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Category: Public Records Archive 2016

Jail Bookings

May 2, 2016

Elkhart The following individual was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Marshall The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail: Kosciusko The following people have been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Area Police Reports

May 2, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 7:52 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 200 block of N. Detroit Street, Warsaw. Officers responded to a report of battery. 7:17 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 5300 block of W. CR 900N, Milford. Police responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch. An …read more.

Area Accident Reports

May 2, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 1:43 p.m. Friday, April 29, E. Old Trail, north of North CR 1000E., Pierceton. Driver: Paul A. Ruckman, 32, East CR 900S 16, Claypool. Ruckman’s breaks malfunctioned, causing him to leave the roadway and hit a tree. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police …read more.

Jail Booking

May 2, 2016

Kosciusko The following person was booked in the Kosciusko county Jail:

PLYMOUTH — A juvenile, whose name is being withheld by police, was transported to Memorial Hospital of South Bend, following a one-vehicle accident Sunday, May 1, on Veterans Parkway, east of the intersection of US 31. The accident was reported at 5:19 a.m. Police were notified by a passing motorist of a vehicle that had …read more.

Tara Lynn Purvis PIERCETON — Tara L. Purvis, 30, 604 W. Catholic St., Pierceton, was arrested Thursday, April 28, on charges of possession of methamphetamine and maintaining a common nuisance. The warrants were the result of an event on April 21, when police were looking for Sterling Templeton, who was arrested that date. Both charges …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 30, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: Midnight Wednesday, April 27, 9700 block of South CR 750W, Claypool. Milford E. Stephens reported theft of an air compressor, nail guns and a heater. 5:39 p.m. Friday, April 29, 1600 block of East CR 75N, Warsaw. Mary J. Sherrill reported a theft of …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 30, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 1:43 p.m. Friday, April 29, East Old Trail north of North CR 1000E, Pierceton. Driver: Paul A. Ruckman, 32, East CR 900S, Claypool. Ruckman lost control of his vehicle going around a curve and it went down an embankment, hitting a tree. Damage up to …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 30, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko county Jail:  

Area Incident Reports

April 29, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 12:11 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 4900 block of West US 30, Warsaw. Officers responded to a welfare check. 2:42 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. Nancy L. Pressler reported a bank account fraud. Midnight Wednesday, April 27, 6300 …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 29, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 8:42 a.m. Friday, April 29, East Armstrong Road and North First Street, Leesburg. Drivers: Jamaica S. Ensz, 19, North CR 200E, Milford, and Ryan M. Slone, 32, Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Ensz’s vehicle went left of center and sideswiped Slone’s oncoming vehicle. Damage …read more.

Jail Booking

April 29, 2016

Kosciusko The following person was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

NEW PARIS — Two people were injured following a two-vehicle accident at US 6 and SR 15 Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred at 3:59 p.m. Melissa A. Fisher, 49, Nappanee, complained of neck, chest and back pain. A passenger in her vehicle, Elizabeth G. Fisher, 18, Nappanee, complained of neck pain. Both were taken to …read more.

Sarah Ann Wood WARSAW — Sarah A. Wood, 35, 787 S. Bunting Lane, Warsaw, was sentenced Tuesday, April 26, to 10 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections on a charge of causing the death of another person while operating a vehicle. The sentencing was in accordance with a plea agreement. Wood was driver of …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a vehicle along the side of US 30 for several hours, only to find the driver was disoriented from a medical issue. He was initially transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital and later transferred to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Police were notified at at 12:27 …read more.

NAPPANEE — Amy Jo Brookins, 25, 21520 US 6, Nappanee, was taken to IU Health Goshen, for injuries after a vehicle struck her home. The accident occurred at 4:55 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Brookins suffered scratches and abrasions and complained of pain. The driver of the vehicle, Scott A. Miller, 52, Nappanee, was also transported …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Plymouth Police Department arrested Ryan A. Castro, 36, Plymouth, Thursday, April 28, after a report of a battery to a child under 14 years of age. Plymouth Police received a report at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 25, of a battery resulting in injury to a 10-year-old boy. The boy did not require medical …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 29, 2016

Syracuse Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accidents: 2:57 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, West Railroad Avenue west of SR 13, Syracuse. Driver: Rebecca J. Shaw, 35, North CR 100E, Milford. An unknown vehicle hit Shaw’s vehicle and continued on. Damage up to $5,000. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 29, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Area Police Reports

April 28, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 1:05 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 1600 block of Fisher Avenue, Warsaw. Complainant reported her mailbox was struck and damaged. 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2200 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. Owen’s Supermarket reported a theft of alcohol at a value of $211.80.

