Public Occurrences 04.16.24

April 16, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:39 a.m. Sunday - Nathan Ray LaFountain, 34, of 3284 N. Bugle Court, #B, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 2:47 p.m. Sunday - Ray James Skelton, 57, of 301 E. George St., North Webster, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 6:31 p.m. Sunday - Angie Marie Hanes, 45, of 124 S. Etna St., Etna Green, arrested for theft and criminal trespass. Bond: $600.
• 2:21 a.m. Monday - Angel Dawn Fuller, 29, of 873 S. Carrington Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:31 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Anchorage Road and Anchorage Point Drive, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Christine Boyer, 69, West Sunset Drive, Bourbon; Brendon J. Fields, 32, West CR 100N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 8:12 a.m. Saturday - U.S. 30, 1,311 feet east of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit guardrail and went into ditch. Driver: Donald G. Wihebrink, 67, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:55 p.m. Saturday - North Parker Street, 300 feet South of Walter Way, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Renee S. Liechty, 44, Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:48 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Old 30 and North CR 450E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Teresa A. Miller, 58, West Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:33 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Main Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kimberly M. Burkett, 40, Widaman Street, Winona Lake; JoEllen R. Albertson, North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 1:37 p.m. Sunday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 300 block of North Blaine Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 2:49 a.m. Sunday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 1800 block of East Kosciusko Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:42 p.m. Sunday - Consumable goods were reported stolen and forgery was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for possession of paraphernalia and public intoxication by alcohol in the 1000 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 10:39 a.m. Sunday - Nathan Ray LaFountain, 34, of 3284 N. Bugle Court, #B, Warsaw, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 2:47 p.m. Sunday - Ray James Skelton, 57, of 301 E. George St., North Webster, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $500.
• 6:31 p.m. Sunday - Angie Marie Hanes, 45, of 124 S. Etna St., Etna Green, arrested for theft and criminal trespass. Bond: $600.
• 2:21 a.m. Monday - Angel Dawn Fuller, 29, of 873 S. Carrington Blvd., Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia and public intoxication by alcohol. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 11:31 a.m. Friday - Intersection of Anchorage Road and Anchorage Point Drive, Warsaw. SUV-pickup collision. Drivers: Christine Boyer, 69, West Sunset Drive, Bourbon; Brendon J. Fields, 32, West CR 100N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 8:12 a.m. Saturday - U.S. 30, 1,311 feet east of Meijer Drive, Warsaw. SUV hit guardrail and went into ditch. Driver: Donald G. Wihebrink, 67, East Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. WPD.
• 3:55 p.m. Saturday - North Parker Street, 300 feet South of Walter Way, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Renee S. Liechty, 44, Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 9:48 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of East Old 30 and North CR 450E, Pierceton. Car hit deer. Driver: Teresa A. Miller, 58, West Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:33 p.m. Sunday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Main Street, Warsaw. SUV-car collision. Drivers: Kimberly M. Burkett, 40, Widaman Street, Winona Lake; JoEllen R. Albertson, North Lincoln Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 1:37 p.m. Sunday - Criminal trespass was reported in the 300 block of North Blaine Street, North Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.
• 2:49 a.m. Sunday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 1800 block of East Kosciusko Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
• 5:42 p.m. Sunday - Consumable goods were reported stolen and forgery was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1 a.m. Monday - A person was arrested for possession of paraphernalia and public intoxication by alcohol in the 1000 block of North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.

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