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Public Occurrences 1.22.2015

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 9:59 a.m. Wednesday – Brian Joseph Vetter, 44, St. John, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,000.
• 10:31 a.m. Wednesday – Abby R. Sleeth, 37, of 1813 S. Briarwood Drive, Warsaw, arrested for check deception. Bond: $300.
• 11:04 a.m. Wednesday – Rito Nicholas Islas, 22,  Elkhart, arrested for possession of marijuana and failure to appear. Bond: $1,500.
• 11:40 a.m. Wednesday – Heather Tackitt, 34,  Elkhart, arrested on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $500.
• 1:19 p.m. Wednesday – Clifford Alan Murphy, 49, of 625 N. Colfax St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.
• 2:08 p.m. Wednesday – Jaclyn Elein Miller, 18, of 212 S. Henry St., Milford, arrested for forgery. Bond: $5,000.
• 5:08 p.m. Wednesday – Angeline Appenzeller Keene, 29, of 9564 E. Wawasee Lane, Syracuse, arrested for disorderly conduct. Bond: $350.
• 1:18 a.m. Thursday – Montana Marie Wharton, 18, of 121 EMS D24 Lane, Syracuse, arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. Bond: $300.
• 2:51 a.m. Thursday – Samantha Jo Riffe, 36, of 3050 Ind. 109 Columbia City, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $300.

Property Damage
Accidents
• 10:07 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of North First and East Wayne streets, Pierceton. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: William J. Frush, 55, West CR 300S, Warsaw; Willie E. Fannin, 75, Adams Street, Sidney. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. Pierceton Police Department investigated.
• 1:21 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Van Buren and Pearl streets, Leesburg. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Michael L. Lambert, 41, Edison Road, South Bend; Beth A. Stockdale, 46, North CR 175E, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
• 3:58 p.m. Wednesday – Eastlake Drive, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Daniel E. Richard Zawlocki, 19, Line Street, South Whitley; Samantha J. Bentley, 21, Burkhart Drive, Warsaw; Misty M. McGillem, 31, Wexford Place, Warsaw. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 4:30 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Market and Scott streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Shannon H. Kuykendoll, 49, Fort Wayne;  Donna J. Lehman, 72, Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Damages: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
• 7:14 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of Main and Lake streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle rear-end collision. Drivers: Bryan J. Medina, 24, Nashville, Tenn.; Courtney S. Taylor, 38, North CR 750W, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
• 2:25 a.m. Thursday – Prairie Street, Warsaw. Vehicle hit a parked vehicle registered to Angela Keener, Division Road, Pierceton. Driver: Stacy N. Prater, 26, Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.

Incidents
• 7:29 a.m. Wednesday – A bicycle was reported stolen in the 500 block of Clark Street, Warsaw. WPD.
• 6:38 p.m. Wednesday – A Warsaw man reported his credit card fraudulently used in the 1200 block of Lake City Highway, Warsaw. WPD.