Area Accident Reports

April 28, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident: 12:23 p.m. Thursday, April 28, North Cook Street, north of East Sheridan Street, Warsaw. Driver: Kari A. Hutcherson, 52, North Colfax Street, Warsaw. Hutcherson reported the steering wheel of her vehicle pulled her to the right and off-road, into a utility pole. Damage up …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 28, 2016

Marshall The following people were booked into the Marshall County Jail: Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

WARSAW — Lutheran EMS and Pierceton first responders have been called to the scene of an accident at Old Road 30 and CR 450E. Only minor injuries have been reported.

WARSAW — Charges have officially been filed against Wayde Edward Miller, Scott Allen Baldwin and Daniel Shea Gillespie who were arrested early March 26. Miller, 28, 9349 Sleepy Hollow Parkway, Cromwell, and Gillespie, 41, 716 Jay St., Ligonier, have each been charged with dealing in methamphetamine, a level 5 felony; and possession methamphetamine and possession …read more.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 27. The accident was at Union Road and Fifth Road. Marshall County Sheriff’s Department reports Kassandra Vaca, 22, Walkerton, Cole Kaser, 21, Walkerton and Leah Kaser, no age or address given, were all transported by Polk EMS from the …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the theft of a wallet and handgun from a vehicle. Police were notified at 4:39 a.m. Tuesday, April 26 to the 13000 block of Nutmeg Ridge Drive, Plymouth. Upon arriving police were told the theft occurred between the afternoon hours of Monday, April 25 and the early  …read more.

WARSAW — A pretrial conference of attorneys for Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart was held with Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed this morning, Thursday, April 28 and a new trial date set. No date has been set for the separate trial of Thomas Glen Hursey. The three have been charged with the …read more.

Kosciusko County Judgements Kosciusko County Filings Civil Collections The following civil collections have been awarded in Kosciusko County Courts: Creditmax v. Susan A. Bannon, Warsaw, $7,968.92 One Advantage, LLC v. Ryan Curren, Piereceton, $10,082.93 Todd W. Huffer, Cromwell, $10,685.90 Elkhart General Hospital v. Mark Hamilton, Warsaw, $1,374.78 Reliable Auto Finance, Inc. v. Bruce Reinhart, Syracuse, …read more.

PIERCETON — Niccole Marie Paschall, 34, 604 W. Catholic St., Pierceton, was returned to the Kosicusko County Jail on new charges. Paschall was arrested on April 21 on five charges, including a neglect of a dependent, a level 5 felony. Additional charges include dealing in methamphetamine, a level 3 felony; possession of methamphetamine, a level …read more.

HUNTINGTON — Jordan Devon Bolding, 25, 717 E. Franklin St., Huntington, was transported from the Huntington County Jail to the Kosciusko County Jail Wednesday afternoon, April 27 on a local warrant. Bolding is being charged with child solicitation, a level 5 felony and child pornography, a level 6 felony. Court documents filed April 14, state …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 28, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 4:44 a.m. Thursday, April 28, North Detroit Street, east of West CR 350N, Warsaw. Drivers: Andrew D. Mitchell, 34, Pine Cone Lane, Warsaw, and Nicholas J. Rozow, 21, North Camelot Drive, Milford. Mitchell drove into the back-end of Rozow’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000. …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 28, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

BOURBON — The Bourbon Police Department announces its participation in the national and statewide 2016 Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization occurring May 6-30. Officers will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies, and thousands more across the country, to conduct high-visibility patrols encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up. “Whether driving …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 27, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 200 block of North Bobber Lane, Warsaw. Spenser W. Shoemaker reported that someone broke the driver side window of his car. 3:35 p.m. Monday, April 25, 1600 block of east CR 200N, Warsaw. Michael R. Roves reported a …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 27, 2016

