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Public Occurrences 8.8.2013

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
n 10:24 a.m. Wednesday – Maggie Ann Witham, 31, Rochester, arrested for possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Bond: $750.
n 12:51 p.m. Wednesday – Jeremy James Griffin, 27, South Bend, arrested for court. No bond set.
n 1:48 p.m. Wednesday – Jena Linn Manns, 34, of 1449 N. Humpty Dumpty Drive, Cromwell, arrested on a warrant for another agency. No bond set.
n 5:32 p.m. Wednesday – Cary Gene Smith Jr., 36, Akron, arrested for failure to appear – original charge felony; check fraud – obtaining property of more than $25,000 in value with a bad check; theft of less than $100,000 in value; and on a warrant in a civil matter. Bond: $3,050.
n 6:04 p.m. Wednesday – Christopher Lee Grindle, 31, of 420 N. Roosevelt St., Warsaw, arrested on a warrent for another agency. No bond set.
n 10:28 p.m. Wednesday – Kevin L. Black, 50, of 334 EMS R4 Lane, Pierceton, arrested for indecent exposure. Bond: $350.
n 14:53 a.m. Thursday – Charles Brendon Shepherd, 33, of 425 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw, arrested for intimidation. Bond: $100,000.
n 2:49 a.m. Thursday – Stephen Ray Harris, 25, of 5729 S. Woodlawn Lane, Warsaw, arrested for dealing, delivering or manufacturing methamphetamine. Bond: $10,000.

Personal Injury
Accident
n 3:46 p.m. Wednesday – Intersection of North Detroit Street and East Center Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Pamela F. Messmore, 52, Pierceton; Tracy L. Skipper, 43, Warsaw. Injuries: Skipper complained of neck pain; August E. Miller, 37, South Bend, a passenger in Skipper’s vehicle, complained of head and neck pain. Damage: less than $750. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage
Accidents
n 6:27 a.m. Wednesday – Intersection of East Center and South McKinley streets, Warsaw. Vehicle hit deer. Driver: Jerome M. Short, 49, Rochester. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 11:09 a.m. Wednesday – 530 W. CR 300N, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Rosemary E. Schumacker, 54, Warsaw; Jason B. Strup, 40, Columbia City. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.
n 1:59 p.m. Wednesday – East Center Street, 35 feet east of North Hickory Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Lolukuluri Raghupathi, 34, Westmount, Ill.; Mary C. Secrist, 65, Mentone. Damage: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.
n 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – South Ind. 25, 2,000 feet south of West CR 200S, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Brooke D. Slone, 23, Leesburg; Jakeb G. Seymour, 18, Elkhart; Garlie H. Webb, 64, Burket. Damage: $2,500 to $5,000. WPD.

Incidents
n 2:07 a.m. Wednesday – A Warsaw woman reported intimidation. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
n 2:44 a.m. Wednesday – A physical altercation was reported in Mentone. KCSD.
n 3:03 p.m. Wednesday – A Cromwell woman reported a dog bite. KCSD.
n 4:14 p.m. Wednesday – A Warsaw man reported a non-traffic accident. KCSD.
n 4:48 p.m. Wednesday – Two Warsaw residents reported criminal mischief. KCSD.
n 8:26 p.m. Wednesday – A Bowen Center employee reported criminal mischief to a tree. WPD.
n 8:31 p.m. Wednesday – A Pierceton man reported a vehicle stolen overnight. KCSD.
n 5:29 a.m. today – A Warsaw Parks Department employee reported damage to the Gladys Ramsey Shelter. WPD.