary D. Bowen, 17, West Allen Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.



Incidents

• 7:43 a.m. Tuesday - A person was arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug and being a felony in possession of a firearm in the 100 block of EMS W23 Lane, North Webster. KCSO.

• 12:59 p.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 2600 block of South Country Club Road, Warsaw. KCSO.

• 2:10 p.m. Tuesday - A traffic stop was initiated for a person operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a license in the 7400 block of East CR 1400N, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

• 3:54 p.m. Tuesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 6:40 p.m. Tuesday - Organized theft was reported in the 6100 block of East Pickwick Park Drive, Syracuse. KCSO.

• 9:25 a.m. Wednesday - Criminal mischief was reported in the 800 block of South Main Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.

• 9:34 a.m. Wednesday - Invasion of privacy was reported in the 500 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.

• 10:30 a.m. Wednesday - A traffic offense was initiated for a person driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension in the 1000 block of Husky Trail, Warsaw. WPD.
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