Pierceton Officers with the Pierceton Police Department investigated the following accident: 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, east US 30 and east CR 200S, Pierceton. Drivers: Dillon Kohler, 23, Allegany Road, Forestville, N.Y., and Brooke Gottschalk, 32, W. Lincolnway, Columbia City. Kohler’s semi-truck rear-ended Gottschalk’s vehicle at the intersection. Damage up to $10,000. Warsaw Officers with the …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 27, 2016

Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility:   Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Area Accident Reports

April 27, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 2:59 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, South CR 600W north of West CR 800S, Claypool. Driver: Nathaniel S. Miller, 58, South CR 600W, Claypool. Miller’s vehicle left the road, hit a utility pole and rolled multiple times. Miller was ejected from his vehicle and …read more.

PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department has announced its participation in the national and statewide 2016 Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization occurring May 6-30. Officers will join more than 250 state and local law enforcement agencies, and thousands more across the country, to conduct high-visibility patrols encouraging drivers and passengers to buckle up. …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 27, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 8:53 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2400 block of West CR 250S, Warsaw. Angel Marie Smith reported a battery. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 5:14 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2500 block of Walton Boulevard, Warsaw. Employees at Walmart …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 27, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

CLAYPOOL — Nathanial S. Miller, 58, Claypool, is in serious condition with unspecified head and back injuries at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, following an accident early this morning. He was flown from the scene by Lutheran Air. The accident was on CR 600W, near CR 800S, southwest of Claypool. According to 1st Sgt. Chad Hill, …read more.

Smith Injured In Accident

April 27, 2016

GOSHEN — Carol Smith, 52, New Paris, and a passenger in another vehicle, were transported to IU Health, Goshen, following a two-vehicle accident at 7:26 a.m. Tuesday, April 26. The accident occurred at CR 17 and CR 38, west of Goshen city limits. Smith complained of pain to the left arm and right leg. Also …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 26, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 25, 600 block of Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw. Officers responded to a report of an animal bite. 1:01 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 1900 block of Deer Trail, Warsaw. Gregory N. Haase reported an incident of fraud. 8:46 a.m. Tuesday, April …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 26, 2016

North Webster Police Department Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident: 10:02 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, SR 13, north of Esterbrook Drive, North Webster. Drivers: Forrest V. Lewis, 93, East Northshore Drive, Syracuse, and Andrea T. Krzak, 69, North Chester, Chicago. Lewis’ vehicle rear-ended Krzak’s vehicle after failing to stop when …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 26, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

NEW PARIS — Residents from Leesburg, Syracuse and Warsaw were among drivers of four vehicles involved in an accident at 4:54 a.m. today, April 26, at SR 15 and CR 146, just south of New Paris. Anthony Ganshorn, 29, Leesburg, suffered face and head injuries and complained of pain to the chest and shoulders. Bradley …read more.

WINONA LAKE — A man who sent threatening and vulgar text messages and left voice mails on a female’s phone has been arrested. Gregory L. Reese, 37, 1202 Wooster Road, Winona Lake, was arrested Monday evening on a charge of intimidation, a level 6 felony. Warsaw Police Officer Brian Hupp notes in the affidavit of …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed accepted plea agreements on four individuals Monday and issued suspended sentences on three. All five had entered plea agreements in March either calling for charges to be dismissed or the level of the crime reduced. Aaron E. Torbet, 34, 708 S. Kinder Drive, Syracuse, received a total …read more.

Janet Antoinette Combs WARSAW — Janet A. Combs, 42, Warsaw, who has been sober for 13 months, has participated in rehabilitation programs and is helping others, was given three years in the county jail, but all suspended to be served on probation. She was also ordered to serve 80 hours of community service. Combs appeared …read more.

WARSAW — A Cicero, Ill., woman who was transporting over 49 pounds of cocaine inside a suitcase in the truck of her car, received her sentence Monday, April 25, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Judge Michael Reed stated it was not an easy decision for him to make in issuing the sentence. Jennifer Ann Roehr, 22, …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 26, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 7:20 p.m. Monday, April 25, 8400 block of North CR 425W, Milford. Mark S. Dingeldein reported an animal bite. 6:30 a.m. Monday, April 25, 3800 block of East US 30, Warsaw. Joshua Lee Stone reported a broken car window. 7:43 p.m. Sunday, April 24, …read more.

