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

Kosciusko The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 11:23 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at South SR 15, south of West Eastbrook Street, Warsaw. Driver: Robert Phat, 33, Birchwood Court, Wabash. Hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000.

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

WARSAW — “It appears to be an accidental fire, with probable cause of electrical in nature,” stated Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Fire Chief Michael Wilson on the continued investigation into the Jan. 7 fire of the Warsaw Community Schools bus garage. The fire destroyed the garage along with five buses and mechanical equipment.

NORTH WEBSTER — The cause of a fire at 3795 N. Barbee Road, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 4, is still undetermined at this time. The call was received at approximately 4:45 p.m.

Kosciusko County Judgments Kosciusko County Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Warsaw Health Systems, LLC v. Elizabeth Arogundade, Warsaw, $1,042.23 Mineral Springs LLC v. Julia Blankenship, Warsaw, $1,596 Owen Family Funeral Home Inc. v. Beth N. Davis, Syracuse, $554.23 James E. …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person in the picture below. She is a suspect in a debit card theft. The suspect was driving a darker colored Dodge/Chrysler Minivan. If anyone recognizes the person in the photos, they are asked to contact the department at (574) 372-9526. Anonymous …read more.

Kosicusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 8:06 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, East Bowser Road and North CR 300E, Syracuse. Drivers: Ryan C. Sheffield, 38, Small Drive, Elizabeth City, N.C. and Kelly J. Abrams, 49, EMS T47 Lane, Leesburg. Sheffield’s vehicle proceeded into the intersection into the path of Abrams’ …read more.

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

WINONA — Winona Lake Officers provided with drug to help reverse the effects of Heroin and Opiate overdoses Winona Lake Police Officers are now carrying nasal naloxone kits also known as Narcan. Narcan has been successful in reversing the effects of heroin and opiate overdoses prior to the arrival of the paramedics. Law enforcement continues …read more.

FULTON COUNTY — Mark A. Jensen, 63, 1923 E. Timberline Circle South, Warsaw, was present today, Thursday, Aug. 4, to offer a plea agreement for the charges of four counts of child exploitation and one count of sexual misconduct with a minor. All charges are class C felonies. Jensen was present with his attorney, Doug …read more.

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

Kosciusko  Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 12:34 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 56 E. Bell Drive, Warsaw. Driver: Brittany R. Powell, 28, South SR 15, Warsaw. Powell backed into an unoccupied vehicle in a parking lot. Damage estimated up to $5,000. 10:23 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at East Market …read more.

By TRENT SMITH Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police Bremen Post ELKHART COUNTY — A two-month drug investigation by the Indiana State Police ended with three arrests Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, after troopers served a search warrant at an Elkhart home. The state police raided the home located at 141 S. Riverside Drive around 7 a.m. …read more.

MILFORD — One individual has been transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital following a two-vehicle accident at CR 300E and Bowser Road. The accident occurred around 8:05 a.m. today, Thursday, Aug. 4.

WARSAW — A Fort Wayne resident has been arrested after allegedly writing more than $5,000 in fraudulent checks. In February, the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department received a call from a local bank stating Christine Francies, 37, 9905 Oak Trail Road, Fort Wayne, had deposited a check with them on Dec. 21, 2015, for $5,000, on an …read more.

COLLIER COUNTY, FLA — Alexander D. Jackson, 24, Milford, was on one year probation when he was arrested Monday, Aug. 1, and subsequently charged with five counts related to the July 27 shooting in North Webster. The probation began Feb. 22, in Collier County, Fla., for a criminal mischief charge, a level 3 felony, which occurred on Marco Island Jan. 10. A battery charge, a misdemeanor, was dismissed.

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

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 10:48 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, East Armstrong Road and North CR 475E, Warsaw. Drivers: John L. Garrett, 49, North Lake Street, Syracuse, and Jeffrey C. Hamman, 64, North CR 450E, Leesburg. As Hamman was turning his vehicle south onto CR 475E, Garrett’s vehicle …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:57 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at North SR 13 and East South Barbee Drive, North Webster. Drivers: Glenn A. Burkett, 50, East South Barbee Drive, Pierceton, and Worth A. Packer, East Backwater Road, North Webster. Packer drove into Burkett’s vehicle’s path. Damage up …read more.

