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Public Occurrences 9.1.2015

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County Jail Bookings
 The following people were preliminarily charged and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:
• 11:20 a.m. Monday – Dale Birch Stephens, 23, of 12372 CR 148, Syracuse, arrested for failure to appear in court. No bond set.  
• 11:50 a.m. Monday – Justin Alan Christner, 29, of 410 W. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with prior offense. No bond set.  
• 5:08 p.m. Monday – Michael Valenziano Binstock, 54, Columbia City, arrested for theft. Bond: $2,000.
• 5:10 p.m. Monday – Santana Ann Collingsworth, 20, Kendallville, arrested for failure to appear in court. No bond set.
Personal Injury
Accidents
• 2:33 p.m. Monday – Intersection of Lake City Highway and Detroit Street, Warsaw. Two-vehicle collision. Drivers: Justin R. Gunter, 21, South CR 550W, Warsaw; Karen A. Stroh, 75, LaPorte. Injuries: Stroh suffered minor bleeding at the lower arm. Damages: $5,000 to $10,000. Warsaw Police Department investigated.
• 5:10 p.m. Monday – East Center and North Scott streets, Warsaw. Three-vehicle collision. Drivers: Pamela D. Lester, 61, Frontage Road, Warsaw; Bret M. Backus, 38, East CR 200N, Warsaw; Heather M. Yates, 34, 19th Street, Bourbon. Injuries: Lester complained of chest pain. Damages: $25,000 to $50,000. WPD.

Property Damage Accident
• 1:12 p.m. Monday – Intersection of Lake City Highway and East Old 30, Warsaw. Hit-skip accident. Driver: Robert E. Hershberger, 41, Fort Wayne. Damages: $1,000 to $2,500. WPD.