Area Accident Report

April 26, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident: 3:05 p.m. Monday, April 25, Herscher Drive and St. Marys Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Anthony I. Ulrey, 18, Ranch Road, Warsaw. Ulrey’s vehicle went off the road and hit a utility pole. Damage up to $10,000.

Jail Bookings

April 26, 2016

Kosciusko The following people have been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Marshall The following individual was arrested and booked in the Marshall County Jail:

WARSAW — While calling it a manufactured offense Judge Michael Reed noted the actions of Matthew A. Lucas, 38, 2501 W. Side Drive, Warsaw, still could not be tolerated. Lucas was sentenced in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday, April 25, on a charge of dealing in a narcotic drug, a lesser included charge that was a …read more.

WARSAW — A man involved in a bar fight in September 2009 has been arrested on three counts of battery by means of a deadly weapon, class C felonies, and theft, a class D felony. Jason Robert Halfacre, 41, homeless, Warsaw, was arrested Sunday afternoon, April 24. His last known address by the courts was …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 25, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 3:53 Wednesday, April 20, 7300 block of Bensart Drive, Claypool. Richard D. Bridgewater Jr. reported a hit and run. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following incidents: 4:02 p.m. Monday, April 25, 300 block of N. Stanley Street, …read more.

By CRAIG ALLEBACH Kosciusko County DUI Taskforce Indiana, Coordinator KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — County and local law enforcement agencies participating in the Kosciusko County DUI Taskforce will continue to conduct roving patrols and sobriety checkpoints during the month of April 2016. This project is made possible through grants received by the Governor’s Council on Impaired and …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 25, 2016

Kosciusko Officers from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s department responded to the following accidents: 7:10 p.m. Friday, April 22, Old Road 30, west of SR 13, Pierceton. Drivers: Bryce D. Walls, 21, S. CR 700W, Mentone, and Micheal J. Murphy, 35, N. CR 650E North Webster. Murphy was coming to a stop at the intersection when …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information from any one who may have seen any suspicious activity in the area of 12B Road Saturday, April 23 through Sunday morning, April 24. Samual Clemens notified police at 7:43 a.m. Sunday that unknown individuals had entered his pole barn in the 10600 block 12B Road, …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 25, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Marshall The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail:

MARSHALL COUNTY —A South Bend pilot whose plane became stuck in tree tops, fell approximately 60 feet and was flown to South Bend Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries. The accident occurred around 5:21 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at 16166 18B Road. According to Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, the plane flown by Michael Wood, South Bend, …read more.

By CHRIS SAILORS Fulton County Sheriff ROCHESTER — An early morning fire today, Monday, April 25, claimed the life of a Fulton County man, who has been identified as Charles Fruitt, 61. The preliminary cause of death is attributed to smoke inhalation. An autopsy has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, in Rochester. The cause …read more.

WARSAW — The seven-day murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, Kyle David DeHart and Thomas Glen Hursey has been continued according to an order by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. The order was issued early this afternoon, Monday, April 25. Leading up to the continuance, the case has had a few twists. The three …read more.

WARSAW — Colt Lundy’s request for a sentence modification was rejected by the court on March 24. Now the co-defentant, Paul H. Gingerich, in the murder of Phillip Danner on April 20, 2010, is waiting to learn what alternative sentencing options Special Judge James Heuer of Whitley County Circuit Court will issue. A ruling is …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 25, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

MILFORD — The driver of a GMC truck stated he briefly nodded off while driving north on Old SR 15, north of Kilmer Drive, around 8:30 p.m. this evening, Saturday, April 23. His truck went off the east side of the roadway and took out a large NIPSCO pole, causing a brief power outage in …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 23, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 9700 block of N. Koher Road E., Syracuse. Charolette J. Bond reported an expired plate and the theft of gasoline. 8:39 p.m. Wednesday April 20, 500 block of Camp Mack Road, Milford. The police responded to a battery …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 23, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, E. Pierceton Road, east of CR 250E, Warsaw. Driver: Rachel D. Neuendorf, 20, CR 275E, Warsaw. Neuendorf became distracted by a spider in the car and crossed the center line, proceeding off the roadway into a fence. Damage …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 23, 2016

Kosciusko The following people have been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

Area Police Report

April 22, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 8:51 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2100 block of E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw. Joshua Evan Saldana reported theft of a Harley Davidson wallet from his vehicle.

