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Public Occurrences 11.26.2013

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 12:13 p.m. Monday – Danny Lee Prater, 28, of 5097 E. Pierceton Road, Pierceton, arrested for failure to appear – original charge Class D felony, and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $5,000.
n 2:07 p.m. Monday – Kyle Richard Campbell, 18, of 3762 E. Old 30 17E, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $750.
n 3:16 p.m. Monday – Michael L. Helman, 58, of 9174 E. Doswell Blvd., Cromwell, arrested for resisting law enforcement. Bond: $25,000.
n 3:20 p.m. Monday – Gary Wayne Helman, 55, of 9174 E. Doswell Blvd., Cromwell, arrested for battery resulting in bodily injury – victim law enforcement, and invasion of privacy. Bond: $25,000.
n 4:07 p.m. Monday – Eric Michael Sasso, 21, of 411 W. Pike St., Warsaw, arrested for intimidation with a deadly weapon. Bond: $250,000.
n 4:26 p.m. Monday – Austin Lee King, 22, of 7555 N. Brown Road, Columbia City, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.
n 5:05 p.m. Monday – Lesa Kay Jefferson, 51, of 6008 Mollar Road 103, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear – original charge misdemeanor. Bond: $1,000.
n 7:07 p.m. Monday – John Michael Conklin, 29, of 411 W. Porter St., Warsaw, arrested on a warrant for another Indiana agency. No bond set.

Personal Injury
Accidents
n 5:54 a.m. Monday – Ind. 15, 800 feet north of West CR 1150S, Milford. Vehicle struck deer, then was struck by another vehicle. Drivers: April R. Fuller, 31, South Ind. 15, lot 5, Silver Lake; Raymond C. Almy, 33, East Wooster Road, Pierceton. Injury: Almy complained of neck pain. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 12:08 a.m. Sunday – South Zimmer Road, 500 feet north of West Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Mary Beth B. Alvey, 64, EMS T13 Lane, Leesburg. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
n 7:45 a.m. Sunday – Intersection of West CR 700S and South CR 600W, Claypool. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Patricia M. Springer, 80, South Verna Street, Claypool. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD.
n 10:54 p.m. Sunday – 3611 Commerce Drive, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Kaitlyn M. Seedorf, 17, West CR 500S, Mentone; Tiffany M. Gann, 17, North CR 1050W, Etna Green. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 3:35 a.m. Monday – West CR 500S, 1,000 feet south of South CR 1000W, Mentone. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Charlotte R. Gerdema, 57, East CR 300S, Akron. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD.
n 6:30 a.m. Monday – Lincolnway, 1,500 feet east of Ind. 5, Larwill.. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Pamela M. Arthur, 53, EMS R4H Lane, Pierceton. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
n 6:56 a.m. Monday – Intersection of North Etna Street and South Ind. 19, Mentone. Semi-truck struck by train. Driver: David O. Booth, 51, Port Charlotte, Fla. Damages: More than $100,000. KCSD.
n 8:18 p.m. Monday – U.S. 30, 750 feet west of North CR 350W, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: Cinda L. Clayton, 60, Forest Glen Drive, Valparaiso. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.

Incidents
n 12 a.m. Saturday – A Warsaw woman reported a juvenile complaint in the 3500 block of East Pierceton Road. KCSD.
n 12:37 a.m. Saturday – A Warsaw woman reported theft of a car seat in the 3700 block of North CR 175E. KCSD.
n 4:06 a.m. Saturday – A Warsaw woman reported an unknown male knocking on her door in the 500 block of North Harrison Street. WPD.
n 11:41 a.m. Saturday – Police responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle stuck in a ditch in the 100 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.
n 1:02 p.m. Saturday – A Syracuse man reported burglary in the 500 block of Railside Drive. Syracuse Police Department investigated.
n 2:15 p.m. Saturday – A Warsaw woman reported domestic battery in the 1300 block of Tippecanoe Drive. WPD.
n 2:27 p.m. Saturday – A Syracuse man reported trespassing in the 9700 block of Koher Road East. KCSD.
n 9:46 p.m. Saturday – Police responded to a report of stolen gasoline in the 2500 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.
n 8:08 a.m. Sunday – A Pierceton man reported a non traffic accident in the 100 block of North Ind. 13. KCSD.
n 10:10 p.m. Sunday – A Warsaw woman reported battery in the 800 block of North Park Avenue. WPD.
n 7:12 a.m. Monday – Police responded to a request for a welfare check in the 1700 block of South West Point Drive, Warsaw. WPD.
n 9:29 a.m. Monday – A Warsaw woman reported receiving harassing text messages in the 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. WPD.
n 12:24 p.m. Monday – An Owens employee reported internal theft in the 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. WPD.