Public Occurrences 01.18.25
January 18, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:25 p.m. Thursday - Filberto Rodriguez, 62, of 1614 S. Redwood Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 5:41 p.m. Thursday - Scott Michael Doering, 43, Osceola, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:53 p.m. Thursday - Gavin Nicholas Skrumelak, 19, of 86 E. South St., Milford, arrested for leaving a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:20 p.m. Jan. 10 - South Ind. 19, 1,000 feet south of West Welch Road, Bourbon. SUV hit deer. Driver: Emma Witwer, 18, Bremen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:46 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Old U.S. 30 and North CR 600W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Maya Damron, 17, East Spring Street, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:36 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and North CR 650E, Syracuse. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Emilie Cavender, 22, Ligonier; Joseph Patrick, 74, North Hillside Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:16 a.m. Wednesday - North CR 200E, 60 feet north of East CR 750N, Warsaw. Car hit CenturyLink box. Driver: Carlos E. Ramos, 29, Sophie Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:04 a.m. Wednesday - East CR 1000N, 800 feet west of North CR 400E, Syracuse. SUV hit mailbox and tree. Driver: Gavin Escoto, 16, EMS D2 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:23 a.m. Thursday - East Hatchery Road, 500 feet west of North Hiawatha Lane, Syracuse. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Laura L. Jackson, 20, West Elm Street, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:15 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 100S and South CR 650W, Warsaw. Car hit metal fence post. Driver: Antonio Martinez Jr., 16, South CR 675W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:43 a.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Joelle H. Clark, 52, North Heckathorn Drive, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:24 a.m. Thursday - East CR 850S, 200 feet west of South CR 700E, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Sarah A. Tucker, 35, East Front Street, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:12 p.m. Thursday - West CR 1250N, 800 feet east of North CR 300W, Milford. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Isaiah M. Schmucker, 17, West CR 1250N, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 2:05 p.m. Thursday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 300 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 6:14 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:51 a.m. Friday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of West North Street, Milford. KCSO.
• 1:09 a.m. Friday - An iPhone was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:39 a.m. Friday - Dehumidifiers, shoe boxes, clothes, cricket, cricket press and cricket box were reported found in the 400 block of West CR 250N, Warsaw. WPD.
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Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 2:25 p.m. Thursday - Filberto Rodriguez, 62, of 1614 S. Redwood Road, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 5:41 p.m. Thursday - Scott Michael Doering, 43, Osceola, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.
• 9:53 p.m. Thursday - Gavin Nicholas Skrumelak, 19, of 86 E. South St., Milford, arrested for leaving a property damage crash. Bond: $500.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 6:20 p.m. Jan. 10 - South Ind. 19, 1,000 feet south of West Welch Road, Bourbon. SUV hit deer. Driver: Emma Witwer, 18, Bremen. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 12:46 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Old U.S. 30 and North CR 600W, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Maya Damron, 17, East Spring Street, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 5:36 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of North Ind. 13 and North CR 650E, Syracuse. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Emilie Cavender, 22, Ligonier; Joseph Patrick, 74, North Hillside Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:16 a.m. Wednesday - North CR 200E, 60 feet north of East CR 750N, Warsaw. Car hit CenturyLink box. Driver: Carlos E. Ramos, 29, Sophie Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 8:04 a.m. Wednesday - East CR 1000N, 800 feet west of North CR 400E, Syracuse. SUV hit mailbox and tree. Driver: Gavin Escoto, 16, EMS D2 Lane, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:23 a.m. Thursday - East Hatchery Road, 500 feet west of North Hiawatha Lane, Syracuse. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Laura L. Jackson, 20, West Elm Street, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
• 7:15 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of West CR 100S and South CR 650W, Warsaw. Car hit metal fence post. Driver: Antonio Martinez Jr., 16, South CR 675W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:43 a.m. Thursday - South Packerton Road, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Joelle H. Clark, 52, North Heckathorn Drive, North Manchester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 8:24 a.m. Thursday - East CR 850S, 200 feet west of South CR 700E, Pierceton. SUV hit deer. Driver: Sarah A. Tucker, 35, East Front Street, South Whitley. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:12 p.m. Thursday - West CR 1250N, 800 feet east of North CR 300W, Milford. Car hit NIPSCO utility pole. Driver: Isaiah M. Schmucker, 17, West CR 1250N, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
Incidents
• 2:05 p.m. Thursday - A person operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license was reported in the 300 block of East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 6:14 p.m. Thursday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 12:51 a.m. Friday - Fraud was reported in the 100 block of West North Street, Milford. KCSO.
• 1:09 a.m. Friday - An iPhone was reported stolen in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
• 1:39 a.m. Friday - Dehumidifiers, shoe boxes, clothes, cricket, cricket press and cricket box were reported found in the 400 block of West CR 250N, Warsaw. WPD.