Area Accident Report

April 22, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:53 a.m. Friday, April 22, North CR 200E, south of 900 N., Milford. Driver: Daniel H. Duenas, 2326 Pierceton Road, Winona Lake. Duenas told police that he was south bound on 200 E. when he attempted to pass another vehicle. As he did …read more.

Kosciusko County Judgements Kosciusko County Filings Small Claims The following small claims have been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton: Rockhill Pinnick, LLP v. Gabriel Blocher, Pierceton, $1,061.44 Warsaw Health System, LLC v. Jacqueline D. Breske, Warsaw, $1,211.93 Dana M. Harmon, Warsaw, $2,970.93 Jennifer Klosinski, Warsaw, $2,362.13 Erica Lehman, Warsaw, $787.90 Alex …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 22, 2016

Elkhart The following person was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Koscuisko The following person were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

MENTONE — Doby Gonzales, 43, 401 N. Morgan St., Mentone, was arrested Thursday evening, April 21, on a warrant for battery to a family or household member with a child under 16 present and battery causing moderate bodily injury, both level 6 felonies, and battery, a class A misdemeanor. An affidavit of probable cause, filed …read more.

WARSAW — “I’ve been doing this job for 24 years, it’s very rare a case like this runs before my eyes. I find it offensive,” said Brad Voelz during the sentencing Thursday, April 21, of Eric Lee Gibson, 37, 7884 S. Packerton Road, Claypool. Gibson appeared in Kosciusko Superior Court 1 for acceptance of his …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 22, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 9 a.m. Thursday, April 21, 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. William F. McCarrick reported a phone scam. Midnight Thursday, April 21, 1600 block of East CR 200N, Warsaw. Jacqueline Ashley Brown reported her purse was stolen from her unlocked vehicle. Warsaw …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 22, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 4:36 p.m. Thursday, April 21, South SR 13 south of East CR 400S, Pierceton. Driver: Marsha L. Milliron, 66, South CR 650E, Pierceton. Milliron swerved her vehicle and it hit a guardrail. Damage up to $2,500. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 22, 2016

Kosciusko The following people have been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:

WARSAW — A Warsaw man who defrauded financial institutions, businesses, and private citizens will be spending the next 12 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections. Cary G. Smith Jr., 398027 W. 900S, Akron, was sentenced Thursday, April 21, in Kosciusko Superior Court 1, based on his original plea agreement submitted in September 2015. Originally …read more.

WARSAW — “This is a tough one for me. I’m amazed (you and your wife) are still together. It tells me something,” said Kosciusko Superior Court I Judge David Cates during the sentencing of Kevin Hunter, 49, 600 N. Lake St., Warsaw. Hunter, who was originally charged with intimidation with a deadly weapon, appeared in …read more.

WARSAW — Xavier Juarez, 21, 3762 W. Old Road 30, Warsaw, may face immigration consequences, following his sentencing Thursday, April 21, for sexual misconduct with a minor, a level 5 felony. Kosciusko Superior Court I Judge David Cates sentenced Juarez to four years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended two years to be served …read more.

WARSAW — A man who entered the home of another and stole a pickle jar containing change, was sentenced to five years at the Indiana Department of corrections, but will only serve two years in the county jail. The remainder will be on probation. Fred J. Landolt III, 26, 729 E. Fort Wayne St., Warsaw, …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 21, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 12:07 p.m. Thursday, April 21, North Parker Street north of East Center Street, Warsaw. Drivers: Johnny L. Grimmett, 32, Sue Avenue, Warsaw, and Jestina L. Schultz, 43, North CR 600W, Warsaw. Grimmett pulled his vehicle into the left turn lane and it collided with …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 21, 2016

Elkhart The following individual was booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Marshall The following individual was booked in the Marshall County Jail:

Jail Bookings

April 21, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

By 1ST SGT. CHAD HILL Public Information Officer Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Detectives from the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are warning citizens of yet another local telephone scam that appears to have resurfaced from just this February. Officers have recently received various reported incidents of local citizens that have been contacted by …read more.

