Public Occurrences 5-25

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 8:30 a.m. Wednesday – Nathalie Marie Ortiz, 20, Plymouth, arrested for operating a vehicle without a license. Bond: $500. • 11:14 a.m. Wednesday – Sierra Rae Jackson, 18, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $400. • 11:16 a.m. Wednesday – Jennifer Scott, 46, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #30, Warsaw, arrested for auto theft. Bond: $11,000. • 1:37 p.m. Wednesday – Jasmin Lynn Warren, 30, of 519 Harbour Landing Drive, Syracuse, arrested on a civil warrant. Bond: $1,000. • 2:03 p.m. Wednesday – Justin Michael Dent, 31, Turkey Creek Road, #9, Syracuse, arrested for driving while classified as a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $10,250. • 2:42 p,m. Wednesday – Mercedes Lynn Miller, 23, of 4442 W. CR 200S, Warsaw, arrested for forgery. Bond: $2,500.  • 3:01 p.m. Wednesday – James Matthew Sizemore, 37, of 3288 Doe St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000. • 3:04 p.m. Wednesday – Nicole Marie Blair, 38, of 10208 S. Roosevelt St., Silver Lake, arrested for fraud. Bond: $5,250. • 4:03 p.m. Wednesday – Shanda Myers, 33, of 1827 Husky Trail, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $450. • 7 p.m. Wednesday – Stevie Quirkie Bolcevic, 30, Jefferson, Ohio, arrested for theft. Bond: $5,250. • 11:38 p.m. Wednesday – Sarah Elizabeth Harmon, 20, New Albany, arrested to failure to appear. Bond: $283. Property Damage Accidents • 3:32 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of U.S. 30 and North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Qureshi Shahed, 23, Hammond. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.  • 8:03 a.m. Wednesday – 3380 Old Colony Road, Warsaw. Hit-skip on parked vehicle. Registration information unlisted. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. • 12:02 p.m. Wednesday – 2421 E. Center St., Warsaw. Drivers: Chelisi Trumble, 26, CR 250W, Warsaw; Annalisa Price, 34, Lake Tahoe Trail, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.  • 3:03 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of North Detroit Street and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Driver No.1 fled the scene. Drivers remaining: Robert Vores, 65, CR 200W, Claypool; Glenn Shimasaki, 72, CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $750 to $1,000. WPD. • 3:53 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of North Detroit Street and Plaza Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle-collision. Drivers: Joshua Burkholder-Gerberin, 31, Old 30, Warsaw; Anita Kishan, 61, Glee Miner Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. • 5:21 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Madison Tanner, 18, CR 475E, Leesburg; Derik Green, 46, East Bond Street, North Webster. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.  • 7:37 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Epworth Forest Road and Ind. 13, North Webster. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Charles Sterk, 81, CR 100S, Claypool; Andrew Sheeley, 26, Ind. 5, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD. • 12:30 a.m. today – Intersection of East Center and North Tamarack streets, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Christian Centeno, 19, Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. Incidents  • 10:01 a.m. Wednesday – A person reported theft of coins from a vending machine in the 700 block of East Winona Ave, Warsaw. WPD. • 8 p.m. Wednesday – A person reported a stolen Playstation® controller and games in the 300 block of South Washington Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 8:53 p.m. Wednesday – A person reported vandalism to a car in the 8800 block of CR 225N, Etna Green. KCSD. • 5:02 a.m. Wednesday – A person was taken to Kosciusko County Jail for failing a work release drug test and was found to be carryng drugs. KCSD.

Public Occurrences 5.24.17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 10:28 a.m. Tuesday – Parker Allen Nelson, 22, of 307 Eisenhower Parkway, Warsaw, arrested for indecent exposure. Bond: $450. • 1:03 p.m. Tuesday – Braxton Lee Myers, 23, of 111 N. Huntington St., #B, Syracuse, arrested on two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $183.50 • 11:16 p.m. Tuesday – Sloan John White, 34, of 2603 West Side Drive, Warsaw, arrested for intimidation with a deadly weapon. Bond: $10,250. • 11:25 p.m. Tuesday – Ross Richard Harvey, 22, of 1022 N. Branch St., Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. Bond: $600. • 5:57 a.m. Tuesday – Jonathon Daniel Mendez, 20, of 1892 E. CR 200N, #179, Warsaw, arrested for driving without a license. Bond: $500.

