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.
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.