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Public Occurrences 8.9.2011

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

- 10:29 a.m. Monday – Alexander Clay Leo, 18, of 549 Clay Court, Warsaw, arrested for theft. Bond: $2,000.
- 11:34 a.m. Monday – Kyle Troy Papa, 20, of Mishawaka, arrested for a probation violation. Bond: $1,000.
- 12:46 p.m. Monday – James Hillurd Hurd III, 24, of 223 W. Jefferson St., Warsaw, arrested for misdemeanor battery and failure to appear. Bond: $1,722.
- 2:56 p.m. Monday – Jesus Diaz, 23, of Urbana, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $500.
- 3:31 p.m. Monday – Kenneth Charles Fritchman, 50, of 5110 W. CR 525S, Claypool, arrested for failure to appear, probation violation and hold for another agency. Bond: $11,000.
- 6:22 p.m. Monday – James Charles Walsh, 33, of Goshen, arrested for dealing methamphetamine. Bond: $50,000.
- 6:23 p.m. Monday – Chad Allen McDaniel, 41, of Fort Wayne, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450.
- 8:38 p.m. Monday – Andru Boyd Hicks, 1734 E. CR 225S, Winona Lake, arrested for failure to comply. No bond set.
- 11:27 p.m. Monday – Craig Allen Cripe, 47, of 16536 CR 50, Syracuse, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Bond: $550.

Personal Injury Accident
- 8:11 a.m. Monday – Intersection of U.S. 30W and Ind. 15N, Warsaw. One vehicle struck a deer. Driver: Jeffrey E. Walker, 41, of Fort Wayne. Injury: Walker suffered abrasion to knee/lower leg/foot. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.

Property Damage Accidents
- 3:46 p.m. Friday – Intersection of South Columbia and West Market streets, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Jean A. Nelson, 66, of Bourbon; Patrick J. Cowan, 22, of 224 Lakeland Drive, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
- 4:25 p.m. Friday – Intersection of CR 1000E and Backwater Road, North Webster. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: Joseph S. Beaty, 22, of West Lafayette. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated.
- 5:59 p.m. Saturday – 20 CR EMS R4E, Pierceton. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Nancy V. Stoddard, 78, of 465 EMS R4 Lane, Pierceton, struck a sedan registered to Jill Jordan, of 1301 Maple St., Middletown. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.
- 7:10 p.m. Saturday – Intersection of Ind. 13N and CR 200N, North Webster. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Matthew L. Vermillion, 44, of 5909 E. Old 30, Pierceton; Jerry L. Reiff, 28, of 4231 E. CR 300N, Warsaw. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 7:52 a.m. Sunday – CR 450N and EMS B38 Lane, North Webster. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: Derek R. Zurcher, of 73 EMS B40A Lane, Leesburg. Damage: $5,000-$10,000. KCSD.
- 2:58 p.m. Sunday – Intersection of CR 300 and EMS T 36 Lane, Leesburg. One vehicle ran off road. Driver: Robert D. Coplen, 48, of 2545 E. CR 600S, Warsaw. Damage: $1,000-$2,500. WPD.
- 1 p.m. Monday – Intersection of CRs 700W and 700S, Burket. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Amanda L. Hicks, of 502 W. Jackson, Mentone; Shanai R. Lackey, 2908 S. Ind. 25, Warsaw. Damage: $2,500-$5,000. KCSD.

Incidents
- 10:13 a.m. Saturday – A Warsaw man reported a mo-ped stolen from his property in the 200 block of North Columbia Street. WPD.
- 3:36 a.m. Monday – A Warsaw man reported a bicycle stolen from his property in the 1500 block of Dot Street. WPD.
- Monday – The Indiana Restaurant Equipment Corp., 2653 E. U.S. 30, Warsaw, reported four refrigerators, two ramps, a hitch and a dolly stolen from their business. KCSD.
- 2:31 a.m. today – A Warsaw man reported a GPS unit stolen from his vehicle while parked at his home in the 300 block of South Wray Street. WPD.