Public Occurrences 05-24-2017

Jail bookings, incidents and accidents reported by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department.

Plea Deal Reached In Former Street Superintendent’s Case

A proposed plea deal has been reached in the case of former Warsaw street superintendent Lacy Francis, according to court documents filed this morning.

Public Occurrences 5-22-17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 6 p.m. Friday – Jodi Ann Pruitt, 47, of 404 N. High St., Silver Lake, arrested for probation violation. No bond set. • 1:20 a.m. Saturday – Marty Lee Slabaugh, 53, of 1953 E. CR 1100N, Milford, arrested for operating a motor vehicle  while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. Bond: $700. • 3:47 a.m. Saturday – Ethan Michael House, 19, of 1105 E. Wellington Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $183.50

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Back-To-Back (Times 17) Sectional Titles For Lady Tiger Tennis

Like April showers bring May flowers, every spring since 2001  the Warsaw Lady Tigers have earned a tennis sectional title. Friday night at Warsaw Tennis and Fitness, it was business as usual with Warsaw blanking Whitko 5-0 for a 17th consecutive title and 27th overall.

Public Occurrences 5-20-2017

The latest jail bookings and incidents.

Public Occurrences 5.17.17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 4:47 a.m. Tuesday – Christopher Shayne Smith, 39, of 906 Pine Mills Road, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 10:42 a.m. Tuesday – John Allen Slabaugh, 47, Bremen, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $5,000. • 11:19 a.m. Tuesday – Ryan Charles Dewitt, 36, of 9053 N. Old 15, Milford, arrested on two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $7,500.  • 1:39 p.m. Tuesday – David Levon Nifong, 55, Plymouth, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $600. • 4:20 p.m. Tuesday – Tremal Curtis, 51, Chicago, Ill., arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. • 9:13 p.m. Tuesday – Seth Aaron Carl Allen, 27, of 201 W. Section St., Claypool, arrested for driving while classified as a habitual traffic offender. Bond: $5,250.  • 9:32 p.m. Tuesday – Brian Dashaun Adkins, 18, of 1409 Park Ave., Winona Lake, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $300. Personal Injury Accidents • 1:12 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of Buffalo and Center streets, Warsaw. School bus-SUV collision. Drivers: Margie Lord, 74, Kimmell; Lisa Wallen, 56, Wade Road, Warsaw. Injuries: Lord was taken to a hospital with pain to her chest; Wallen was taken to a hospital with pain to her head. Damage: $5,000 to 10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.  • 5:36 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of CRs 200N and 100E, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collison. Drivers: Lisa Sponseller, 52, CR 600W, Warsaw; Florell Hand,   52, Dellview Drive, Warsaw.  Injury: Sponseller had a minor burn on her arm but refused medical treatment. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. Kosciusko County’s Sheriff’s Department investigated. Property Damage Accidents • 3:14 p.m Tuesday – Intersection of North Detroit Street and CR 250N, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Timothy Phelan, 37, Walkerton; Sarath Sundramoorthi, 38, Kuder Lane, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD.  • 5:36 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of East Winona Avenue and East Smith Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Tyler Evans, 18, CR 125N, Etna Green; Jordan Greenberg, 21, Heather Court, Warsaw. Damage: $10,000 to $25,000. WPD. Incident • 8:11 a.m. Tuesday – A person reported a theft of a purse and money from a vehicle in the 3400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD.  

Public Occurrences 5.15

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail • 4:35 p.m. Friday – Jeremy Maibe, 36, of 223 W. Jefferson St, #10, Warsaw arrested for failure to appear. Bond $600. • 8:44 p.m. Friday – Sierra Lanae Ross, 18, of 3762  Old 30, #642, arrested for probation violation. No bond set. • 11:43 p.m. Friday – Ricky Wayne Richardson, 37, Hartford, Ky., arrested for two counts of check deception, three counts of failure to appear, and driving while suspended. Bond: $22,160. • 1 a.m. Saturday – Aaron Douglas

