New Paris Fire Department with assistance from Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded to a house fire at approximately 10:15 a.m. today. The fire was reported at 16640 US 6, Syracuse, between CR 127 and CR 29. The fire was reportedly contained to the northeast corner of the garage area.

Trevor Alan Wertman, 19 and Trey Andrew Hall, 20, both of 8280 E. US 30, Pierceton, have been charged with burglary, a level 4 felony and theft, a level 6 felony. Both were arrested Tuesday. Warsaw Police filed the affidavit of probable cause on Dec. 27. The court document states a homeowner reported between July …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 30 Adam Michael Pickering, 24, 550 Stadium Drive, Fort Wayne, arrested for non support of dependent. Bond: $8,000 cash. Misty Dawn Warren, 37, 803 N. Lake St., Warsaw, arrested for probation violation-felony. Bond: $1,000 surety. Jesus Sanchez, 18, 2131 N. Fox …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident reports: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 4600 block East CR 500S, Warsaw. Jima L. Masterson reported an a attempted fraud on her bank account. 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 3700 block West Old Road 30, Warsaw, Jennifer L. Young reported a stolen license …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:37 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, North SR 15, north of West Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Driver: Roger A. Fitzpatrick, 53, East CR 800S, Claypool. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500. 12:31 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, North CR 950W, north of West CR 1350N, …read more.

A joint operational investigation between Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit, Kosciusko County Drug Task Force, Warsaw Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of six individuals within the last three days. Arrests began Saturday, Dec. 27, when at approximately 2 p.m. Warsaw Police Narcotics Unit and the county Drug Task Force arrested …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 30 Kevin Lee Bronson, 54, 1901 Sand Dollar Drive, Warsaw, arrested for possession of cocaine with intent to deal and criminal gang activity. Active hold. Dec. 29 Adam Michael Eary, 32, 702 E. Nokomis Drive, Syracuse, arrested for battery causing bodily …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 9:24 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, East CR 450N and EMS C29 Lane, Warsaw. Driver: Russell E. Carson, 58, East CR 450N, Leesburg. Hit two deer. Damage up to $2,500. Warsaw Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 1:47 a.m. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 300 block West Walnut Street, Claypool. Kyle Edward Bradford reported medication and clothing stolen from his vehicle. 8:47 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 8200 block South Packerton Road, Claypool. Ronald L. Poe reported damage to a chain link fence …read more.

The man who was shot by police Monday night has been identified as Lane G. Dodson, 33, Tomahawk Drive, Plymouth. His medical conditions is still unknown. The Indiana State Police is investigating a shooting that involved two officers and an armed man Monday evening in Plymouth. One of the officers involved in the shooting works …read more.

Rebecca R. Hendrix, 25, and Mychal D. Loper, 24, both of 7979 N. 600W, Etna Green, were arrested Saturday. Hendrix was initially charged with theft and Loper was charged with fraud. However, court records show both face charges of fraud on a financial institution, a level 5 felony; forgery, a level 6 felony; and theft, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:03 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, West 700S and S 100W, Warsaw. Driver: Cole A. Furry, 23, Patterson Road, Warsaw. Hit deer. Damage up to $5,000. 4:04 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, North SR 13, north of East 150N, Pierceton. Driver: Clayton N. Rieder, 26, …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Jonathan James Ripple, 30, 800 Fremont St., Elkhart, arrested for disorderly conduct and child restraint violation. Bond: $1,750 cash. William Marlow Douglas, 43, 4725 Belleville Circle 2, South Bend, arrested for failure to appear. Bond: $1,500 cash. Sebastian Jarski, 34, 5707 Decatur …read more.

