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Public Occurrences 1.23.09

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

n 5:06 a.m. Thursday - Sonya Lynn Keener, 36, of 1731 S. Ind. 13, Pierceton, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

n 8:28 a.m. Thursday - Mario Velazquez, 39, of 4330 N. Old 15, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic offender. Bond: $5,000.

n 10:09 a.m. Thursday - Jessica Bitzell, 18, Lafontaine, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $750.

n 10:12 a.m. Thursday - Juan Pamer Olivo, 31, of 311 4th St., Milford, arrested for non-support. Bond: $100,000.

n 11:09 a.m. Thursday - John Joseph Montgomery, 61, Ligonier, arrested for fishing without a license. No bond set.

n 9:41 p.m. Thursday - Marco Antonio Hernandez, 25, of 6928 W. Kingfisher Drive, Mentone, arrested for driving while suspended and driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 10:11 p.m. Thursday - Deanna Lyn Miller, 29, of 729 Ireland Drive, Warsaw, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $10,000.

n 10:34 p.m. Thursday - Kyle Nuest, 21, Kouts, arrested for possession of marijuana and driving while suspended. Bond: $2,000.

n 2:27 a.m. today - Della Louise Trump, 53, of 1734 E. CR 225S, Winona Lake, arrested on two counts of driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 2:47 a.m. today - Steven Albert Miller, 23, of 7749 W. CR 1000N, Nappanee, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

n 5:19 a.m. today - Billy Laurence Baldridge, 35, Elkhart, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

Property Damage

Accidents

n 3:17 p.m. Jan. 16 - Ind. 13N, 200 feet south of Waco Drive, Syracuse. Car hit sign. Driver: Tiffany J. Lawrence, 18, Prairie Drive, Syracuse. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

n 9:10 p.m. Sunday - CR 300S, 2,750 feet west of Ind. 25, Warsaw. Car hit utility pole. Driver: Uriah Myers, 16, East CR 225S, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

n 7:16 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Fairlane Drive and Smith Street, Warsaw. School bus hit sign. Driver: Jessie C. Slone, 52, Northside Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

n 10:55 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of U.S. 30E and Springhill Road, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Virginia M. Moser, 90, Ross Avenue, Warsaw; Scott S. Shaskee, 46, East Woodward Road, Pierceton. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 12:48 p.m. Tuesday - 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw. Semi parked truck registered to Virgil Deli Provisions, Goshen. Driver: Chad J. Ferguson, 33, Shelbyville. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 1:46 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of Jefferson Street and Robnar Drive, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Marcia A. Erickson, 51, West CR 200S, Warsaw; Dillard D. Dingess, 62, West Hamilton Tree Street, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 7:45 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of CR 150W and Fox Farm Road, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Lee A. Ousley, 35, Springhill Road, Warsaw; Leann M. Berry, 22, Panorama Drive, North Webster. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 2:58 p.m. Wednesday - East Wawasee Drive, 700 feet south of Cinderella Drive, Syracuse. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jay T. Vanover, 23, North Green Avenue, Syracuse; Joseph S. Long, 30, North Treasure Island Road, Cromwell. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

n 3:25 p.m. Wednesday - Ind. 15N, 2,660 feet north of CR 800N, Leesburg. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Michael A. Schmucker, 54, North Ind. 19, Nappanee; Joyce A. Morehouse, 54, North Ind. 15, Milford. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

n 3:51 p.m. Wednesday - CR 750N, 1,000 feet east of CR 300E, Leesburg. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: Jon R. Custer, 54, East CR 750N, Leesburg; Nathaniel K. Boyer, 18, Harrison Street, Syracuse. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

n 5:10 p.m. Wednesday - Mock Road, 1,550 feet west of CR 200W, Milford. Car hit mailbox. Driver: Nicole D. Graff, 23, North West Street, Milford. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 1:46 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of CRs 300E and 1050N, Syracuse. SUV-car collision. Drivers: RIchard W. Martin, 37, East CR 1200N, Syracuse; Roger W. Bittinger, 70, Knox. Damage: $2,500-$5,000.

Incidents

n 5:24 a.m. Jan. 7 - Luke Hochstetler, West CR 1300N, Nappanee, reported damage to his vehicle. KCSD.

n Jan. 15 - Joshua M. Vallejo, North CR 250E, Milford, reported a theft from his vehicle. KCSD.

n 5:30 a.m. Monday - Jennifer Erwin, Ligonier, reported damage to her vehicle. KCSD.

n 8:08 a.m. Thursday - A Kester Electric employee, West Armstrong Road, Warsaw, reported a theft. Value: $200. WPD.

n 11:49 a.m. Thursday - A 15-year-old Warsaw Community High School student left school without permission. He was found by an officer and was, according to the report, "combative". Charges are pending. WPD.

n 2:27 p.m. Thursday - A Mutual Bank employee, West Market Street, Warsaw, reported receiving a counterfeit $20 bill. WPD.

n 5:38 p.m. Thursday - Richie Ellery Vinning, West CR 525S, Claypool, reported a lost wallet. WPD.