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Public Occurrences 3.7

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County Jail Bookings

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

• 10:04 a.m. Tuesday - Matthew Scott Poe, 24, of 5810 SW Channel Road, Warsaw, arrested for intimidation and criminal mischief. Bond: $10,000.

• 10:26 a.m. Tuesday - Troy W. Glant, 46, of 680 Levi Lee Road, Warsaw, arrested for false police reporting. No bond set.

• 1:59 p.m. Tuesday - Lee Edward Pruitt, 60, of 501 S. Pine St., Akron, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

• 2:42 p.m. Tuesday - Christina Marie Clay, aka Christina Gaston, 32, of 1414 E. Clark St., Warsaw, arrested for conversion. Bond: $750.

• 2:59 p.m. Tuesday - Ociel Vallejo Jr., 20, of 12656 N. CR 250E, Milford, arrested for failure to appear. No bond set.

• 3:29 p.m. Tuesday - Kristopher Dale King, 21, of 2441 W. CR 250S, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.

• 5:01 p.m. Tuesday - James Alton Darr Jr., 23, Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $2,000.

• 6:19 p.m. Tuesday - Michael Szkrumeliak, 62, of 86 E. South St., Milford, arrested for burglary to a residence. Bond: $2,000.

• 6:34 p.m. Tuesday - Steven Michael Darr, 20, Fort Wayne, arrested for refusal to submit to chemical testing and visiting a common nuisance. Bond: $550.

• 6:59 p.m. Tuesday - Luis Alberto Lara, 20, of 8280 E. U.S. 30, Pierceton, arrested for driving without a license. Bond: $300.

• 7:37 p.m. Tuesday - Peter Joseph Frericks, 47, of 1114 N. Grandview Boulevard, Syracuse, arrested for felony theft. Bond: $2,000.

• 9:28 p.m. Tuesday - Jason Roger Barton, 35, of 208 S. Main St., Etna Green, arrested for resisting/fleeing law enforcement and criminal trespass. Bond: $500.

• 10:13 p.m. Tuesday - Bradley Michael Bender, 19, of 571 Baker St., Cromwell, arrested for misdemeanor battery. Bond: $1,000.

• 1:52 a.m. today - Donald Jay Talovah, 18, of 3484 N. CR 100E, Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $500.

Personal Injury

Accident

• 9:03 a.m. Tuesday - Huntington Street, 150 feet east of Harrison Street, Syracuse. Car hit house. Driver: Alyssa J. Schmucker, 35, McKenna Road, Warsaw. Injury: Schmucker complained of neck pain. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

Property Damage

Accidents

• 2:27 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Old 30 and CR 800W, Etna Green. Pickup-SUV collision. Drivers: Keith R. Newman, 29, Forest Avenue, Warsaw; Mike Frantz, 53, CR 650W, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.

• 7:07 p.m. Friday - Intersection of Ind. 13N and CR 800N, North Webster. Pickup hit deer. Driver: Lawrence W. McAfoose Jr., 35, Sullivan Road, Leesburg. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 5:13 p.m. Monday - Intersection of CRs 800N and 500E, North Webster. Car-combination vehicle collision. Drivers: Tracy L. Mast, 24, CR 800, Syracuse; Diane R. Galbreath, 29, Edwardsburg, Mich. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

• 8:09 p.m. Monday - Intersection of County Farm Road and CR 600S, Claypool. SUV hit deer. Driver: Patrick S. Jones, no age listed, Ind. 15, Claypool. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. KCSD.

Incidents

• 4:46 p.m. Thursday - Doug Sims, CR 700E, Pierceton, reported a break-in to his residence and the theft of a leather jacket, portable DVD player, 12-gauge gun, three 50-caliber muzzle loaders, two compound bows, and two cross bows with scopes. KCSD.

• 12:19 p.m. Friday - An employee of Tractor Supply Co., U.S. 30, Warsaw, reported the theft of two pairs of bibbed overalls and an insulated hooded sweatshirt. Value: $233.96. KCSD.

• 12:49 p.m. Saturday - Tim Houseman, Honeycomb Lane, Cromwell, reported an attempted break-in to his residence. KCSD.

• 5:07 a.m. Sunday - William D. Tshantz, Country Club Road, Warsaw, reported the theft of a Kawasaki 4-wheeler, two tool boxes, miscellaneous tools, a micrometer, a torque wrench, two impact guns, a digital volt meter, an air compressor, cordless drill, soldiering guns, compressor gauge, and an air hose from a garage at a residence on CR 500E, Pierceton. KCSD.

• Monday - An Etna Green woman reported a peeping tom. KCSD.

• Monday - James Metze, CR 250S, Pierceton, reported the theft of an ice machine, furnace, water heater, telephone and mattress set from a residence on Adams Road, Pierceton. KCSD.

• 2:23 p.m. Monday - An employee of Comfort Inn & Suites, Center Street, Warsaw, reported damage to a room. Damage: $2,400. WPD.

• 2:48 p.m. Monday - A Warsaw man reported being battered. WPD.

• 9:21 a.m. Tuesday - A Warsaw woman reported a possible identity theft. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

• 11:32 p.m. Tuesday - Stephanie Marie Gilley, CR 175E, Warsaw, reported the theft of a key ring. WPD.

• 2:07 a.m. today - Aaron Dale Metzger, Ind. 13, North Manchester, reported a window broken in his vehicle. Damage: $300. WPD.