Elkhart The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Elkhart County Detention Center: Dec. 28 James Henry DeLaCruz, 31, 418 EMS T26 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for burglary – breaks and enters with intent to commit a felony or theft. No bond. Ryan Christopher Meadows, 30, 3001 S. 625W, South Whitley, arrested for burglary – …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 12:02 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 200 block West Main Street, Warsaw. Gustin Tackett reported Internet fraud. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following incident: 3:32 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 100 block East Fourth Street, North Webster. James M. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, SR 19 north of SR 10, Etna Green. Driver: Alissa D. Dolbee, 38, North CR 700W, Warsaw. Dolbee and a passenger, Alayna Cooper, 14, North CR 700W, Warsaw, both complained of pain to the neck and were transported …read more.

Tyler C. Harkins, 25, North Fifth Street, North Webster, complained of pain to the back after the 2010 Nissan he was driving rolled over on SR 13, north of North Syracuse-Webster Road, Sunday evening. The accident was at 7:15 p.m. A witness, Randall E. Woodcock, North Sullivan Road, Leesburg, told police he was following Hawkins …read more.

Kosciusko County Coroner Michael Wilson has released the name of the passenger involved in Saturday morning’s fatal vehicular crash as that of Kami L. Ellis, 27, Nappanee. Ellis died from blunt force trauma. The accident was north of Milford on CR 1350N. An autopsy was performed on Ellis today at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center, …read more.

Shana Hutcherson, 39, Syracuse, was not injured in an early morning accident today, but a passenger was taken to Elkhart General Hospital.. The accident was on Old US 20, east of CR 13 in northern Elkhart County at 4:20 a.m. Uzziel Martinez, 31, Goshen, the injured passenger, complained of pain to the face. Elkhart County …read more.

The vehicle accident early this morning on CR 1350N, between CR 200W and CR 300W has claimed the life of one individual. The crash at approximately 12:09 a.m. Deputies and emergency personnel arrived on scene to find a disintegrated 2007 Nissan, 350 Z, engulfed in flames, in a field. The Milford Fire Department subsequently located …read more.

Mary E. Durlin, 62, Bremen, died as a result of injuries she suffered in a one-vehicle accident shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The accident was on US 6 near Rose Road. Two small children, in the vehicle, were not injured. They were in car seats in the rear passenger seats. Indiana state Police …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 27 Erica Rose Pruitt, 22, 905 S. Harkless Drive, Syracuse, arrested on two counts of failure to appear. Bond: $1,250 cash. Mark Anthony Ogle, 30, 9687 S County Farm Road, Claypool, arrested for possession of marijuana and false informing. Bond: $500 …read more.

Syracuse Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following incident: 10:17 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 300 Block East Maple Grove Syracuse. Bambi J. Stuckman reported a problem with a juvenile. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 10:16 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, 100 block South Lake Street, Warsaw. Officials with …read more.

Milford Fire Department, Multi-Township EMS and County Sheriff’s officers are en route to a one-vehicle accident on CR 1350N, near CR 300W. The vehicle has reportedly struck a tree. The area of CR 1350N, between CR 200W and CR 300W is closed to all traffic. Photos of the single vehicle involved in the accident will …read more.

Kosciusko The following individual was arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 26 Brett Lee Denney, 56, 46 EMS W16A Lane, North Webster, arrested for driving while suspended with prior. Bond: $300 cash.  

North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident: 7:46 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, East Epworth Forest Road, east of North SR 13, North Webster. Driver: Jenni L. Bagot, 54, East Epworth Forest Road, North Webster. Driver was heading west on Epworth Forest Road when she hit a patch of ice, …read more.

Milford Officers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following incident: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 25, 500 block West Emeline Street, Milford. Anthony A. McDowell reported a theft from his vehicle.

On Monday, Dec. 22, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program released its third annual compilation of statistics from the National Incident-Based Reporting System, providing expanded data on more than 4.9 million criminal incidents reported to law enforcement in 2013. The NIBRS, implemented to improve the overall quality of crime data collected by law enforcement, captures …read more.

At approximately 2:56 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, officers and paramedics were called to the scene of a personal injury accident in the 700 block of West Lincoln Avenue in Goshen. Witnesses reported two vehicles were seen in a speed contest originated near the Autozone store located at Lincoln Avenue and Second Street. The vehicles, a …read more.

A Middlebury man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly molesting several young relatives. According to the Elkhart County Correctional Complex Inmate records, 65-year-old Richard Porter has been arrested for child molestation and given a $250,000 bond. According to WNDU, Porter has been charged with seven counts of child molestation at this time with an …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 25 James Lee Anderson II, 37, 182 EMS B40 Lane, Leesburg, arrested for criminal mischief between $750 and $50,000. Bond: $500 cash. Dec. 24 Mark Jay Thorn, 56, 9778 E. Excalibur Place, Cromwell, arrested for battery – endangered adult. Bond: $2,000 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 5:38 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, South SR 15 and West Union Street, Claypool. Driver: Marceil A. Kemper, 54, South SR 15, Claypool. Deer hit side of vehicle. Damage up to $10,000. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 5:08 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 800 block East Center Street, Warsaw. James C. Jarrett reported he had dropped his wallet at Freedom Express, Warsaw, and no one had turned it in to the store. 12:57 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 12700 block North East …read more.

Bobi K. Sopher 38, North SR 13, Syracuse, complained of pain to the head, after her vehicle slid off the road at 7:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26. The accident was a North SR 13 and North Lake View Trace. Syracuse Police report Sopher lost control of her vehicle due to icy road conditions at the …read more.

Icy road conditions due to a freezing frost caused Ashleigh M. Koslow, 18, South Edwater Drive, Silver Lake, to loose control of her vehicle Friday morning. The accident was at 6:24 a.m. Friday, Dec. 26, on South SR 15, south of CR 700S, Claypool. Koslow complained of pain to the neck. She was transported to …read more.

Kosciukso County Court Judgments Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Anthony Wayne Credit Adjustors v. Kathryn M. Slone, Warsaw, $976.67 Caleb J. Roth v. John and Shelly Garrett, Winona Lake, $2,804 Canterbury House Apartments v. Stacey Miller, …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 24 Kyle David DeHart, 22, 11136 N. 450E, Syracuse, arrested for battery with bodily injury and possession of marijuana. Bond: $500 cash. Natasha Ann Brunner, 25, 675 W. Business 30, Columbia City, arrested for criminal trespass. Bond: $300 cash. Dec. 23 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 7:43 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, West SR 14 south of South CR 750W, Silver Lake. Driver: Ronald L. Phillips, 36, North Jefferson Street, Silver Lake. Phillips failed to stop for the intersection, going off the roadway into a wooded area. Damage up to …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 1:42 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1600 block East CR 200N, Warsaw. Sally J. Hobbs notified police of an unwanted subject at her residence. 7:40 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, 300 block South Main Street, Claypool. Kevin D. Hopkins reported his vehicle was struck. Warsaw …read more.

The death of Sarah Gibbs, 34, in the Dec. 19 fire at 1031 E. Smith St., Warsaw, is now being investigated as a homicide by Warsaw Police Department. Gibbs was found deceased inside the residence. Warsaw Police today received the preliminary coroner’s verdict following a forensic autopsy performed at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center, Fort …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to the following incident: 10:46 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 3300 block Lake City Highway, Warsaw. A theft was reported at Kmart

Clifton Valentius Holiday, 27, Winona Lake, was sentenced in United States Federal Court, Northern District, South Bend. He received an 84-month sentence with two years supervised release. He plead guilty to the felony offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, documents filed in the case …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Sean D. Hershberger, 21, 498 Clinic St., Warsaw. Arrested for misdemeanor probation  violation. Bond: $5,000 surety. Miranda Marie Wakefield, 18, 1006 Country Club Drive, Warsaw. Arrested for theft. Bond: $2,000 surety. Erik Cuautle, 18, 1692 East 200N 83, Warsaw. Arrested for operating …read more.

