Public 05.01.25
May 1, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5 p.m. Tuesday - Angel P. Palacios-Baez, 44, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #199, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 12:05 p.m. Wednesday - Bobby Lewis Peck, 61, Elkhart, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 9 a.m. April 23 - Intersection of West Wood Duck Drive and South Lakeshore Drive, Palestine. Car left roadway and overturned. Driver: Vice A. Cunningham, 19, Rochester. Injury: Cunningham was unconscious. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 3 p.m. April 24 - North Ind. 13, 1,000 feet south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Jada Baker, 17, New Paris; Lonnie Bolinger, 61, West High Street, Syracuse. Injury: Bolinger complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:20 a.m. April 24 - Ind. 15, 500 feet south of East CR 600N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Phillip Fink, 42, North Antler Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:20 p.m. April 24 - North Parks Schram Road, 400 feet south of North CR 100W, Warsaw. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Angel E. Ramirez, 18, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:36 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Tinkey Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Jon M. Scott, 52, 13th Trail, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:14 a.m. Friday - CR 350N, 300 feet east of Airport Road, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Dawnitta M. Trafan, 49, East Epworth Forest, North Webster; Michael W. McDaniled, 25, Indianapolis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:03 p.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 300 feet north of East Lantern Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Brandon Eber, 29, address not listed; Tiffanie R. McMichael, 36, Bristol. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:47 p.m. Friday - East CR 500N, 750 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Pickup hit mailbox. Driver: Ethan P. Hardy, 23, Chamberlin Drive, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Incidents
• 8:48 a.m. Tuesday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 3100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
10:13 a.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 700 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:52 p.m. Tuesday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 200 block of East Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 7:11 p.m. Tuesday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:43 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.
County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 5 p.m. Tuesday - Angel P. Palacios-Baez, 44, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road, #199, Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle without ever obtaining a license. Bond: $500.
• 12:05 p.m. Wednesday - Bobby Lewis Peck, 61, Elkhart, arrested for felony failure to appear. No bond set.
Personal Injury
Accident
• 9 a.m. April 23 - Intersection of West Wood Duck Drive and South Lakeshore Drive, Palestine. Car left roadway and overturned. Driver: Vice A. Cunningham, 19, Rochester. Injury: Cunningham was unconscious. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 3 p.m. April 24 - North Ind. 13, 1,000 feet south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Jada Baker, 17, New Paris; Lonnie Bolinger, 61, West High Street, Syracuse. Injury: Bolinger complained of neck pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
Property Damage
Accidents
• 4:20 a.m. April 24 - Ind. 15, 500 feet south of East CR 600N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Phillip Fink, 42, North Antler Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:20 p.m. April 24 - North Parks Schram Road, 400 feet south of North CR 100W, Warsaw. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Angel E. Ramirez, 18, North CR 520W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 6:36 a.m. Friday - Intersection of West CR 200S and South Tinkey Road, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Jon M. Scott, 52, 13th Trail, Pierceton. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 11:14 a.m. Friday - CR 350N, 300 feet east of Airport Road, Warsaw. SUV-truck collision. Drivers: Dawnitta M. Trafan, 49, East Epworth Forest, North Webster; Michael W. McDaniled, 25, Indianapolis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:03 p.m. Friday - North CR 100E, 300 feet north of East Lantern Drive, Warsaw. Two-SUV collision. Drivers: Brandon Eber, 29, address not listed; Tiffanie R. McMichael, 36, Bristol. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 4:47 p.m. Friday - East CR 500N, 750 feet east of EMS T25 Lane, Leesburg. Pickup hit mailbox. Driver: Ethan P. Hardy, 23, Chamberlin Drive, South Whitley. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSO.
Incidents
• 8:48 a.m. Tuesday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 3100 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
10:13 a.m. Tuesday - Fraud was reported in the 700 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 2:52 p.m. Tuesday - Misdemeanor battery was reported in the 200 block of East Greenhaus Drive, Syracuse. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
• 7:11 p.m. Tuesday - A hit-and-run accident was reported in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 9:43 p.m. Tuesday - Suspicious activity was reported in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD.