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Public Occurrences 1.17.2014

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 4:54 a.m. Thursday – Dagoberto Rodriguez Jr., 21, of 1202 Wooster Road, No. 86, Winona Lake, arrested for operator never licensed. Bond: $350.
n 11 a.m. Thursday – Aaron W. Gambill, 20, of 208 W. Elm St., Pierceton, arrested for criminal conversion. Bond: $500.
n 12:34 p.m. Thursday – Arthur Lamar Craig, 37, South Bend, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $15,000.
n 12:35 p.m. Thursday – Jenna Marie Hendricks, 20, of 10056 N. Turkey Creek Road, Syracuse, arrested for court. No bond set.
n 2:03 p.m. Thursday – Jerry Richard Davis, 62, of 103 W. Pearl St., Syracuse, arrested for check fraud. Bond: $2,000.
n 2:44 p.m. Thursday – Amber Lee Tomblin, 26, of 14 EMS D18B Lane, Syracuse, arrested for driving while suspended and theft – less than $100,000 in value. Bond: $2,300.
n 4:09 p.m. Thursday – Justin Nathaniel Smith, 25, of 317 N. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for visiting a common nuisance, possession of chemical reagents/precursors to methamphetamine with intent to manufacture and attempt to commit a felony. Bond: $2,000.
n 6:41 p.m. Thursday – LaShawnda Patrice Green, 29, of 111 Canterbury Lane, Warsaw, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury
Accidents
n 9:42 a.m. Thursday – West Winona Avenue, 270 feet west of South Hand Avenue, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lois V. Kinder, 83, South CR 400W, Warsaw; Paula B. Spolski, 45, South Beaver Dam Road, Claypool; Todd Soos, 48, Berrien Springs, Mich. Injuries: Spolski was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital via a third party to be treated for arm pain. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
n 9:48 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of North Detroit and East Center streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Courtney L. Crabtree, 18, North Main Street, Syracuse; Judy S. Maciulski, 60, Elkhart. Injuries: Crabtree’s passengers: Kayla Laughlyn, 17, EMS B44 Lane, Leesburg; and Samantha Bontrager, 17, East Palm Drive, Syracuse, complained of bruising and pain. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 7:31 p.m. Thursday – West Old 30, 1,000 feet east of High Street, Etna Green. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck a mailbox, cable box and tree. Driver: Amber L. Cochran, 18, West CR 200N, Warsaw. Injuries: Cochran was transported to KCH with chest and leg pain. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 8:27 a.m. Thursday – East Clark Street, 1 foot south of North Grant Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Barbara L. Coppes, 81, Channel View Drive, Warsaw; Candy J. Cape, 53, East Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD.
n 9:02 a.m. Thursday – 600 Leiter Drive, Warsaw. Driver struck parked vehicle registered to Wheels LT, Monroeville. Driver: Eldon R. Long, 37, East Jefferson Street, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 10:18 a.m. Thursday – Intersection of Zimmer Road and Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Brooke M. O’Connor, 20, East Main Street, Mentone; Kelly M. Nunez, 35, South CR 950W, Mentone. Damages: Less than $750. WPD.
n 10:46 a.m. Thursday – South Zimmer Road, 1 foot north of Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Steven P. Read, 39, Valparaiso; Freddie J. Johnson, 40, South Ind. 13, North Manchester. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 10:48 a.m. Thursday – Commerce Drive, 110 feet east of Frontage Road, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Ronald C. Hurley, 47, South Ind. 25, Mentone; Mary E. Snodgrass, 80, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 11:59 a.m. Thursday – South Ind. 15, 2,000 feet south of West CR 800S, Claypool. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck embankment. Driver: Matthew C. Wise, 19, Cairo, Ohio. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
n 12:43 p.m. Thursday – South Ind. 15, 1,000 feet south of West CR 350S, Warsaw. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck trees and telephone junction box. Driver: April S. Baxter, 51, Burket. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. KCSD.
n 1:14 p.m. Thursday – South Ind. 15, 1,200 feet north of West CR 900S, Claypool. Driver lost control of vehicle, rolled it onto its side and back onto its wheels. Driver: Beverly A. Bashore, 62, North Market Street, North Manchester. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
n 1:59 p.m. Thursday – 1215 N. Detroit St., Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Tammy M. Serafini, 54, East Holmes Court, Cromwell; Jeramy L. Reese, 39, East Ind. 14, Akron. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 4:12 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of East Jefferson and South McKinley streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Elise C. White, 18, Stone Camp Trail, Winona Lake; Beth E. Hofmann, 59, East CR 750N, Leesburg. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD.
n 4:33 p.m. Thursday – Intersection of North Buffalo and East Center streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Kelly Joe Justice, 38, West Elmwood Street, Silver Lake; Alice M. Watts, 57, South Bunting Lane, Warsaw. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. WPD.
n 5:34 p.m. Thursday – 113 Sophie Lane, Warsaw. Driver struck parked vehicle registered to Bambi N. Harris, Brown Drive, Warsaw. Driver: LaShawnda P. Green, 29, Canterbury Lane, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 7:05 p.m. Thursday – South Ind. 25, 32 feet west of South CR 600W, Mentone. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck road sign and ditch before overturning. Driver: Luis A. Rodriguez, 27, Michaels Street, Warsaw. Damages: $10,000 to $25,000. KCSD.
n 7:28 p.m. Thursday – Crystal Lake Road, 600 feet east of Ind. 25, Warsaw. Vehicle struck deer. Driver: James A. Bradley, 53, East CR 900S, Claypool. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. KCSD.
n 7:40 p.m. Thursday – Ind. 25, 1,500 feet west of CR 250S, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Alice M. Wallace, 73, Burket; Brandon L. Ault, 29, South Ind. 25, Warsaw. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. KCSD.
n 7:46 a.m. today – Heide Lane, 5 feet south of East Syracuse Street, Milford. Driver lost control of vehicle and struck cement curb. Driver: Nathan R. Myers, 16, West Emeline Street, Milford. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Milford Police Department investigated.

Incidents
n 10:43 a.m. Thursday – A Warsaw man reported fraudulent charges on his bank card in the 300 block of East Levi Lee Road. KCSD.
n 5:49 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw man reported identity theft in the 3000 block of Old Colony Road. WPD.
n 8:42 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw woman reported domestic battery with a child present in the 5600 block of North Warsaw Oswego Road. KCSD.
n 10:22 p.m. Thursday – A Warsaw man reported neglect to an endangered adult in the 400 block of West Main Street. WPD.