Derek Michael Bruner Derek Michael Bruner, 25, 410 Kincaide St., Warsaw, was given a Christmas present from Superior Court Judge Duane Huffer this morning. Bruner was given probation for his role in the Sept. 12, North Webster KeyBank robbery. (See Money Recovered In Bank Robbery) Bruner entered a guilty plea to obstruction of justice, a …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:33 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, South County Farm Road, north of West CR 550S, Claypool. Driver: Austin M. Montel, 21, West CR 700S, Claypool. Hit deer. Damage up to $10,000. 7:25 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, East US 30 and South 900E, Pierceton. Drivers: …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 1:37 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 7100 block West CR 1150S, Akron. Gerald S. Pitman reported someone shooting caused damage to a residential building. 3:55 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 900 block North Timberline Circle East, Warsaw. Jay Johnson reported the theft of cash removed …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 23 Ian Richard Method, 18, 11326 CR 142, New Paris, arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Bond: $450 cash. Dec. 22 James Brian Wallen, 1681 Paxton Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear and a body attachment warrant. …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 22 Thomas Edward Skeens, 45, 217 N. Walnut St., Etna Green, arrested for parole violation. No bond. Merne Marie Calland, 45, 427 E. 1150 N., Milford, arrested for theft and criminal conversion. Bond: $2,000 surety, $500 cash. Timothy John Tjernagel, 40, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 10:34 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 100 block West Market Street, Pierceton. Kristopher J. Helmuth reported his tires had been slashed. 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 300 block South Main Street, Claypool. A hit and run was reported on a parked vehicle. 11:06 p.m. …read more.

Syracuse Officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to the following accident: 3:32 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Drivers: Fred Hoyle, 18, South Main Street, Milford, and Richard G. Shaffer, 78, North Shoreside Drive, Syracuse. Hoyle was backing out of a parking space and didn’t see Shaffer and subsequently backed into his …read more.

Sarah J. Gibbs, 34, a renter at 1031 E. Smith St., Warsaw, has been positively identified as the victim in Friday evenings house fire. The Kosciusko County Coroner’s Office, with assistance of forensic dentist Dr. Craig Nelson, has identified Gibbs. The autopsy was performed today. (See UPDATE: House Fire On Smith Street and Fire Victim’s …read more.

A grandson upset with a grandfather ransacked the home then blamed someone else. However, after coming clean with police, he now faces charges for his actions. The homeowner told police, his grandson, Joshua Hensley, 18, 5251 E. CR 800N, Syracuse, told him on Nov. 17, he saw an individual in a red sedan pull into the driveway. …read more.

Lawrence Charles Filion, 33, 9380 E. Wizard of Oz Way, Cromwell, was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail late last week on a charge of possession of a firearm on school property. The incident occurred on Nov. 1 at Wawasee Middle School. The probable cause affidavit filed with the court shows on Nov. 1 a …read more.

Elkhart County The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Elkhart County Detention Center: Dec. 21 Jaime A Garcia, 27, 4075 E. 1050N, Syracuse, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. No bond listed. Dec. 20 Daniel Joseph Koladin, 35, 461 Baker St., Cromwell, arrested for no operators, chauffeurs or public passenger license. Bond: …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 5:09 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 500 block West Catherine Street, Milford. Angela E. Fiorentino reported a domestic battery. 4:06 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 800 block North Old Orchard Drive, Warsaw. Louis F. Vogt reported the theft of a fire arm Warsaw Officers with …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:40 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, North SR 13, south of East CR 150N, Pierceton. Driver: Austin M. Williams, 19, East CR 250N, Pierceton. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500. 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, South SR 13, south of East CR 1250S, Warsaw. …read more.

The investigation into a fatal fire at 11:14 p.m. Friday on East Smith Street, Warsaw, continues according to Warsaw Police Department. (See UPDATE: House Fire On Smith Street) An autopsy will be performed early nest week and it is believed the identity of the victim will be released late Monday or Tuesday, once positive identification …read more.

Jeremy L. Hall, 38, of Warsaw, was sentenced this past week in South Bend Federal Court to 97 months imprisonment with 15 years supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony offense of distribution of child pornography. According to documents filed in this case, on Feb. 27, Hall possessed a computer onto which he had …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were arrested and booked at the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 20 Chad Dale Fiorentino, 43, 502 W. Catherine St, Milford, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500 cash. Juan Arzola, 57, 523 S. Union St., Warsaw, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300 cash. Scott Allen Powers, 37, 512 Logan St., Warsaw, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 7:55 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 1 Warrior Lane, Syracuse. Driver: Gillian Rabb, 16, EMS B24 Lane, Pierceton. Rabb attempted to park his vehicle when he struck a parked vehicle registered to Stephen G. Jones, EMS B40 Lane, Leesburg. Damage up to $2,500. Warsaw …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident; 1:16 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 200 block West Main Street, Warsaw. John M. Bail reported identity theft. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 6:08 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 900 block South Union Street, Warsaw. Shawna Plotner reported a …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Donald Ray Bryant Jr., 22, 303 South Main Street, Claypool, arrested for driving while suspended. Bond: $1,500 cash. Lawrence Charles Filion, 33, 9380 East Wizard of Oz Way, Cromwell, arrested for possession of a firearm on school property. Bond: $1,000 surety.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the following accidents: 6:43 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, North 200E and East Armstrong Road, Leesburg. Driver: Carrie A. McGuire, South Blue Spruce Road, Warsaw. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500. 1:34 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, North SR 19, north of West 1000N, Nappanee. Drivers: Edgar …read more.

Kosciusko County The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 19 Codi Allen Stout, 25, 205 Church Hill Downs Drive, Warsaw, arrested for failure to appear and body attachment warrant. Bond: $4,607.50 cash. Dec. 18 Kenneth Robert Hyatt, 47, 5982 W. Kingfisher Drive, Mentone, arrested for driving while suspended with …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 3:06 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, Meijer Drive and Lake City Highway. Drivers: David M. Henry, 41, North CR 525W, Larwill, and Kathleen G. Sands, 20, North CR 200E, Milford. Sands complained of pain to the head and was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Henry …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 1:37 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 100 block EMS D22D Lane, Syracuse. Police took a report on Dec. 18 from Paul Richard Courtney of a dog bite that ended up not being a bite. 11:38 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 400 block West River Chase …read more.

The name of the 27-year-old individual killed in a two-vehicle accident has not yet been released by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, pending family notification. According to the accident report, the accident occurred at 3:29 a.m. south of US 6, north of Milford, on SR 15. The unidentified driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier was …read more.

Josh J. Minkler, Acting United States Attorney, announced today Charles M. Prideaux, 47, Evansville, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young for possession of sexually explicit material involving minors. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Child Exploitation Task Force …read more.

Silver Lake Officers with the Silver Lake Police Department responded to the following accident: 10:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, SR 15S, south of Sycamore Street, Silver Lake. Driver: Ricky S. Lisk, 33, 74 SFC 336, Forrest City, Ark. Hit deer. Damages up to $2,500. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department responded to the following …read more.

Kosciusko County Court Judgments Kosciusko County Court New Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Communitywide Federal Credit Union v. Harlan Amburgy, Mentone, $7,616.45 Phillip Brown, Warsaw, $8,311.34 David L and Jerry Hyde Sr., Warsaw, $7,744.06 Treina Starr, Rochester, $7,616.45 Matt Wolf …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 18 Justin Alan Christner, 29, 301 S. Rowland Ave., Leesburg, arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated with prior. Bond: $750 cash. Dec. 17 Kyle Jay Shepherd, 21, 1840 S. SR 25, Warsaw, arrested for possession of marijuana. Bond: $450 cash. …read more.

