GUEST COLUMN

Guest Column: Time For Congress To Reassert Role In Defense

In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Congress authorized the use of military force against the entities that carried out the plan. In the decade and a half since, both the threats our country faces and the conflicts we are engaged in have evolved in ways we never envisioned 15 years ago.

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County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.   • 11:38 a.m. Monday – Daniel Lee Hollett, 32, of 752 E. CR 300N, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child. Bond: $5,250. • 2:29 p.m. Monday – James Anthony?Brewer, 39, homeless, arrested on three counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,800.  • 3 p.m. Monday – Harrison James Light, 20, Wabash, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 3:30 p.m. Monday – Gianna Lusie Harshaw, 20, Kendallville, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 3:54 p.m. Monday – Brad Alan Baker, 29, of 1114 N. CR 775W, Cromwell, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 7:50 p.m. Monday – Jeffery Dale Looney, 41, Goshen, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $283.

Public Occurrences, March 25, 2017

Jail bookings, traffic accidents and other actions involving area law enforcement:

public occurrences 3-21-17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 7:25 a.m. Monday – Brandy Lynn Henwood, 40, of 816 N. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested on two counts of probation violation and failure to appear. No bond set. • 9:39 a.m. Monday – Kyle Allen Flock, 31, of 401 S. River Road, North Manchester, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $268. • 10:49 a.m. Monday – Harold Hymer, 57, of 6285 E. CR 1050N, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. • 1:03 p.m. Monday – Walter Eugene Bunkowske, 53, Fort Wayne, arrested for criminal conversion. No bond set. • 1:03 p.m. Monday – Jonathan Travis Mullins, 39, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $383.  • 1:27 p.m. Monday – Lakeisha Suzette Williams, 31, Muncie, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $400. • 3:11 p.m. Monday – Levi Jackson Yeager, 28, Plymouth, arrested on three counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,287. Personal Injury Accident .• 9:42 a.m. Monday –  Intersection of CRs 500W and 1350N, Milford. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Angela Walter, 23, CR 1350N, Nappanee. Injury: Walter was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital with elbow pain. Damage; $10,000 to $25,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated. Property Damage Accidents • 6:38 a.m. Monday – 908 Provident Drive, Warsaw. Hit-skip. Driver remaining: Deann Gibson, 23, West Main Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.  • 7:23 a.m. Monday – Intersection of West Winona Avenue and South Union Street, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Samantha Hoek, 18, Clark Street, Warsaw; Barbra Martz, 42, Scott Street, Warsaw; Katia Guerra-Martinez, 22, CR 175E, Warsaw; Nathaniel Gottschalk, 17, Timberline Circle, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.  • 1:36 p.m. Monday – 309 Market St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Katina Hunes, 40, Maye Street, Warsaw; Lester Calhoun, 74, Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.  • 5:08 p,m. Monday – Intersection of ?Lake City Highway and Old 30, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers:  Daniel Richards, 54, Columbia City; Darrell Seever, 56, Slatington, Pa. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD. Incidents  • 7:32 a.m. Monday – A resident reported threats in the 3500 block of CR 450S, Warsaw. KCSD. • 1:24 Monday – A resident turned in a lost bicycle in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 3:18 p.m. Monday – Police responded to a domestic altercation in the 700 block of East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. WPD.  • 4:57 p.m. Monday – A resident reported identity theft in the 2000 block of South Country Club Drive, Warsaw. KCSD. • 6 p.m. Monday – A resident  reported public intoxication in the 400 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 10:20 p.m. Monday – A woman was attacked in her car in the 100 block of North Detroit Street. WPD.

Public Occs 3.20.17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 2:59 p.m. Friday – Kameron Jeffery Banks, 18, of 725 W. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for aiding/causing a misdemeanor. Bond: $400. .• 7:40 p.m. Friday – Floriberto Vega, 19, of 1202 Wooster Road, #71, Winona Lake, arrested for operating a motor vehicle never licensed. Bond: $600. • 8:47 p.m. Friday – Justin Blythe Allen, 26, Lakeville, Minn., arrested for intimidation with a deadly weapon and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $10,250. • 9:20 a.m. Saturday – Todd Victor Hersherbger, 39, of 1065 E. Walnut St., Nappanee, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $500.  • 7:55 p.m. Saturday – Frankie Lee Poe, 44, of 1508 Chestnut St., #1, Winona Lake, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $158.  • 8:40 p.m. Saturday – Emmanuel Robert Long, 25, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #155, Warsaw, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $5,250. • 2:09 p.m. Sunday – Jacquelynn Marie Miller, 36, of 111 E. High St., Atwood, arrested for battery on a child under 14 years of age. Bond: $5,250. 

Public Occurrences 03-18-2017

The latest jail bookings and incident reports from Kosciusko County police.

