Warsaw Man Arrested In Leesburg Bank Job
A Warsaw man is being held without bond in the Kosciusko County Jail in connection with Friday morning's robbery of a Leesburg bank.The money has not been recovered. Jeffrey Robert Zoll, 49, of 2 EMS B36B1 Lane, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon at his residence after police received tips from local citizens.He is preliminarily charged with strong-arm robbery and theft. "The public was very instrumental in helping to solve this," said Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine.Although Zoll has not confessed to the crime, Rovenstine said, "there is strong evidence to indicate he did it." Police were called to the Farmers State Bank in Leesburg shortly after 11 a.m.Friday after a man entered the bank and demanded money.Taking an undisclosed amount of cash in a plastic shopping bag, he left the bank on foot and ran east through an alley, where he got into a white Blazer-type vehicle and fled.
Milford Woman Feared Murdered
Three people are in custody this morning in connection with the investigation of a missing Milford woman now believed to be a victim of murder. Kathy Vroman, 48, of 105 N.Maple St., Milford, was last seen in Milford on Jan.15 and was subsequently reported by her husband as missing. Law enforcement officials said it was determined Wednesday night that the investigation had become one of murder. Jason Michael Fisher, 22, of Millersburg, and Ralph Freddrick Fisher, 46, of Goshen, are both preliminarily charged with murder and were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail this morning.The Fishers are father and son, officials said. Also arrested in connection with this case was George W.Aldrich, 28, of 9492-A Ind.19N, Etna Green.He is charged with theft. All three men are being held without bond.
Oakwood Uses Fencing To Deter Vandals
Fencing and barbed wire have cut down on vandalism at Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw. "Last week we had 10 stones knocked down," said sexton David Shaw, "and we just reset them.I think it was done by kids who can't cut through the cemetery to the beach because of the barbed wire." Neither cemetery officials nor the city, which owns the grounds, is responsible for theft or damage caused by vandals or storms.Shaw said there is a disclaimer of liability signed by lot owners. "If we break them, we're responsible, of course.If a tree falls on a stone, we remove the tree and repair (the stone).The old ones I rerod and repair." He said property owners' insurance ought to cover contemporary monuments but probably not a marker for a great-great-grandfather. Acts of vandalism on the 200-plus-acre cemetery come and go.Shaw said nothing can happen for three to four years and then little things will happen all the time.
Teen Arson Suspect Waived To Adult Court
Timothy Grevenstuk has been waived to adult court on charges related to a church fire in Leesburg. The 17-year-old was waived from juvenile court to Superior Court today in a decision by Judge Duane Huffer. In the hearing, prosecutor Dan Nelson argued that there was probable cause that Grevenstuk committed obstruction of justice and intimidation. The charges stemmed from the investigation into the July fire that destroyed the Leesburg Grace Brethren Church.Grevenstuk allegedly admitted he set the fire to a 14-year-old girl.He then reportedly threatened to kill the girl if she told police.
Warsaw Man Faces Charges In West Lafayette Crime Scene Theft
Eric Wynn, of 516 W.Center St., is scheduled to appear Monday in Tippecanoe Superior Court #5 for an initial hearing in the matter.The class D felony charge carries a maximum prison term of three years upon conviction. Wynn is the owner of Crime Scene Cleaners and was contracted by the family of a homicide victim to clean the home where the crime took place.The murder occurred on March 4 in Lafayette and Wynn was hired a few days later when the home was released to the family. According to a press release from the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department, information was received that Wynn might have illegally removed a large knife from the home.Authorities said the knife was taken from an apparent hiding place under a mattress in the residence.
Public Occurrences 1.6.09
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
Public Occurrences 12.27.08
The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