Bourbon Officers with the Bourbon Police Department investigated the following incidents: 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, Old US 20 West of Beech Road. Police officer Matt Geiger stopped a vehicle for littering. The driver, Lorana Medina, 32, Warsaw, was found never to have obtained a driver’s license and there was no insurance on the vehicle. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 3:24 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, East CR 1200N, west of North Syracuse-Webster Road, Syracuse. Driver: Austin M. Lemberg, 17, West Hillside Drive, Syracuse. Lemberg lost control of his vehicle on the icy road, sliding off the road and hitting a phone box. Damage …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 17 Donald Delbert Masterson, 75, 1831 Sharon Street, Warsaw, arrested for driving while suspended with priors. Bond: $300 cash. Scott Allen Dorrance, 34, 920 Anchorage Road 89, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery. Bond: $500 cash.

Warsaw PD Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 10:33 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, North Detroit and East Main streets, Warsaw. Drivers: Bobbie J. Stiles, 19, Tulip Road, Plymouth, and Sharon K. Stahly, 72, North Lake Street, Warsaw. Stiles reportedly ran a red light and struck the side of Stahly’s vehicle in …read more.

By SERGEANT RON GALAVIZ Public Information Office, Indiana State Police-Fort Wayne District 22 A 27-year-old man who was being sought by Noble County authorities was arrested the evening of Dec. 16 after leading an Indiana State Police Trooper on a short vehicle and subsequent foot pursuit. According to Trooper Mike Carroll, at approximately 5:10 p.m., he …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 17 Dekota Allen Holbrook, 18, 920 Anchorage Road, Warsaw, arrested for burglary, resisting law enforcement, fleeing; illegal consumption of alcohol by minor; attempt to commit felony. Bond: $4,000 surety. Dec. 16 Charles Stephen Correll, 45, 6278 E. 975N, Roann, arrested for …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:41 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, South SR 15, north of West CR 600S, Warsaw. Drivers: Daniel L. Swafford, 22, West Walnut Street, Claypool and Tamara L. Simpson, 56, South Edgewater Drive, Silver Lake. Simpson northbound on SR 15 when her vehicle was struck …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 11:47 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 900 block Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Francisco Gonzalez reported a burglary and attempted theft. 9:58 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 900 block Country Club Drive, Warsaw. Denise A. Ihnen reported a problem with a juvenile. 7:41 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 500 …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Juan Reyes Reyes-Alonso, 35, 502 East Smith Street, Warsaw, arrested for operating without a license. Bond: $350 cash. Jordan Alexander Scott, 23, 2304 Falcon Drive, Warsaw, arrested for domestic battery in the presence of a child under 16. No Bond. Michael Lewis …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 2:44 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, North SR 13, near North CR 650E, Syracuse. Drivers: Peggy A. Page, 37, East Columbia Street, Pierceton, and James A. Brumbaugh, 66, North CR 250E, Milford. Passenger: Shaun M. Church, 37, CR 27, New Paris, passenger in Page’s …read more.

Sonya Lynn Armontrout Sonya Lynn Fick will be approximately 75 1/2 years old when she is released from prison after serving two consecutive sentences: attempted murder and murder. She is expected to be transferred to Pendelton Diagnostic Center Wednesday morning. Fick was sentenced this afternoon in Kosciusko Circuit Court by Special Judge Curtis Palmer, Marshall …read more.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 15 Ilse Acevedo, 19, 1692 E. 200N, Warsaw, arrested for criminal mischief. Bond: $750 cash. Samuel Keith Young, 29, 2638 E. 450N, Warsaw, arrested for being a habitual traffic violator. Bond: $5,000 surety. Daniel Lee Swafford, 22, 304 W. Walnut St., …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 10:44 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, South SR 13, north of South CR 650E, Pierceton. Drivers: Daven P. Gasaway, 17, North Second Street, Warsaw, and Scott E. Bradley, 49, West CR 150S, South Whitley. Injured: Gasaway suffered from a chest injury and was listed …read more.

Two individuals were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a one-vehicle accident around 7:30 a.m. today. The accident was at Cook and Sheridan streets, Warsaw. Indiana State Police are investigating the crash.

