Public Occurrences 9.26.2013

Public Occurrences 6.6.09

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

Cops Say Topeka Man Made Fraudulent Charges On Father-In-Law’s Account

A Topeka man is facing exploitation and theft charges after fraudulently making charges on his father-in-law’s bank account over five months.

Initial Hearing Held In Arson Case

The Syracuse man facing an arson charge for a fire Jan. 30 in Syracuse had his initial hearing before Kosciusko Superior Court I Judge David Cates this morning.

Public Occurrences 2.28

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

Public Occurrences 8.24.09

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

Superior Court I Sentencings

The following people recently were sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court I with Judge Duane Huffer presiding.

Public Occurrences 5.10.10

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

Public Occurrences 2.22.10

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

Public Occurrences 7.26

County Jail Bookings The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: • 11:37 p.m. Tuesday – Jason Weisser, 34, of 709 W. North St., Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $529. • 12:04 p.m. Tuesday – Nicole Helman, 36, of 8589 E. Bond St. North Webster, arrested for failure to stop after an accident. Bond: $600.  • 4:23 p.m. Tuesday – Lindsay Clare Krieg, 21. of 102 N. Main St., Sidney, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $600.  • 5:33 p.m. Tuesday – Lacey Danielle McFall, 32, Shipshewana,   arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.  • 6:53 p.m. Tuesday – Jenna Niblick, 31, Fort Wayne, arrested for theft, possession of meth, aiding/causing/inducing a misdemeanor, and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $5,250. • 7:15 p.m. Tuesday –  Charles Pettigrew, 39, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia, criminal mischief and theft. Bond: $5,250. • 7:27 p.m. Tuesday – Tayon Francel Wendell, 33, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to pay. Bond: $318. • 7:33 p.m. Tuesday – Leann Udora Harris, 25, of 3650 E. CR 700S, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $600. • 8:10 p.m. Tuesday – James Douglas Cable, 45, of 730 Center ?St., Warsaw, arrested for probation violation and theft. Bond: $11,000. • 9:12 p.m. Tuesday – Robert Wayne Lonjin, 36, of 10090 N. Turkey Creek Road, #8, Syracuse, arrested for possession of a narcotic and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $400. Incidents  • 9:40 a.m. Tuesday – A person stole money from a vending machine in the 7400 block of East Old 30, Pierceton. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.  • 11:01 a.m. Tuesday – A person   reported a fraud in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. KCSD.  • 3:57 p.m. Tuesday – A person reported vandalism to a padlock, in the 600 block of West Market Street, Warsaw. Warsaw Police Department investigated.   • 5:11 p.m. Tuesday – Police responded to a report of a person making suicide threats in the 600 block of North Parker Street, Warsaw. WPD.

South Bend Man Faces Charges In Alleged Walmart Theft Scheme

An alleged coordinated effort to steal items from Walmart so the merchandise could be returned to another Walmart for more merchandise and/or shopping cards landed a South Bend man in the Kosciusko County Jail.

Public Occurrences 12.16.08

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

Public Occurrences 3.27

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

Public Occurrences 3.24.10

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

Public Occurrences 6.8

County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 1:46 p.m. Wednesday – Frank Thomas Roca, 37, of 211 N. Main St., Milford, arrested for driving while classified as habitual traffic violator. Bond: $12,500. • 2:17 p.m. Wednesday – Zacharia Christopher Sage, 28, of 1041 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, arrested for auto theft. Bond: $10,250. • 2:27 p.m. Wednesday – Jacob Everett Anderson, 25, of 10A EMS D4 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500. • 2:41 p.m. Wednesday – Kathleen Mary Coverstone, 60, of 3720 Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250. • 2:44 p.m. Wednesday – Lucas Slate Pierce, 34, of 920 Anchorage Road, #46, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation and invasion of privacy. Bond: $2,979.  • 3:49 p.m. Wednesday – Gary Lee Black, 25, of 321 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for fraud. Bond: $5,250. • 3:49 p.m. Wednesday – Lucas Alan Oglesbee, 28, of 321 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600. • 4:17 p.m. Wednesday – Raymond Jay Halsey, 27, of 9485 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $948.88 • 4:59 p.m. Wednesday – Ashley Nicole Vo, 31, of 5207 E. Bayview Drive, Syracuse, arrested for driving while classified as a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.  • 9:44 p.m. Wednesday – Zachary Michael Sandoval, 19, of  428 S. Edgewater Drive, Syracuse, arrested for operating  a motor vehicle while never licensed. Bond: $500. • 1:14 a.m. today – Joshua James Bradley, 30, of 208 S. Clay St., Claypool, arrested for welfare fraud. Bond: $5,000. Property Damage Accidents • 7:15 a.m. Wednesday – 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Sara Hatcher, 27, Sue Avenue, Warsaw; Caleb Skees, 20, Raintree Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. • 8:41 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Tippecanoe Drive and Leiter Drive, Warsaw. Car hit mailboxes. Driver: Hunter Starkey, 19, Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000.  WPD. Incidents  • 9:14 a.m. Wednesday – A person reported damage to his vehicle in the 300 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 6:57 p.m. Wednesday – A person reported a theft from Walmart in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD. County Jail Bookings  The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail. • 1:46 p.m. Wednesday – Frank Thomas Roca, 37, of 211 N. Main St., Milford, arrested for driving while classified as habitual traffic violator. Bond: $12,500. • 2:17 p.m. Wednesday – Zacharia Christopher Sage, 28, of 1041 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, arrested for auto theft. Bond: $10,250. • 2:27 p.m. Wednesday – Jacob Everett Anderson, 25, of 10A EMS D4 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500. • 2:41 p.m. Wednesday – Kathleen Mary Coverstone, 60, of 3720 Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior. Bond: $5,250. • 2:44 p.m. Wednesday – Lucas Slate Pierce, 34, of 920 Anchorage Road, #46, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation and invasion of privacy. Bond: $2,979.  • 3:49 p.m. Wednesday – Gary Lee Black, 25, of 321 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for fraud. Bond: $5,250. • 3:49 p.m. Wednesday – Lucas Alan Oglesbee, 28, of 321 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600. • 4:17 p.m. Wednesday – Raymond Jay Halsey, 27, of 9485 N. Ind. 13, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $948.88 • 4:59 p.m. Wednesday – Ashley Nicole Vo, 31, of 5207 E. Bayview Drive, Syracuse, arrested for driving while classified as a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,250.  • 9:44 p.m. Wednesday – Zachary Michael Sandoval, 19, of  428 S. Edgewater Drive, Syracuse, arrested for operating  a motor vehicle while never licensed. Bond: $500. • 1:14 a.m. today – Joshua James Bradley, 30, of 208 S. Clay St., Claypool, arrested for welfare fraud. Bond: $5,000. Property Damage Accidents • 7:15 a.m. Wednesday – 1600 block of West Lake Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Sara Hatcher, 27, Sue Avenue, Warsaw; Caleb Skees, 20, Raintree Road, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated. • 8:41 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Tippecanoe Drive and Leiter Drive, Warsaw. Car hit mailboxes. Driver: Hunter Starkey, 19, Columbia Street, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000.  WPD. Incidents  • 9:14 a.m. Wednesday – A person reported damage to his vehicle in the 300 block of North Detroit Street, Warsaw. WPD. • 6:57 p.m. Wednesday – A person reported a theft from Walmart in the 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. WPD. 