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

[weaver_youtube qc6aUhjoT18 rel=0] (Video and photos by Deb Patterson) LEESBURG — An Illinois man and a Cromwell teen are in critical condition following a two-vehicle accident at CR 700N and CR 200E. The accident occurred around 2:56 p.m. Emergency personnel arrived and extracted five individuals from two separate vehicles. Benito Lozano, 34, Auroa, Ill., was …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and emergency personnel responded at approximately 1:21 p.m. this afternoon, Tuesday, Aug. 2, near the intersection of U.S. 30 and CR 200W, Warsaw, after receiving a 911 call about an overturned vehicle. Responders arrived and found a male subject unconscious and critical, pinned underneath a red, 1993 Jeep Wrangler. Attempts to …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Alexander David Jackson, 24, 105 S. James St., Milford, son of Kosciusko County Commissioner Vice-President Brad Jackson, has been charged with a level 1 felony of attempted murder; a level 5 felony of battery, bodily injury to a law enforcement officer; a level 5 felony of resisting law enforcement; a level 5 …read more.

LEESBURG — Leesburg Fire Department, Lutheran EMS and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are responding to a personal vehicle accident at CR 700N and CR 200E. One person was airlifted from the scene. There are reports of approximately two being transported by ambulance to an area hospital. Motorists are advised to avoid this intersection for about …read more.

BOURBON — Carl Amsden, 38, was sworn in as new patrolman with Bourbon Police Department July 29. He started his full time duties Aug. 1.

CULVER — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help in the theft of a paddleboard.

NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster man steals iPhone, but is busted because there’s an “app for that.” Jason Wayne Elijah, 42, 121 E. Esterbrook Drive, North Webster, is being charged with a class A misdemeanor of theft; a class B misdemeanor of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and sentence enhancement theft enhancement level 6 …read more.

SYRACUSE — Shane Ashley Holloway, 45, 306 W. Valleyview Drive, Syracuse, is being charged with a level 6 felony of resisting law enforcement; criminal recklessness with a vehicle, a class B misdemeanor and four counts of a class B misdemeanor of criminal mischief. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Saturday, July 30, a Syracuse …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 4:22 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at Argonne Road and East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Trenton D. Gillman, 28, South CR 750W, Claypool, and Tamara S. Miller, 57, Whitetail Run, Warsaw. Gillman’s vehicle rear-ended Miller’s. Damage up to $2,500. 12:32 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at …read more.

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

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 9:50 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the 800 block of North Timberline Circle East, Warsaw. Wendy F. Melancon reported $1,300 worth of computer hardware/software was stolen from her vehicle. 8 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at the 9600 block of East Genesee Lane, Cromwell. …read more.

Kosicusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:32 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at North SR 13 and East CR 200N, Pierceton. Driver: Roberta J. Lowry, 71, South CR 200E, Anderson. Hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000. 10:18 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at North SR 13, north of North Brown …read more.

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

WARSAW — A Warsaw man has been arrested for stealing copper from the Edgewood Middle School construction site. Richard Otho Piper Jr., 60, 504 S. Columbia St., Warsaw, is being charged with a class A misdemeanor of theft and a sentence enhancement theft enhancement level 6 felony. On Thursday, July 7, a Warsaw Police Officer responded …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 4:47 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at East CR 300N and North 600E, Warsaw. Driver: Austin L. McQuiller, 22, East 300N, Warsaw. Hit a deer. Damage up to $5,000. 2:42 a.m. Saturday, July 30 at East McClintic Road and North CR 800E, Syracuse. Driver: …read more.

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

Kosciusko County Judgments Kosciusko County Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: Warsaw Heath System, LLC v. Tony D. Baker, Silver Lake, $1,019.98 Brianna Hershberger, Rochester, $1,023.94 Barbara S. Knox, Warsaw, $1,575.30 Erika Mancilla, Warsaw, $1,948.08 Randrea T. Owens, Warsaw, $1,772.58 Keith …read more.

The following people were booked into the Kosciusko County Jail:

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 3:41 p.m. Friday, July 29, at South High Street near East Winona Avenue, Warsaw. Drivers: Rodney W. Dean, 58, Fort Wayne Ave., Warsaw, and Glen E. Ruch, Westwood Road, Winona Lake. Dean pulled out in front of Ruch, as Dean was trying to …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 6:39 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at the 11500 block of North Sleeping Beauty Lane, Cromwell. Penny S. Stuck reported items stolen from her truck and that the liner of her pool was cut. Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 5:09 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at West US 30, east of North CR 200W, Warsaw. Drivers: Kenneth V. Olson, 47, 7th Street, Winona Lake, Deontee M. Smith, 19, River Street, Rochester, and Bradley M. Welbourne, 24, Campbell Street, Valparaiso. Olsen didn’t realize Smith …read more.