Authorities are currently responding to a single-car accident on US 30 near the intersection of SR 13 in Pierceton. The driver was reportedly heading west on US 30 when she lost control of the vehicle and rolled into a ditch. She was reportedly shaken up but is okay. Authorities are transporting her to Kosciusko Community …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident reports: 12:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 400 block Clinic Court, Warsaw. Prescription dugs were reported stolen from a vehicle in a parking lot. 9:47 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 500 block Chinworth Court, Warsaw. A battery was reported.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident: 7:24 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, North Union Street, north of West Pike Street, Warsaw. Driver: Alec N. Lee Haines, 17, 1510 Maye Street, Warsaw. Haines reported that he looked down at his passenger seat to pick something up and veered into a parked car. …read more.

The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec.15 Jessica Lynn Stahl, 29, 207 West Elm Street, Pierceton, arrested for false informing. Bond: $1,000 cash Shelly Renee Meade, 33, 1351 Knollcrest Drive, Kendallville, arrested for public intoxication. Bond: $300 cash  

A head-on crash south of Syracuse today has injured three people, one of those critically. Officers and emergency personnel responded today at 2:44 p.m. to a 9-1-1 report of a head-on vehicular crash near the intersection of SR 13 and Waco Drive. Responder arrived and located the driver of a 2006 Pontiac Gran Prix, identified …read more.

Darrick W. Spore With responses barely audible, Darrick W. Spore, 34, North Long Drive, Syracuse, changed his plea in the June 2014 death of his son Skyler, 12. Charged with neglect of a dependent, a class A felony and reckless homicide, a class C felony, Spore plead guilty to reckless homicide. Skyler Spore was tragically …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, North CR 300W, north of West CR 400N, Leesburg. Driver: Jacob E. Polk, 28, South East Ridge North Drive, Warsaw. Hit deer. Damage up to $2,500. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 4:39 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident reports: 10:42 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 11600 block East Wawasee Drive, Syracuse. Linda A. Scott reported mailbox damaged by a vehicle. 10:32 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 9500 block South CR 750W, Claypool. William D. Cloud reported a battery at his residence. 4:18 p.m. …read more.

Terre Haute – An inmate serving a 10 year sentence in federal prison escaped Dec. 14 from a minimum security facility. Michael Ward, 61, was first noticed to be missing during a count Sunday morning.

Kosciusko The following individuals were arrested and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Dec. 15 Jasmine Leigh Currie, 32, 807 N. Panorama Drive, North Webster, arrested for possession of meth, possession of paraphernalia with intent introduce controlled substance, possession of precursor. Bond: $2,000 surety. Joshua Joktan Golden, 34, homeless, arrested for resisting law enforcement – …read more.

Dustin Edward Owens, 40, 10402 S. SR 15, Silver Lake, has been charged with two counts of child molesting, level 1 felonies. His bond has been set at $200,000 surety.

Frank D. Boggs, 85, North CR 50W, Columbia City, died from injuries sustained in an accident at SR 109 and CR 400N, in Whitley County. The accident was at 2:35 p.m. Saturday. Information regarding Boggs’ death was released Sunday afternoon by the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department. A passenger in his vehicle, Sherrill D. Boggs, 78, …read more.

    Two people were arrested early this morning following surveillance by Warsaw Police Narcotics Officers. Arrested were Joshua Golden, 34, homeless, and his girl friend, Jasmine Currie, 32, North Webster. Both are being held in the Kosciusko County jail. Sunday  evening, an investigation led Warsaw Police narcotics officers to perform surveillance on a residence on …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 12:53 a.m. Friday, 2000 block West CR 250S, Warsaw. Amber Bowen reported protective order violated through text messages. 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 100 block Dubois Drive, Warsaw. A male subject accidentally shot himself with a new handgun. 6:48 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 1:26 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, West Wallace Road, south of West CR 400N, Warsaw. Driver: Andre N. Byler, 25, North CR 400W, Warsaw. Byler said he was being chased by an unknown individual over an issue with a female when he lost control …read more.