Public Occurrences 5-12

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 2:17 a.m. Thursday – Jose Ortiz, 45, South Bend, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700. • 10:28 a.m. Thursday – Kimbert Alvin Crafton, 21, of 205 Stonewall Court, #3, Nappanee, arrested for corrupt business influence, resisting law enforcement using a vehicle and reckless driving. Bond: $15,500. • 7 p.m. Thursday – Angel Christina Carpenter, 35, of 724 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for disorderly conduct and intimidation. Bond: $600.  • 11:27 p.m. Thursday – Timothy David Marsillett, 26, of 111 E. County Line Road, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. Personal Injury Accident  • 9:03 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of Anchorage Road and North Detroit Street, Warsaw. Drivers: David Miller, 24, Middlebury; Dan Robinson, 68, Deer Trail, Warsaw. Injuries: Miller  complained of pain to his head; Joanna Miller, 23, Middlebury, a passenger in Miller’s vehicle, complained of pain to her. Damage: $25,000 to $50,000.  Warsaw Police Department investigated. Property Damage Accident • 10:27 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of North Detroit Avenue and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Car hit guardrail. Driver: Barbara Wilson, 68, CR 200N, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. Incidents  • 4:18 p.m. Thursday – A person   reported a theft at Zales Drug Store in the 1700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.  • 6:01 p.m. Thursday – A person was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

3-County Chase Ends With Arrest Near Churubusco

A Nappanee man is in custody on multiple charges after leading Kosciusko County officers on a pursuit that ended in Whitley County, according to a news release from the Kosciusko?County Sheriff’s Department.

Public Occurrences 5.11.17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 5:11 p.m. Wednesday – Daniel Ray Smith, 30, of 1022 E. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for strangulation. Bond: $6,000. • 12:59 a.m. today – Zachery Scott Eyer, 30, of 597 S. Old Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for disorderly conduct – fight and resisting law enforcement. Bond $700. • 3:29 a.m. today – Adam Michael Karr, 20, of 27 EMS B59 Lane, Warsaw, arrested on three counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,346. Personal Injury Accident • 4:26 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of West Crystal Lake Road and CR 400W, Warsaw.  Single-car rollover. Driver: Craig Hurley, 23, Wood Duck Drive, Mentone. Injury: Hurly had minor bleeding to his face. Damage: $10,000 to $25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated. Property Damage Accidents • 3:46 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of Anchorage Road and North Sunset Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Beth Davis, 38, Rattington Circle, Warsaw; Lisa Mellott, 48, West North Street, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. • 5:03 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of CR 300N and Sheldon Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Andrew Stutzman, 18, Shipshewana; April Grossman, 39, Ind. 19, Akron. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. • 7:32 p.m. Tuesday – Intersection of East Market and South Scott streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Steven Caris, 30, Ind. 15, Warsaw; Adam Anders, 41, CR 275E, Warsaw.  Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. • 9:08 a.m. Wednesday – 7344 Ind. 15, Claypool. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: John Mattern, 65, Wabash; John Sipe, 65, Monroe. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD. • 10:14 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of East Center and South Cleveland streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lindsay Smith, 19, Lake Sharon Road, Warsaw; Rodolfo Martinez-Velaaquez, 20, East Clark Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD. • 1:08 a.m. today – Intersection of South Hand and West Winona avenues, Warsaw. Truck hit railroad viaduct. Driver: Devin Doty, 21, CR 500W, Mentone. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. Incidents • 4:02 a.m. Tuesday – A person reported criminal trespass in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Winona Lake Police Department investigated. • 8:03 a.m. Tuesday – A person reported a theft in the 7200 block of East Eli Lilly Road, Syracuse. KCSD. • 10:46 a.m. Tuesday – Police responded to a report of a rape in the 1700 block of Tippecanoe Drive, Warsaw. WPD. • 10:49 a.m. Tuesday – Police investigated a hit-skip in the 100 block of North Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 2:42 p.m. Tuesday – A person reported a theft in the 2800 block of East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. KCSD. • 10:05 a.m Wednesday – A fraud was reported in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. KCSD. • 1:27 p.m. Wednesday – A person reported a violation of a protective order in the 100 block of EMS B58 Lane, Warsaw. KCSD. • 4:30 p.m. Wednesday – A credit card was turned in to police in the 2100 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.  • 1:40 a.m. today – A break-in was reported at Service Liquors East in the 3700 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.

Public Occurrences 05-10-2017

A listing of recent county jail bookings at the Kosciusko County Jail:

Valley Works Out Details Of 1:1 Technology Program

As the Tippecanoe Valley High School prepares to incorporate 1:1 technology for all students for the 2017-18 school year, Technology Director Keith Lang continues to iron out the final details.