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

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 9:32 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at North Warner Road, north of East Eli Lilly Road, Syracuse. Driver: Danielle E. Fox, 18, North Camelot Lane, Cromwell. Hit a deer. Damage up $2,500. Syracuse Officers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident: 3:26 …read more.

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

INDIANAPOLIS — Joshua Bills was sentenced Monday, July 25, after pleading guilty to theft as a class D felony. Bills will serve three years of probation. He paid full restitution to the victim prior to sentencing. Bills met his victim through the online virtual reality game Second Life. Second Life users can create characters, called avatars, which interact …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, 200 block of West Prairie Main Street, Leesburg. Korey Brandon Green reported a stolen bike.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 8:07 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 at the 300 block of East Levi Lee Road, Warsaw. Lucina Marie Clark reported a stolen bicycle.

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

KOSCIUSKO — The Indiana State Police has been asked by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department to take the lead on an officer involved shooting that took place earlier tonight in North Webster. The shooting involved an on duty Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputy and an individual who had purportedly been involved in an armed road rage …read more.

UPDATE: Eyewitness Allan Buck, heard six or seven gunshots and saw the pickup truck driving south at a high rate of speed. The driver tried to make a U-turn when the Kosciusko County Sheriff spun the vehicle out to rest in front of Link Accounting at 405 S Main St, North Webster, IN 46555. Other …read more.

Kosciusko The the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 7:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, North SR 13, Pierceton. Dakota B. Fisher, Huntington Street, North Webster, and David M. Hall, 55, CR 550E, Syracuse. Fisher lost control of his vehicle causing him to travel left of center and hit Hall’s vehicle. Damage estimated up to …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER — The Wabash County Sheriff’s Department responded to a personal injury crash on SR 114, just east of CR 300W, on July 24. The preliminary investigation shows that an eastbound vehicle, driven by Caleb N. Marks, 28, North Manchester, left the roadway on the south side and struck a tree. Reports from witnesses …read more.

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

WARSAW — Police responded to an accident on the intersection of Columbia Street and Winona Avenue at 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 26. Valesca A. Aguilar, 18, Ivywood Drive, Warsaw, was driving a 2015 Nissan Ultima south on South Columbia Street. Aguilar noted she was not paying attention and consequently did not see the stop sign …read more.

WARSAW —  A Nappanee resident was arrested earlier this month after a string of burglaries in rural Kosciusko County. According to an affidavit of probable cause, a homeowner told police she saw a teal or green-colored pickup truck pull into her driveway Monday evening, July 11. The driver left the truck, went into her barn and …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 3:47 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, 109 East Canal St., Warsaw. Drivers Anjil D. Bradley, 25, Harrison Street, Claypool, and Brittanie L. Davis, 24, Chinworth CT, Warsaw. Bradley’s vehicle backed into Davis’ vehicle. Damage up to $1,000. 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, West Winona …read more.

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

ROCHESTER — On July 24, at approximately 6:33 p.m. emergency personal were dispatched to 1448 E. CR400S, in Fulton County in reference to a 36-year-old male subject with a traumatic injury to his arm and neck. The injuries were sustained from debris caused by shooting at an exploding target called Tannerite, with a high powered …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 9:10 a.m. Monday, July 25, 100 block of North Main Street, Leesburg. Employees at Wipples INC reported a theft. 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 25, 200 block of West Main Stree, Warsaw. Jennifer L. Kneller reported forged name. 11:03 a.m Tuesday, July 25, 11600 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident. 7:18 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, East US 30 at SR13, Pierceton. Drivers: Charles T. Brown, 26, South SR14, Akron, and Jonathan P. Ostermann, 30, Almdale Drive, Fort Wayne. Brown’s vehicle rear ended Ostermann’s vehicle. Damage up to $1,000.

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

ROCHESTER — A criminal investigation by members of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of a Miami County Resident. In July 2016, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department was informed by a parent of a juvenile that an adult male was having inappropriate conversations with their juvenile daughter. The male identified himself …read more.

