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Public Occurrences 04.01.2026

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County Jail
Bookings
The following people were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 1:12 p.m. Monday - Tyler Craig Harkins, 36, of 185 Petro Drive, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $600.
• 8:47 p.m. Monday - Kenneth Ray Stout, 46, of 120 N. 4th St., North Manchester, arrested for foreign warrant. No bond listed.
• 8:50 a.m. Tuesday - Corey Michael Jent, 38, Columbia City, arrested for misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond: $500.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:05 p.m. March 23 - West Crystal Lake Road, 500 feet west of South CR 400W, Warsaw. SUV hit deer. Driver: Christine E. Hammer, 49, Rochester. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office investigated.
• 1:51 p.m. March 25 - 3762 W. Old U.S. 30, lot 634, Warsaw. Fire tanker truck hit parked vehicle; registration information not listed. Driver: Adam J. Odell, 36, West CR 300N, Atwood. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 7:45 p.m. Thursday - South CR 950W, 300 feet north of West CR 100S, Etna Green. Car hit tree. Driver: Alexander Letsch, 20, East Market Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 7:29 a.m. Friday - Intersection of north CR 700W and West CR 550N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Kara L. Meinert, 34, North Ind. 19, Etna Green. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.
• 2:02 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of North CR 250E and East Bowser Road, Milford. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Mario Gonzalez, 65, Southside Drive, Warsaw; Benjamin Waldbeser, 70, North CR 250E, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSO.
• 3:45 p.m. Saturday - West CR 400N, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Genelyn Grime, 39, North Grouse Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSO.

Incident
• 7:26 a.m. Monday - Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in the 6900 block of East May Lane, Leesburg. KCSO.