Public Occurrences 10.19.24

October 19, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.


County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:57 a.m. Thursday - Nicholas Paul Reust, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.
• 9:17 p.m. Thursday - James Chester Shuster II, 31, of 824 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 12:53 a.m. Friday - Matthew Thomas Maloni, 53, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6 a.m. Oct. 11 - South Ind. 15, 100 feet north of West Union Street, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Michelle D. Malott, 48, Marion. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center and North Detroit streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Joann R. Saltzgiver, 71, Hanover, Pa.; Anthony B. Blake, 45, West Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:26 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Zarah M. Hidlebaugh, 18, North Union Street, Warsaw; Kevin L. Studebaker, 61, West CR 300S, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:53 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and South CR 250E, Warsaw. Two-truck collision. Drivers: Check O. Kone, 59, Dyer; Ervin Stuermer, 66, Elgin, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:06 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Lake Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Cristian O. Aleman Zaldivar, 46, West Center Street, Warsaw; Adrian M. Short, 21, South Union Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:06 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 269 feet east of East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jacqueline M. Miller, 45, Dunkirk; Cary D. Walls, 51, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 4:44 p.m. Thursday - Fraud was reported in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:20 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday - An animal bite was reported in the 2200 block of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 9:01 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:57 a.m. Thursday - Nicholas Paul Reust, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft. Bond: $7,500.
• 9:17 p.m. Thursday - James Chester Shuster II, 31, of 824 E. CR 800S, Claypool, arrested for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set.
• 12:53 a.m. Friday - Matthew Thomas Maloni, 53, Syracuse, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage crash. Bond: $700.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 6 a.m. Oct. 11 - South Ind. 15, 100 feet north of West Union Street, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Michelle D. Malott, 48, Marion. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 11 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of East Center and North Detroit streets, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Joann R. Saltzgiver, 71, Hanover, Pa.; Anthony B. Blake, 45, West Center Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 2:26 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Parker Street, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Zarah M. Hidlebaugh, 18, North Union Street, Warsaw; Kevin L. Studebaker, 61, West CR 300S, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 4:53 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of East U.S. 30 and South CR 250E, Warsaw. Two-truck collision. Drivers: Check O. Kone, 59, Dyer; Ervin Stuermer, 66, Elgin, Ill. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.
• 5:06 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of South Lake Street and West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Cristian O. Aleman Zaldivar, 46, West Center Street, Warsaw; Adrian M. Short, 21, South Union Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.
• 8:06 p.m. Thursday - East U.S. 30, 269 feet east of East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Jacqueline M. Miller, 45, Dunkirk; Cary D. Walls, 51, North Sandcastle Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

Incidents
• 4:44 p.m. Thursday - Fraud was reported in the 500 block of West CR 300N, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:20 p.m. Thursday - An emergency detention order was requested in the 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 7:30 p.m. Thursday - An animal bite was reported in the 2200 block of West CR 1200S, Silver Lake. KCSO.
• 9:01 p.m. Thursday - A warrant was served in the 1100 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. WPD.

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