Chase Allen Elder NOTE: Ink Free News has been notified that the information received pertaining to this story stems from charges filed in January. The information on the booking sheet should have read, “failure to appear.” The original article from January can be accessed here. WARSAW — Chase Allen Elder, 31, 4447 N. Third Place, Leesburg, …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, 11400 block of North Nash Drive, Syracuse. Jennifer L. Cochran reported a stolen iPhone. 9:10 a.m. Monday, July 25, at the 100 block of North Main St., Leesburg. Wipples Inc., reported a theft.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident: 12:31 p.m. Monday, July 25, at North Parker Street, north of Dubois Drive, Warsaw. Drivers: Jarrod K. Barnhart, 33, South CR 550W, Warsaw,  Ryan C. Zimmer, 38, Hunters Plaza, Indianapolis, and Jeri D. Purdy, 32, EMS Lane, Leesburg. Barnhart stated he looked toward the …read more.

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

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 1:35 a.m. Sunday, July 24, 10100 block of South CR 750W, Akron. Personnel at Beaver Dam United Methodist Church reported a theft. 1:45 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 100 block of South Main Street, Leesburg. Amanda Dawn Wipple reported a burglary at Wipple’s Inc. with …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 10:10 p.m. Sunday, July 24, East Wawasee Drive north of East CR 1250N, Cromwell. Drivers: Edwardo G. Oviedo, 44, East Orange Street, Cromwell, and Michael D. Sauer, 56, Beechwood Drive, Nappanee. Oviedo’s vehicle struck a trailer towed behind Sauer’s vehicle. Damage up to $10,000. …read more.

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

WARSAW — Cassi Marie Bause, 28, 647 Stag Drive, Warsaw, is being charged with a level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine and a class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia. According to an affidavit of probable cause, on July 18, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip that Bause had drug …read more.

WARSAW — Jeffery James Oswalt, 35, 3190 Old Colony Road, Warsaw, is being charged with two counts of child molesting, both a level 4 felony. On May 6, 2015, an officer with the Indiana State Police Department spoke with a Child Protective Services caseworker, who reported a student had disclosed to a school resource officer …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incidents: 12:14 a.m. Sunday, July 24, at the 1300 block of East Clark Street, Warsaw. A woman reported being battered. 7:44 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the 1100 block of East Market Street, Warsaw. Steven R. Lockridge reported a bicycle that has been abandoned in …read more.

Kosicusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accident: 9:45 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at South Country Club Road, north of East CR 550S, Claypool. Driver: Justin M. Braden, 25, South CR 250E, Warsaw. Hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500. North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the …read more.

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

WARSAW — A truckload of ice brought no relief from the heat Friday, July 22, as crews responded to an accident at the intersection of North CR 300E and East CR 100N, Warsaw. Brandon M. Antoine, 23, Oak Valley Road, Fort Wayne, was driving a 2002 International 4300 refrigerated delivery truck southbound on CR 300E …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 2:09 p.m. Friday, July 22, 5800 block of West CR 100S, Warsaw. Terence A. Gibson reported a theft of farm animals. 2:08 p.m. Friday, July 22, 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. Courtney A. Howard reported unauthorized control of a vehicle. 10:19 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:33 a.m. Saturday, July 23, East CR 500N west of North CR 675E, North Webster. Driver: Deanna G. Ogburn, 51, North CR 900E, North Webster. Ogburn’s vehicle collided with a deer. Damage up to $2,500. 10 p.m. Friday, July 22, South SR 15 north …read more.

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

WARSAW — Crews are responding to a rollover accident at CR 100N and CR 300E, Warsaw, involving a delivery truck carrying ice. There were no injuries reported in the one-vehicle crash, which happened Friday evening, July 22. Heat indexes were predicted to reach near 100 degrees, Fahrenheit, causing the ice to begin melting quickly.

Kosicusko Officers with the Kosciusko Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 7:49 Wednesday, July 20, at the 1200 block of Meadow Lark Boulevard, Warsaw. A man reported harassing text messages. 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the 13400 block of North CR 700W, Nappanee. Charlene Slagle reported stolen checks worth $1,850. The checks were cashed. …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 5:52 a.m. Friday, July 22, at South CR 400W and West CR 750S, Claypool. Driver: Logan S. House, 21, East CR 300N, Warsaw. House stated he was late for work and a stop sign just came up on him all of a sudden. …read more.

