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Public Occurrences 3.11.2011

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County Jail Bookings

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

n 5:41 p.m. Wednesday - Jerry Wayne Jilton, 21, of 9691 E. Pixie Parkway, Cromwell, arrested for possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $750.

n 8:54 p.m. Wednesday - Alejandro Santamaria-Rojas, 21, of 920 Anchorage Road, Warsaw, arrested for having no valid operator's license. Bond: $300.

n 10:54 p.m. Wednesday - Ryan Michael Kauffman, 29, of 1122 S. Honeybee Court, Warsaw, arrested for dealing methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, dealing in a controlled substance. No bond set.

n 1 a.m. Thursday - Tracy Lynn Hall, 40, Fort Wayne, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $750.

n 2:34 p.m. Thursday - Debra Denise Miller, 55, of 614 W. Market St., Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $200.

n 3:04 p.m. Thursday - Brad Lee Niles, 45, of 908 E. Backwater Road, North Webster, arrested for dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $100,000.

n 3:06 a.m. today - Katrina Lea Sheldon, 23, of 2421 CR 1300N, Milford, arrested for driving while intoxicated, failure to appear. Bond: $550.

Personal Injury

Accidents

n 5:28 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and CR 200N, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Steven Keene, 20, CR 400W, Warsaw; Rikky R. Schannap, 44, North Mark Lane, Warsaw. Injuries: Keene complained of pain in the chest; a passenger in Keene's vehicle, Michael P. Eldridge, 19, Ind. 15, Warsaw, complained of pain in the chest. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

n 10:29 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of CRs 150W and 400N, Warsaw. Car left road. Driver: Joshua A. Crosley, 26, Lakeview Park Drive, Warsaw. Injury: Crosley complained of pain in the abdomen and pelvis. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

Property Damage

Accidents

n 10:40 a.m. March 3 - Intersection of East Winona Avenue and South Buffalo Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Theron K. Rupley, 33, Fort Wayne; Steven E. Divine, 43, Sunday Lane, Winona Lake. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 11:57 a.m. Wednesday - Intersection of CR 100E and Barrington Place, Warsaw. Car hit deer. Driver: Rona R. Lawson, 47, EMS B1 Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

n 5:26 a.m. Thursday - Intersection of CRs 550S and 300E, Warsaw. Car left road. Driver: Robert O. Smith, 64, CR 550S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

n 3:21 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of Ind. 15 and Main Street, Warsaw. Two-car collision. Drivers: Christa R. Lechlitner, 24, North East Street, Milford; Patti R. Miner, 58, Heather Court, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. WPD.

n 3:46 p.m. Thursday - 215 S. Lake St., Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Car struck a pickup registered to Joshua Coplen, CR 400W, Leesburg. Driver: Barbara L. Sleeth, 61, North Tammarack Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

n 11:25 p.m. Thursday - Intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 15, Warsaw. Car left road. Driver: Margaret L. Anderson, 76, Parker Street, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.

Incidents

n 6:30 a.m. Wednesday - Brandi Nicole Hunter, Barbee Drive, Warsaw, reported a theft from a vehicle. WPD.

n 12:55 p.m. Wednesday - A Warsaw man reported a battery. WPD.

n 5:57 p.m. Wednesday - A Syracuse woman reported harassment. KCSD.

n 8:30 p.m. Wednesday - KCSD officers arrested a driver for having no valid operator's license. KCSD.

n 9:45 a.m. Thursday - A Warsaw Community High School student reported harassment. WPD.

n 5 p.m. Wednesday - Katie D. Mueller, Hartzler Street, Warsaw, reported fraudulent use of her credit