Area Police Report

April 20, 2016

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 800 block of East Arthur St., Warsaw. Linda Kyle reported theft of money and items from a vehicle.

Jail Bookings

April 20, 2016

Elkhart The following people were booked in Elkhart County Jail: Kosciusko The following person was booked in Kosciusko County Jail:

By BOURBON POLICE CHIEF WILLIAM MARTIN BOURBON — Officers conducting a home visit on Joe T. Lynn Jr., 36, 107 W. Liberty St., Bourbon, found more than just the home detainee. A methamphetamine lab was found by officers. Also at the residence was Misty D. Orsund, 38. Lynn was taken to the Marshall County Jail …read more.

LEESBURG — Leesburg/Plain Township Fire Department, Milford Fire Department and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory are at the scene of a large field fire on CR 800N, between SR 15 and CR 200W. The fire appears to have started near the residence of Jesse Miller, 1176 W. CR 800N, in a field owned by DP & P …read more.

Dr. Mark Jensen ROCHESTER — A request to continue the jury trial of Mark A. Jensen, 63, 1923 E. Timberline Circle South, Warsaw, was granted Thursday, April 7. The trial, originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, has been set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, in Fulton County Superior Court. Jensen, a former doctor in …read more.

Area Police Reports

April 20, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 9:38 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 7600 block of West Swick Road, Claypool. Salvador DeJesus Arellanes Juarez reported a lost state ID. 4:13 p.m. Monday, April 18, 8800 block of West CR 1350N, Nappanee. Matthew D. bishop reported damage to his vehicle. 12:57 p.m. …read more.

Area Accident Reports

April 20, 2016

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:37 p.m. Monday, April 18, North CR 700E and North Syracuse-Webster Road, North Webster. Driver: Conner M. Erlenwein, 17, East CR 900N, Syracuse. Erlenwein attempted to turn his vehicle left and lost control, causing it to slid through the intersection and collide with a …read more.

Jail Bookings

April 20, 2016

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail:  

Carl William Burt WABASH — Just under a month before his two-day jury trial was set, Carl William Burt’s trial was continued and reset to start at 9 a.m. Aug. 2-3 in Wabash County Circuit Court. Burt’s attorney, Alan Zimmerman filed a motion to continue the trial on March 14. The trial was originally set …read more.

By TROY ULCH Marshall County DUI Task Force Coordinator MARSHALL COUNTY — The Marshall County DUI Task Force today, Wednesday, April 20, announced the results of patrols during their second quarter of operation being the months of January, February, and March. The Marshall County DUI Task Force is a cooperation of officers from the Marshall …read more.

DEWART LAKE — A report of a suspicious vehicle resulted in a suspect fleeing, a search by officers and a K9 unit and ultimate apprehension of the vehicle’s driver, Monday, April 18. The driver: Andrew James Mitterling, 24, 8719 W. 1250S, Akron, was arrested on a probation violation warrant with an additional charge of fleeing …read more.

WARSAW — A Warsaw resident has been ordered not to have contact with his wife after allegedly battering her in front of the couple’s two children. Billy J. Truex, 32, 1650 E. Smith St., Warsaw, was arrested Sunday, April 17, on a warrant for domestic battery with a child under 16, a level 6 felony, …read more.

By CAPT. JAMES L. BRADBERRY Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department NEW PARIS — Members of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Teenage Alcohol Reduction program team responded to a complaint of a large number of vehicles parked at the abandoned ski lodge, 18646 CR 50, New Paris, at 11:22 p.m. Friday, April 26. Once at the property, several …read more.

WARSAW — Two people were transported Monday evening after a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Detroit Street and Anchorage Road, Warsaw. Officers with the Warsaw Police Department arrived on the scene at approximately 6:44 p.m. Monday, April 18. A maroon 2010 Jeep, driven by Keenan T. Zordan, 21, Crystal Circle, Crystal Lake, Ill. and a black …read more.

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