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

WARSAW — Andrew Jeffery Horn, 48, 1622 E. Clark St., Warsaw, is being charged with a level 6 possession of syringe; level 6 felony of possession of precursor by a methamphetamine offender; a class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana and a class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia. According to an affidavit of probable cause, on …read more.

Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accidents: 4:06 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at East Center Street and Frontage Road, Warsaw. Drivers: Dolores A. Klawitter, 80, North Creek Bend Lane, Milford, and Ashley N. Garcia, 30 Wooster Road, Winona Lake. Klawitter was making a turn onto Frontage Road and did not see …read more.

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

Kosciusko County Judgments Kosciusko County Filings Small Claims The following small claim has been awarded in Kosciusko Superior Court III, Judge Joe V. Sutton presiding: SAC Finance, Inc. v. Mark E. Anderson, Warsaw, $3,944.38 Warsaw Health System, LLC v. Tirean M. Blair, Warsaw, $4,133.94 Mark B. Dickinson, Warsaw, $4,251.61 Canterbury House Apts v. Andrew Bolinger …read more.

North Webster Officers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following accident: 6:43 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at North SR 13 and West Crystal Flash Road, North Webster. Drivers: Robert M. Newhouse, 27, Violet Court, Fort Wayne, and Dewayne A. Watson, 55, East Center Street, Sidney. Newhouse attempted to drive around Watson, but struck …read more.

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

SYRACUSE — A Goshen teen suffered head injuries after being struck while standing next to the road following a two-vehicle accident. The accident was reported at 4:45 a.m. today, Thursday, July 21. It happened at CR 33 north of CR 50, north of Syracuse. Lisa Helmuth, 18, Goshen, was standing off the road on the …read more.

John E. Laibe Jr. WARSAW — A couple has been arrested following in investigation into Ying Massage Parlor after an unnamed customer filed complaints of prostitution. John E. Laibe Jr., 59, and Xiao Lin Laibe, 56, 6804 Baer Road, Fort Wayne, have been booked in the Kosciukso County Jail on charges of corrupt business influence following …read more.

BOURBON — Terry J. Shaw, 39, 317 W. Park Avenue, Bourbon, is being charged with domestic battery with moderate bodily injury, a level 6 felony and domestic battery a class A misdemeanor. On July 9, an officer with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call from a woman who claimed she had been …read more.

WARSAW — A physically handicapped woman, who is paralyzed on her right side, was transported to Kosciusko County Hospital covered in blood with a large laceration on her head. She reported the abuse was at the hands of her husband. Michael K. Lindsey, 59, 2441 W. CR 250S, Warsaw, is being charged with a level …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Zachary Eugene Amburgey, 23, 907 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, is being charged with battery causing serious bodily injury, a level 5 felony; aggressive driving a class A misdemeanor and failure to stop after an accident a class A misdemeanor. According to an affidavit of probable cause, on June 21, a Kosciusko …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incidents: 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 13400 block of North CR 700W, Nappanee. Charlene Slagle reported stolen checks had been cashed. 9:35 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 200 block of West Main Street, Warsaw. Janet Anderson reported a fraud via computer. 6:18 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 100 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 9:32 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, North Old Road 15 south of North CR 575E, Leesburg. Driver: Adam D. Kitchens, 27, West 12th Street, Winona Lake. Kitchens’s vehicle went off the road and he overcorrected, causing it to cross the road, overturning into a …read more.

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

ELKHART COUNTY — The victim recovered by Indiana Conservation Officers this morning, Wednesday, July 20, from the Saint Joseph River has been identified as Kendall Deshawn McGee, age 18, of Elkhart. An autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, July 21.

Koscisuko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following incident: 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at the 3200 block of North Bugle Court, Warsaw. Nathan R. Lafountain reported a theft at his home. North Webster Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 11:35 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the 300 …read more.

Kosciusko Officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department investigated the following accidents: 6:08 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, at North CR 350E and East Rookstool Road, Milford. Driver: Benjamin T. Jackson, 23, West Jacskon Hole Drive, Syracuse. Hit a deer. Damage up to $2,500. 3:03 p.m. July 19, at West SR 14 and South CR 800W, …read more.