Public Occurrences 01.26.24

January 26, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:32 a.m. Wednesday - Dale Eugene Shepherd Jr., 39, of 321 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,500.
• 11:40 a.m. Wednesday - Dustin Allen Sloan, 39, of 802 E. Center St., #126, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:11 p.m. Wednesday - Michael David Keeling, 46, Michigan City, arrested for false identity statement and on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 2:34 p.m. Wednesday - Zachary Henry Woodcock, 32, of 3365 E. Center St., #1, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:15 p.m. Wednesday - William Joseph Dawson, 47, of 1822 La Vista Drive, Warsaw, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:31 a.m. Thursday - Tracy L. Watkins, 54, of 521 N. Morgan St., Mentone, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:53 a.m. Tuesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 300 feet east of South CR 500W, Warsaw. Car hit three headstones and a fence at Union Cemetery. Driver: Sauveur Victor, 34, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:47 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Olivia Luva Baca, 54, South CR 1275E, Akron. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Incidents
• 1:20 p.m. Wednesday - Property was reported damaged in the 700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:33 p.m. Wednesday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1000 block of Ranch Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:33 a.m. Thursday - Intimidation was reported in the 4900 block of East CR 1200N, Syracuse. KCSO.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:32 a.m. Wednesday - Dale Eugene Shepherd Jr., 39, of 321 S. High St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. Bond: $5,500.
• 11:40 a.m. Wednesday - Dustin Allen Sloan, 39, of 802 E. Center St., #126, Warsaw, arrested for driving a motor vehicle while suspended with a prior suspension. Bond: $450.
• 12:11 p.m. Wednesday - Michael David Keeling, 46, Michigan City, arrested for false identity statement and on a warrant. Bond: $600.
• 2:34 p.m. Wednesday - Zachary Henry Woodcock, 32, of 3365 E. Center St., #1, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine or narcotic drug. Bond: $5,250.
• 6:15 p.m. Wednesday - William Joseph Dawson, 47, of 1822 La Vista Drive, Warsaw, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,250.
• 11:31 a.m. Thursday - Tracy L. Watkins, 54, of 521 N. Morgan St., Mentone, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 7:53 a.m. Tuesday - West Crystal Lake Road, 300 feet east of South CR 500W, Warsaw. Car hit three headstones and a fence at Union Cemetery. Driver: Sauveur Victor, 34, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 4:47 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of South Ind. 25 and South Ferguson Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Olivia Luva Baca, 54, South CR 1275E, Akron. Damages: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.

Incidents
• 1:20 p.m. Wednesday - Property was reported damaged in the 700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 7:33 p.m. Wednesday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1000 block of Ranch Road, Warsaw. WPD.
• 3:33 a.m. Thursday - Intimidation was reported in the 4900 block of East CR 1200N, Syracuse. KCSO.

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