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Public Occurrences 10.5.09

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County Jail Bookings

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

n 1:44 a.m. Saturday - Tristan James Mort, no age given, of 3016 E. CR 100N, Syracuse, arrested for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Bond: $550.

n 3:37 p.m. Saturday - Ashley Nicole Trouten, 18, of 2330 Miner St., Warsaw, arrested for theft-shoplifting. Bond: $2,000.

n 5:15 p.m. Saturday - Amy K. Fahrnow, 40, of 1403 Heckathorn Drive, North Manchester, arrested for theft-shoplifting and possession of marijuana. Bond: $2,000.

n 9 p.m. Saturday - Michael Lee Eppenbaugh, 28, of 5974 McKenna Road, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana and public intoxication. Bond: $450.

n 3:38 a.m. Sunday - Andrew James Bates, 23, of 224 College Drive, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 11:55 a.m. Sunday - Caley Marie Dimmitt, 24, Inwood, arrested on two counts of check deception. Bond: $500.

n 12:54 p.m. Sunday - Veronica Rena Flores, 27, of 316 S. Washington St., Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $2,000.

n 1:52 p.m. Sunday - Robert Dean Stineback, 20, of 354 EMS T34 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for possession of marijuana, false police reporting, two counts of driving without a license, three counts of failure to appear and three counts of check deception. Bond: $14,950.

n 3:38 p.m. Sunday - Jeremy Michael Coday, 31, of 948 Park St., Rochester, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $456.50.

n 4:17 p.m. Sunday - Michelle Gildner, 18, of 3399 S. CR 900E, Pierceton, arrested for theft-shoplifting. Bond: $2,000.

Personal Injury

Accidents

n 10:24 a.m. Friday - 3350 Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Van-car collision. Drivers: Donald W. Aldrich, 87, Osteen, Fla.; Wesley E. Smith, 71, Mark Trail, Warsaw. Injury: Smith complained of head pain. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

n 7:40 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Walton Boulevard and Jalynn Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Driver: Branden Collins, 24, Roosevelt Street, Warsaw; Elizabeth Surface, 60, Hill Lake Road, Claypool. Injury: Surface complained of elbow pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

Property Damage

Accidents

n 6:55 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15S and Indiana Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: James C. Silveus, 34, Wildwood Trail, Warsaw; Bart C. Benedict, 32, CR 350W, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 3:26 p.m. Friday - Syracuse-Webster Road, 325 feet north of CR 1200N, Syracuse. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Harley D. Thompson, 16, Medusa Street, Syracuse; Austin R. Benzinger, 16, Oldfield Drive, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

n 10:40 p.m. Friday - Ind. 15N, 392 feet south of CR 600N, Leesburg. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Andrew L. Caverly, 18, CR 400N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

n 10:50 p.m. Friday - 2 Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Car hit parked car registered to the City of Warsaw. Driver: Steven M. Hodges, 18, Fairlane Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 12:22 p.m. Saturday - 315 . Detroit St., Warsaw. Car-SUV collision. Drivers: Norma N. Martinez, 63, Marion; Peggy L. Sellers, 53, Center Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $750-$1,000. WPD.

n 4:26 p.m. Saturday - Intersection of Wawasee Drive and CR 1350N, Syracuse. Car-tractor-trailer collision. Drivers: Elvin A. Vargas-Gomez, 34, Niles, Mich.; Kenneth C. Yung, 31, Plymouth. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

Incidents

n 4:15 p.m. Sept. 27 - An employee of Shell Pak-A-Sak, Ind. 13, Pierceton, reported that a car drove away from the pump with the nozzle still attached, causing a large amount of gas to spill. KCSD.

n 2:49 p.m. Sept. 28 - Joel Wihebrink, Ind. 15, Warsaw, reported the theft of skid loader forks from Wihebrink Landscaping. Value: $750. KCSD.

n 6:29 p.m. Sept. 28 - Chris Sharkey, Nancy Drive, Warsaw, reported the theft of medication from his vehicle. KCSD.

n 7:49 a.m. Thursday - An employee of 30 West Auto Sales, Lake Street, Warsaw, reported a break-in to the office and all telephone lines leading to the building cut. A jar of change was stolen from the building. KCSD.

n 4:31 p.m. Friday - Michael Terry Johnson, Argonne Road, Warsaw, reported the theft of a spare tire from a vehicle and a red wagon. Value: $255. WPD.

n 3:48 a.m. Saturday - Tabitha Sue Jaynes, Union Street, Warsaw, reported a break-in to her residence and the theft of cash. WPD.

n 5:29 a.m. Saturday - The Warsaw Fire Department responded to a shed fire at 829 E. Smith St., Warsaw. Damage: $7,000. WPD.

n 11:38 a.m. Saturday - A Warsaw woman reported being threatened. WPD.

n 12:51 a.m. Sunday - Steven Dale Hann, Sandy Drive, Warsaw, reported the theft of a cellular telephone from his vehicle. WPD.

n 4:32 p.m. Sunday - A Warsaw woman reported being battered. WPD.

n 4:54 p.m. Sunday - Danny Ray Blanton, Smith Street, Warsaw, reported losing a wallet. WPD.

n 6:20 p.m. Sunday - Tony Lee Elliott, Country Club Lane, Warsaw, reported the theft of a shotgun. WPD.