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Public Occurrences 10.16.2014

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 9:41 p.m. Tuesday – Terry Michael Wentz, 54, of 1789 Hartzler St., Warsaw, arrested for false informing. Bond: $1,000.
n 9:39 a.m. Wednesday – Patricia Lynn Sweet, 23, of 105 Shaffer Road, No. 3, Bourbon, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $1,000.
n 12:50 p.m. Wednesday – John Joseph Etter, 61, Huntington, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. Bond: $2,500.
n 1:27 p.m. Wednesday – Jerrod Wayne Turpen, 29, of 539 Buck Trail, Warsaw, arrested for dealing methamphetamine, possession of precursors and resisting law enforcement. Bond: $4,000.
n 1:46 p.m. Wednesday – Ephraim William Lloyd, 32, of 411 W. Pike St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $1,000.
n 1:52 p.m. Wednesday – Darian Alexandria Conrad, 21, of 624 N. Fifth St., North Webster, arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. Bond: $750.
n 2:17 p.m. Wednesday – Randall James Smith, 34, Fort Wayne, arrested for criminal mischief. No bond set.
n 2:53 p.m. Wednesday – Cara Grace Vuittonet, 26, of 1616 Fox Farm Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of salvia or a synthetic cannabinoid. Bond: $450.
n 3:37 p.m. Wednesday – Jerald Jerome Womack, 52, of 601 W. Prairie St., Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $450.
n 7:06 p.m. Wednesday – Jason Robert Bell, 42, of 183 S. Brallier Road, Pierceton, arrested for possession of a look-alike substance. Bond: $350.
n 10:16 p.m. Wednesday – Zachary Dale White, 22, of 110 N. Huntington St., Syracuse, arrested on a warrant for a failure to appear rearrest and escaping lawful detention. No bond set.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 7:43 a.m. Wednesday – 12675 N. Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Driver struck parked vehicle registered to Matthew J. Roberts, North CR 620E, Syracuse. Driver: Chastity J. Brickey, 37, East Orange Street, Cromwell. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
n 8:18 a.m. Wednesday – South McKinley Street, 400 feet south of East Durbin Street, Warsaw. Driver swerved to avoid animal and drove over curb.  Driver: Angela D. Cox, 39, Bayview Lane, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
n 9:23 a.m. Wednesday – 902 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Esther W. Raber, 69, Ligonier; Angela Long, 32, Chicago. Damages: $750 to $1,000. SPD.
n 12:21 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Jalynn Street and Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Melissa J. Hettler, 21, Auburn; Judith A. Coldren, 65, South Mill Street, North Webster. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
n 3:38 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of North CR 150W and North Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Kelsey Hedrick, 23, Center Drive, Warsaw; Jason T. Holloway, 29, Meadow Lark Boulevard, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
n 4:15 p.m. Wednesday – 852 N. Parker St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Edward K. Worthman, 60, Frankfort, Ill.; William E. Ritchhart, 42, Fort Wayne. Damages: $750 to $1,000. WPD.

Incidents
n 12:14 a.m. Wednesday – A Claypool woman reported battery in the 100 block of Warner Drive. KCSD.
n 7:56 a.m. Wednesday – A Winona Lake man reported an attempted residential entry in the 300 block of Mineral Springs Avenue. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
n 6:03 p.m. Wednesday – A Warsaw man reported his mo-ped stolen in the 200 block of West Jefferson Street. WPD.