Traffic Stop Nets Counterfeiting, Theft Charges

A Plymouth woman is facing theft and counterfeiting charges after an Indiana State Police trooper made a traffic stop in Elkhart County and found her in possession of counterfeit bills and stolen items from a Warsaw store.

Keith Smart Makes Stop In Warsaw

Yesterday in the Edgewood Middle School gym, Keith Smart put the ball in play again. Smart, best known for his shot that lifted Indiana University over Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA Championship game, spoke to students at the Warsaw middle school about staying in school and life's decisions. "The kids need to get back to respecting people who help them," said Smart."The teachers, administrators and coaches push these kids because they want them to have opportunities.The choices you have to make will effect you later on." Smart, whose identity was kept a secret until his introduction, was arranged to be in Warsaw by Kosciusko REMC Director of Member Releations, Larry Easterday.Easterday met Smart through his daughter, Megan, who died of cancer and would be a senior this year.The younger Easterday was also friends with former IU standout Damon Bailey.

Manchester Police Suspend Probe Into Racist E-Mail

NORTH MANCHESTER - Police have suspended the investigation into a racist e-mail sent to minority Manchester College student groups. North Manchester Police said the single message originated from a computer terminal within the school.They also said it was worded in such a way to skirt laws that may have applied if the wording had been different. The racist e-mail was believed to be linked to two bar fights that took place in North Manchester last weekend. Police said Thursday that although they know of no connection, both fights apparently were started with racial remarks and involved some of the same people.The investigation is continuing into the fights. The police said they decided to suspend the investigation of the e-mail after conferring with the Wabash County prosecutor and reviewing Indiana statutes.

Public Occurrences 10.9.08

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 8.15.08

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Fort Wayne Man Sentenced In Thefts From Meijer Stores

A Fort Wayne man who stole from Meijer stores in numerous Indiana cities will serve two years in the Indiana Department of Corrections on theft charges out of Kosciusko County, unless he qualifies for Community Corrections.

Public Occurrences 3.13.08

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 2.14

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

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Residential Entry Plea Brings Less-Than-One-Year Sentence

The man arrested in February in connection to a January arson in Syracuse will serve less than a year in the Kosciusko County Jail after being sentenced this morning in Kosciusko County Superior Court I.

Public Occurrences 06.19.21


Public Occurrences 04.05.24

County Jail Bookings The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 11:51 a.m. Wednesday - Renee Nicole Rader, 31, of 3635 E. Pierceton Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of methamphetamine and being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.

Public Occurrences 02.29.24

County Jail Bookings The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 09.17.24

County Jail Bookings The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

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Tiger Football Looking To Forge Identity For 2021 Season

Bart Curtis knows what he would like his Warsaw Community High School football team to be in 2021. “We want this group to come together and forge their own identity,” says Curtis, the fourth-year Tigers head coach. “We’re hoping to build a group that is resilient, has a lot of resolve and can play the game when they’re uncomfortable. “Anybody can play when they’re chipper.”

Public Occurrences 9.12.07

The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Public Occurrences 10.5.2011


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Trail Cam Used To Help Solve Case Of Theft From Landlord

A tenant might have gotten away with stealing from his landlord if the landlord hadn’t installed trail cameras.