Public Occurrences 2.23.22

Construction Company Reports $356,000 In Missing Funds

Approximately $356,102 was reported stolen by C.R.I.Construction Tuesday. An employee, Marvin Christopher Whitehead, 39, was arrested in connection with the missing funds. Whitehead was preliminarily charged with forgery by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, and booked on a $100,000 bond Thursday. According to police reports, on Sept.20, 2002, Whitehead opened an allegedly fraudulent C.R.I.Construction business account at Farmers State Bank, Mentone.He allegedly collected checks from customers and deposited them directly into the account without authorization from business owner Mavis Whitehead.He then had bank workers make out cashier's checks directly to him, police said. Christopher Whitehead reportedly had misappropriated business funds once before and was removed from financial authority in 1999. Police said Christopher Whitehead admitted the theft to his family, but said if prosecuted he would flee to Mexico.

Meth Tips Lead To Arrest Of Claypool Man

CLAYPOOL - Tips to the Marshall County and Kosciusko County drug task forces about the possible production of methamphetamine led to the arrest of a Claypool man Wednesday afternoon. Steve Alan Sroufe, 43, of 6403 W.CR 800S, Claypool, was arrested at 2:38 p.m.Wednesday and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail on charges of operating an illegal drug lab and possession of precursors.He is being held on $150,000 bond. Wednesday afternoon, officers went to the residence at 6403 W.CR 800S, Claypool, to investigate a tip that methamphetamine was being manufactured there.When the officers arrived at the residence, Sroufe allegedly ran from the scene, but he later was arrested and a meth lab was discovered on the property. In 2003, Sroufe was arrested by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force for the theft of anhydrous ammonia, which is used to make methamphetamine.

Leesburg Man Arrested After Fleeing Police

Police have arrested a Leesburg man who allegedly fled from officers in a borrowed car and then stole a motorbike in a failed attempt to escape. Booked into Kosciusko County Jail at 2 a.m.today was Randall Warren Baker, 24, of 4615 Ind.13N, Leesburg.Baker was preliminarily charged with driving while intoxicated, criminal recklessness and theft. At 12:05 a.m., a KCSD deputy reportedly spotted the car Baker had borrowed from an acquaintance, Eva L.Radcliff, Leesburg, speeding through North Webster.The car disappeared before it could be stopped. Police received a call at 12:17 a.m.reporting a car matching the description of the Radcliff vehicle abandoned on Syracuse-Webster Road. Officers apprehended Baker nearby reportedly trying to make off with a motorcycle allegedly taken from the Scott Ousley residence, Ind.13N, Pierceton.Police reported Baker gained entry into the house by kicking in a door.

Cops Seize Records Of Lending Firm

LEESBURG - Police seized records of a financial lending company Thursday while serving a search warrant at a Tippecanoe Lake home. Computers and financial records were among the items removed from the home-based Fedfinancial Group Inc.at 42 EMS T6 Lane.No charges have been filed in connection with the investigation that started last April 18. Officials with the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department were alerted to a possible loan scam after $75,000 was sent to the local company by a Bloomington company for the closing costs on a $3 million loan.The loan was never finalized, police said, and attempts to have the $75,000 returned have been unsuccessful.Police said the contact between the two companies has been via the Internet. The case is being investigated as theft at this time, with a total of $192,500 considered stolen.