Public Occurrences 3.17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 9:44 a.m. Thursday – Stephanie Mikel, 26, of 2854 S. Country Club Drive, Warsaw, arrested for neglect of a dependent. Bond: $10,250. • 11:17 a.m. Thursday – Travis Ray Osbun, 38, of 11652 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $600. • 2:01 p.m. Thursday – Michael Alan Kuta, 42, of 3792 E. Old 30, #598, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $676.75 • 6:46 p.m. Thursday – Kerry Edward  Fribley, 32, of 301 E. Himes St., North Webster, arrested for theft with a prior and two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $13,250. • 7:40 p.m. Thursday – Ryan Charles Dewitt, 36, of 9053 N. Ind. 15, Milford, arrested for theft with a prior and driving while classified a habitual traffic  offender. Bond:  $10,500. • 8:09 p.m. Thursday – Steven Ray Bean, 40, of 128 Rattington Circle, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $7,750. • 9:16 p.m. Thursday – Brady Lee Rose, 22, of 6111 N. Shore Drive, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $283. • 11:03 p.m. Thursday – Joseph Michael Hardwick, 25, of 9595 Miami Lane, Cromwell, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $3,000.  • 1:02 a.m. today – Jerry Wayne Jilton, 27, of 509 Prairie Drive, Syracuse, arrested for driving without a license. Bond: $500. • 1:02 a.m. today – Anthony Jason Sheneman, 25, of 7166 E. CR 650S, Pierceton, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $283. Personal Injury Accident • 4:31 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of North Detroit and Jaylynn streets, Warsaw. Four-vehicle collision. Drivers: Edna Hochstetler, 69, Shipshewanna; Shawn Ruegner, 37, Glad Street, Warsaw; John Moneyheffer, 69, CR 700N, Leesburg; Antonio Aguirre, 46, Union Street, Warsaw. Injuries: Hochstetler was taken to Parkview with injuries to her chest; Ruegner complained of pain to his shoulder and upper arm and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Damage: $10,000 to $25,000. Warsaw Police Department Investigated.  Property Damage Accidents • 9:27 a.m. Thursday – 2501 Walton Blvd,  Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Joann Beachy, 67, CR 400N, Etna Green; Frank Desanto, 71, Evergreen Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. • 1:30 p.m. Thursday – Intersections of CRs 200W and 1000S, Silver Lake. Car struck a post. Damage: $5,000 to $10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.  • 8:53 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of Ind. 13 and CR 200N, North Webster. Car hit deer. Driver: Shannon Hovenden, 22, CR 100S, Claypool. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500 KCSD.    Incidents  • 1:44 a.m. Monday – Police investigated a report of heroin after a traffic stop in the 300 block of Kincaid Street, Warsaw. WPD.  • 3:14 p.m. Tuesday – Police responded to a report of battery on an endangered adult in the 3100 block of Heron Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD. • 9:37 a.m. Tuesday – A resident reported a fraud in the 100 block of Yvonne Street, Leesburg. KCSD.  • 9:01 p.m. Tuesday – A resident reported theft of a firearm in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD. • 10:54 a.m. Wednesday – A resident reported theft of medication from a vehicle in the 1200 block of Provident Drive, Warsaw. WPD. • 11:49 a.m. Wednesday – A resident reported a fraud in the 100 blockiof EMS C28 Lane, Warsaw. KCSD. • 8:23 p.m. Thursday – A resident reported damage to property in the 600 block of Main Street, North?Webster. North Webster Police Department investigated.  • 4:50 p.m. Thursday – A resident reported threats in the 500 block of North Bay?Drive, Warsaw. WPD. • 6:56 p.m. Thursday – A resident reported a runaway in the  300 block of South Lake Street, Warsaw. WPD.  • 9:11 p.m.  Thursday – A?resident reported ID theft in the 2700 block of Steven Drive, Warsaw. KCSD. • 1:32 a.m today – A resident reported damage to a car window in the 1400 block of Center Street, Warsaw WPD.   

Public Occurrences 03-16-2017

The following is a roundup of bookings and traffic accidents reported to Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department:

Change Of Plea Sought By Former City Street Superintendent

A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for a former Warsaw street superintendent charged with bilking the city out of over $270,000.

2 Indicted On Charges After Theft Of Gun Store

NORTH MANCHESTER  –  Two men have been indicted on federal felony firearms charges in connection with a burglary of a Rochester gun store on Nov. 20.

Ohio Man Held In Theft From Lowe’s; Part Of Multi-State Operation, Cops Say

An Ohio man was arrested Thursday after police allege he was involved in multiple thefts in multiple states.

Cops Nab Mentone Bank Robbery Suspect Within Minutes

A Mentone man was arrested 13 minutes after police allege he robbed a bank at gunpoint.

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Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 2:22 p.m. Wednesday –  Bernie Joe Montileaux, 37, of 211 N. Tucker St., Mentone, arrested for robbery with a deadly weapon. No bond set. • 9:38 p.m. Wednesday – Austin Gene Ousley, 18, Rochester, arrested for theft. Bond: $600. • 9:42 p.m. Wednesday – Lauren Taylor Brofford, 21, of 3942 S. Ind. 13, Akron, arrested for theft. Bond: $600. • 4:30 a.m. Wednesday – William Linley McNess, 47, of 497 Clinic Court, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $320.