Public Occurrences, May 6, 2017

Kosciukso County jail bookings and property damage accidents reported on Friday:

Woman Accused Of Stealing Grandparents' Money

A Syracuse woman faces two felony charges after police allege she  stole more than $39,000 from her grandparents to buy drugs.

public occurrences 5.5.2017

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 11:07 a.m. Thursday – Stephanie Orten, 34, of 5811 N. CR 520E, Syracuse, arrested for fraud and failure to appear. Bond: $45,000. • Noon Thursday – Kenneth Eugene Adams, 32, of 106 N. Maple St., Milford, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. • 2:39 p.m. Thursday – Shelby Ann Shepherd, 43, of 44 EMS D24 B Lane, Syracuse, arrested for possession of meth. Bond: $5,250.  • 2:56 p.m. Thursday – Tara Lynn Purvis, 31, Whitesville, Ky., arrested for theft. Bond: $600.  • 4:53 p.m. Thursday – Alicia Jane Scott, 38, of 1108 Fisher Ave., Warsaw, arrested for battery causing bodily injury. Bond: $600.  • 9:21 p.m. Thursday – Amy Elaine Poe, 42, of 4299 S. CR 600W, Mentone, arrested for possession of meth. Bond: $5,250. • 9:29 p.m. Thursday – William Dale Hunt, 42, of 12600 S. Ind. 13, #33, North Manchester, arrested for possession of meth. Bond: $5,250.  • 11:18 p.m. Thursday – Aleasha Mae Silvia, 29, of 9490 S. Amanda Drive, Claypool, arrested  on a civil warrant. Bond: $1,631. Property Damage Accidents • 1:31 p.m. Thursday – U.S. 30 and Ind. 19, Etna Green. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Timothy Cross, 53, Goshen; Jerry Moriarty, 58, CR 450N, Etna Green. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. • 4:36 p.m. Thursday – 800 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. Car hit parked vehicle registered to Wildman Business Group. Driver: Jay Fawley, 61, Woodspoint Circle, North Manchester. Bond: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. Incidents • 12:15 a.m. Thursday – A person reported a stolen Dodge pickup in the 3400 block of Neher Road, Silver Lake. Silver Lake Police Department investigated.  • 3:49 p.m. Thursday – A person reported the theft of a coat and wallet in the 1500 block of West Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.

Public Occurrences 5.4.

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 12:09 a.m. Wednesday – Christy Ann Singrey, 56, of 1719 Betsy Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.  • 1:45 a.m. Wednesday – Sanjuana Gomez, 49, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #57, Warsaw, arrested for driving without a license and false informing. Bond: $600.  • 6:03 p.m. Wednesday – Barry Alan Coy, 59, Hastings, Mich., arrested for probation violation. Bond: $10,000. • 7:31 p.m. Wednesday – James Eugene Lisenbee, 37, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #5, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.  • 9:34 p.m. Wednesday – Dale Birch Stephens, 28, Salyersville, Ky., arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  

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Grace Improves Each Round At League Championships

Grace’s women’s golf team put its finishing touches on the 2016-17 season at the Crossroads League Championships. The Lady Lancers showed improvement all three rounds Monday and Tuesday, finishing in sixth place at Eagle Eye Golf Club. As a team, Grace shot 360-353 over the first two rounds on Monday. The young Lady Lancers, starting three sophomores and two freshmen, capped off the season with a third-round 351 to solidify a sixth-place showing. Grace’s team scoring was 31 strokes better than last year’s result, the first year in team history. Lauren Keiser was the steadiest hand for Grace. She dropped her round score by two strokes each time, producing a scoreline of 89-87-85 to end in 14th place on the individual leaderboard.

Public Occurrences 5.3.1026

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 6:37 a.m. Tuesday – Austin Lee Perkins, 32, of 7094 S. CR 100E, Claypool,  arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond: $700.  • 8 a.m. Tuesday –  Anthony James Geib, 32, of 720 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond $450. • 11:30 a.m. Tuesday – Robert Bradley Wade, 26, Huntington, arrested for driving while suspended. No bond set. • 1:44 p.m. Tuesday – Angela Kayle Tjerngel, 36, of 2762 Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $3,000.  • 2:53 p.m. Tuesday – Jason Keith Sheridan, 43, Greencastle, arrested for failure to pay. Bond: $283.50