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Public Occurrences 1.10.2014

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n Rodney James Crittendon, 44, of 7235 N. Ind. 13, North Webster, arrested for deception – avoiding utility payment, tampering with facility. Bond: $750.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 8:08 a.m. Thursday – Wooster Road, 50 feet east of West Street, Winona Lake. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck snow embankment. Driver: Samuel J. Padgett, 21, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Winona Lake Police Department investigated.
n 8:19 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of South Ferguson Road and West CR 250S, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck road sign. Driver: Ryan M. McDonald, 28, East Center Street, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
n 9:28 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of East CR 400S and South Magee Road, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck utility pole. Driver: Ethan D. Webber, 18, East CR 450S, Warsaw. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
n 3:47 p.m. Thursday – 2245 Jaylynn St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Kayla L. Brown, 22, East Backwater Road, North Webster; Mallory B. Caldwell, 16, Chapman Lake Drive, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
n 4:16 p.m. Thursday – Ind. 19, 2,500 feet south of CR 200S, Mentone. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck utility pole. Driver: Phillip L. Talarico II, 26, New Haven. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD.
n 4:22 p.m. Thursday – 515 Prairie Drive, Syracuse. Driver struck parked vehicle registered to Nate Kline, Prairie Drive, Syracuse. Driver: Justin K. Pedler, 22, Bristol. Damages: Less than $750. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
n 4:40 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of East Smith Street and South Park Avenue, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Holly C. Benyousky, 67, South Briarwood Drive, Warsaw; Virginia G. Sheffer, 25, Robson Road, Winona Lake. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 5:27 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of East Old 30 and Lake City Highway, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Daryle L. Hill, 45, Clinic Court, Warsaw; Michael D. Cline, 61, Mansfield, Ohio. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.

Incidents
n 5:36 a.m. Thursday – Police responded to a report of gasoline theft in the 300 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
n 9:21 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported battery in the 1400 block of South Raspberry Court. KCSD.