Public Occurrences 3.8.17

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 8:33 a.m. Tuesday – Charles Brendon Shepherd, 27, homeless, arrested on four counts of failure to appear. Bond: $5,806. • 9:47 a.m. Tuesday – Alan Lee, 20, Ligonier, arrested for theft and residential entry. Bond: $5,250. • 11:56 a.m. Tuesday – Raleen Kay Hyde, 30, of 3529 W. CR 100S, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $786. • 1:04 p.m. Tuesday – Hannah Marie Brown, 24, of 19 EMS B60D Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of a syringe for a legend drug and possession of a narcotic. Bond: $5,250. 

Columbia City Tree Trimmer Facing Theft Charges

A Columbia City tree trimmer is facing charges of theft after police say he stole trees from a neighbor of a property he was working on.

Lengthy Car Chase Leads To Charges

A man led police on a chase into Allen County Friday Night, according to a news release from the Syracuse Police Department.

Public Occurrences 3.6.2017

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 7:13 p.m. Friday – Cheyenne Pauline Miller, 25, of 108 S. Poplar St., Silver Lake, arrested for neglect of a dependent. Bond: $20,250. • 1:11 a.m. Saturday – Donald Kerry Klosinski, 40, of 309 N. Morgan St., #D, Mentone, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600.  • 3:59 a.m. Saturday – Brandy Lynn Henwood, 40, Albion, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $400.  • 2:24 p.m. Saturday – Carl Edward Blassingame, 34, Speedway, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $450. • 2:28 p.m. Saturday – Tara Janelle Ott, 38, of 3535 W. Old 30, Warsaw, arrested for possession of meth. Bond: $5,250. • 3:19 p.m. Saturday – Scott Marshall Huntley, 37, Columbia City, arrested for theft. Bond: $10,000.  • 6:34 p.m. Saturday – Nathaniel Allen Rodkin, 29, of 2441 W. CR 250S, #11, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $5,000.  • 12:36 a.m. Sunday – Vincente Josue Castillo, 21, of 3113 Inverness Point, Warsaw, arrested for driving a vehicle and possession of false I.D. by a minor. Bond: $600. 

Theft Charge Filed In Case Of Lost Wallet

A Walmart employee is facing theft charges after police say he took $4,440 out of a customer’s wallet.

Public Occurrences 3.3.2017

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail.  • 12 p.m. Thursday –Gilberto Meza, 27, of 1891 W. CR 700S, Claypool, arrested for home improvement fraud. Bond: $5,250. • 2: 22 p.m. Thursday – Justin Chase Peters, 24, of 104 N. Main St., South Whitley, arrested for theft. Bond: $5,250. • 2:31 p.m. Thursday – Ocxiel Sanchez, 20, of 2938 E. Joshua Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $450.  • 3:14 p.m. Thursday – Tyler Matthew McDowell, 24, of 4027 E. CR 450N #19, Leesburg, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 6:31 p.m. Thursday – James Paul Grothaus, 23, of 2764 S. Southwood Drive, Warsaw, arrested for two counts for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 6:48 p.m. Thursday – Dwayne Leroy Donaldson, 26, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of a look a like substance. Bond: $450.  • 7:03 p.m. Thursday – Ethan David Jesse, 27, of 4547 E. Fox Run Road, Syracuse, arrested for residential entry, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Bond: $6,000.  • 7:28 p.m. Thursday – Donald Lee Chichester, 42, of 4112 E. CR 450N, Leesburg, arrested for battery and disorderly conduct. $600.  • 9:08 p.m. Thursday – Anthony Allan Spaulding, 33, of 245 Pimlico Drive, arrested on a civil warrant. Bond: $500. • 1:12 a.m. today – Steven Michael Smith, Wawaka, 33, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $300.  • 2:07 a.m. today Thursday – Joseph Phillip Gerber, 36, of 8575 E. CR 175N, Pierceton, arrested for  possession of meth. Bond: $5,250. •3:59 a.m. today Thursday – Aaron Robert Marshall, 33, of 777 N. CR 800W, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set. Property Damage Accidents •7:32 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of South Union Street and Lakeland Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Shanker Krishiann, 26, Lakeland Drive, Warsaw; Megan Fisher, 37, Kinney Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.  • 4:14 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of Silveus Crossing and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-Vehicle collision. Drivers: Kathleen Monesmith, 61, Ind. 10, Bourbon; Dyllion Cole, 19, Hoffman Lake, Warsaw. Damage $1,000 to $2,500. WPD. Incidents  •9:36 a.m. Thursday – A resident reported a stolen cell phone from a gas station in the 600 block of Buffalo Street, Warsaw. WPD.  • 10:16 p.m. Thursday – An attempted bulgary  in the 2500 block Walton Boulevard,?Warsaw WPD.