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Public Occurrences 6.24.09

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County Jail Bookings

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

n 8:32 a.m. Tuesday - Andrew Joe Runyon, 18, of 13052 Ind. 114, Akron, arrested for aggravated battery. Bond: $10,000.

n 10:20 a.m. Tuesday - Thomas Lopez, 38, of 2509 E. Center St., Warsaw, arrested for check deception. Bond: $225.

n 10:38 a.m. Andrew Joseph West, 21, of 14636 N. Bonestead Road, Silver Lake, arrested for failure to appear and probation violation. Bond: $10,000.

n 10:50 Tuesday - Travis John Pollard, 21, of 3259 N. Bonestead Road, Silver Lake, arrested for driving while intoxicated. No bond set.

n 12:22 p.m. Tuesday - Belinda Andrews, 37, Climax, Mich., arrested on an out-of-county warrant. No bond set.

n 2:22 p.m. Tuesday - Bruce Edward Yeazel, 20, of 103 Pearl St., Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $10,000.

n 2:55 p.m. Tuesday - Leann Janelle Laughlin, 42, of 501 E. High St., Etna Green, arrested for dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $10,000.

n 3:05 p.m. Tuesday - John Thomas Gerberin, 41, of 501 E. High St., Etna Green, arrested for deling methamphetamine. Bond: $10,000.

n 4:56 p.m. Tuesday - Michael Lee Eppenbaugh, 27, 1627 Lilac Lane, Warsaw, arrested for driving while intoxicated. No bond set.

n 4:45 p.m. Tuesday - Aaron Edward Torbet, 28, of 109 E. Baltimore St., Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear and possession of a controlled substance. Bond: $2,500.

n 8:14 p.m. Tuesday - Kimberly Renee Johnston, 38, of 10873 Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse, arrested for three counts of ephedrine restriction and on a civil warrant. Bond: $5,400.

n 9:45 p.m. Tuesday - Kevin Dewain Tenner, 20, Goshen, arrested for driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. Bond: $550.

n 10:08 p.m. Tuesday - Blake Bixler, 18, of 103 Cheyenne Drive, Warsaw, arrested for burglary to a permanent residence. Bond: $20,000.

n 12:19 a.m. today - Dana Kaye Garza, 45, of 9328 W. CR 300N, Etna Green, arrested for driving while intoxicated and public intoxication. Bond: $500.

n 2:35 a.m. today - Benny Douglas Fitzpatrick, 52, of 1692 E. CR 200N, Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300.

Personal Injury

Accident

n 6:25 a.m. Tuesday - Intersection of US 30E and Center Street, Warsaw. Pickup-car collision. Drivers: James E. Vanderford, 45, Columbia City; Brian L. Neher, 35, Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Injury: Neher suffered scrapes to his shoulder. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage

Accidents

n 2:04 p.m. Monday - Intersection of Jefferson Street and McKinley Street, Warsaw. Car-pickup collision. Drivers: Bruce J. Stichter, 18, Ind. 15, Warsaw; Michael R. Marsh, 26, Clark Street, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. WPD.

n 2:15 a.m. Tuesday - CR 500W, 520 feet south of CR 800S, Claypool. Van hit deer. Driver: Robin S. Seitner, 38, South Hill Drive, Silver Lake. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department investigated.

n 3:10 p.m. Tuesday - Intersection of CR 800W and Ind. 25S, Mentone. Two-car collision. Drivers: Brent A. Cooper, 16, CR 900W, Mentone; Jaime S. Montelongo, 34, CR 1200W, Akron. Damage: $10,000-$25,000. KCSD.

Incidents

n 4:07 p.m. Monday - Brittany M. Thorn, Wolcottville; Cayla L. Chapman, LaGrange; and Cody J. Click, CR 1250N, Syracuse, reported the theft of three cellular telephones. Value: $375. KCSD.

n 10:26 a.m. Tuesday - Harry Sheetz, CR 225E, Warsaw, reported the theft of two GPS units, a handicapped parking permit and an aircraft transceiver from two vehicles in his driveway. KCSD.

n 11:30 a.m. Tuesday - Danny Henson, South Street, Milford, reported the theft of a bicycle. Value: $30. KCSD.

n 4 p.m. Tuesday - William Thomas Nipper, Anchorage Road, Warsaw, reported a possible fraud. WPD.

n 4:35 p.m. Tuesday - An employee of G&M Auto Sales and Service, Bronson Street, Warsaw, reported the theft of a 1999 4-door Pontiac Grand Am. $3,500. WPD.

n 11 p.m. Tuesday - Sasha L. Beliles, Franklin Street, Warsaw, reported a tire slashed on her vehicle. Damage: $75. WPD.

n 2:47 a.m. today - An employee of Shell Pak-A-Sak, Center Street, Warsaw, reported the theft of gasoline. Value: $10.20. WPD.

n 4:03 a.m. today - A Warsaw woman reported being battered. WPD.